JP2021017205A - Vehicle body structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a vehicle body structure of a vehicle which enables reduction of the weight of a vehicle and increase in an amount of a buffer load absorbed during a vehicle side collision.SOLUTION: A side door includes: a door panel part which covers an opening to allow occupants to get in/off a vehicle and includes an outer periphery part that overlaps with an opening formation vehicle body skeleton member (a side sill 10 etc.) when viewed in a vehicle width direction; and a reinforcement part (a lower reinforcement part 73 etc.) which is provided at the outer periphery part of the door panel part so as to overlap with the opening formation vehicle body skeleton member when viewed in the vehicle width direction and reinforces the outer periphery part against a buffer load input to the side door from the outer side in the vehicle width direction. The outer periphery part of the door panel part 60 is provided with a first wall part (a lower connection wall part 65c etc.) extending in the vehicle width direction and a circumferential direction of the outer periphery part. The reinforcement part is configured to reinforce the first wall part against the buffer load.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention belongs to the technical field relating to the vehicle body structure of a vehicle.

Conventionally, in a vehicle provided with an opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member (center pillar, side sill, etc.) that forms an opening for getting on and off on the side of the vehicle, and a side door that opens and closes the opening. A configuration of a side door for dealing with a side collision of a vehicle has been studied (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Patent Document 1 describes a panel portion arranged on the vehicle interior side and the vehicle interior outer side, a frame portion having a closed cross section arranged between the panel portions, and a reinforcement portion connected to the frame portion. A vehicle door (side door) provided with the above is disclosed. The frame portion of the vehicle door has a front portion and a rear portion extending in the vertical direction in the front side and the rear side portions of the panel portion, respectively, and a lower portion connecting the lower portions of the front portion and the rear portion. The reinforcement portion has a first reinforcement that connects the front portion and the rear portion, and a second reinforcement that connects the first reinforcement portion and the lower portion.

JP-A-2018-52138

By the way, the vehicle body structure is required to suppress the invasion of the center pillar into the vehicle interior as much as possible at the time of a vehicle side collision. Further, in recent years, weight reduction of vehicles has been required from the viewpoint of improving fuel efficiency and the like. Therefore, it is necessary to achieve both further weight reduction of the vehicle and an increase in the amount of collision load absorbed at the time of a collision on the vehicle side. However, in the vehicle door described in Patent Document 1, since it is necessary to dispose both the frame portion and the reinforcement portion, the weight of the door, and by extension, the weight of the vehicle becomes large, and these requirements are required. It is difficult to satisfy both.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the weight of the vehicle and increase the absorption amount of the collision load at the time of a collision on the vehicle side. The purpose is to provide the vehicle body structure.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises an opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member that forms an opening for getting on and off at a side portion of the vehicle, and a side door that closes the opening so as to be openable and closable. The side doors are provided on a door panel portion that covers the opening and whose outer peripheral portion overlaps with the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member when viewed from the vehicle width direction, and on the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion. It is provided so as to overlap the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member when viewed from the width direction, and has a reinforcing portion that reinforces the outer peripheral portion against a collision load input from the outside in the vehicle width direction to the side door. The outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion is provided with a first wall portion extending in the vehicle width direction and the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion, and the reinforcing portion reinforces the first wall portion against the collision load. It was configured as such.

With the above configuration, at the time of a vehicle side collision, the side door with the opening closed moves to the vehicle interior side and comes into contact with the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member. At this time, the door panel portion of the side door receives a repulsive load from the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member in addition to the collision load. Since the reinforcing portion is provided so as to overlap the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member when viewed from the vehicle width direction, the door panel portion has high rigidity against a repulsive load from the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member. Therefore, the reinforcing portion suppresses the deformation of the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion. As a result, even if the door panel portion receives a collision load and a repulsive load from the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member, the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion moves the opening side of the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member to the vehicle interior side. It does not slip through and remains in contact with the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member (it can be said that it is in a state close to being connected). As a result, the collision load at the time of the vehicle side collision is distributed and transmitted from the side door to the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member at the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion.

Here, when the door panel portion receives a repulsive load from the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member, the first wall portion extending in the vehicle width direction is particularly likely to buckle and deform. However, when the reinforcing portion reinforces the first wall portion, the buckling deformation of the first wall portion can be suppressed.

On the other hand, such a reinforcing portion can be made of, for example, a plate material. Then, by providing such a reinforcing portion, in order to increase the absorption amount of the collision load at the time of a collision on the vehicle side, the plate thickness of the impact bar conventionally provided can be increased, or the impact bar has a closed cross section. There is no need to change to the frame of. In addition, there is no need to increase the number of impact bars, and there is no need to provide a new frame. As a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in the weight of the door panel portion and, by extension, an increase in the weight of the vehicle.

Therefore, the weight of the vehicle can be reduced, and the amount of collision load absorbed at the time of a collision on the vehicle side can be increased.

In one embodiment of the vehicle body structure of the vehicle, a second wall portion extending substantially along the in-plane direction of the opening is provided at an outer end portion of the first wall portion on the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion in the vehicle width direction. Is connected, the reinforcing portion is made of a plate material, and the reinforcing portion further extends along the first wall portion and is fixed to the first wall portion with a first fixing portion thereof. In the projecting portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section, which protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the fixed portion with respect to the first wall portion and then is folded back inward in the vehicle width direction toward the second wall portion. It has a second fixing portion that is connected to an end portion on the opposite side of the first fixing portion and is fixed to the second wall portion.

As a result, even if the reinforcing portion is made of a thin plate material, the buckling deformation of the first wall portion can be effectively suppressed against the repulsive load from the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member. it can.

In the one embodiment, it is preferable that the protruding portion has inclined portions on both sides of the protruding portion in the U-shaped width direction so that the U-shaped width becomes smaller toward the outside in the vehicle width direction.

As a result, the buckling deformation of the first wall portion can be more effectively suppressed with respect to the repulsive load from the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member.

When the protruding portion has the inclined portion as described above, the U-shaped width of the outer portion of the protruding portion, which is a portion outside the inclined portion in the vehicle width direction, is substantially constant in the vehicle width direction. The length of the outer portion in the vehicle width direction is the length of the first fixed portion in the vehicle width direction and the portion of the protruding portion on the side connected to the first fixed portion in the U-shaped width direction. Therefore, it is preferably shorter than the total length of the inner portion in the vehicle width direction than the outer portion in the vehicle width direction.

As a result, the buckling deformation of the first wall portion can be more effectively suppressed with respect to the repulsive load from the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member.

As described above, according to the vehicle body structure of the vehicle of the present invention, deformation of the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion of the side door (particularly buckling deformation of the first wall portion) is suppressed at the time of a vehicle side collision. The contact state between the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion and the vehicle body frame member forming the opening is maintained. As a result, the collision load at the time of the vehicle side collision is distributed and transmitted from the outer peripheral portion of the side door to the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member. Further, the reinforcing portion can be made of, for example, a plate material, and an increase in the weight of the door panel portion can be suppressed. Therefore, the weight of the side door can be reduced, and the amount of collision load absorbed at the time of a collision on the vehicle side can be increased.

It is a side view which shows the left side part of the vehicle to which the body structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention are applied, and shows the periphery of the front side door. It is a side view which shows the opening formation car body skeleton member in the left side part of the vehicle. It is a side view of the front side door excluding the outer panel as seen from the left side of the vehicle, and is shown below the belt line. It is sectional drawing which cut along the IV-IV line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which cut along the VV line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which cut along the VI-VI line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which cut along the line VII-VII of FIG. It is sectional drawing which cut along the line VIII-VIII of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the corner part corresponding to the connection part between a side sill and a center pillar in the outer peripheral part of the door panel part (door inner panel) of a front side door, and is seen from the front side and the upper side of a vehicle, and the outside in the vehicle width direction. In an example of a vehicle side collision, it is a cross-sectional view cut at substantially the center of the front side door in the vertical direction, showing a state in which the colliding body is in contact with the front side door. FIG. 10 is a view corresponding to FIG. 10 showing a state in which a colliding body has invaded toward the vehicle interior side from the state of FIG. It is sectional drawing which cut along the XII-XII line of FIG. It is a figure corresponding to FIG. 10 which shows the state which the colliding body further invaded toward the vehicle interior side from the state of FIG. It is sectional drawing which cut along the XIV-XIV line of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front, rear, left, right, top and bottom of the vehicle 1 are simply referred to as front, rear, left, right, top and bottom, respectively.

FIG. 1 shows a left side portion of a vehicle 1 to which the vehicle body structure according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied. Vehicle 1 is a 4-door type passenger car. In the present embodiment, since the vehicle body structure of the vehicle 1 is symmetrically configured, in the following description, only the vehicle body structure on the left side of the vehicle 1 will be described in detail, and the detailed description of the vehicle body structure on the right side will be omitted. To do. Further, in the following description of the vehicle body structure on the left side, the inside in the vehicle width direction may be simply the right side, and the outside in the vehicle width direction may be simply the left side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle 1 has an opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member 2 (hereinafter, vehicle body skeleton) that forms front and rear openings 3 and 4 for getting on and off the occupant on the left side. It has a member 2). The front side opening 3 is arranged with a front side door 5 that closes the front opening 3 so that it can be opened and closed, while the rear opening 4 has a rear side that closes the rear opening 4 so that it can be opened and closed. The door 6 is arranged.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle body skeleton member 2 includes a side sill 10 arranged in a lower portion of the vehicle 1 and extending in the front-rear direction, a hinge pillar 20 extending upward from the front end portion of the side sill 10, and a hinge pillar 20. It has a front pillar 30 extending rearward and upward from the upper end portion, and a roof side rail 31 extending rearward continuously from the rear end portion of the front pillar 30 to the front pillar 30. Further, the vehicle body skeleton member 2 further has a center pillar 40 extending in the vertical direction so as to connect the intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the side sill 10 and the intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the roof side rail 31. The front opening 3 is defined by a side sill 10, a hinge pillar 20, a front pillar 30, a roof side rail 31, and a center pillar 40.

Further, the vehicle body skeleton member 2 vertically extends from the rear end portion of the side sill 10 to the upper side and the rear side in an arch shape and forms a part of the wheel house, and the wheel arch 50 and the roof side rail 31 move up and down. Further has a quarter pillar 51 extending so as to be connected to. The rear opening 4 is defined by a side sill 10, a roof side rail 31, a center pillar 40, a wheel arch 50, and a quarter pillar 51.

As shown in FIG. 4, the side sill 10 is relatively inside the vehicle width direction (here, the right side) and has a cross-sectional hat shape, and the side sill inner panel 11 is relatively outside the vehicle width direction (here, the left side). It has a side sill outer panel 12 which is located at and has a cross-sectional hat shape. The side sill inner panel 11 opens to the left, while the side sill outer panel 12 opens to the right. The side sill inner panel 11 and the side sill outer panel 12 have side sill flanges 13 extending in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction at each of the upper end portion and the lower end portion, respectively. The side sill flanges 13 are overlapped and welded to each other in the vehicle width direction. As a result, the side sill inner panel 11 and the side sill outer panel 12 form a closed cross section.

As shown in FIG. 4, the side sill outer panel 12 has a side sill upper wall portion 12a extending from the lower end portion of the upper side sill flange 13 toward the left side and a side sill upper wall portion 12a extending vertically facing the side sill upper wall portion 12a. It has a wall portion 12b, a side sill side wall portion 12c that connects the left end portion of the side sill upper wall portion 12a and the left end portion of the side sill lower wall portion 12b in the vertical direction.

Inside the side sill 10, a first side sill rain 14 and a second side sill rain 15 are provided. The first side sill rain 14 has a cross-section hat shape that opens to the right side, and is arranged along the side sill outer panel 12. The second side sill rain 15 has a flat plate shape. The vertical ends of the first and second side sill rains 14 and 15 are overlapped with the side sill flanges 13 in the vehicle width direction and welded together with the side sill flanges 13.

As shown in FIG. 4, the left end portion of the floor panel 16 extending in the front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction is joined to the lower portion of the side silly inner panel 11. Further, the left end portion of the first floor cross member 17 extending in the vehicle width direction is joined to the upper portion of the side sill inner panel 11. A floor side rail 18 extending in the front-rear direction is joined to the lower surface of the floor panel 16. The first floor cross member 17 is a vehicle body frame member extended in the vehicle width direction extending in the vehicle width direction.

The hinge pillar 20 has two front door hinges 21 for opening and closing the front side door 5 (see FIG. 2). The two front door hinges 21 are arranged vertically separated from each other.

As shown in FIG. 5, the hinge pillar 20 is relatively inside the vehicle width direction (here, the right side) and has a cross-sectional hat shape, and the hinge pillar inner panel 22 is relatively outside the vehicle width direction (here, the left side). ), And has a hinge pillar outer panel 23 having a cross-sectional hat shape. The hinge pillar inner panel 22 opens to the left side, while the hinge pillar outer panel 23 opens to the right side. The hinge pillar inner panel 22 and the hinge pillar outer panel 23 have hinge pillar flanges 24 extending in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction at each of the front end portion and the rear end portion, respectively. The hinge pillar flanges 24 are overlapped and welded to each other in the vehicle width direction. As a result, the hinge pillar inner panel 22 and the hinge pillar outer panel 23 form a closed cross section.

As shown in FIG. 5, the hinge pillar outer panel 23 extends in the front-rear direction with the hinge pillar front wall portion 23a extending from the rear end portion of the front hinge pillar flange 24 toward the left side and the hinge pillar front wall portion 23a. It has a hinge pillar rear wall portion 23b, a hinge pillar side wall portion 23c that connects the left end portion of the hinge pillar front wall portion 23a and the left end portion of the hinge pillar rear wall portion 23b in the front-rear direction.

A hinge pillar rain 25 is provided inside the hinge pillar 20. The hinge pillar rain 25 has a cross-section hat shape that opens to the right side, and is arranged along the hinge pillar outer panel 23. Each end of the hinge pillar rain 25 in the front-rear direction is overlapped with each hinge pillar flange 24 in the vehicle width direction and welded together with each hinge pillar flange 24.

As shown in FIG. 5, the hinge pillar inner panel 22 is joined to the left end portion of the instrument panel member 26 extending in the vehicle width direction at the upper portion thereof. The instrument panel member 26 has a hinge 26a or the like that rotatably supports the glove box in the vertical direction. A dash panel 27 that separates the engine compartment and the vehicle interior is joined to the front end of the hinge pillar inner panel 22. The instrument panel member 26 is an extension skeleton member in the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the center pillar 40 has two rear door hinges 41 for operably supporting the rear side door 6. The two rear door hinges 41 are arranged vertically separated from each other. The center pillar 40 has a striker 42 for locking the front side door 5 in a closed state in a front portion and a slightly lower portion of the upper rear door hinge 41.

As shown in FIG. 6, the center pillar 40 is relatively inside the vehicle width direction (here, the right side) and has a cross-sectional hat shape, and the center pillar inner panel 43 is relatively outside the vehicle width direction (here, the center pillar 40). It has a center pillar outer panel 44 located on the left side) and having a hat-shaped cross section. The center pillar inner panel 43 opens to the left, while the center pillar outer panel 44 opens to the right. The center pillar inner panel 43 and the center pillar outer panel 44 have center pillar flanges 45 extending in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction at each of the front end portion and the rear end portion, respectively. The center pillar flanges 45 are overlapped and welded to each other in the vehicle width direction. As a result, the center pillar inner panel 43 and the center pillar outer panel 44 form a closed cross section.

As shown in FIG. 6, the center pillar outer panel 44 faces the center pillar front wall portion 44a extending from the rear end portion of the front center pillar flange 45 toward the left side and the center pillar front wall portion 44a in the front-rear direction. It has a center pillar rear wall portion 44b extending in the front-rear direction, and a center pillar side wall portion 44c that connects the left end portion of the center pillar front wall portion 44a and the left end portion of the center pillar rear wall portion 44b in the front-rear direction.

A center pillar rain 46 is provided inside the center pillar 40. The center pillar rain 46 has a cross-section hat shape that opens to the right side, and is arranged along the center pillar outer panel 44. Each end of the center pillar rain 46 in the front-rear direction is overlapped with each center pillar flange 45 in the vehicle width direction and welded together with each center pillar flange 45.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower end portion of the center pillar 40 is located at substantially the same position as the second floor cross member 47 extending in the vehicle width direction in the front-rear direction. The second floor cross member 47 is a vehicle body frame member extended in the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIG. 7, the roof side rail 31 is located relatively inside the vehicle width direction (here, the right side) and the roof side inner panel 32, which is relatively outside the vehicle width direction (here, the left side). It also has a roof side outer panel 33 having a C-shaped cross section. The roof side outer panel 33 opens to the right. The roof side outer panel 33 has a roof side flange 34 extending in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction at the lower end portion. The roof side flange 34 is overlapped and welded to the lower end portion of the roof side inner panel 32 in the vehicle width direction. Further, the upper end portion of the roof side outer panel 33 is overlapped with the upper end portion of the roof side inner panel 32 in the vehicle width direction and welded. As a result, the roof side inner panel 32 and the roof side outer panel 33 form a closed cross section.

A roof side reins 35 is provided inside the roof side rail 31. The roof side reins 35 has a cross-section hat shape that opens to the right side, and is arranged along the roof side outer panel 33. The lower end of the roof side reins 35 is welded to the lower end of the roof side inner panel 32 and the roof side flange 34 of the roof side outer panel 33 so as to overlap each other in the vehicle width direction. On the other hand, the upper end portion of the roof side reins 35 is overlapped and welded to the upper end portion of the roof side inner panel 32 and the upper end portion of the roof side outer panel 33 in the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIG. 7, a roof cross member 36 extending in the vehicle width direction is provided on the right side of the roof side rail 31. The left end of the roof cross member 36 is joined to the roof side rail 31. The roof cross member 36 is a vehicle width direction extending skeleton member.

The cross-sectional structure of the front pillar 30 is the same as the cross-sectional structure of the roof side rail 31 continuous with the front pillar 30.

Next, the configuration of the side door will be described by taking the front side door 5 as an example. In the following description, it is assumed that the front side door 5 is in a state where the front opening 3 is closed. Although detailed description of the rear side door 6 will be omitted, the rear side door 6 is basically different from the front side door 5 only in the shape of the door panel portion 60 described later and the arrangement and shape of the reinforcing portion described later. The configuration is similar to that of the front side door 5.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the front side door 5 has a door inner panel 61 located relatively inside in the vehicle width direction (here, the right side) and an outside side in the vehicle width direction (here) with respect to the door inner panel 61. A door panel portion 60 having a door outer panel 62 located on the left side) is provided. The door inner panel 61 and the door outer panel 62 are welded to each other so as to form a closed cross section. Although not shown, the door trim is attached to the surface of the door inner panel 61 opposite to the door outer panel 62. The door panel portion 60 (door inner panel 61 and door outer panel 62) covers the front opening 3, and when viewed from the vehicle width direction, the outer peripheral portion of the door panel 60 covering the front opening 3 overlaps with the vehicle body skeleton member 2. There is.

The door inner panel 61 is formed by processing one steel plate. As shown in FIG. 3, the door inner panel 61 is formed so that the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61 is formed along the peripheral edge (vehicle body skeleton member 2) of the front opening 3. The door inner panel 61 has an inner front portion 63 extending in the vertical direction along the hinge pillar 20, an inner rear portion 64 extending in the vertical direction along the lower portion of the center pillar 40, and an inner front portion on the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61. It has an inner lower portion 65 extending along the side sill 10 so as to connect the lower end portion of the 63 and the lower end portion of the inner rear portion 64. Further, the door inner panel 61 further has a belt line portion 66 extending straight in the front-rear direction so as to connect the upper end portion of the inner front portion 63 and the upper end portion of the inner rear portion 64. Further, the door inner panel 61 further has a window frame portion 67 forming a window opening closed by the window glass together with the belt line portion 66 on the outer peripheral portion (upper portion) of the door inner panel 61.

When viewed from the vehicle width direction, the inner front 63 overlaps the hinge pillar 20, the inner rear 64 overlaps the center pillar 40, the inner lower 65 overlaps the side sill 10, and the window frame 67 overlaps the front pillar 30 and the front pillar 30. It overlaps with the roof side rail 31.

In the door inner panel 61, the corner portion between the inner rear portion 64 and the inner lower portion 65 (the corner portion of the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61 and corresponding to the connecting portion between the side sill 10 and the center pillar 40). The inner portion is provided with a curved wall portion 68 having a shape that is smoothly curved from the inner rear portion 64 to the inner lower portion 65 when viewed from the vehicle width direction (see FIGS. 3 and 9). That is, the curved wall portion 68 has a curved shape that bends forward toward the lower side when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The curved wall portion 68 is curved so as to be convex outward of the corner portion between the inner rear portion 64 and the inner lower portion 65 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The curved wall portion 68 extends in the vehicle width direction and in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61.

As shown in FIG. 5, the inner front portion 63 has a front outer wall portion 63a located on the outside (relatively front side in this case) of the door inner panel 61 in the in-plane direction, and the door inner panel 61 rather than the front outer wall portion 63a. It has a front side inner wall portion 63b located inside (here, relatively rear side) in the in-plane direction of the vehicle, and a front side connecting wall portion 63c that connects the front side outer wall portion 63a and the front side inner wall portion 63b in the vehicle width direction. The in-plane direction of the door inner panel 61 (in-plane direction of the door panel portion 60) coincides with the in-plane direction of the front opening 3.

The front outer wall portion 63a extends in the vehicle width direction and the vertical direction continuously to the portion extending in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction (extending substantially along the in-plane direction of the front opening 3) and the front end portion of the portion (extending in the vehicle width direction and the vertical direction). Has a part (extending). The front inner wall portion 63b extends in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction. The front connecting wall portion 63c extends in the vehicle width direction and the vertical direction (vehicle width direction and door inner panel) so as to connect the rear end portion of the front outer wall portion 63a and the front end portion of the front inner wall portion 63b. It extends in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion of 61). The front connecting wall portion 63c forms a ridge line with the front outer wall portion 63a. The front outer wall portion 63a extends in the vertical direction so as to overlap the hinge pillar flange 24 and the hinge pillar side wall portion 23c on the rear side of the hinge pillar 20 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The front inner wall portion 63b extends in the vertical direction so as to overlap the hinge pillar flange 24 on the rear side of the hinge pillar 20 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The front connecting wall portion 63c corresponds to a first wall portion extending in the vehicle width direction and in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61, and a portion of the front outer wall portion 63a extending in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction is the first wall portion. It corresponds to a second wall portion extending substantially along the in-plane direction of the front opening 3 connected to the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction of the portion.

As shown in FIG. 6, the inner rear portion 64 has a rear outer wall portion 64a located on the outside (relatively rear side in this case) of the door inner panel 61 in the in-plane direction, and a door inner than the rear outer wall portion 64a. Rear connecting wall portion that connects the rear inner wall portion 64b located inside the panel 61 in the in-plane direction (here, relatively front side), the rear outer wall portion 64a, and the rear inner wall portion 64b in the vehicle width direction. It has 64c and.

The rear outer wall portion 64a extends in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction (extending substantially along the in-plane direction of the front opening 3) and the rear end portion of the portion in the vehicle width direction and the vertical direction. It has a part that spreads (extends). The rear inner wall portion 64b extends in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction. The rear connecting wall portion 64c extends in the vehicle width direction and the vertical direction so as to connect the front end portion of the rear outer wall portion 64a and the rear end portion of the rear inner wall portion 64b (vehicle width direction and vertical direction). It extends in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61). The rear connecting wall portion 64c forms a ridge line with the rear outer wall portion 64a. The rear outer wall portion 64a extends in the vertical direction so as to overlap the front center pillar flange 45 and the center pillar side wall portion 44c of the center pillar 40 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The rear inner wall portion 64b extends in the vertical direction so as to overlap the center pillar flange 45 on the front side of the center pillar 40 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The rear connecting wall portion 64c corresponds to the first wall portion extending in the vehicle width direction and in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61, and the portion of the rear outer wall portion 64a extending in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction is the first wall portion. It corresponds to a second wall portion extending substantially along the in-plane direction of the front opening 3 connected to the outer end portion of the wall portion in the vehicle width direction.

The portion of the inner rear portion 64 corresponding to the striker 42 is provided with an opening for exposing the striker 42 to the inside of the door (the space between the door inner panel 61 and the door outer panel 62). Although not shown, a latch device is provided at the position of the opening in the inner rear portion 64. The latch device can operate the engaged state with the striker 42 by operating the door handle 5a (see FIG. 1).

As shown in FIG. 4, the inner lower portion 65 has a lower outer wall portion 65a located on the outer side (relatively lower side in this case) of the door inner panel 61 in the in-plane direction, and a door inner than the lower outer wall portion 65a. A lower connecting wall portion that connects a lower inner wall portion 65b located inside the panel 61 in the in-plane direction (here, relatively upper side), a lower outer wall portion 65a, and a lower inner wall portion 65b in the vehicle width direction. It has 65c and.

The lower outer wall portion 65a and the lower inner wall portion 65b extend in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction (extending substantially along the in-plane direction of the front opening 3). The lower connecting wall portion 65c extends in the vehicle width direction and the front-rear direction so as to connect the upper end portion of the lower outer wall portion 65a and the lower end portion of the lower inner wall portion 65b (vehicle width direction and front-rear direction). It extends in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61). The lower connecting wall portion 65c forms a ridge line with the lower outer wall portion 65a. The lower outer wall portion 65a extends in the front-rear direction so as to overlap the upper side sill flange 13 and the side sill side wall portion 12c of the side sill 10 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The lower inner wall portion 65b extends in the front-rear direction so as to overlap the upper side sill flange 13 of the side sill 10 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The lower connecting wall portion 65c corresponds to a first wall portion extending in the vehicle width direction and in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61, and the lower outer wall portion 65a is outside the vehicle width direction of the first wall portion. It corresponds to a second wall portion connected to the end portion and extending substantially along the in-plane direction of the front opening 3.

The rear connecting wall portion 64c and the lower connecting wall portion 65c are smoothly connected by the curved wall portion 68, and the curved wall portion 68 also extends in the vehicle width direction and in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61. Corresponds to the first wall.

As shown in FIG. 7, the window frame portion 67 has an upper outer wall portion 67a located on the outer side (relatively upper side in this case) of the door inner panel 61 in the in-plane direction, and the door inner panel 61 than the upper outer wall portion 67a. The upper inner wall portion 67b located inside the in-plane direction (here, relatively lower side), and the upper connecting wall portion 67c connecting the upper outer wall portion 67a and the upper inner wall portion 67b in the vertical direction and the vehicle width direction. Has. The upper outer wall portion 67a extends in the front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction, and is inclined downward toward the right side. The upper inner wall portion 67b extends in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction. The upper connecting wall portion 67c is curved to the left from the right end portion of the upper outer wall portion 67a toward the lower side so as to connect the right end portion of the upper outer wall portion 67a and the upper end portion of the upper inner wall portion 67b. There is. The upper outer wall portion 67a and the upper connecting wall portion 67c overlap with the roof side flange 34 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. A part of the upper outer wall portion 67a and the upper connecting wall portion 67c corresponds to a first wall portion extending in the vehicle width direction and in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61.

As shown in FIG. 3, a first impact bar 81 and a second impact bar 82 made of a plate material are attached to the door inner panel 61. The first impact bar 81 extends so as to be inclined downward toward the rear side so as to connect the upper end portion of the inner front portion 63 and the lower end portion of the inner rear portion 64. The second impact bar 82 extends so as to be inclined downward toward the rear side so as to connect the intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the belt line portion 66 and the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the inner rear portion 64. The ends of the first impact bar 81 on both sides in the longitudinal direction each have a hat-shaped cross section, while the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction has an M-shaped cross section as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, a plurality of reinforcing portions are provided on the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61 to reinforce the outer peripheral portion against a collision load input to the front side door 5 from the outside in the vehicle width direction. Has been done. Specifically, the reinforcing portions are provided along the front reinforcing portion 71 provided along the inner front portion 63, the rear reinforcing portion 72 provided along the inner rear portion 64, and the inner lower portion 65. The lower reinforcing portion 73 and the upper reinforcing portion 74 provided on the window frame portion 67 are included. In this embodiment, each of the reinforcing portions 71 to 74 is made of a plate material. This plate material is composed of, for example, a hot material.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front reinforcing portion 71 is a patch material attached along the front outer wall portion 63a, the front inner wall portion 63b, and the front connecting wall portion 63c. That is, the front reinforcing portion 71 is attached so as to straddle the ridgeline between the front outer wall portion 63a and the front connecting wall portion 63c, and the inner front portion 63 (particularly the front connecting wall portion 63c) is attached to the collision load. ) Is reinforced.

As shown in FIG. 5, the front reinforcing portion 71 is provided so as to overlap the hinge pillar side wall portion 23c of the hinge pillar 20 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. Further, the front reinforcing portion 71 is provided over substantially the entire inner front portion 63 including a portion (upper portion of the inner front portion 63) corresponding to the instrument panel member 26 on the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61. .. That is, the front reinforcing portion 71 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61 so as to overlap the instrument panel member 26 when viewed from the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, the front reinforcing portion 71 is provided so as to overlap the upper end portion of the first impact bar 81 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. Although detailed illustration is omitted, at the joint position of the first impact bar 81 with respect to the door inner panel 61, the front reinforcing portion 71 is the first impact bar 81 and the inner front portion 63 (strictly speaking, the front outer wall portion 63a). It is welded to the inner front portion 63 in a state of being overlapped with the inner portion 63.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 6 and 9, the rear reinforcing portion 72 includes a rear outer wall portion 64a, a rear connecting wall portion 64c, a curved wall portion 68, and a rear outer wall portion 64a and a lower outer wall portion. It is a patch material attached along the corner between 65a. That is, the rear reinforcing portion 72 is attached so as to straddle the ridge line between the rear outer wall portion 64a and the rear connecting wall portion 64c and the ridge line between the curved wall portion 68 and the corner portion. The inner rear portion 64 (particularly the rear connecting wall portion 64c) and the corner portion between the inner rear portion 64 and the inner lower portion 65 (particularly the curved wall portion 68) are reinforced against the collision load.

As shown in FIG. 6, the rear reinforcing portion 72 is provided so as to overlap the center pillar flange 45 and the center pillar side wall portion 44c on the front side of the center pillar 40 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The rear reinforcing portion 72 is provided at the lower portion of the inner rear portion 64 on the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61 and at the corner portion between the inner rear portion 64 and the inner lower portion 65. A portion of the rear reinforcing portion 72 located at the corner portion (lower front side of the rear reinforcing portion 72) is provided at a portion corresponding to the second floor cross member 47 on the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61. That is, the lower front portion of the rear reinforcing portion 72 is located at substantially the same position as the second floor cross member 47 in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, the rear reinforcing portion 72 is provided so as to overlap the lower end portion of the first impact bar 81 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The lower end of the first impact bar 81 is a corner portion between the inner rear portion 64 and the inner lower portion 65 (a corner portion of the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61, which is a connecting portion between the side sill 10 and the center pillar 40). It is fixed to the corner corresponding to. Although not shown, at the joint position of the first impact bar 81 with respect to the door inner panel 61, the rear reinforcing portion 72 is the first impact bar 81 and the inner rear portion 64 (strictly speaking, the rear outer wall portion 64a). ), It is welded to the inner rear portion 64 in a state of being overlapped with.

As shown in FIG. 9, the rear reinforcing portion 72 is formed on the inner portion of the corner portion between the inner rear portion 64 and the inner lower portion 65 in the rear reinforcing portion 72 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. It has a curved portion 72a having a curved shape that is convex to the outside of the. The curved portion 72a extends along the curved wall portion 68 and is fixed to the curved wall portion 68. That is, the curved portion 72a also extends in the vehicle width direction and in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61, similarly to the curved wall portion 68. The curved portion 72a is connected to a portion of the rear reinforcing portion 72 that is attached and fixed to the rear connecting wall portion 64c.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lower reinforcing portion 73 has a U-shaped cross section that opens to the right side, and forms a closed cross section in cooperation with the side sill 10. Specifically, the lower reinforcing portion 73 is connected to the lower outer wall portion 65a and the lower side so as to form a closed cross section across the ridgeline between the lower outer wall portion 65a and the lower connecting wall portion 65c. Each is joined to the wall portion 65c. As a result, the lower reinforcing portion 73 reinforces the inner lower portion 65 (particularly the lower connecting wall portion 65c) against the collision load.

More specifically, the lower reinforcing portion 73 includes a first fixing portion 73a extending along the lower connecting wall portion 65c and fixed to the lower connecting wall portion 65c, and a lower side from the first fixing portion 73a. Vertical to the cross section (direction in which the first wall portion extends (here, front-rear direction)), which protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the connecting wall portion 65c and then is folded back inward in the vehicle width direction toward the lower outer wall portion 65a. (Cross section cut by a flat surface) A second fixing portion connected to a substantially U-shaped protruding portion 73b and an end portion of the protruding portion 73b opposite to the one fixing portion 73a and fixed to the lower outer wall portion 65a. It has 73c.

The protruding portion 73b has inclined portions 73d on both sides of the protruding portion 73b in the U-shaped width direction (here, in the vertical direction), the U-shaped width is reduced toward the outside in the vehicle width direction. That is, the upper inclined portion 73d is inclined downward toward the outside in the vehicle width direction, while the lower inclined portion 73d is inclined upward toward the outside in the vehicle width direction.

The U-shaped width of the outer portion 73e, which is a portion outside the inclined portion 73d in the protruding portion in the vehicle width direction, is substantially constant in the vehicle width direction. That is, both sides of the outer portion 73e in the U-shaped width direction extend in the horizontal direction. The lengths of the portions on both sides of the outer portion 73e in the U-shaped width direction in the vehicle width direction (the length L1 of the outer portion 73e in the vehicle width direction) are the same.

From the viewpoint of reinforcing the lower connecting wall portion 65c, the inclination angle θ of the upper inclined portion 73d on the acute angle side with respect to the first fixed portion 73a is preferably 30 ° or more. The horizontal inclination angle of the lower inclined portion 73d is substantially the same as the horizontal inclined angle of the upper inclined portion 73d, but may be different.

Further, from the viewpoint of reinforcing the lower connecting wall portion 65c, the length L1 of the outer portion 73e in the vehicle width direction is the length of the first fixing portion 73a in the vehicle width direction and the U-shaped width direction of the protruding portion 73b. It is preferable that it is shorter than the total length L2 of the portion (upper side portion) connected to the first fixed portion 73a and the length in the vehicle width direction of the portion inside in the vehicle width direction with respect to the outer portion 73e. The length L1 of the outer portion 73e in the vehicle width direction is most preferably approximately 1/3 of the total length L2 (approximately 1/4 of (L1 + L2)). The shape of the lower reinforcing portion 73 is not limited to the above-mentioned shape.

The lower reinforcing portion 73 is provided so as to overlap the upper side sill flange 13 and the side sill side wall portion 12c of the side sill 10 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. Further, the lower reinforcing portion 73 includes substantially the entire inner lower portion 65 (rear end) including a portion (intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the inner lower portion 65) corresponding to the first floor cross member 17 on the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61. It is provided in (excluding the vicinity). That is, the lower reinforcing portion 73 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61 so as to overlap with the first floor cross member 17 when viewed from the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIG. 7, the upper reinforcing portion 74 is a patch material attached along the left side surface of the upper connecting wall portion 67c in the window frame portion 67, and is a patch material attached to the window frame portion 67 against the collision load. 67 (particularly the upper outer wall portion 67a and the upper connecting wall portion 67c) is reinforced. The upper reinforcing portion 74 is provided so as to overlap the roof side flange 34 of the roof side outer panel 33 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. Further, the upper reinforcing portion 74 is provided in a portion of the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61 including a portion corresponding to the roof cross member 36. That is, the upper reinforcing portion 74 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61 so that at least a part of the upper reinforcing portion 74 is located at substantially the same position as the roof cross member 36 in the front-rear direction.

The door outer panel 62 is also formed by processing a single steel plate in the same manner as the door inner panel 61. As shown in FIG. 1, the door outer panel 62 defines the outer shape of the front side door 5 when viewed from the outside in the vehicle width direction.

Similar to the front side door 5, the rear side door 6 also covers the rear opening 4 and has a vehicle body skeleton member 2 (side sill 10, roof side rail 31, center pillar 40, wheel) when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The door panel portion overlapping the arch 50 and the quarter pillar 51) and the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion (for example, the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel) are subject to the collision load input to the rear side door 6 from the outside in the vehicle width direction. It has a plurality of reinforcing portions for reinforcing the outer peripheral portion. These plurality of reinforcing portions are a portion overlapping the center pillar 40, a portion overlapping the wheel arch 50, a portion overlapping the side sill 10, and a roof on the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion of the rear side door 6 when viewed from the vehicle width direction. It is provided in each portion overlapping with the side rail 31.

Further, the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion of the rear side door 6 (in the outer peripheral portion, a portion overlapping the center pillar 40, a portion overlapping the wheel arch 50, a portion overlapping the side sill 10, and a roof side when viewed from the vehicle width direction). Similarly to the front side door 5, a first wall portion extending in the vehicle width direction and the circumferential direction is also provided in the portion overlapping the rail 31). Then, in the outer peripheral portion of the rear side door 6, when viewed from the vehicle width direction, a portion overlapping the center pillar 40, a portion overlapping the wheel arch 50, a portion overlapping the side sill 10, and a portion overlapping the roof side rail 31. Reinforcing portions provided respectively are configured to reinforce the first wall portion against the collision load. Further, it is preferable that these reinforcing portions are provided on a portion of the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion 60 including a portion corresponding to the vehicle body frame member extended in the vehicle width direction. The first wall portion may be provided on the entire circumference or a part (particularly, the lower portion is preferable) of the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion of the rear side door 6, and is reinforced so as to reinforce the first wall portion. A portion may be provided (the same applies to the front side door 5).

Here, the vehicle body structure of the vehicle 1 is required to suppress the intrusion of the center pillar 40 into the vehicle interior as much as possible at the time of the side collision of the vehicle 1 (hereinafter referred to as the vehicle side collision). If the first and second impact bars 81 and 82 are provided as in the present embodiment, each impact bar 81 and 82 can absorb the collision load at the time of a vehicle side collision to some extent. However, since the vehicle body skeleton member 2 receives the load transmitted from the impact bars 81 and 82 at points, the efficiency of transmitting the collision load to the vehicle body skeleton member 2 may be low.

If a skeleton material for a door (for example, a closed cross-sectional member) is arranged between the door inner panel 61 and the door outer panel 62 as in a conventional side door, the load transmission efficiency may be improved. However, in recent years, since the weight reduction of the vehicle 1 has been required from the viewpoint of improving fuel efficiency, it is desirable not to arrange the skeleton material for the door.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, as described above, the reinforcing portions 71 to 74 are provided on the outer peripheral portion of the door inner panel 61 to suppress the buckling deformation of the door inner panel 61 at the time of a vehicle side collision, thereby suppressing the buckling deformation of the door inner panel 61 on the vehicle side. The collision load at the time of a collision can be efficiently transmitted to the vehicle body skeleton member 2.

Hereinafter, the deformation of the door panel portion 60 at the time of the vehicle side collision will be described with reference to an example of the vehicle side collision shown in FIGS. 10 to 14. 10 to 14 show a case where the colliding body A collides with the left side portion of the vehicle 1. Further, FIGS. 10 to 14 show the deformation of the door panel portion 60 of the front side door 5, and the rear side door 6 is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 10, it is assumed that the colliding body A (for example, another vehicle) advances toward the center pillar 40 and collides with the left side portion of the vehicle 1. At this time, the inner rear portion 64 is sandwiched between the center pillar 40 and the colliding body A.

When the collision body A invades from the state of FIG. 10 as shown in FIG. 11, a collision load toward the vehicle interior side (here, the right side) is input to the front side door 5. At this time, the front side door 5 moves to the right side and is deformed so as to be located on the right side toward the rear side. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11, the inner front portion 63 and the hinge pillar flange 24 on the rear side of the hinge pillar 20 come into contact with each other, and the inner rear portion 64 and the center pillar flange 45 on the front side of the center pillar 40 come into contact with each other. Contact (contact). At this time, the inner front portion 63 transmits the collision load to the hinge pillar 20 and receives the repulsive load from the hinge pillar 20. Further, due to the intrusion of the collision body A, the inner front portion 63 receives a force toward the inside (here, the rear side) of the door inner panel 61 in the in-plane direction. On the other hand, the inner rear portion 64 transmits a collision load to the center pillar 40 and receives a repulsive load from the center pillar 40.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the inner lower portion 65 abuts (contacts) with the side sill flange 13 and the side sill side wall portion 12c on the upper side of the side sill 10. As a result, the inner lower portion 65 transmits the collision load to the side sill 10 and receives the repulsive load from the side sill 10. Further, due to the intrusion of the colliding body A, the inner lower portion 65 receives a force toward the inside (here, the upper side) in the in-plane direction of the door inner panel 61.

Further, although not shown, the window frame portion 67 abuts (contacts) with the roof side rail 31. As a result, the window frame portion 67 transmits the collision load to the roof side rail 31 and receives the repulsive load from the roof side rail 31. Further, due to the intrusion of the colliding body A, the window frame portion 67 receives a force toward the inside (here, the lower side) in the in-plane direction of the door inner panel 61.

Then, as shown in FIG. 13, it is assumed that the colliding body A further invades the right side from the state of FIG. At this time, the inner front portion 63 is suppressed from being deformed by the front reinforcing portion 71. In particular, the front reinforcing portion 71 deforms the front outer wall portion 63a to rotate inward in the in-plane direction of the door inner panel 61 with the ridge line with the front connecting wall portion 63c as a fulcrum, and the front connecting wall portion 63c is the surface. Buckling deformation that bends inward inward is suppressed. As a result, the inner front portion 63 does not slip through the immediately rear side of the hinge pillar 20 toward the vehicle interior side, and remains in contact with the hinge pillar 20 (it can be said that the inner front portion 63 is in a state close to the combined state). On the other hand, in this vehicle side collision example, since the inner rear portion 64 is sandwiched between the collision body A and the center pillar 40, the contact state between the inner rear portion 64 and the center pillar 40 is maintained ( It can be said that it is in a state close to the combined state). As a result, the transmission of the collision load from the inner front portion 63 to the hinge pillar 20 can be maintained, and the transmission of the collision load from the inner rear portion 64 to the center pillar 40 can be maintained.

As described above, since the front reinforcing portion 71 overlaps with the instrument panel member 26 when viewed from the vehicle width direction, the collision load at the time of a vehicle side collision is the door inner panel 61 (the front reinforcing portion 71 is provided. It is transmitted from the part) to the instrument panel member 26 via the hinge pillar 20. Since the instrument panel member 26 is a vehicle body frame member extended in the vehicle width direction extending in the vehicle width direction, the instrument panel member 26 can appropriately receive the collision load. Further, as described above, since the lower front portion of the rear reinforcing portion 72 is located at substantially the same position as the second floor cross member 47 in the front-rear direction, the collision load at the time of the vehicle side collision is the door inner panel. It is transmitted from 61 (the portion where the rear reinforcing portion 72 is provided) to the second floor cross member 47 via the center pillar 40 and the side sill 10. Since the second floor cross member 47 is a vehicle body frame member extended in the vehicle width direction extending in the vehicle width direction, the collision load can be appropriately received.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the inner lower portion 65 is suppressed from being deformed so as to ride on the side sill 10 by the lower reinforcing portion 73. In particular, the lower reinforcing portion 73 causes the lower outer wall portion 63a to rotate inward in the in-plane direction of the door inner panel 61 with the ridge line with the lower connecting wall portion 65c as a fulcrum, and the lower connecting wall portion. Buckling deformation in which 65c bends inward in the in-plane direction is suppressed. As a result, the inner lower portion 65 remains in contact with the side sill 10 without rubbing directly above the side sill 10 toward the vehicle interior side (it can be said that the inner lower portion 65 is in a state close to the combined state). As a result, the transmission of the collision load from the inner lower portion 65 to the side sill 10 can be maintained.

As described above, since the lower reinforcing portion 73 overlaps with the first floor cross member 17 when viewed from the vehicle width direction, the collision load at the time of the vehicle side collision is the door inner panel 61 (lower reinforcing portion). It is transmitted from the portion provided with the 73 to the first floor cross member 17 via the side sill 10. Since the first floor cross member 17 is a vehicle body frame member extended in the vehicle width direction extending in the vehicle width direction, the collision load can be appropriately received.

Further, although not shown, the window frame portion 67 is suppressed from buckling deformation of the upper outer wall portion 67a and the upper connecting wall portion 67c by the upper reinforcing portion 74. As a result, the window frame portion 67 does not slip through the immediately lower side of the roof side rail 31, and remains in contact with the roof side rail 31 (it can be said that the window frame portion 67 is in a state close to the combined state). As a result, the transmission of the collision load from the window frame portion 67 to the roof side rail 31 can be maintained.

As described above, at least a part of the upper reinforcing portion 74 is located at substantially the same position as the roof cross member 36 on the outer peripheral portion (upper portion) of the door inner panel 61 in the front-rear direction, so that a collision occurs at the time of a vehicle side collision. The load is transmitted from the door inner panel 61 (the portion where the upper reinforcing portion 74 is provided) to the roof cross member 36 via the roof side rail 31. Since the roof cross member 36 is a vehicle body frame member extended in the vehicle width direction extending in the vehicle width direction, it can appropriately receive the collision load.

As described above, by maintaining the contact state between the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion 60 of the front side door 5 and the vehicle body skeleton member 2 at the time of the vehicle side collision, the collision load at the time of the vehicle side collision is reduced to the front side door 5. Is distributed and transmitted to the vehicle body skeleton member 2 at the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion 60. The same applies to the rear side door 6. This makes it difficult for the collision load at the time of a vehicle side collision to concentrate on the center pillar 40. As a result, the invasion of the center pillar 40 into the vehicle interior can be suppressed as much as possible.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the front side reinforcing portion 71 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion 60 (door inner panel 61) of the front side door 5 so as to overlap the vehicle body skeleton member 2 when viewed from the vehicle width direction, and the rear With respect to the collision load input to the front side door 5 from the outside in the vehicle width direction by the side reinforcing portion 72, the lower reinforcing portion 73, and the upper reinforcing portion 74, the outer peripheral portion of the outer peripheral portion in the vehicle width direction and the outer peripheral portion. Since the first wall portion extending in the circumferential direction (front side connecting wall portion 63c, rear side connecting wall portion 64c, lower connecting wall portion 65c, upper outer wall portion 67a, and upper connecting wall portion 67c) is reinforced. Deformation of the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion 60 of the front side door 5 (particularly buckling deformation of the first wall portion) is suppressed. As a result, the contact state between the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion 60 and the vehicle body skeleton member 2 is maintained. As a result, the collision load at the time of the vehicle side collision is distributed and transmitted from the outer peripheral portion of the front side door 5 to the vehicle body skeleton member 2. Therefore, it becomes possible to increase the amount of collision load absorbed at the time of a vehicle side collision.

On the other hand, in order to increase the amount of collision load absorbed at the time of a vehicle side collision, the plate thickness of the first impact bar 81 and the second impact bar 82 may be increased, or these may be changed to a frame having a closed cross section. do not have to. In addition, there is no need to increase the number of impact bars, and there is no need to provide a new frame. As a result, the weight of the front side door 5 can be reduced. Further, the weight of the rear side door 6 can be reduced as in the case of the front side door 5.

Therefore, the weight of the vehicle 1 can be reduced, and the amount of collision load absorbed at the time of a collision on the vehicle side can be increased.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be substituted within a range that does not deviate from the gist of the claims.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the reinforcing portions 71 to 74 are provided on the door inner panel 61. Not limited to this, it may be provided on the outer peripheral portion of the door outer panel 62 as the reinforcing portions 71 to 74 door panel portions 60. In this case, it is necessary to form the first wall portion, or the first wall portion and the second wall portion on the door inner panel 61. When the reinforcing portions 71 to 74 are provided on the door outer panel 62, the side door is less likely to be pushed into the vehicle interior at the time of a vehicle side collision as in the above embodiment, so that the door panel portion 60 and the vehicle body skeleton member 2 are combined. The contact state is maintained.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the contact state between the door inner panel 61 and the vehicle body skeleton member 2 is maintained at the time of the vehicle side collision has been described. Not limited to this, a catcher pin may be provided as the reinforcing portions 71 to 74 so that the engaged state between the door panel portion 60 and the vehicle body skeleton member 2 is maintained at the time of a vehicle side collision.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, only the lower reinforcing portion 73 constitutes a closed cross section with the door inner panel 61 (inner lower portion 65). Not limited to this, the front reinforcing portion 71, the rear reinforcing portion 72, and the upper reinforcing portion 74 may also form a closed cross section with the vehicle body skeleton member 2 in the same manner as the lower reinforcing portion 73. In this case, in particular, the front reinforcing portion 71 and the rear reinforcing portion 72 have the same cross-sectional shape as the lower reinforcing portion 73 (the first fixed portion 73a, the projecting portion 73b having a substantially U-shaped cross section having the inclined portion 73d, and the first 2 It is preferable to form the shape having the fixed portion 73c). On the contrary, the lower reinforcing portion 73 may be made of a patch material to be attached along the wall portion of the door inner panel 61 in the same manner as the front reinforcing portion 71 and the like.

Further, a part or all of the reinforcing portions 71 to 74 may not be composed of a member separate from the door inner panel 61. At this time, for example, the reinforcing portions 71 to 74 may be configured by making the portion of the door inner panel 61 corresponding to the reinforcing portions 71 to 74 thicker than the other portions of the door inner panel 61. ..

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the reinforcing portions are the front reinforcing portion 71, the rear reinforcing portion 72, the lower reinforcing portion 73, and the upper reinforcing portion 74. Not limited to this, if only the rear reinforcing portion 72 and the lower reinforcing portion 73 are provided as the reinforcing portions, the front reinforcing portion 71 and the upper reinforcing portion 74 may be omitted. At this time, it is desirable to extend the rear reinforcing portion 72 as long as possible in the vertical direction and extend the lower reinforcing portion 73 as long as possible in the front-rear direction. Alternatively, as the reinforcing portion, only the front reinforcing portion 71 and the lower reinforcing portion 73 may be provided, or only the front reinforcing portion 71, the rear reinforcing portion 72, and the lower reinforcing portion 73 may be provided.

It is also possible to integrally form at least two reinforcing portions of the front reinforcing portion 71, the rear reinforcing portion 72, the lower reinforcing portion 73, and the upper reinforcing portion 74. For example, the front reinforcing portion 71 and the lower reinforcing portion 73 are integrally formed, the rear reinforcing portion 72 and the lower reinforcing portion 73 are integrally formed, or the front reinforcing portion 71, the rear reinforcing portion 72, and the lower reinforcing portion 73 are integrally formed. You may. These integrally formed reinforcing portions can be regarded as one reinforcing portion.

The above embodiments are merely examples, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed in a limited manner. The scope of the present invention is defined by the scope of claims, and all modifications and modifications belonging to the equivalent scope of the claims are within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention is useful for a vehicle body structure including an opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member that forms an opening for getting on and off on a side portion of the vehicle, and a side door that closes the opening so that it can be opened and closed.

1 Vehicle 2 Opening body skeleton member 3 Front opening 4 Rear opening 5 Front side door 6 Rear side door 10 Side sill 20 Hinge pillar 30 Front pillar 31 Roof side rail 40 Center pillar 60 Door panel part 61 Door inner panel 62 Door outer panel 63 Inner front (outer circumference of door panel)
63a Front outer wall (second wall)
63c Front connecting wall (first wall)
64 Inner rear (outer circumference of door panel)
64a Rear outer wall (second wall)
64c Rear connecting wall (first wall)
65 Lower part of inner (outer circumference of door panel)
65a Lower outer wall (second wall)
65c Lower connecting wall (first wall)
67 Window frame (outer circumference of door panel)
67a Upper outer wall (first wall)
67c Upper connecting wall (first wall)
71 Front side reinforcing part 72 Rear side reinforcing part 73 Lower side reinforcing part 74 Upper side reinforcing part 73a First fixing part 73b Protruding part 73c Second fixing part 73d Inclined part 73e Outer part 74 Upper side reinforcing part

Claims (4)

A vehicle body structure comprising an opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member that forms an opening for getting on and off at a side portion of the vehicle, and a side door that opens and closes the opening.
The side door has a door panel portion that covers the opening and whose outer peripheral portion overlaps the opening-forming vehicle body skeleton member when viewed from the vehicle width direction, and the opening at the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The side door is provided so as to overlap with the vehicle body frame member, and has a reinforcing portion that reinforces the outer peripheral portion against a collision load input from the outside in the vehicle width direction to the side door.
A first wall portion extending in the vehicle width direction and the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion.
The vehicle body structure of the vehicle, wherein the reinforcing portion is configured to reinforce the first wall portion against the collision load. In the vehicle body structure according to claim 1,
A second wall portion extending substantially along the in-plane direction of the opening is connected to the outer end portion of the outer peripheral portion of the door panel portion of the first wall portion in the vehicle width direction.
The reinforcing portion is made of a plate material.
Further, the reinforcing portion extends along the first wall portion and is fixed to the first wall portion, and the reinforcing portion is outward from the first fixed portion in the vehicle width direction with respect to the first wall portion. After projecting, it is connected to a projecting portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section, which is folded inward in the vehicle width direction toward the second wall portion, and an end portion of the projecting portion on the opposite side of the first fixing portion. A vehicle body structure characterized by having a second fixing portion fixed to the second wall portion. In the vehicle body structure according to claim 2.
The vehicle body structure of the vehicle is characterized in that the protruding portion has inclined portions on both sides of the protruding portion in the U-shaped width direction so that the U-shaped width becomes smaller toward the outside in the vehicle width direction. In the vehicle body structure according to claim 3,
The U-shaped width of the outer portion, which is a portion outside the inclined portion in the vehicle width direction of the protruding portion, is substantially constant in the vehicle width direction.
The length of the outer portion in the vehicle width direction is the length of the first fixed portion in the vehicle width direction and the portion of the protruding portion on the side connected to the first fixed portion in the U-shaped width direction. The vehicle body structure is characterized in that it is shorter than the total length of the inner portion in the vehicle width direction than the outer portion in the vehicle width direction.

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