JP2021142950A - vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a drip end cap capable of effectively preventing rain water from dripping from a roof to a door port.SOLUTION: A vehicle 11 includes: a front pillar 14 partitioning a front end in a vehicle body front and rear direction of a door port accommodating a side door, forming a step 19 along a side edge of a windshield 16, and receiving the side edge of the windshield 16 at a lower stage of the step 19; a drip gutter 21 extending in the vehicle body front and rear direction above the door port, arranged on an outer surface of the front pillar 14, and forming a water channel opened forward in the vehicle body front and rear direction at the front end in the vehicle body front and rear direction; a drip end cap 23 mounted to the front end in the vehicle body front and rear direction of the drip gutter 21 and covering the drip gutter 21 from forward in the vehicle body front and rear direction; and a seal member 25 sandwiched between the outer surface of the front pillar 14 and the drip end cap 23, and extending from a lower part of the front end in the vehicle body front and rear direction of the drip gutter 21 to a ridge line 19c of an upper stage 19b of the step 19 while being in contact with the outer surface of the front pillar 14.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

In the present invention, the front end of the door opening accommodating the side door in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is partitioned, a step is formed along the side edge of the windshield at the front end in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and the side edge of the windshield is received at the lower stage of the step. The front pillar, the drip gutter that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body above the door opening, is placed on the outer surface of the front pillar, and forms a water channel that opens forward in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body at the front end in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and the vehicle body of the drip gutter. The present invention relates to a vehicle equipped with a drip end cap which is attached to the front end in the front-rear direction and covers the drip gutter from the front in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.

Patent Document 1 discloses a drip gutter (drip rail) extending in the front-rear direction of a vehicle body above a door opening accommodating a side door. The drip gutter has a front end in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body located on the outer surface of the front pillar that partitions the front end in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body of the door opening. The drip gutter forms a water channel that opens forward at the front end in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. A drip end cap is attached to the front end of the drip gutter in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The drip end cap guides rainwater from the drip gutter to the door sash.

Jikkenhei No. 5-26751

The door of the car body is opened and closed by the side door. When getting on and off, people enter and exit the interior space through the door. Here, in the structure of the drip end cap as in Patent Document 1, when rainwater drips from the front and rear ends of the drip gutter, the drip end cap alone cannot prevent the rainwater from flowing downward from the vehicle, so that the rainwater dripping from the roof can be removed. There is a challenge in preventing people from receiving it.

An object of the present invention is to provide a drip end cap capable of effectively preventing rainwater from dripping from the roof to the door opening.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the present invention, the front end of the door opening accommodating the side door in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is partitioned, a step is formed along the side edge of the windshield, and the windshield is below the step. A windshield that receives the side edge of the vehicle and a drip that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body above the door opening, is placed on the outer surface of the front pillar, and forms a water channel that opens forward in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body at the front end in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. In a vehicle provided with a gutter and a drip end cap attached to the front end of the drip gutter in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and covering the drip gutter from the front in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, the drip gutter is sandwiched between the outer surface of the front pillar and the drip end cap. The present invention provides a vehicle provided with a sealing member that extends from below the front end of the drip gutter in the vehicle front-rear direction to the ridgeline of the upper stage of the step while contacting the outer surface of the front pillar.

According to the second side surface, in addition to the configuration of the first side surface, the drip end cap extends from below the drip gutter to a lower wall covering the drip gutter and downward from the lower wall to hold the seal member. However, it has an extension wall that covers the seal member from the outside.

According to the third side surface, in addition to the configuration of the first or second side surface, the drip gutter has a standing wall extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body, and the upper edge of the standing wall is covered with the drip end cap. A notch is formed within the range, and the drip end cap has an upper wall covering the drip gutter from above the drip gutter, and a protrusion entering the notch is formed on the downward surface of the upper wall. Will be done.

According to the fourth side surface, in addition to the configuration of the third side surface, the upper wall extends from the upper edge of the standing wall toward the outer surface of the front pillar on the back side of the protrusion with respect to the upper wall. 1 Reinforcing ribs are formed.

According to the fifth side surface, in addition to the configuration of the fourth side surface, the front end of the protrusion in the vehicle body front-rear direction is aligned with the vehicle body front-rear front end of the first reinforcing rib.

According to the sixth side surface, in addition to the configuration of any one of the third to fifth side surfaces, the drip end cap stands upright from the lower wall toward the upper wall and connects the lower wall to the upper wall. The drip gutter has a connecting wall arranged in front of the vehicle body in the front-rear direction, and the upper wall has an outer surface of the front pillar from the upper edge of the standing wall on the back side of the connecting wall with respect to the upper wall. A second reinforcing rib extending toward is formed.

According to the seventh side surface, in addition to the configuration of any one of the third to sixth side surfaces, the lower wall and the upper wall are located at positions offset from each other in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and the upper edge of the standing wall. An inner rib extending from the front pillar toward the outer surface of the front pillar is formed.

According to the first side surface, the water flowing down from the front end of the drip gutter is received by the seal member and guided to the upper ridge line of the step formed at the front end of the front pillar in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. Water flows from the top to the bottom of the step and flows downward along the side edge of the windshield toward the lower edge of the windshield. Therefore, it is possible to prevent water from dripping toward the door opening.

According to the second aspect, since the seal member is attached to the drip end cap instead of the front pillar, the drip end cap can be easily attached to the drip gutter as compared with the case where the seal member is attached to the front pillar. Moreover, since the seal member is covered with the extension wall of the drip end cap, the exposure of the seal member can be avoided, and a good appearance can be realized.

According to the third side surface, it is possible to prevent the drip end cap from falling off from the drip gutter by elastically fitting the protrusion into the notch. When the drip end cap is attached from the front end of the drip gutter, the protrusion can move on the upper edge of the standing wall from the front end of the drip gutter to the notch according to the elastic force of the upper wall. In this way, the drip end cap can be easily attached to the drip gutter, and it is possible to avoid an increase in the burden of the attachment work.

According to the fourth side surface, the strength of the upper wall can be increased at the position of the protrusion. Therefore, even if the upper wall is opened on the outer surface side of the front pillar, the engagement of the protrusions with respect to the notch can be maintained well.

According to the fifth side surface, the protrusion can be satisfactorily imparted with strength.

According to the sixth side surface, when the drip end cap is attached to the drip gutter, even if the connecting wall of the drip end cap pushed from the front collides with the front end of the drip gutter, the drip end cap is improved in strength. Can withstand impact sufficiently.

According to the seventh side surface, since the inner surface ribs are arranged so as to be displaced from each other in the front-rear direction, the mold can be formed thickly between the upper wall and the lower wall when molding the drip end cap.

It is a perspective view which shows schematic appearance of the vehicle which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged perspective view of the front end of the drip gutter and the drip end cap. It is an enlarged perspective view of the front end of a drip gutter and a seal member. It is sectional drawing which follows the 4-4 line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the 5-5 line of FIG. It is a perspective view of the drip end cap observed from the surface side of the front pillar. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the flow of rainwater corresponding to FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, the top, bottom, front, back, left, and right of the vehicle body shall be defined based on the viewpoint of the occupant who got on the motorcycle.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the vehicle 11, the left and right side panels 15 having front pillars 14 for partitioning the door openings 13 accommodating the side doors 12 and partitioning the front ends of the door openings 13 and the upper ends of the left and right side panels 15 are connected to each other. A roof 18 that separates the upper edge of the windshield 16 and the upper edge of the rear gate 17 is provided. The front pillar 14 separates the windshield 16 from the door opening 13. The front pillar 14 inclines backward along the side edge of the windshield 16.

A drip gutter 21 is arranged at the boundary between the individual side panels 15 and the roof 18. The drip gutter 21 extends horizontally above the door opening 13 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The drip gutter 21 includes a standing wall 21a that rises outward from the lower end of the roof 18 and faces the outer surface of the roof 18. The drip gutter 21 forms a water channel between the standing wall 21a and the outer surface of the roof 18. The drip gutter 21 can be molded from a metal plate that is sandwiched and fixed between the side panel 15 and the roof 18.

As shown in FIG. 2, a step 19 is formed at the front end of the front pillar 14 along the side edge of the windshield 16. The side edge of the windshield 16 is received by the lower 19a of the step 19. The step 19 is formed so as to sink from the ridge line 19c of the upper stage 19b forming the outer surface of the front pillar 14. The stepped surface 19d connecting the upper 19b and the lower 19a faces the outer periphery of the windshield 16. The stepped surface 19d is formed by a slope that approaches the side edge of the windshield 16 as it sinks from the ridgeline 19c of the upper stage 19b.

A garnish 22 is attached to the side edge of the windshield 16. The garnish 22 extends along the ridge line 19c of the upper 19b of the step 19. The garnish 22 is formed with a recess 22a that forms a groove between the garnish 22 and the stepped surface 19d of the step 19 along the edge of the upper step 19b of the step 19 that is aligned with the ridge line 19c.

A drip end cap 23 that covers the drip gutter 21 is attached to the front end of the drip gutter 21 from the front. The drip end cap 23 extends from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14, and has an elastic upper wall 23a covering the drip gutter 21 from above and a lower wall 23b covering the drip gutter 21 from below. And a side wall 23c that connects the lower wall 23b to the upper wall 23a and covers the standing wall 21a of the drip gutter 21 from the side. The side wall 23c wraps around the front ends of the upper wall 23a and the lower wall 23b and reaches the outer surface of the front pillar 14.

As shown in FIG. 3, a distance Ds is secured between the front end of the drip gutter 21 and the ridge line 19c on the outer surface of the front pillar 14. Therefore, the drip gutter 21 forms a water channel that opens forward at the front end located on the outer surface of the front pillar 14. The standing wall 21a of the drip gutter 21 rises upward from the outer surface of the front pillar 14 and continues to a position where it faces the outer surface of the front pillar 14. A notch 24 is formed on the upper edge of the standing wall 21a within a range covered by the drip end cap 23.

A seal member 25 extending from below the front end of the drip gutter 21 to the ridge line 19c of the step 19 of the front pillar 14 while contacting the outer surface of the front pillar 14 is sandwiched between the outer surface of the front pillar 14 and the drip end cap 23. Is done. The seal member 25 is in close contact with the outer surface of the front pillar 14 from the lower part of the drip gutter 21 to the ridge line 19c to form a water channel from the lower part of the drip gutter 21 to the ridge line 19c. The drip end cap 23 has an extension wall 26 that extends downward from the lower wall 23b and covers the seal member 25 from the outside while holding the seal member 25. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower end of the extension wall 26 is in contact with the outer surface of the front pillar 14. The seal member 25 may be, for example, an elastic body molded from a resin material. The seal member 25 may be fixed by being adhered to the inner wall surface of the extension wall 26, for example.

As shown in FIG. 5, the drip end cap 23 has a protrusion 27 formed on the downward surface of the upper wall 23a and entering the notch 24. The protrusion 27 may extend in a rod shape from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 in a posture orthogonal to the outer surface of the front pillar 14, for example. The protrusion 27 has an inclined surface 27a that rises downward from the downward surface of the upper wall 23a as it moves away from the open end that accepts the entry of the drip gutter 21, and a regulating surface 27b that is vertically partitioned upward from the lower end of the inclined surface 27a. .. When the protrusion 27 enters the notch 24 according to the elastic force of the upper wall 23a, the regulating surface 27b engages with one end of the notch 24 to regulate the displacement of the drip end cap 23 with respect to the drip gutter 21 in the falling direction. ..

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper wall 23a of the drip end cap 23 is formed with a first reinforcing rib 28 extending from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 on the back side of the protrusion 27. .. The first reinforcing rib 28 may be formed in a rod shape having a posture orthogonal to the outer surface of the front pillar 14. The front end (regulatory surface 27b) of the protrusion 27 is aligned with the front end of the first reinforcing rib 28.

The drip end cap 23 has a connecting wall 29 that stands upright from the lower wall 23b, connects the lower wall 23b to the upper wall 23a, and is arranged in front of the drip gutter 21. A second reinforcing rib 31 extending from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 is formed on the upper wall 23a on the back side of the connecting wall 29. The second reinforcing rib 31 may be formed in a rod shape having a posture orthogonal to the outer surface of the front pillar 14. Inner surface ribs 32a, 32b, 32c extending from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 are formed on the lower wall 23b and the upper wall 23a at positions displaced from each other in the front-rear direction.

For example, when rainwater falls on the roof 18 due to rainfall, the rainwater flows down from the front of the roof 18 to the windshield 16. Rainwater flowing down from the left and right sides of the roof 18 flows into the waterway of the drip gutter 21. In this way, it is possible to prevent rainwater from flowing down toward the door opening 13 of the vehicle body. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the rainwater flowing down from the front end of the drip gutter 21 is received by the seal member 25 supported by the drip end cap 23 and guided to the side edge of the windshield 16. Rainwater flows into the groove formed by the recess 22a of the garnish 22. Rainwater flows downward along the side edge of the windshield 16 toward the lower edge of the windshield 16 by the action of gravity. Rainwater can flow down in front of the front pillars 14 along the outer surface of the side panels 15. It is possible to prevent rainwater from dripping toward the door opening 13.

The drip end cap 23 according to the present embodiment has an extension wall 26 that extends downward from the lower wall 23b and covers the seal member 25 from the outside while holding the seal member 25. Since the seal member 25 is attached to the drip end cap 23 instead of the front pillar 14, the drip end cap 23 can be easily attached to the drip gutter 21 as compared with the case where the seal member 25 is attached to the front pillar 14. Moreover, since the seal member 25 is covered with the extension wall 26 of the drip end cap 23, the exposure of the seal member 25 can be avoided, and a good appearance can be realized.

The drip end cap 23 has a protrusion 27 formed on the downward surface of the upper wall 23a and entering the notch 24 of the standing wall 21a. By elastically fitting the protrusion 27 into the notch 24, the drip end cap 23 can be prevented from falling off from the drip gutter 21. When the drip end cap 23 is attached from the front end of the drip gutter 21, the protrusion 27 moves on the upper edge of the standing wall 21a from the front end of the drip gutter 21 to the notch 24 according to the elastic force of the upper wall 23a. be able to. In this way, the drip end cap 23 can be easily attached to the drip gutter 21 and an increase in the burden of the attachment work can be avoided.

In the present embodiment, the upper wall 23a of the drip end cap 23 is formed with a first reinforcing rib 28 extending from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 on the back side of the protrusion 27. The strength of the upper wall 23a can be increased at the position of the protrusion 27. Even if the upper wall 23a is opened on the outer surface side of the front pillar 14, the engagement of the protrusion 27 with respect to the notch 24 can be maintained satisfactorily.

The front end of the protrusion 27 is aligned with the front end of the first reinforcing rib 28. The protrusion 27 can be satisfactorily imparted with strength.

The drip end cap 23 has a connecting wall 29 that stands upright from the lower wall 23b, connects the lower wall 23b to the upper wall 23a, and is arranged in front of the drip gutter 21. The connecting wall 29 can increase the strength of the upper wall 23a and the lower wall 23b. The displacement of the upper wall 23a and the lower wall 23b can be suppressed in the direction away from each other. Here, the upper wall 23a is formed with a second reinforcing rib 31 extending from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 on the back side of the connecting wall 29. When the drip end cap 23 is attached to the drip gutter 21, even if the connection wall 29 of the drip end cap 23 pushed in from the front collides with the front end of the drip gutter 21, the drip end cap 23 increases in strength. Can withstand impact sufficiently.

Inner surface ribs 32a, 32b, 32c extending from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 are formed on the lower wall 23b and the upper wall 23a at positions displaced from each other in the front-rear direction. Since the inner ribs 32a, 32b, and 32c are arranged so as to be displaced from each other in the front-rear direction, the mold can be thickly formed between the upper wall 23a and the lower wall 23b when the drip end cap 23 is molded.

11 ... Vehicle, 12 ... Side door, 13 ... Door opening, 14 ... Front pillar, 16 ... Windshield, 19 ... Step, 19a ... Lower, 19b ... Upper, 19c ... Ridge, 21 ... Drip gutter, 21a ... Standing wall, 23 ... drip end cap, 23a ... upper wall, 23b ... lower wall, 24 ... notch, 25 ... seal member, 26 ... extension wall, 27 ... protrusion, 28 ... first reinforcing rib, 29 ... connection wall, 31 ... first 2 Reinforcing ribs, 32a ... Inner surface ribs, 32b ... Inner surface ribs, 32c ... Inner surface ribs.

Claims (7)

A step (19) is formed along the side edge of the windshield (16) by partitioning the front end of the door opening (13) accommodating the side door (12) in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and the lower step (19a) of the step (19) is formed. The front pillar (14) that receives the side edge of the windshield (16) and
A drip gutter (21) that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body above the door opening (13), is arranged on the outer surface of the front pillar (14), and forms a water channel that opens forward in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body at the front end in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. )When,
In a vehicle equipped with a drip end cap (23) attached to the front end of the drip gutter (21) in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and covering the drip gutter (21) from the front in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.
It is sandwiched between the outer surface of the front pillar (14) and the drip end cap (23), and is in contact with the outer surface of the front pillar (14) and below the front end of the drip gutter (21) in the vehicle front-rear direction. The seal member (25) extending from the step (19) to the ridge line (19c) of the upper stage (19b).
A vehicle characterized by being equipped with. In the vehicle according to claim 1, the drip end cap (23) has a lower wall (23b) covering the drip gutter (21) from below the drip gutter (21) and a lower wall (23b) below the drip gutter (23b). A vehicle characterized by having an extension wall (26) extending from the outside and covering the seal member (25) from the outside while holding the seal member (25). In the vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, the drip gutter (21) has a standing wall (21a) extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body, and the drip end cap (21a) is attached to the upper edge of the standing wall (21a). A notch (24) is formed within the range covered by the drip gutter (23), and the drip end cap (23) has an upper wall (23a) covering the drip gutter (21) from above the drip gutter (21). However, the vehicle is characterized in that a protrusion (27) that enters the notch (24) is formed on the downward surface of the upper wall (23a). In the vehicle according to claim 3, the upper wall (23a) has the front pillar (14) from the upper edge of the standing wall (21a) on the back side of the protrusion (27) with respect to the upper wall (23a). A vehicle characterized in that a first reinforcing rib (28) extending toward the outer surface of the surface is formed. The vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the front end of the protrusion (27) in the vehicle body front-rear direction is aligned with the front end of the first reinforcing rib (28) in the vehicle body front-rear direction. In the vehicle according to any one of claims 3 to 5, the drip end cap 23 stands upright from the lower wall (23b) toward the upper wall (23a) and is placed below the upper wall (23a). The wall (23b) is connected, and the drip gutter (21) has a connecting wall (29) arranged in front of the vehicle body in the front-rear direction. A vehicle characterized in that a second reinforcing rib (31) extending from the upper edge of the standing wall (21a) toward the outer surface of the front pillar (14) is formed on the back side of the connecting wall (29). In the vehicle according to any one of claims 3 to 6, the lower wall (23b) and the upper wall (23a) are located on the standing wall (21a) at positions displaced from each other in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. A vehicle characterized in that inner ribs (32a, 32b, 32c) extending from the upper edge toward the outer surface of the front pillar (14) are formed.

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