JP2524088Y2 - Front bumper cover - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a front bumper cover mounted on an automobile body, and more particularly to a front bumper cover having a cooling air intake opening for a radiator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a front bumper cover mounted on an automobile body, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-11055 has been disclosed. As shown in FIG. 4, a radiator cooling air intake opening 52 for taking in radiator cooling air is provided in a portion of the lower portion of the front bumper cover 50 except for both ends in the vehicle width direction. The air taken in from the cooling air intake opening 52 for the radiator is blown to the radiator.
The radiator cooling air intake opening 52 is widened in the vehicle width direction to increase the opening area in order to improve the cooling effect of the radiator. For this reason, rigidity around the cooling air intake opening for the radiator of the front bumper cover 50 is reduced, and the front bumper cover 50 may be deformed. In order to prevent this deformation, the cooling air intake opening 5 for the radiator of the front bumper cover 50
2, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 54 for preventing deformation of the front bumper cover 50 are provided.

However, in general, when the front bumper cover 50 is to be painted, the reinforcing ribs 54 are unpainted and the reinforcing ribs 54 are of a base color (black) from the design point of view. For this reason, as shown in FIG.
It is conceivable that the masking tape 56 is adhered to each one. However, in this case, the operation of attaching the masking tape 56 becomes complicated, and the end portions 54A of the reinforcing ribs 54 become difficult.
, There is a problem that the paint parting line of the front bumper cover 50 has a concave shape.

Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in such a front bumper cover 60, a masking tape 66 is formed around the radiator cooling air intake opening 62 of the front bumper cover 60 over the entire circumference. Is provided, and a shelf 68 for attaching the
By coating the front bumper cover 60 with the masking tape 56 adhered to 8, the reinforcing ribs 70 are not painted. For this reason, in the front bumper cover 60, the shelf 68 provided on the entire periphery of the radiator cooling air intake opening 62 allows
There is a problem that the opening area of the opening 62 is reduced and the cooling effect of the radiator is reduced.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In consideration of the above fact, the present invention provides a front bumper cover that can eliminate the shelf for attaching the masking tape and can increase the opening area of the cooling air intake opening for the radiator. That is the purpose.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a front bumper cover having a cooling air intake opening for a radiator, wherein a front wall surface of the vehicle body is in contact with a rear edge surface of the vehicle body of the opening. It is characterized by having ribs for reinforcing the opening.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the front bumper cover having the cooling air intake opening for the radiator, the ribs for reinforcing the opening provided in the opening have the front wall surface of the vehicle body of the opening. It is flush with the rear edge of the vehicle. Therefore, when painting the bumper cover, only the ribs can be made unpainted by applying a large masking tape capable of covering each rib with one sheet to the rib body front side wall surface. For this reason, the shelf for attaching the masking tape provided on the entire periphery of the opening of the bumper cover having the conventional structure can be eliminated, and the opening area of the cooling air intake opening for the radiator can be enlarged.

[0008]

1 shows an embodiment of a bumper cover according to the present invention.
3 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the drawings, an arrow FR indicates a forward direction of the vehicle, an arrow IN indicates an inward direction of the vehicle, and an arrow UP indicates an upward direction of the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 1, a front bumper cover 10 constituting an outer peripheral portion of a front bumper of an automobile body.
The radiator cooling air intake opening 12 for taking in cooling air into the radiator is provided in a portion of the lower part of the vehicle body vertical direction except for both ends in the vehicle width direction,
The air taken in from the cooling air intake opening 12 for the radiator is sent to the radiator to cool the radiator.

As shown in FIG. 2, an outer peripheral portion 10A of the radiator cooling air intake opening 12 of the front bumper cover 10 is curved toward the rear in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and is provided with a radiator cooling air intake opening 12. Has a tubular shape that extends in the vehicle width direction. In the cooling air intake opening 12 for the radiator, a plurality of prism-shaped opening reinforcing ribs 14 extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body are provided in a substantially upright manner. The rigidity of the bumper cover 10 is prevented from lowering.

The upper end 14A of the opening reinforcing ribs 14 in the vehicle body vertical direction and the lower end 14B of the vehicle body vertical direction are connected to the front side wall surface 14C in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the opening reinforcing ribs 14, respectively. The outer peripheral portion 10A is integrally formed with the front bumper cover 10 so as to be flush with the rear edge surface 10B in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the outer peripheral portion 10A.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
According to this embodiment having the above configuration, the front bumper cover 1
The radiator cooling air intake opening 12 is provided with a plurality of opening reinforcing ribs 14.
Is the outer peripheral portion 1 of the cooling air intake opening 12 for the radiator.
0A is flush with the rear edge 10B of the vehicle in the front-rear direction.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, when the front bumper cover 10 is painted and the opening reinforcing ribs 14 are not painted, each of the opening reinforcing ribs 14 is formed on the front side wall surface 14C in the vehicle longitudinal direction. It is possible to attach a large masking tape 20 that can cover the opening reinforcing ribs 14 with one sheet, thereby improving the workability of the painting operation. Further, the front side wall surface 14 of the opening reinforcing ribs 14 in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
Since C is flush with the rear edge 10B of the outer peripheral portion 10A of the radiator cooling air intake opening 12 in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the upper end 14 of the opening reinforcing ribs 14 in the vehicle vertical direction.
The appearance quality of the front bumper cover 10 can be improved without the paint parting line of the front bumper cover 10 in the vicinity of A and the vicinity of the lower end 14B in the vertical direction of the vehicle body becoming concave.

For this reason, it is possible to eliminate the shelf for attaching the masking tape provided on the entire periphery of the opening of the bumper cover having the conventional structure, and to increase the opening area of the cooling air intake opening 12 for the radiator. can do.

[0016]

According to the present invention, since the present invention is configured as described above, the shelf for attaching the masking tape can be eliminated and the opening area of the cooling air intake opening of the radiator can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a part of a front bumper cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the front of a vehicle body.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a front body of the vehicle body as viewed from the front of the vehicle body.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing ribs of a conventional front bumper cover as viewed from the front of the vehicle body.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a part of a conventional front bumper cover as viewed from the front of a vehicle body.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 front bumper cover 10B vehicle body front-rear direction rear edge surface (vehicle inside edge surface) 12 opening 14 opening reinforcement rib 14A vehicle body vertical direction upper end portion 14B vehicle body vertical direction lower end portion 14C vehicle body front-rear direction front wall surface (vehicle body Outer wall)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A front bumper cover having a cooling air intake opening for a radiator, wherein a front side wall surface of the vehicle body has a rib for reinforcing the opening portion flush with a rear side edge surface of the vehicle body of the opening. Features a front bumper cover.