JP2553494Y2 - Mounting structure of over fender - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure of an over fender mounted outside a wheel arch portion of a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a tire of a wide size is used, a resin material is provided outside a wheel arch portion as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-54649 in order to prevent splashing of mud by the tire. A vehicle equipped with an over fender is known. At the lower end of the over fender, a mounting flange is provided along the clinch at the lower end of the outer panel of the wheel arch, and the mounting flange and the vehicle body outer plate are fixed with fasteners such as screws or rivets. Also,
On the back side near the upper edge of the over fender, a claw is projected, and this claw is forcibly fitted into a mounting hole formed in the vehicle body outer plate, thereby preventing the upper edge of the over fender from rising. ing.

[0003]

However, in the case of the above-described mounting structure, if the positions of the mounting holes of the vehicle body outer plate and the claws of the over fender are slightly different from each other, the claws can easily fit into the mounting holes. There is a problem that the claw portion is broken if it is forcibly fitted without being fitted. In addition, when the mounting hole is formed slightly larger in consideration of the mounting property between the mounting hole and the claw portion, a problem occurs that the upper edge of the over fender in the mounted state is displaced or rattled with respect to the vehicle body outer plate. . Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure of an over fender that does not require high positional accuracy between the over fender and the vehicle body outer plate and that can stably fix the over fender to the vehicle body outer plate.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is to fix a lower end of an over fender to a joint between a vehicle body outer panel and a wheel house outer panel with a fastener, and to fix the upper fender on the over fender. Near the edge
A boss with a flange at the tip is protruded on the side, and the car body outer plate is
Form a mounting hole into which the flange of the boss can be inserted, and
With the flange inserted into the mounting hole, the upper edge of the over fender was brought into close contact with the vehicle body outer plate by press-fitting a clip made of a leaf spring between the inner surface of the vehicle body outer plate and the rear surface of the flange . Things.

[0005]

First, the lower end of the over fender is fastened and fixed to the joint between the vehicle body outer panel and the wheel house outer panel with rivets or bolts. Next, the flanged boss of the over fender is inserted into the mounting hole of the vehicle body outer plate, and the flange is penetrated inside the mounting hole. Here, when the leaf spring clip is inserted between the flange and the vehicle body outer plate from the indoor side of the vehicle body, the upper edge of the over fender comes into close contact with the outer surface of the vehicle body outer plate. If the mounting hole of the vehicle body outer plate is formed large beforehand, the boss can be inserted into the mounting hole without trouble even if there is some deviation in the positional accuracy between the flanged boss and the mounting hole, and the spring of the leaf spring clip Since the over fender is brought into close contact with the vehicle body outer panel by force, no backlash or displacement occurs.

The lower end of the over fender is fixed to the joint between the vehicle body outer panel and the wheel house outer panel because this joint has a strength enough to support the load of the over fender. The joint is not limited to the one in which the vehicle body outer panel is bent and folded with the wheel house outer panel therebetween, and the one in which both panels are overlapped and welded may be used.

[0007]

1 shows the rear of a van type vehicle to which the present invention is applied. A resin over fender 10 is attached to the outside of the wheel arch 1 of the rear wheel. As shown in FIG. 2, an outer panel 2 is provided inside the wheel arch 1.
A wheel house is formed by the inner panel 3 and the outer panel lower end of the outer panel 2 is bent inward, and a quarter panel 4 constituting a vehicle body outer plate is provided on a lower surface of the bent part.
Are overlapped and welded together.

The over fender 10 is formed to have a substantially C-shaped cross section, and a lower end 10a extending horizontally toward the inside of the vehicle body is fastened to the lower surface of the joint 5 between the quarter panel 4 and the outer panel 2 with a rivet or the like. It is fixed by the tool 11. Further, an edge protector 12 which is in close contact with the outer surface of the quarter panel 4 is provided on an upper edge portion of the over fender 10.
Are continuously attached. Over fender 10
An inclined seating surface 10b substantially parallel to the inclination of the quarter panel 4 is formed on the inner surface of the vehicle, and a cylindrical boss 10c protruding from the seating surface 10b toward the inside of the vehicle body is integrally formed. As shown in FIG. 3, a laterally elongated flange 10d is formed at the tip of the boss 10c, and the inner surface of the flange 10d is also a slope parallel to the bearing surface 10b. Quarter panel 4
Has a horizontally long mounting hole 4a (see FIG. 4) corresponding to the flange 10d, and the boss 10c is inserted into the mounting hole 4a. A bifurcated clip 13 made of a leaf spring is press-fitted between the inner surface of the quarter panel 4 and the flange 10 d, and the edge protector 12 is held in close contact with the quarter panel 4 by the spring force of the clip 13. Also,
Seat surface 10b of over fender 10 and quarter panel 4
The packing 14 is interposed between the outer surfaces of the mounting holes 4a.
To prevent water from entering the inside of the quarter panel 4. The boss 10c is an over fender 1
0, and a plurality of mounting holes 4a are provided correspondingly.
Are also provided at a plurality of locations on the quota panel 4.

Here, a method of attaching the over fender 10 to a vehicle body will be described. First, over fender 10
Is aligned with the lower surface of the joint 5 between the quarter panel 4 and the outer panel 2 and is fastened and fixed by fasteners 11 such as rivets. In this state, the over fender 10
Is inserted into the mounting hole 4a of the quarter panel 4. The mounting hole 4a is formed larger than the flange 10d in consideration of mounting errors and manufacturing errors.
Can be easily inserted into the mounting hole 4a. Then, the clip 13 is inserted from the working hole 6a of the indoor side panel 6 fixed to the upper part of the outer panel 2 and the inner panel 3, and inserted between the inner surface of the quarter panel 4 and the flange 10d with a finger as shown in FIG. . The edge protector 12 attached to the upper edge of the over fender 10 by the spring force of the clip 13
And the packing 14 arranged on the seating surface 10b closely adheres to the outer surface of the quarter panel 4, and the over fender 10 is stably attached.

In the above embodiment, the mounting structure of the rear wheel side over fender has been described. However, the front wheel side over fender can be mounted in the same manner.

[0011]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the lower end of the over fender is fixed to the joint between the vehicle body outer panel and the wheel house outer panel with a fastener, and the flanged boss of the over fender is provided. Is inserted into the mounting hole of the vehicle body outer panel, and the clip is press-fitted between the inner surface of the vehicle body outer panel and the flange so that the upper edge of the over fender comes into close contact with the vehicle body outer panel. Even if there is some error in the positional accuracy of the over fender, it can be easily attached and the spring force of the clip makes the over fender adhere to the vehicle body outer plate, so that there is no backlash or deviation at the upper edge of the over fender , Can be installed stably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a van type vehicle to which the present invention is applied.

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

FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrows III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wheel arch part 2 Wheel house outer panel 4 Quarter panel (body outer plate) 5 Joining part 10 Over fender 10a Lower end part 10c Boss 10d Flange 11 Rivet (fastener) 13 Clip

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] An overfender mounting structure mounted outside a wheel arch portion of a vehicle body, wherein a lower end of the overfender is fixed to a joint between a vehicle body outer plate and a wheel house outer panel by a fastener, At the tip on the inner surface near the upper edge
A boss with a flange is projected and the flange of the boss is attached to the outer body plate.
Form a mounting hole that can be inserted, and fit the flange of the boss with the mounting hole
By inserting a clip made of a leaf spring between the inner surface of the vehicle body outer plate and the back surface of the flange in a state of being inserted into the vehicle body, the upper edge of the over fender is brought into close contact with the vehicle body outer plate. Mounting structure for over fender.