JP3105731B2 - Mounting structure of tailgate deflector - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tailgate deflector mounting structure which is retrofitted to a tailgate of a wagon or the like and which mainly performs a flow rectification function of traveling wind around the tailgate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a tailgate deflector is mounted on a tailgate, a part of a bracket which is partially exposed to the outer surface side of the tailgate is turned around into a vehicle interior, and is used as a tailgate-side mounting leg. It is common to screw into a screw hole or the like provided in the gate frame by post-processing.

[0003]

However, when mounting on a portion where the outer surface side is a glass surface, the tip of the screw can be seen from the outside if a hole is made in the tailgate frame. How to attach is not possible. Therefore, even in such a case, a mounting structure that has a good appearance and can be securely fixed is desired. The present invention satisfies such a need.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a structure for mounting a tailgate deflector on a tailgate via a bracket, wherein a stopper plate is attached to a tailgate frame whose outside is covered with glass. On the other hand, a part of the side bracket is turned around from the outer surface side of the tailgate to the interior of the vehicle, and the tip of the side bracket is used as a mounting leg provided with a nut. A screw member that is overlapped on the tailgate frame side and passed from the interior of the vehicle to the stopper portion is engaged with a nut of the mounting leg, and the tip of the screw member is brought into contact with the tailgate frame or the stopper plate. .

[0005] At this time, a substantially U-shaped section is provided on the stopper plate, and a portion inside the vehicle compartment is used as the stopper section, and the tip of the mounting leg is inserted into the space of the substantially U-shaped section. Further, a positioning recess for accommodating the tip of the screw member can be formed in the tailgate-side portion of the substantially U-shaped section.

In addition, the stopper plate can be fixed to the tailgate frame by adhesion, and a part of the stopper plate interferes with the tailgate to prevent the tailgate from coming off toward the end of the tailgate. Can be provided.

[0007]

[Function] The mounting leg is placed on the tailgate side of the stopper portion, the screw member is passed through the stopper portion from the interior of the vehicle and engaged with the nut of the mounting leg, and further screwing, the tip of the screw member comes into contact with the tailgate side. As a result, the mounting leg comes out in the direction opposite to the screwing direction.
However, when the mounting leg comes into contact with the stopper plate, further removal is restricted, so that the side bracket is fixed to the tailgate via the stopper plate.

As a result, even if the tailgate portion to which the side bracket is attached is of a type whose outer surface is covered with glass, the tailgate does not require drilling and the nut cannot be seen from the outside. The tailgate deflector can be retrofitted easily and easily.

If the stopper plate is provided with a substantially U-shaped section, the tip of the screw member can be brought into contact with the tailgate-side portion of the substantially U-shaped section, and the tailgate side is not damaged. I can do it.

At this time, if a positioning recess for accommodating the distal end of the screw member is formed, the position of the distal end of the screw member with respect to the substantially U-shaped section can be accurately determined, and the screw member can be prevented from falling down or coming off.

Furthermore, if the stopper plate is attached to the tailgate with an adhesive, there is no need to machine the tailgate at the time of attaching the stopper plate and the side bracket, so that the tailgate can be easily attached without damaging the tailgate. become.

In addition, if a side stopper is provided in a part of the stopper plate, even if the stopper plate receives an external force directed toward the end of the tail gate, the stopper plate comes off due to the interference between the side stopper and the tail gate deflector. Is regulated, and a firm attachment of the tailgate deflector can be secured.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which a tailgate deflector 20 is attached to an upper part of a tailgate 10 of a wagon vehicle.
2 is a sectional view taken along line 1-1 of FIG. 2, FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the tailgate deflector 20, FIG. 4 is a view showing how to attach a side bracket and a stopper plate, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state where a tailgate deflector mounting bracket is mounted.

First, referring to FIG.
Is provided to be openable and closable through a hinge mechanism 12 (FIG. 4) at a rear opening portion surrounded by the roof 2, the rear pillar 4 and the bumper 6, and the upper half side outer surface is covered with a large glass 14. I have.

The tailgate deflector 20, which also functions as a rectifier for traveling wind at the upper part of the tailgate 10 and serves as a sunshade, extends long in the vehicle width direction and forms a raised part 24 at the center with respect to the left and right low step parts 22. It is attached to the upper part of the tailgate 10 by an attachment part 26 and a side attachment part 28.

As shown in FIG. 1, a glass 14 covers the tail gate frame 16, and as is apparent from FIGS.
A part of a substantially U-shaped section 32 provided on one end side of the stopper plate 30 is attached to the stopper plate 7 with an adhesive 31.

The substantially U-shaped section 32 has a stopper portion 34 on the vehicle interior side and an adhesive portion 36 on the flange 17 side provided substantially in parallel. The stopper portion 34 is provided with a through hole 35 of an appropriate screw member 40 such as a screw or a bolt, and a positioning recess 37 for accommodating the distal end 42 of the screw member 40 is formed at a position of the adhesive portion 36 opposed to this. . Reference numeral 44 denotes a lock nut.

As can be seen in FIG.
A side bracket 50 for mounting the side mounting portion 28 of the tailgate deflector 20 is mounted on the glass 14 at the upper right and left sides of the glass, and a center bracket 60 is mounted on the upper end 19 of the tailgate near the boundary with the roof 2. Have been.

As is clear from FIGS. 1 and 4, the side bracket 50 rises from the outer surface of the glass 14 and comes into contact with the inner surface of the side mounting portion 28;
Adhesive part 54 attached to the surface of 4 by adhesive 53
And a mounting leg 56 that goes around the glass molding 18 and goes around the vehicle cabin, and the leading end enters the space of the substantially U-shaped section 32 in cross section. Reference numeral 21 denotes a molding attached to the tip of the side attachment portion 28.

The mounting leg 56 is formed with a nut 58 which is a mounting seat threaded so as to engage with the screw member 40. Further, the support portion 52 is formed with a bolt through hole 51 corresponding to the bolt through hole 29 formed in the side mounting portion 28, and engages with the bolt 70 passed through these bolt through holes 29, 51. The side attachment portion 28 is attached to the support portion 52 with a weld nut 72. In this embodiment, the weld nut 72 is welded to the support portion 52 in advance, but may be separate.

The enlarged portion 4a in FIG. 4 is a view in the direction of arrow B of the bracket 5 mounted on the tailgate 10, and FIG. 4b is the stopper plate 3 in the direction of arrow C as well.
FIG.

As is apparent from FIGS. 3 and 5, the center bracket 60 has a substantially band-shaped main body 62 attached to the left and right of the upper end 19 of the tailgate with an adhesive 61, and a substantially L-shaped body attached in the middle thereof. With a stay 64 in the shape of a letter,
A weld nut 66 is provided at the tip of the stay 64. The upper end of the main body 62 forms a locking portion 68 that bends in a substantially U-shape, and is engaged with the flange 19 a at the tip of the upper end 19 of the tailgate.

As is apparent from FIG. 3, the weld nut 6
Reference numeral 6 corresponds to a bolt through hole 27 provided in the upper attachment portion 26 of the tailgate deflector 20, and the tailgate deflector 20 is attached to the stay 64 by a bolt 74.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are sectional views taken along lines 6-6 and 7-7 of FIG. 2, respectively. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the flow of the traveling wind, and the enlarged portion 8a shown in FIG.
8b, and FIG.

As can be seen in these figures, the ridges 24
Protrudes above the surface of the roof 2 and has an air inlet 23 at its front end. The low step portion 22 is substantially flush with the roof 2.

Further, the rear end portion 25 of the tailgate deflector 20 is curved downward continuously to the straightening surface 24a formed of a continuous curved surface formed inside the raised portion 24. Therefore, the traveling wind flows backward as it is through the upper surfaces of the left and right low step portions 22 (flow indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 8).

In the raised portion 24, the air enters the inside of the tailgate deflector 20 through the air inlet 23, and the rectifying surface 2
It is bent downward along 4a, and is divided into a flow descending on the glass 14 of the tailgate 10 and a flow flowing backward along the outer surface of the raised portion 24. The generation of the airflow that descends along the glass 14 blows off dust and snow reaching the surface of the glass 14, thereby preventing the glass 14 from being stained.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In order to mount the side bracket 50, first, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the side stopper portion 38 of the stopper plate 30 is connected to the glass molding 18 and the tailgate frame 1.
6, and the adhesive portion 36 of the substantially U-shaped section 32 is fixed to the flange 7 with the adhesive 31.

Subsequently, the side bracket 50 is attached from the side of the tailgate 10 so that the glass molding 18 is sandwiched between the adhesive portion 54 and the screwing portion 56. Nut 58
Are aligned with the bolt holes 35 of the stopper portion 34, the screw member 40 is passed through the bolt hole 35 of the stopper portion 34 from the vehicle interior side, and the tip 42 is screwed into the nut 58.

Eventually, the tip 42 of the screw member 40 comes into contact with the positioning recess 37, and when the screw member 40 is further turned in this state, the nut 58 is engaged with the screw member 40. It starts to open in the lower part of the figure, that is, in the direction of arrow A. However, this opening is restricted within a certain limit by the presence of the stopper portion 34, and does not open greatly as shown by a virtual line in the figure.

Therefore, the side side bracket 50
Does not open wider than necessary,
0 can be prevented from falling off. For this reason, the mounting of the side bracket 50 can be ensured even in a mounting location where the position is regulated without mounting the distal end 42 of the screw member 40 on the flange 17 side by drilling.

Further, by accommodating the distal end 42 in the positioning recess 37, the position of the distal end 42 can be determined, the screw member 40 can be prevented from being mounted in a falling state, and the screw member 40 is not easily detached by an external force. , Can be installed more robustly. In addition, since there is no direct contact with the flange 17, there is no damage to the flange 17 side.

Further, since it is not necessary to make a hole in the flange 17 and attach the screw member 40, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the mounting portion can be seen from the outside through the glass 14 by making a hole in this portion. Appearance can be kept good. Therefore, even when retrofitting to the tailgate frame 16 portion covered with the glass 14, no machining is performed on the vehicle body side, and the appearance can be easily, simply and quickly mounted.

Further, even if an external force is applied to the side bracket 50 so as to pull it out of the end of the tailgate 10 (to the left in FIG. 1), the side stopper 38 interferes with the glass molding 18, so that the side bracket 50 50
Can be prevented from falling off.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line 1-1 of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a method of mounting a tailgate deflector.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting method of a bracket and a stopper plate.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a traveling wind flow.

[Explanation of symbols]

2: roof, 10: tailgate, 14: glass, 1
6: tailgate frame, 18: glass mall, 2
0: tailgate deflector, 30: stopper plate, 31: adhesive, 32: substantially U-shaped section, 34: stopper section, 35: bolt through hole, 36: adhesive section, 3
7: positioning concave portion, 38: side stopper portion, 40:
Screw member, 50: side bracket, 52: support, 5
4: adhesive part, 56: mounting leg, 58: nut

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] In a structure for mounting a tailgate deflector on a tailgate via a side bracket, a stopper plate is mounted on a tailgate frame whose outside is covered with glass, while a part of the side bracket is mounted on the tailgate. From the outer surface side to the interior of the vehicle, the tip of which is a mounting leg provided with a nut, and this mounting leg is superimposed on the tailgate frame side of the stopper portion provided on the stopper plate, and the stopper is mounted from the vehicle interior side. A screw member passed through the portion is engaged with a nut of a mounting leg, and a tip end of the screw member is brought into contact with a tailgate frame or a stopper plate. 2. A stopper plate having a substantially U-shaped section in cross section, the interior portion of the vehicle interior serving as a stopper section,
2. A mounting structure for a tailgate deflector according to claim 1, wherein the tip of the mounting leg is inserted into a space having a substantially U-shaped section. 3. A mounting structure for a tailgate deflector according to claim 2, wherein a positioning recess for accommodating the tip of the screw member is formed in the tailgate side portion of the substantially U-shaped section. 4. The tailgate deflector mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the stopper plate is adhered and fixed to the tailgate frame. 5. The stopper plate according to claim 1, wherein a side stopper portion is provided at a part of the stopper plate for restricting the tail gate from coming off toward the end of the tail gate by interfering with the tail gate. The mounting structure of the tailgate deflector described in (1).