JP3208253B2 - Car air outlet structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air outlet structure for an automobile in which air in a passenger compartment is guided to the outside of the passenger compartment by negative pressure during traveling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional air outlet structure for an automobile, there is known an air outlet structure shown in FIG.
No. 78110). That is, the rear fender panel 51 of the vehicle body 50 is provided with an air outlet grille 52 projecting to the side of the vehicle body at a rear portion thereof. An air duct is formed inside the air outlet grille 52, and a communication port that communicates with the interior of the vehicle through the air duct is provided on the rear surface 53. In such a configuration, when the vehicle travels, a traveling wind passing through the side of the air outlet grill 52 generates a negative pressure on the rear surface 53 side, and the negative pressure causes the vehicle to pass through a communication port provided on the rear surface 53. The indoor air is led to the outside, and the vehicle interior is ventilated.

[0003]

However, since the air outlet grill 52, which is a dedicated ventilation part having an air duct and a communication port formed therein, is conventionally used, the number of parts is increased. Cost disadvantage. In addition, the presence of the air outlet grille 52 partially protruding from the rear fender panel 51 hinders the vehicle body 50 from being made into a flash surface, thereby deteriorating the appearance quality.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and has as its object to provide an automobile air outlet structure capable of simultaneously reducing the number of parts and improving the appearance quality. It is.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an air outlet structure for a vehicle according to the present invention has a front end provided on a rear edge of a door which is pivotally supported by a vehicle body to open and close an opening. the outside handle is provided, wherein the outer plate of the pillar to form a rear edge of the opening, the communicating port formed at a portion facing the outside handle when the door is closed, the continuous opening, out having slits while place the side handle finisher, in the interior of the pillar, each side
The outside Ha an edge is joined to the inner surface of the outer plate
Rain information facing the dolphin finisher at an interval
And the reinforcement and the outside hank
One end passes through the slit between the
An air duct is formed to communicate with the outside of the vehicle compartment, and the other end communicates with the interior of the vehicle compartment via the interior space of the pillar.

[0006]

In the above construction, when the vehicle travels, due to the negative pressure generated by this, the air in the passenger compartment flows through the internal space of the pillar and the air duct formed between the outside handle finisher and the reinforcement to the communication port direction. And is led out from the slit of the outside handle finisher fitted to the communication port. Accordingly, the outside handle finisher is disposed at a portion facing the outside handle, and has a finisher function of facilitating finger insertion when operating the outside handle due to the concave shape. It also functions as an air outlet grill that leads out to the outside. On the other hand, reinforcement is joined to the inner surface of the outer plate of the pillar to reinforce the outer plate, and by extension not only exhibits reinforcement inherent function of reinforcing the pillar, outside Ha as described above
An air duct is formed between the door and the finisher, and it also has the function of guiding the air in the passenger compartment to the communication port.

On the other hand, the reinforce is joined to the inner surface of the outer plate of the pillar to reinforce the outer plate and thus extend the pillar. An air duct is formed between the outer plate of the pillar and the outside plate, and the function of guiding the air in the vehicle compartment to the communication port is also exhibited.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. That is, FIG. 1 shows a rear portion of a left side surface of a vehicle body 1 according to the present embodiment. The vehicle body 1 is provided with an opening 2 for rear entry and exit, and is provided at a front F of the opening 2. Is provided with an opening (not shown) for getting on and off the front part.
A door 3 that opens and closes the opening 2 is pivotally supported by the vehicle body 1 at a front end, and an outside handle 4 that is operated when the door 3 is opened is provided at a rear edge thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, the door 3 has a door outer panel 5 and a door inner panel 6 which are hemmed and has a glass run 7 inserted between the panels 5 and 6. The door glass 8 is supported so as to be movable up and down.

The rear edge of the opening 2 is formed by a pillar 9, and the pillar 9 extends vertically between the opening 2 and the rear side window 10. The outer plate of the pillar 9 is formed by the front part of the rear fender panel 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the pillar inner panel 12 is located in front of the rear side window 10 of the rear fender panel 11 and inside the cabin R. Are joined to form a pillar 9. In the rear fender panel 11, a communication port 14 communicating with the inside of the pillar 9 is formed in a portion facing the outside handle 4 when the door 3 is closed.

An outside handle finisher 15 made of resin is fitted into the communication port 14. As shown in FIG. 3, the outside handle finisher 15 includes a flange 16 formed on a peripheral portion thereof,
2 and 4, and is fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the communication port 14 by a flange 16 via a seal member 18, as shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 2, the finisher 17 has a substantially L-shaped horizontal cross section, and a substantially U-shaped vertical cross section as shown in FIG. It is formed in a concave shape so that a finger insertion space can be secured between them. In this finisher part 17,
A plurality of horizontal slits 19 are provided, and fins 20 projecting inwardly of the pillar 9 and rising in a curved shape are provided at the lower edge of each slit 19.
A pair of drain holes 21 and 21 are formed in the flange 16 provided at the lower end.

On the other hand, a steel reinforcement 22 is arranged inside the pillar 9. This Rain Force 2
5, a pair of vertical walls 23, 23 formed in a direction substantially perpendicular to each other, a lower wall 24 formed at the lower end of the vertical walls 23, 23, and vertical walls 23, 23, as shown in FIG. And a flange 25 provided from the side edge to the peripheral edge of the lower wall. The flange 25 is joined to the periphery of the communication port 14 on the inner surface side of the rear fender panel 11, whereby the outside handle finisher is formed.
One end is slit between 15 and Reinforce 22
19 , and the other end is connected to the pillar 9
The air duct 26 which communicates with the inside of is formed. The interior space of the pillar 9 shown in FIG. 2 communicates with the interior of the vehicle cabin R at a site (not shown).
4 is through the air duct 26 and the internal space of the pillar 9,
It communicates with the cabin R.

In this embodiment having the above-described structure, the outside handle finisher 1 is used for riding or the like.
The door 3 can be opened by inserting a finger inside the outside handle 4 along the direction 5 and hooking and pulling the finger on the outside handle 4. Also,
When the vehicle travels with the door 3 closed, the negative pressure generated on the side surface of the vehicle body causes the air in the cabin R to move from the interior space of the pillar 9 to the outside handle finish.
The air is sucked in the direction of the communication port 14 through an air duct 26 formed between the shear 15 and the reinforcement 22. Then, as shown by an arrow A in FIG. 4, after passing between the fins 20 of the outside handle finisher 15 fitted and arranged in the communication port 14, it is led out from the slit 19. Therefore, the outside handle finisher 15 not only has a finisher function for facilitating the finger insertion operation when operating the outside handle 4, but also functions as an air outlet grill that leads the air in the vehicle compartment to the outside.

That is, since the outside handle finisher 15 has both the original finisher function and the function as an air outlet grill, and since the outside handle finisher 15 is an existing part, the number of parts increases. Thus, the formation of the air outlet grill can be achieved without causing the problem. As a result, it is not necessary to mount an air outlet grill on the outer surface of the rear fender panel 11 as in the related art, thereby enabling the vehicle body 1 to be made into a flash surface and improving the appearance quality.

The rainwater, car wash water and the like that have entered between the slits 19 and the fins 20 are removed by the rain force 22.
The vertical walls 23, 23 prevent further intrusion into the pillar 9 and flow down along the surfaces of the vertical walls 23, 23 and the surface of the lower wall 24, as shown by an arrow W in FIG. The water is drained from the drain hole 21 to the outside. Therefore, rainwater or car wash water that has entered through the slit 19 does not enter the interior of the pillar 9 or the vehicle compartment R via the interior of the pillar 9.

On the other hand, since the reinforcement 22 is joined to the rear fender panel 11 inside the pillar 9, it has a function of increasing the rigidity of the rear fender panel 11, and furthermore, the rigidity of the pillar 9. Therefore,
In the pillar 9, the communication port 14 is connected to the rear fender panel 11.
Is formed, the rigidity of the pillar 9 does not decrease.
A striker (not shown) is provided in the vicinity of the communication port 14 and is disposed on the pillar 9 and engages with the latch on the door 3 side. The required rigidity near the striker can be secured by the reinforcement 22. .

In the rain force 22, as described above, the outside handlebars in the pillar 9 are provided.
An air duct 26 is formed between the air inlet 26 and the finisher 15 so that the air in the vehicle cabin R is guided to the communication port 14. In addition, since the reinforce 22 is an existing part for securing the rigidity required for the pillar 9, the number of parts is reduced in combination with the outside handle finisher 15 having the function of the air outlet grille described above. It is possible to form an air outlet that leads the air inside the vehicle compartment to the outside while reducing the number of air outlets.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the outside handle finisher functions as an air outlet grill, and the air duct that guides the air in the passenger compartment to the outside handle finisher by the rain force disposed in the pillar. It was formed. Therefore, while reducing the number of parts without using dedicated ventilation parts, the existing parts, such as the outside handle finisher and the reinforcement, form an air outlet that leads the air in the passenger compartment to the outside at low cost. Becomes possible. Further, as a result, it is not necessary to provide an air outlet grill which is partially protruded from the rear fender panel, thereby enabling a flash surface of the vehicle body and improving the appearance quality.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of a vehicle body showing an embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an outside handle finisher.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an arrangement structure of a communication port and a reinforcement and a reinforcement;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 2 Opening 3 Door 4 Outside handle 9 Pillar 11 Rear fender panel (outer plate) 14 Communication port 15 Outside handle finisher 19 Slit 22 Reinforce 26 Air duct R Vehicle compartment

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An outside handle is provided at a rear edge of a door that opens and closes an opening by pivotally supporting a front end of the door by a vehicle body, and an outer plate of a pillar that forms a rear edge of the opening has an outer plate when the door is closed. the outside handle forms a facing communication port on site, the continuous opening, while place the outside handle finisher with slits, inside of the pillar, the inner surface of the both side edges the outer panel Joined to the out
Side handle finisher facing away from the finisher
Inforce, the reinforcement and the outsourcing
One end of the slip handle between the handle handle finisher
An air outlet structure for an automobile, characterized in that an air duct communicating with the outside of the vehicle compartment through the airbag and the other end communicating with the interior of the vehicle compartment through the interior space of the pillar is formed.