JP3235750B2 - Car - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a motor vehicle having a side step.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, off-road vehicles have raised floors so that they can travel on rough roads. For this reason, a side step b is provided below the side sill a as shown in FIG.

[0003]

However, in this automobile, the interior of the vehicle body can be seen from the gap d between the lower end of the side sill a and the side step b, which is not desirable in appearance (see FIG. 3).
Further, there is also a disadvantage that muddy water jumped up by wheels during running runs out of the gap d, and the upper surface of the side step b is easily stained.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to solve such a problem, and the gist of the present invention is as follows.
Has a side step below the side sill
In a car, between the side sill and the side step
Form side sill with side sill lower protector
Lower end flank, which is the joint between the outer panel and the inner panel
The cover is placed so as to hide it, and the protector
Side mower fixed to the upper end and side sill outer panel
The lower end of the side molding with the lower part of the holder.
The lower end of the protector and the side step.
Fix the protector and follow the side step deflection
Deformation in response.

[0005]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the motor vehicle shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a side sill, its inner and outer panels 1a, 1b are joined by a flange portion 1c, and a side step 2 is arranged below the side sill. As shown in FIG. 2, the front and rear ends of the side steps 2 are supported and fixed to brackets 4 a and 4 b projecting from the side frame 4 via arms 3 and 3. A rising portion 2a is provided on the inner end face of the side step 2 so as to extend over the entire length. Reference numeral 5 denotes a reinforcing member installed on the lower surface of the side step 2.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an extruded or vacuum-formed side sill lower protector, which is provided with an appropriate number of tongue pieces 6a at a predetermined interval at an upper end thereof and a bent portion 6 at a lower end thereof.
b is provided over the entire length. Reference numeral 7 denotes a side molding holder fixed to the side sill outer panel 1b, which is provided with a locking portion 7a and a horizontal portion 7b at both upper and lower ends. Further, a bulging portion 7c having a trapezoidal cross section is provided at the center of the holder 7 to form a closed cross section 8 between the holder 7 and the side sill outer panel 1b. Reference numeral 9 denotes a side molding having a substantially triangular cross section, which is provided at its upper end with a claw 9a and at its lower end with a lower end 9b.

The hook 9a of the side molding 9 is engaged with the engaging portion 7a of the side molding holder 7. After fixing these with the clip 10 across the lower end 9b,
A lower end tongue piece 6b of the side sill lower protector 6 is fixed to a rising portion 2a of the side step 2 with a clip 11.

Since the present embodiment is configured as described above,
Even if the side step 2 is bent by receiving a load, the side sill lower protector 6 is deformed correspondingly. For this reason, it is preferable that the thickness of the side sill lower protector 6 be made as small as possible within a range that does not cause a problem in strength. The protector 6 may be a sheet metal processed one.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
Side step adapts to side step deflection
Connected to the side sill via the deformable protector.
There is no fear that the side sill part will be deformed.
Protector that deforms in response to side step deflection
The hard side step extends upwards
There is no need to take external measures. On the protector
Side molding fixed to the end and side sill outer panel
Fix the lower end of the side molding with the lower part of the holder
So they can be fastened with a common clip
So, let's attach the protector to the side molding
There is no need to separately provide a seat, a clip, or the like. Therefore,
It is economical and has good assembling workability. Sides
The gap between the tip and the side sill is the side sill lower protection
Cover, so the appearance is better and
The mud splashed on the top of the side step
Prevents side step dirt from being prevented
be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a main part of the present invention, which is taken along line AA
It is sectional drawing by a line.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a support structure of a side step of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a conventional example corresponding to FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an off-road car.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Side sill 1a Side sill inner panel 1b Side sill outer panel 1c Flange part 2 Side step 2a Standing part 3 Arm 4 Side frame 6 Side sill lower protector 6a Tongue piece 6b Bending part 7 Side molding holder 7b Horizontal part 9 Side molding 9b Lower end part 10 Clip clip

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B62D 25/20 B60R 3/00 B60R 13/04

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A motor vehicle formed by arranging the side step below the side sill, the side sill lower protector between the side sill and side step sill
Is the joint between the outer panel and the inner panel
Place the lower flange so as to hide it, and
Secured to the upper edge of the tractor and the side sill outer panel
Lower part of side molding with lower part of side molding holder
Between the lower end of the protector and the side
Step is fixed, the above protector is side step
An automobile characterized by being deformed in accordance with the deflection of the vehicle.