JP3417146B2 - Hood support structure for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle hood support structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional vehicle hood support structure,
For example, those shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 are known (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-19960).

Hood ridges 1 having closed cross sections are provided on both left and right sides of the engine room E (only the left side structure is shown in the drawing). A front fender 2 is attached to the hood ridge 1. 3 is a front pillar, 4
Shows the front window panel.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a hood, which is an engine room E.
To cover the upper part of. The hood 5 is supported by a hood hinge 6 so as to be openable and closable. The hood hinge 6 includes a hinge bracket 7 attached to the hood ridge 1 and a hinge arm 8 attached to the hood 5.

The hinge bracket 7 is attached to the hood ridge 1 in a portion covered by the front fender 2, and its rear end 9 is located rearward of the rear end 5a of the hood 5. The rear end portion 10 of the hinge arm 8 is bent toward the hinge bracket 7 side, passes through a gap (not shown) between the front fender 2 and the hood ridge 1, and the front fender 2
It goes inside and is pivotally supported by a pin 11 with respect to the rear end portion 9 of the hinge bracket 7 located inside the front fender 2.
Therefore, the hood 5 can be opened upward with the pin 11 as the center, and the pin 11 is d more than the rear end 5a of the hood 5.
It will be in a state of being located only behind. In this way, since the pin 11 is located behind the rear end 5a of the hood 5 by d, the position of the rear end 5a is h when the hood 5 is opened upward.
The rear end 5a of the hood 5 and the wiper (not shown) provided on the front surface of the front window panel 4 do not interfere with each other.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional technique, since the hinge bracket 7 of the hood hinge 6 is attached to the hood ridge 1 in the front fender 2, the vehicle body is assembled as a procedure. The attachment work of the hinge bracket 7 must be performed before the front fender 2 is attached. Since such a restriction on the assembly procedure causes a decrease in the efficiency of the assembly work, improvement thereof is desired. Also, when replacing the hood hinge 6 for repair, the front fender 2 must be removed once, which is disadvantageous in terms of workability of replacing the hood hinge 6.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional technique, and provides a hood support structure for a vehicle which is excellent in the workability of assembling the vehicle body and the workability of replacing the hood hinge.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a front fender is provided with a hood that is covered with a hood.
A cutout is formed, and the attachment point to the vehicle body is included in the cutout.
Install the hinge bracket so that the main part is located
By attaching it to the body of the body,
The part that is covered with the hood outside of the Londofender
Position, and the rear end of which is pivotally supported by the pin is the flange.
It is located inside the Tonfender.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the front flap is provided.
Form an inclined surface on the part of the ender that is covered by the hood.
And the notch is formed on the inclined surface.
To do.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the invention, on the notch
Attach the mounting piece formed downward from the end to the hinge bracket.
It is characterized in that it is attached to the upward protruding part provided on the
It

[0011]

[0012]

According to the invention described in [action] claim 1, since the main portion of the hinge bracket includes an attachment point to the vehicle body is located outside of the front fender, independently of the mounting of the front fender, The hinge bracket can be installed and removed. Therefore, the workability of assembling the vehicle body and the workability of exchanging the hood hinge are improved.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the mounting piece formed downward from the upper end of the notch is attached to the protrusion provided on the hinge bracket, the upper end position of the notch of the front fender is stable. However, it prevents a surface difference from being formed on the hood surface.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
It will be described based on. It should be noted that the description overlapping with the conventional one is omitted.

In the front fender 12 of this embodiment, an upper end 12a having the same height as the side end 13b of the hood 13 is formed along the front-rear direction, and the rear ends of the upper end 12a and the side end 13b are in the vehicle width direction center. It is in a state of being slightly curved toward the side. A slope 14 is formed from the upper end 12a of the front fender 12 toward the center side in the vehicle width direction (see FIG. 5), and a flange 14a formed at the lower end of the slope 14 is formed.
Is attached to the upper surface of the hood ridge 15 as the “body body”.

The slope 14 and the flange 14a of the hood ridge 15 are the parts covered by the hood 13 when the hood 13 is closed. A notch 16 is formed in the rear portion of the slope 14 and the flange 14a so as to curve outward in the vehicle width direction. Then, on the upper surface of the hood ridge 15 exposed by the cutout portion 16, a hinge bracket 19 forming a hood hinge 18 is formed.
The main part 24 of the two bolts 17 as "mounting points"
Installed by.

The rear end portion 20 of the hinge bracket 19 is inserted from the cutout portion 16 and is located inside the front fender 12. The rear end portion 2 of this hinge bracket 19
The rear end portion 23 of the hinge arm 22 is pivotally supported by the pin 21 by the pin 21, and the main portion 25 of the hinge arm 22 has the cutout portion 1
6 to the outside of the front fender 12 and the hood 13
Is attached to the bottom surface of. Then, each rear end portion 20, 2
The pin 21 that pivotally supports 3 is the front fender 12
Is located rearward of the rear end 13a of the hood 13 by d. Therefore, when the hood 13 is opened upward centering on the pin 21 as in the conventional case, the rear end 13a of the hood 13 is
Is raised so that the rear end 13a does not interfere with the front window panel 26 (see FIG. 2) or a wiper (not shown).

On the upper surface of the hinge bracket 19,
A pedestal bracket 27 as a "projection" is fastened together with one bolt 17. A downward mounting piece 28 is formed from the upper end 12a of the cutout portion 16, and the mounting piece 28 is attached to the pedestal bracket 27 by a bolt 29. Thus, the upper end 12a of the cutout portion 16
By attaching the mounting piece 28 formed from the above to the pedestal bracket 27, the rigidity of the upper end 12a of the cutout portion 16 is increased, deformation is prevented, and the position of the upper end 12a is stabilized. Therefore, there is no height difference (surface difference) between the upper end 12a and the side end 13b of the hood 13, which is excellent in appearance. By adjusting the length of the mounting piece 28,
It is also possible to adjust the height of the upper end 12a.

Further, a hook piece 30 extending obliquely upward is integrally formed on the hinge bracket 19, and the tip of the hook piece 30 engages with the opening 31 of the hinge arm 22 to retract the hood 13 in the event of a vehicle collision. It has a structure to prevent it.

As described above, in the hinge bracket 19 of this embodiment, the main portion 24 is provided outside (notched portion 16) not covered by the front fender 12, and the hinge bracket 19 is mounted. Since the two bolts 17 are not covered by the front fender 12, the hinge bracket 19 can be attached / detached regardless of the attachment of the front fender 12. Therefore, it is very advantageous in terms of the workability of assembling the vehicle body and the workability of exchanging the hood hinge 18.

In the above description, the hinge bracket 19 is used.
Although an example of mounting the pedestal bracket 27 on the above is shown, if a cut and raised portion as a "projection" is integrally formed on the hinge bracket 19 and the mounting piece 28 is attached to the cut and raised portion, it is a separate component. It is possible to eliminate the pedestal bracket 27 and reduce the number of parts.

Further, the hinge bracket 19 of the present invention
Need only be attached to a portion covered with the hood 13 outside the front fender 12, and the notch 16 need not necessarily be formed in the front fender 12.

According to the invention described in claim 1, since the main portion of the hinge bracket includes an attachment point to the vehicle body is located outside of the front fender, independently of the mounting of the front fender, The hinge bracket can be installed and removed. Therefore, the workability of assembling the vehicle body and the workability of exchanging the hood hinge are improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the mounting piece formed downward from the upper end of the notch is attached to the protrusion provided on the hinge bracket, the upper end position of the notch of the front fender is stable. However, it prevents a surface difference from being formed on the hood surface.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a vehicle hood support structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view seen from a DA direction shown by an arrow in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a hood hinge.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line SA-SA shown in FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line SB-SB shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional vehicle hood support structure.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a conventional vehicle hood support structure.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a conventional vehicle hood support structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

13 Hood 13a rear end of hood 14 slope 15 Hood Ridge (car body) 16 Notch 17 bolts (mounting points) 18 Hood hinge 19 hinge bracket 20 Rear end of hinge bracket 21 pin 22 Hinge arm 23 Rear end of hinge arm 24 Main part of hinge bracket 27 Pedestal hinge bracket (projection) 28 Mounting piece

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hinge bracket attached to a vehicle body and rear ends of hinge arms attached to a hood are positioned rearward of the rear end of the hood, and the rear ends are pivotally supported by pins. In a vehicle hood support structure in which a hood hinge is formed and the hood is supported so as to be openable and closable via the hood hinge , a cut is made in a portion of the front fender that is covered by the hood.
A notch is formed, and a mounting point to the vehicle body is formed in the notch.
The hinge bracket so that the main part including is located
By attaching the main body to the main body,
Covers the outside of the front fender and the hood.
The rear end that is located in the broken part and is pivotally supported by the pin
Is located inside the front fender
Vehicle hood support structure. 2. The front fender is covered with the hood.
The slope is formed in the part where the cutout is formed, and the cutout is formed in the slope.
The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a portion is formed.
Hood support structure. 3. A cut formed downward from the upper end of the cutout.
Attaching piece to the hinge bracket, the upward protrusion
It is attached to the device according to claim 1 or claim 2.
Vehicle hood support structure.