JP3506110B2 - Mounting structure for vehicle exterior parts - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an exterior component for a vehicle, and more particularly to a mounting structure for the exterior component which is attached to a corner of a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an exterior component of this type, as shown in FIG. 7, there is an ornament 1 which is mounted along the corners on the left and right sides of the front part of a cab-over type vehicle. The ornament 1 is a curved belt-shaped body made of a synthetic resin, and in a series with a belt-shaped front center garnish (hereinafter referred to as a center garnish) 8 mounted between an upper edge of a front panel 70 and a lower edge of a cowl 71 which form the front of the vehicle body. Front side panel (hereinafter,
It is attached along the upper edge of the side panel 72). In the figure, 60 is a cowl 71 side portion and a front pillar 6.
A cover member, L1 and L2, which covers a coupling portion with, are a headlamp and a clearance lamp, respectively.

The cover member 60, the ornament 1 and the side panel 72 are mounted flush so as to cover the outer surface of the lower half of the front pillar 6, and the rear edges of the cover member 60, the ornament 1 and the side panel 72 are arranged in series. It forms a parting line with the front edge of the front door 9.

FIG. 8 shows a typical example of a conventional mounting structure for an ornament 1. The ornament 1 has a stud 2 provided on the rear surface of the front end thereof and projecting toward the rear of the vehicle body. The rubber grommet 81 of 80 is fitted and locked in the fitting hole from the front, and the rear end of the ornament 1 is inserted through the screw insertion hole 15.
The front pillar 6 is attached to the synthetic resin grommet 57 of the support member 5A fixed to the outer surface of the lower half of the front pillar 6 by screwing and fixing it from the outside of the vehicle body. However, in this mounting structure, since the screw member 16 is exposed on the outer surface of the ornament 1, the appearance is not good.

As an ornament mounting structure in which the screw member is not exposed to the outer surface of the ornament, a stud protruding from the front surface of the front end of the ornament is fitted into the mounting portion at the end on the center garnish side as in the above-described conventional structure, though not shown. The rear end of the ornament has a stud similar to the stud on the rear of the front end protruding toward the rear of the vehicle body, and the stud on the rear of the rear end is made of rubber of the support member provided on the outer surface of the lower half of the front pillar. The grommet is fitted and locked from the front into the fitting hole of the grommet.

By the way, with this mounting structure, the mounting strength of the ornament is insufficient. In particular, both the front and rear studs are fitted into the grommet from the front, so
From the parting gap between the rear edge of the ornament and the front edge of the front door, the rear edge of the ornament is intentionally pulled forward by applying a finger, etc. to the rear edge of the ornament. If it acts, the stud may come out of the fitting hole of the grommet and the ornament may come off the vehicle body.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, according to the present invention, a vehicle exterior component, such as the above-mentioned ornament, which can be mounted on a corner portion of a vehicle body, can be mounted aesthetically and has a high mounting strength. It was made as a subject to realize.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vehicle exterior component mounting structure that is mounted along a corner of a vehicle body, in which a stud is provided on the front end rear face of the exterior component and the rear end rear face of the exterior component is provided. A locking projection that projects in the same direction as the above-mentioned projection direction of the stud and has a locking claw at the tip, and a plurality of positionings that project in the same direction as the locking projection on both sides of the locking projection in the vicinity of the locking projection. Project the pins. Arranging the exterior component at the corner of the vehicle body from the direction along the protruding direction of the stud, the locking protrusion, and the positioning pin,
Correspondingly, the studs are fitted and locked in the fitting holes provided at the front ends of the corners of the vehicle body, and the positioning pins are inserted into the plurality of positioning holes correspondingly provided at the rear ends of the corners of the vehicle body. In addition to positioning, the corresponding locking projection is inserted into the corresponding locking hole provided at the rear end of the corner portion, and the locking claw at the tip is locked at the edge of the locking hole ( Claim 1). For the exterior parts, the projection direction of the stud on the back of the front end is the same as the projection direction of the locking projection and the positioning pin on the back of the rear end, so the front and rear ends of the exterior part are pushed in in the same direction during mounting work. This makes it easy to install and the appearance is good because the mounting part is not exposed on the outer surface. The positioning pin guides the locking claw at the tip of the locking protrusion to the locking hole during installation work,
Installation work becomes easy. Further, even if external force is applied to the rear edge of the ornament, the positioning pins on both sides of the locking projection are also engaged with the vehicle body side, so that the entire exterior component is bent and the locking claw is disengaged from the locking hole. There is no such thing.

The exterior component is an ornament mounted along the front corner of the vehicle body adjacent to the side end of the center garnish mounted in the vehicle width direction along the front surface of the cab-over type vehicle, and the stud. The positioning pin and the locking projection are provided so as to project rearward along the vehicle front-rear direction. The stud is fitted and locked in the fitting hole formed at the end on the center garnish side from the front thereof, and the positioning pin and the locking projection are provided in the support member fixed to the outer surface of the front pillar. The locking holes are inserted from the front to position and lock them (claim 2). INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be suitably applied to attachment of an ornament provided along a front corner portion of a vehicle body.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a mounting structure of an ornament attached to a front corner of a cab-over type vehicle. As shown in FIG. Of the front panel 70 of the vehicle and the lower edge of the cowl 71 are concealed from the joints, and the side panel forms a front corner of the vehicle body adjacent to the side end of the belt-shaped center garnish 8 extending in the vehicle width direction. It is attached between the upper edge of 72 and the lower edge of the cover member 60 that covers the joint between the side portion of the cowl 71 and the front pillar 6. The rear edge of each of the cover member 60, the ornament 1, and the side panel 72 constitutes a parting line from the front edge of the front door 9 in series.

FIG. 1 shows an ornament 1 viewed from the rear side. The ornament 1 is an elongated rectangular shape made of synthetic resin which is curved along the front corner of the vehicle body, and protrudes to the rear side at the outer peripheral edge. The flange 10 is formed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a stud 2 is provided on a rear surface of a front end (left side in FIG. 1) of the ornament 1 at a position near an upper edge via a pedestal 11 so as to project. The stud 2 has a columnar shape with a narrowed middle portion, and the tip is tapered. Further, a pin 30a is provided on the rear surface of the front end of the ornament 1 so as to be adjacent to the lower edge thereof in the same direction as the projecting direction of the stud 2, and the pin 30a is formed in a substantially cross section.

Corresponding to the front end of the ornament 1, the side end of the center garnish 8 is formed in a substantially Z-shaped cross section at the front end (front side of the vehicle body) of the front corner portion of the vehicle body so that the rear side of the front end of the ornament 1 is formed. A mounting seat surface 80 extending to is provided. The mounting seat surface 80 has a rubber grommet 81 in a through hole corresponding to the stud 2 provided at the front end of the ornament 1.
The grommet 81 is provided with a fitting hole 82 along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

The stud 2 of the ornament 1 is provided so as to project in the horizontal direction and toward the rear of the vehicle body when the ornament 1 is attached. The stud 2 is provided on the attachment seat surface 80 of the center garnish 8 at the front end of the ornament 1. The grommet 81 is press-fitted and locked in the fitting hole 82 from the front to be mounted flush with the center garnish 8. Further, the pin 30a protruding from the lower part of the front end of the ornament 1 is fitted into the through hole 83 provided in the lower part of the mounting seat surface 80 of the center garnish 8 to prevent displacement.

On the other hand, on the rear surface of the rear end of the ornament 1,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5, a pedestal 12 is provided,
A pair of upper and lower positioning pins 3a, 3b protruding in the same horizontal direction as the protruding direction of the stud 2 and rearward at the upper and lower ends of the rear surface of the pedestal 12, and both positioning pins 3a,
Locking protrusions 4 projecting in the same direction as these are provided at upper and lower intermediate positions of 3b. The pedestal 12 is reinforced by providing wall-shaped reinforcing ribs 121, 122, 123 on both upper and lower edges and an intermediate portion, which straddle these and the rear surface of the ornament 1.

The positioning pins 3a and 3b have the same structure,
It is a cross-shaped pin that intersects the vertical plate 31 and the horizontal plate 32, and has a longer protrusion length than the locking protrusion 4. The positioning pins 3a and 3b are provided in the vertical width of the vertical plate 31 and the horizontal plate 32.
Has the same width as the left and right sides and can be inserted into circular positioning holes 53a and 53b described later, and the tip is tapered.

The locking projection 4 has a slightly thin lateral width, its tip can be bent in the left-right direction (inside and outside the vehicle), and a locking claw 40 projecting inward is formed on the inner side surface of the tip.
A tapered surface is formed from the locking claw 40 to the tip of the locking projection 4.

Corresponding to the positioning pins 3a, 3b and the locking projections 4 on the rear surface of the rear end of the ornament 1, the outer surface 61 of the front pillar 6 is located at the rear end (side surface side of the vehicle body) of the front corner of the vehicle body. Is provided with a support member 5. The support member 5 is a plate body made of synthetic resin and having a substantially L-shaped cross section. One long piece is a vertical wall-shaped support surface 50 that supports the rear end of the ornament 1, and the other short piece is formed on the mounting seat surface 51. There is. In addition, the support surface 50 is provided with a flange projecting to the back side along the upper edge and the lower edge of the support surface 50 for reinforcement.

The support member 5 is arranged in a bracket 62 having a substantially U-shaped cross-section that is open to the outside of the vehicle and is connected to the outer surface 61 of the front pillar 6, and a protrusion 52 formed on the upper edge of the support surface 50 is provided at the upper end of the bracket 62. The mounting seat surface 51 is fitted into the fitting hole of the
A plurality of screw members are vertically screwed and fixed to a joint between the outer surface 61 and the outer surface 61. The upper screw member is the outer surface 61
It is fastened to a weld nut provided on the inner side, and the lower screw member is fastened to a synthetic resin grommet fitted in a connecting portion between the bracket 62 and the outer surface 61.

On the support surface 50 of the support member 5, the positioning pins 3a and 3b are fitted to the side ends on the outer side of the vehicle, corresponding to the positioning pins 3a and 3b and the locking projections 4 at the rear end of the ornament 1. Positioning holes 53a and 53b for
Locking holes 54 into which the locking projections 4 are fitted are arranged in the vertical direction. The inner diameter of each of the positioning holes 53a and 53b is such that the general portion of the positioning pins 3a and 3b can be inserted. The locking hole 54 has a vertically long rectangular shape and is formed larger than the locking protrusion 4. A pair of upper and lower locking portions 55 that lock the locking claws 40 of the locking protrusions 4 are provided at the opening edge of the locking hole 54 on the vehicle inner side, and each locking portion 55 stands on the back surface of the support surface 50. The parallel ribs 56 are provided so that the tips thereof project toward the locking holes 54. The locking portion 55 has a taper portion that extends toward the front surface side of the support surface 50 through the locking hole 54.

At the rear end of the ornament 1, the positioning pins 3a and 3b are placed in the positioning holes 53a and 53b of the support surface 50 of the support member 5, and the locking projection 4 is attached to the support surface 50.
The locking claws 4 of the locking protrusions 4 are fitted into the locking holes 54 of the
0 to the locking portion 55 of the locking hole 54 to cover the cover member 60.
And is attached flush with the side panel 72. At the time of mounting work, since the tips of the positioning pins 3a and 3b are tapered, the insertion work into the positioning holes 53a and 53b can be easily performed. Further, the positioning deviation of the ornament 1 is corrected by the positioning pins 3a and 3b entering the positioning holes 53a and 53b, and then the locking projections 4 are locked by the locking holes 54.
Be guided to. When the tapered surface of the locking projection 4 abuts and slides on the tapered portion of the locking portion 55 of the locking hole 54, the locking projection 4 bends and enters the outside of the vehicle, and the locking claw 40 is locked by the locking portion 5.
Get over 5 and lock. At this time, the tip of the support surface 50 contacts the rear edge of the reinforcing rib 123 of the pedestal 12 to suppress rattling in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, the ornament 1 has a pin 3 having a substantially cross-sectional shape, which protrudes rearward in the horizontal direction via a pedestal 13 at a position near the upper edge of the back surface of the intermediate portion.
0b is protruded, and the pin 30b is fitted into the through hole 64 of the mounting seat surface 63 which is protruded downward from the lower edge of the cover member 60 from the front side to prevent displacement.

According to the present embodiment, the stud 2 provided on the rear surface of the front end of the ornament 1, the positioning pins 3a, 3b and the locking projections 4 provided on the rear surface of the rear end are projected in the same direction. When the ornament 1 is mounted on the corner of the vehicle body, the front end and the rear end of the ornament 1 can be pushed in the same direction to facilitate the workability. Particularly, on the rear end side, long positioning pins 3a and 3b are provided on both upper and lower sides of the locking projection 4 and these positioning holes 53a and
By fitting in the locking projections 53b, the locking claws 40 of the locking protrusions 4 are accurately guided to the locking holes 54, and the locking claws 40 are securely locked.
Can be locked to. Moreover, since the mounting portion is not exposed, the appearance is good.

With the ornament 1 attached,
Since the positioning pins 3a and 3b are fitted in the positioning holes 53a and 53b, even if a large load is applied to the rear end of the ornament 1, the entire ornament 1 is bent and the locking claws 40.
Does not come off from the engaging portion 55 of the engaging hole 54.

When removing the ornament 1 for service work, as shown in FIG. 5, the front door 9 is opened and the rear end rear surface of the ornament 1 is removed from the gap between the rear edge of the ornament 1 and the front door 9. A tool such as a driver D is inserted into the side, and the tip of the locking protrusion 4 is bent toward the outside of the vehicle by the tip of the driver D to release the locking between the locking claw 40 and the locking portion 55. The front end side of the ornament 1 can be removed by unlocking the rear end side and then pulling out the stud 2 in the direction opposite to the press-fitting direction.

[0025]

According to the present invention, the exterior parts for a vehicle, such as ornaments, which are attached to the corners of the vehicle body, can be installed with good workability and good appearance, and the mounting strength is high. Therefore, external parts may hit the exterior parts and come off,
There is no risk of theft.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an ornament as a vehicle exterior component of the present invention viewed from the back side.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the ornament is attached to a vehicle body at a position along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the ornament is attached to a vehicle body at a position along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the ornament is attached to a vehicle body at a position along line IV-IV in FIG. 1.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the ornament is attached to a vehicle body at a position along line VV in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the ornament is attached to a vehicle body at a position along line VI-VI in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a front corner portion of a cab-over vehicle.

FIG. 8 is a horizontal sectional view showing a conventional ornament mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Exterior parts (ornament) 2 studs 3a, 3b Positioning pin 4 Locking protrusion 40 locking claw 5 Support members 53a, 53b Positioning holes 54 Locking hole 55 Edge of locking hole (locking part) 6 front pillar 8 front center garnish 81 Fitting hole

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP 2000-198465 (JP, A) JP 9-277883 (JP, A) JP 6-321021 (JP, A) Actual development Sho 62-106853 (JP, U) Actual Kaihei 4-76548 (JP, U) Actual Kaihei 4-133956 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60R 13/04 F16B 5 / 12

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mounting structure for a vehicle exterior component that is mounted along a corner portion of a vehicle body, wherein a stud is provided so as to project from a front end rear face of the exterior component, and a rear end rear face of the exterior component is in the same direction as the protruding direction of the stud. And a plurality of positioning pins projecting in the same direction as the locking projections on both sides of the locking projection in the vicinity of the locking projection. Parts are arranged in the corner of the vehicle body from the direction along the projecting direction of the stud, the locking projection, and the positioning pins, and the stud is correspondingly provided in the fitting hole provided at the front end of the corner of the vehicle. It is fitted and locked, and the plurality of positioning pins are correspondingly inserted through a plurality of positioning holes provided at the rear end of the corner portion of the vehicle body for positioning, and the locking projections are correspondingly corresponded to the corner portion. At the rear end A structure for mounting an exterior component for a vehicle, which is configured to be inserted into a provided locking hole so that the locking claw at the tip is locked to an edge of the locking hole. 2. The exterior component is an ornament mounted along a front corner of a vehicle body, adjacent to a side end of a front center garnish mounted in the vehicle width direction along a front surface of a cab-over vehicle. , The stud, the positioning pin, and the locking projection are projected rearward along the vehicle front-rear direction, and the stud is fitted into the fitting hole formed at the front center garnish side end from the front. The positioning and the locking projections are inserted through the positioning holes and the locking holes, which are provided in a support member fixed to the outer surface of the front pillar, from the front to lock and position the positioning pins and the locking projections, respectively. The mounting structure for a vehicle exterior component according to 1.