JP4029716B2 - Front fender mounting structure - Google Patents

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JP4029716B2
JP4029716B2 JP2002313653A JP2002313653A JP4029716B2 JP 4029716 B2 JP4029716 B2 JP 4029716B2 JP 2002313653 A JP2002313653 A JP 2002313653A JP 2002313653 A JP2002313653 A JP 2002313653A JP 4029716 B2 JP4029716 B2 JP 4029716B2
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【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は自動車のフロントフェンダの取付構造、特にフロントフェンダの上縁後端部でフロントウィンドウ開口の側縁に沿うフロントピラーの下端部を被覆するフロントフェンダの取付構造に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
図４は従来のフロントフェンダの上縁後端部とフロントウィンドウ開口の側縁に沿うフロントピラーの下端部との見切り部付近を示す車体の側面図で、図５は図４のＶ−Ｖ線に沿う断面図である。フロントフェンダ１の車体への取付けは、フロントフェンダ１の上縁１０に沿って形成した締結フランジを、フロントピラー２の下端部２０から前方へ延びるエプロンアッパメンバ３の上面にボルト締めし（図４のＥ）、フロントフェンダ１の後縁１５を、フロントドア開口の前縁を構成するサイドボデー４の後縁にボルト締めしている（図４のＦ）。フロントフェンダ１の上縁１０の後端には、フロントピラー２側へ張り出す突出部１１を設け、突出部１１によりフロントピラー２の下端部２０を車外側から若干の間隔をおいて被覆してフロントフェンダ１とフロントピラー２との見切り部Ｋを形成している。フロントピラー２の下部には段差が設けられて下端部２０の外面は一般部２１の外面よりも低くしてあり、フロントフェンダ１の突出部１１はその突出端縁を上記段差に衝き合わせて、フロントピラー２の一般部２１と突出部１１とは面一としてある。フロントピラー２の下端部２０のフロントウィンドウ開口Ｗに面する側壁面２３およびフロントフェンダ１の突出部１１のフロントウィンドウ開口Ｗ側の端縁１３にはこれらに沿って合成樹脂またはゴム製のシール部材５Ａを設けて側壁面２３と突出部１１の端縁１３との間の隙間Ｓを覆っている。図４の８はフィックスウィンドウで、図５の７はフロントガラスである。
【０００３】
ところで、フロントピラー２の下端部２０を覆うフロントフェンダ１の突出部１１は、上記下端部２０へは締結されず、かつ、上縁１０とエプロンアッパメンバ３との締結部Ｅおよび後縁１５とサイドボデー４との締結部Ｆから離れているため、車両走行時等に振動し、振動が大きいと端縁１３が下端部２０に当たって異音を発するおそれがある。この為、突出部１１と下端部２０の間に発泡材からなるスペーサ９を設けて、突出部１１の振動を防止している。
【０００４】
また従来構造として、フロントウィンドウ開口の下縁に沿って車幅方向に設けたカウルルーバの側端縁をフロントフェンダの上縁後端部の内側へ向けて上記隙間から嵌入するようにしたものがある（例えば、特許文献１参照。）。これによればフロントフェンダの上縁後端部とフロントピラーの下端部とが直接当たらず異音の発生を防ぐ。
【０００５】
【特許文献１】
特開２００１−１８０５２２号公報（図７）
【０００６】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、従来の発泡材のスペーサーを設けた構造では、車両の生産工程において、フロントフェンダ１が車体へ組付けられ、車体に塗装が施された後で、車体の塗装等を乾燥させる乾燥工程の熱を利用して上記スペーサー９を発泡させるようにしている。従って発泡に最適な温度管理がなされずスペーサー９の発泡率が変化しやすい。例えば、スペーサー９の発泡率が少ないとフロントフェンダ１またはフロントピラー２との間に隙間ができてフロントフェンダ１の安定性が悪く、フロントフェンダ１が振動して異音を発することとなる。発泡率が多いと見切り部Ｋからはみ出して見栄えを損ねる。また、発泡が上手くなされてフロントフェンダ１とフロントピラー２間に隙間なくスペーサー９が充填されたとしても、建付け調整や付け替えなどでフロントフェンダを組付け直した場合、スペーサー９が破壊されるのでスペーサー９の代わりに代替部材を付け直さなければならず作業手間がかかる。カウルルーバを利用した従来構造では、フロントフェンダの上縁後端部とカウルルーバの側端位置とが合致していなければならず、フロントフェンダの上縁後端部とカウルルーバの側端との位置関係の制約を受ける
。
【０００７】
そこで本発明は上記事情に鑑み、発泡材からなるスペーサーに頼ることなくフロントフェンダの上縁後端部の建付けを安定させ、車両走行時にフロントフェンダとフロントピラーとの干渉をなくして異音の発生を防止し、かつフロントフェンダの上縁後端部とカウルルーバの側端部との位置関係の制約を受けないフロントフェンダ取付構造を実現することを課題としてなされたものである。
【０００８】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、自動車のフロントフェンダの上縁後端に、フロントウィンドウ開口の側縁に沿うフロントピラーに向けて上方へ張り出す突出部を形成し、該突出部により上記フロントピラーの下端部を被覆するフロントフェンダの取付構造において、フロントフェンダの上記突出部のフロントウィンドウ側の端縁と、フロントピラーのフロントウィンドウに面する側壁面を覆うシール部材を設け、該シール部材にはその背面に突起を形成して、該突起をフロントフェンダの上記端縁とフロントピラーの上記側壁面との間の隙間へ挿入せしめる（請求項１）。フロントフェンダの突出部の端縁とフロントピラーの下端部との隙間にシール部材の突起を挿入したので、車両走行時に突出部が振動しても端縁が突起に当接するのみで、従来のように端縁が下端部に当たらず異音の発生を防ぐ。
【０００９】
上記突起を上記隙間へ挿入した上記シール部材の背面を上記フロントピラーの下端部の側壁面に貼着せしめる（請求項２）。上記突起を上記隙間に挿入することでシール部材の位置決め固着が容易にできる。
【００１０】
上記シール部材を、上記フロントピラーの下端部から上記フロントウィンドウ開口の下縁に沿って車幅方向に延設されたカウルルーバの側端縁と対向する位置に至る長さに形成し、上記シール部材の下端に上記カウルルーバの側端縁を受けるカウルサイドシール部を形成する（請求項３）。フロントフェンダの突出部の振動を防ぐシール部材によりカウルサイドシール部としての作用をなさしめる。
【００１１】
【発明の実施の形態】
図１ないし図３に基づいて本発明の実施形態を説明する。図１（Ａ）は本発明のフロントフェンダ取付構造の要部の平面図、図１（Ｂ）は図１（Ａ）のIB−IB線に沿う断面図である。図２は上記取付構造の要部側面図で、図３は図１（Ａ）のIII −III 線に沿う断面図である。図２に示すように、フロントフェンダ１は車体のエンジンルーム開口の側縁を構成するエプロンアッパメンバ３やフロントドア開口の前縁を構成するサイドボデー４を車外側から被覆するように取付けられ車体前部の側面を構成している。フロントフェンダ１は、その上縁１０に下方へ屈折した断面ほぼＬ字形の締結フランジ１４（図３）を備え、該締結フランジ１４をエプロンアッパメンバ３の上面に重ね合わせ、これらの重合部を前後方向に間隔をおいて複数個所でボルト締めしてある（図２、図３のＥ部は後端の締結部を示す）。フロントフェンダ１の後縁１５は、車内側へ折り返した後縁フランジ（図略）をサイドボデー４の後端面に重ね合わせて上下方向の複数の所定位置でボルト締めしてある（図２のＦ部は上端の締結部を示す）。
【００１２】
図１、図２に示すように、フロントフェンダ１の上縁１０の後端部には、フロントウィンドウ開口Ｗの側縁に沿うフロントピラー２側へ向かって後斜め上方へ張り出す傾斜状の突出部１１が形成してあり、フロントフェンダ１はその突出部１１でフロントピラー２の下端部２０の車外側の外面を覆うようにしてある。突出部１１の後方はフィックスウィンドウ８の下縁を覆う縁部１６としてある。
【００１３】
フロントピラー２の下端部２０の外壁面２２はフロントピラー２の一般部２１の外面よりも段差を介して低くしてある。図１（Ｂ）に示すように、下端部２０の車体中央側のフロントウィンドウ開口Ｗに面する側壁面２３にはフロントガラス７を接着するための接着フランジ２４が形成してあり、接着フランジ２４には接着材７０によりフロントガラス７の側端が固着してある。
【００１４】
図１、図２に示すように、フロントフェンダ１の突出部１１は、その突出端１２をフロントピラー２の上記段差と衝き合わせるようにしてフロントフェンダ１とフロントピラー２との見切り部Ｋを形成し、突出部１１はフロントピラー２の一般部２１の外面とほぼ面一となるように下端部２０を被覆している。図１（Ｂ）に示すように、突出部１１と下端部２０の外壁面２２との間は離間せしめてある。フロントフェンダ１の上縁１０から一連に続く突出部１１のフロントウィンドウ開口Ｗ側の端縁１３は、フロントピラー２側へ曲成してあり、端縁１３は側壁面２３とほぼ面一で、側壁面２３の前端角部と隙間Ｓをおいて対向している。
【００１５】
図１ないし図３に示すように、フロントフェンダ１の突出部１１の端縁１３およびフロントピラー２の下端部２０の側壁面２３には、これらを覆う幅のシール部材５が設置してある。シール部材５は合成樹脂製またはゴム製の板体で、フロントフェンダ１とフロントピラー２との上記見切り部Ｋ付近から、フロントウィンドウ開口Ｗの下縁に沿うカウルルーバ６の側端縁６１と対向する位置まで若干湾曲状に縦方向に延びている。斜め下方へ延び更に前方へ延びるシール部材５の下半部は断面ほぼＬ字形に形成してあり、カウルルーバ６の側端縁６１を受けるカウルサイドシール部５２を形成している（図３）。
【００１６】
シール部材５にはその背面の上端寄りの位置に、背面からほぼ直角方向に突出する突起５１が一体成形してある。突起５１はほぼ平板状でシール部材５の長手方向に沿う縦方向に形成してあり、フロントフェンダ１の突出部１１の端縁１３とフロントピラー２の下端部２０との間の上記隙間Ｓに挿入可能としてある。
【００１７】
シール部材５は、その突起５１を上記隙間Ｓに挿入するとともに突起５１をフロントピラー２の下端部２０の外壁面２２に当接せしめて位置決めし、シール部材５の背面を下端部２０の側壁面２３に両面接着テープ５５を介して貼着固定する。シール部材５の表面にはフロントガラス７の側縁に設けたウィンドモール７１のシールリップを当接せしめて、シール部材５とフロントガラス７間をシールしている。そしてカウルサイドシール部５２を形成するシール部材５の下半部は図２、図３に示すように、背面をフロントフェンダ１の上縁１０の締結フランジ１４の縦壁に両面接着テープ５５により貼着し、カウルルーバ６の側端縁６１を下側から受けている。
【００１８】
本実施形態によれば、シール部材５の背面に設けた突起５１をフロントフェンダ１の突出部１１とフロントピラー２の下端部２０との間の隙間Ｓに挿入したので、車両走行時に突出部１１の振動が抑制され、突出部１１を安定させることができる。従来のように突出部１１の端縁１３がフロントピラー２の下端部２０に当たらないので異音の発生を防ぐ。
【００１９】
また、シール部材５はカウルサイドシール部材として兼用され得る。更に、シール部材５の長さや突起５１の設定位置を変えることで、車体のカウルルーバ６の側端縁６１と上記隙間Ｓの位置関係にも制約をうけない。
【００２０】
また、シール部材５は、これを取付ける際に、突起５１をフロントフェンダ１の突出部１１とフロントピラー２の下端部２０との隙間Ｓに挿入することで、シール部材５の取付け位置の位置決めを正確に行なうことができる。
【００２１】
【発明の効果】
本発明によれば、フロントフェンダの上縁後端部でフロントピラーの下端部を被覆するフロントフェンダの取付け構造において、発泡材からなるスペーサーに頼ることなくフロントフェンダの上縁後端部の建付け安定性を向上することができ、車両走行時にフロントフェンダとフロントピラーとの干渉をなくして異音の発生を防止することができる。また、フロントフェンダの上縁後端部とカウルルーバの側端部との位置関係の制約を受けない。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明のフロントフェンダ取付構造の要部を示すもので、図１（Ａ）は要部の平面図、図１（Ｂ）は図１（Ａ）のIB−IB線に沿う断面図である。
【図２】本発明のフロントフェンダ取付構造の要部側面図である。
【図３】図１（Ａ）のIII −III 線に沿う断面図である。
【図４】従来のフロントフェンダ取付構造の要部側面図である。
【図５】図４のＶ−Ｖ線に沿う断面図である。
【符号の説明】
１ フロントフェンダ
１０ 上縁
１１ 突出部
１３ 端縁
２ フロントピラー
２０ 下端部
２２ 外壁面
２３ 側壁面
３ エプロンアッパメンバ
５ シール部材
５１ 突起
５２ カウルサイドシール部
６ カウルルーバ
６１ 側端縁
７ フロントガラス
Ｓ 隙間
Ｗ フロントウィンドウ開口[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a front fender of an automobile, and more particularly to a mounting structure for a front fender that covers a lower end portion of a front pillar along a side edge of a front window opening at a rear edge portion of an upper edge of the front fender.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 4 is a side view of the vehicle body showing the vicinity of a parting portion between the rear edge of the upper edge of the conventional front fender and the lower edge of the front pillar along the side edge of the front window opening, and FIG. 5 is a VV line of FIG. FIG. To attach the front fender 1 to the vehicle body, a fastening flange formed along the upper edge 10 of the front fender 1 is bolted to the upper surface of the apron upper member 3 extending forward from the lower end portion 20 of the front pillar 2 (FIG. 4). E), the rear edge 15 of the front fender 1 is bolted to the rear edge of the side body 4 constituting the front edge of the front door opening (F in FIG. 4). The rear edge of the upper edge 10 of the front fender 1 is provided with a protruding portion 11 that projects to the front pillar 2 side, and the protruding portion 11 covers the lower end portion 20 of the front pillar 2 with a slight gap from the outside of the vehicle. A parting portion K between the front fender 1 and the front pillar 2 is formed. A step is provided in the lower part of the front pillar 2, and the outer surface of the lower end portion 20 is lower than the outer surface of the general portion 21, and the protruding portion 11 of the front fender 1 collides the protruding edge with the step, The general portion 21 and the protruding portion 11 of the front pillar 2 are flush with each other. A side wall surface 23 facing the front window opening W of the lower end portion 20 of the front pillar 2 and an end edge 13 on the front window opening W side of the protruding portion 11 of the front fender 1 are formed along these along the sealing member made of synthetic resin or rubber. 5A is provided to cover the gap S between the side wall surface 23 and the end edge 13 of the protrusion 11. 4 in FIG. 4 is a fix window, and 7 in FIG. 5 is a windshield.
[0003]
By the way, the protruding portion 11 of the front fender 1 that covers the lower end portion 20 of the front pillar 2 is not fastened to the lower end portion 20, and the fastening portion E and the rear edge 15 between the upper edge 10 and the apron upper member 3 Since it is away from the fastening part F with the side body 4, it vibrates when the vehicle travels, etc., and if the vibration is large, the edge 13 may hit the lower end part 20 and generate noise. For this reason, the spacer 9 made of a foam material is provided between the protruding portion 11 and the lower end portion 20 to prevent the protruding portion 11 from vibrating.
[0004]
Further, as a conventional structure, there is one in which a side end edge of a cowl louver provided in the vehicle width direction along the lower edge of the front window opening is fitted from the gap toward the inside of the rear edge of the upper edge of the front fender. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). According to this, the rear end portion of the upper edge of the front fender and the lower end portion of the front pillar do not directly contact each other, and abnormal noise is prevented.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-180522 A (FIG. 7)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the structure provided with the conventional foam spacer, in the vehicle production process, the front fender 1 is assembled to the vehicle body, and after the vehicle body is painted, the drying process of drying the vehicle body paint or the like is performed. The spacer 9 is foamed using heat. Therefore, the optimum temperature control for foaming is not performed, and the foaming rate of the spacer 9 is likely to change. For example, when the foaming rate of the spacer 9 is small, a gap is formed between the front fender 1 or the front pillar 2 and the stability of the front fender 1 is poor, and the front fender 1 vibrates and generates abnormal noise. If the foaming rate is large, it protrudes from the parting portion K and impairs the appearance. In addition, even if the foaming is done well and the spacer 9 is filled without a gap between the front fender 1 and the front pillar 2, the spacer 9 will be destroyed if the front fender is reassembled by installation adjustment or replacement. Instead of the spacer 9, it is necessary to reattach the substitute member, which takes time and labor. In the conventional structure using a cowl louver, the rear edge of the upper edge of the front fender and the side edge position of the cowl louver must match, and the positional relationship between the rear edge of the upper edge of the front fender and the side edge of the cowl louver Limited.
[0007]
Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, the present invention stabilizes the installation of the rear edge of the upper edge of the front fender without relying on a spacer made of foam material, eliminates the interference between the front fender and the front pillar during vehicle travel, and generates noise. An object of the present invention is to realize a front fender mounting structure that prevents the occurrence of the front fender and that is not restricted by the positional relationship between the rear edge of the upper edge of the front fender and the side end of the cowl louver.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, a protrusion projecting upward toward the front pillar along the side edge of the front window opening is formed at the rear edge of the upper edge of the front fender of the automobile, and the lower end of the front pillar is covered with the protrusion. In the mounting structure of the front fender, a sealing member is provided to cover the front window side edge of the protruding portion of the front fender and the side wall surface facing the front window of the front pillar, and the sealing member has a protrusion on the back surface thereof. Then, the protrusion is inserted into the gap between the end edge of the front fender and the side wall surface of the front pillar (claim 1). Since the protrusion of the seal member is inserted into the gap between the edge of the protruding part of the front fender and the lower end of the front pillar, the edge only touches the protrusion even when the protruding part vibrates when the vehicle is running. The edge does not hit the lower end, preventing abnormal noise.
[0009]
The back surface of the seal member in which the protrusion is inserted into the gap is attached to the side wall surface of the lower end portion of the front pillar (claim 2). The sealing member can be easily positioned and fixed by inserting the protrusion into the gap.
[0010]
The seal member is formed to have a length from the lower end portion of the front pillar to a position facing a side edge of a cowl louver extending in the vehicle width direction along the lower edge of the front window opening, and the seal member A cowl side seal portion for receiving a side edge of the cowl louver is formed at the lower end of the cowl. The seal member that prevents vibration of the protrusion of the front fender serves as a cowl side seal.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A is a plan view of the main part of the front fender mounting structure of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line IB-IB in FIG. 1A. FIG. 2 is a side view of an essential part of the mounting structure, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the front fender 1 is attached so as to cover the apron upper member 3 constituting the side edge of the engine compartment opening of the vehicle body and the side body 4 constituting the front edge of the front door opening from the vehicle exterior. It constitutes the front side. The front fender 1 is provided with a fastening flange 14 (FIG. 3) having a substantially L-shaped cross section refracted downward at the upper edge 10, and the fastening flange 14 is superimposed on the upper surface of the apron upper member 3 so that these overlapping portions are front and rear. Bolts are tightened at a plurality of positions at intervals in the direction (E portion in FIGS. 2 and 3 indicates a fastening portion at the rear end). The rear edge 15 of the front fender 1 is bolted at a plurality of predetermined positions in the vertical direction with a rear edge flange (not shown) folded back to the inside of the vehicle superimposed on the rear end surface of the side body 4 (F in FIG. 2). Part shows the fastening part at the top).
[0012]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rear end portion of the upper edge 10 of the front fender 1 has an inclined protrusion projecting obliquely upward rearward toward the front pillar 2 along the side edge of the front window opening W. A portion 11 is formed, and the front fender 1 covers the outer surface of the lower end portion 20 of the front pillar 2 on the vehicle outer side with the protruding portion 11. The rear of the protrusion 11 is an edge 16 that covers the lower edge of the fixed window 8.
[0013]
The outer wall surface 22 of the lower end portion 20 of the front pillar 2 is lower than the outer surface of the general portion 21 of the front pillar 2 through a step. As shown in FIG. 1B, an adhesive flange 24 for bonding the windshield 7 is formed on the side wall surface 23 facing the front window opening W on the vehicle body center side of the lower end portion 20. The side edges of the windshield 7 are fixed to each other by an adhesive 70.
[0014]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the projecting portion 11 of the front fender 1 forms a parting portion K between the front fender 1 and the front pillar 2 so that the projecting end 12 abuts the above step of the front pillar 2. The projecting portion 11 covers the lower end portion 20 so as to be substantially flush with the outer surface of the general portion 21 of the front pillar 2. As shown in FIG. 1B, the protrusion 11 and the outer wall surface 22 of the lower end 20 are separated from each other. The edge 13 on the front window opening W side of the protrusion 11 that continues from the upper edge 10 of the front fender 1 is bent toward the front pillar 2, and the edge 13 is substantially flush with the side wall surface 23. It faces the front end corner of the side wall surface 23 with a gap S therebetween.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a seal member 5 having a width that covers these is provided on the end edge 13 of the protruding portion 11 of the front fender 1 and the side wall surface 23 of the lower end portion 20 of the front pillar 2. The sealing member 5 is a plate made of synthetic resin or rubber and faces the side edge 61 of the cowl louver 6 along the lower edge of the front window opening W from the vicinity of the parting portion K between the front fender 1 and the front pillar 2. It extends in the longitudinal direction slightly curved to the position. The lower half of the seal member 5 extending obliquely downward and further forward is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section, and forms a cowl side seal portion 52 that receives the side edge 61 of the cowl louver 6 (FIG. 3).
[0016]
The seal member 5 is integrally formed with a protrusion 51 protruding substantially perpendicularly from the back surface at a position near the upper end of the back surface. The protrusion 51 is substantially flat and is formed in the vertical direction along the longitudinal direction of the seal member 5, and is formed in the gap S between the edge 13 of the protrusion 11 of the front fender 1 and the lower end 20 of the front pillar 2. It can be inserted.
[0017]
The seal member 5 is positioned by inserting the protrusion 51 into the gap S and abutting the protrusion 51 against the outer wall surface 22 of the lower end portion 20 of the front pillar 2, so that the back surface of the seal member 5 is the side wall surface of the lower end portion 20. 23 is bonded and fixed to the tape 23 via a double-sided adhesive tape 55. A seal lip of a wind molding 71 provided on the side edge of the windshield 7 is brought into contact with the surface of the seal member 5 to seal between the seal member 5 and the windshield 7. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower half of the seal member 5 forming the cowl side seal portion 52 is attached to the vertical wall of the fastening flange 14 of the upper edge 10 of the front fender 1 with a double-sided adhesive tape 55 as shown in FIGS. The side edge 61 of the cowl louver 6 is received from below.
[0018]
According to the present embodiment, since the protrusion 51 provided on the back surface of the seal member 5 is inserted into the gap S between the protruding portion 11 of the front fender 1 and the lower end portion 20 of the front pillar 2, the protruding portion 11 when the vehicle is traveling. Is suppressed, and the protrusion 11 can be stabilized. Since the end edge 13 of the protrusion 11 does not hit the lower end 20 of the front pillar 2 as in the prior art, the generation of abnormal noise is prevented.
[0019]
The seal member 5 can also be used as a cowl side seal member. Furthermore, the positional relationship between the side edge 61 of the cowl louver 6 of the vehicle body and the gap S is not restricted by changing the length of the seal member 5 or the setting position of the protrusion 51.
[0020]
Further, when the seal member 5 is attached, the protrusion 51 is inserted into the gap S between the protruding portion 11 of the front fender 1 and the lower end portion 20 of the front pillar 2, thereby positioning the mounting position of the seal member 5. Can be done accurately.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, in the front fender mounting structure that covers the lower end portion of the front pillar at the upper edge rear end portion of the front fender, the installation of the rear edge portion of the upper edge of the front fender without relying on the spacer made of the foam material. Stability can be improved, and interference between the front fender and the front pillar can be eliminated when the vehicle is running, thereby preventing the generation of abnormal noise. Further, there is no restriction on the positional relationship between the rear edge of the upper edge of the front fender and the side edge of the cowl louver.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows a main part of a front fender mounting structure according to the present invention. FIG. 1 (A) is a plan view of the main part, and FIG. 1 (B) is a cross section taken along line IB-IB in FIG. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the main part of the front fender mounting structure of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part of a conventional front fender mounting structure.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front fender 10 Upper edge 11 Protruding part 13 End edge 2 Front pillar 20 Lower end part 22 Outer wall surface 23 Side wall surface 3 Apron upper member 5 Seal member 51 Projection 52 Cowl side seal part 6 Cowl louver 61 Side edge 7 Front glass S Crevice W Front window opening

Claims (3)

自動車のフロントフェンダの上縁後端に、フロントウィンドウ開口の側縁に沿うフロントピラーに向けて上方へ張り出す突出部を形成し、該突出部により上記フロントピラーの下端部を被覆するフロントフェンダの取付構造において、フロントフェンダの上記突出部のフロントウィンドウ側の端縁と、フロントピラーのフロントウィンドウに面する側壁面を覆うシール部材を設け、該シール部材にはその背面に突起を形成して、該突起をフロントフェンダの上記端縁とフロントピラーの上記側壁面との間の隙間へ挿入せしめたことを特徴とするフロントフェンダ取付構造。The front fender of the front fender of the automobile has a protruding portion that protrudes upward toward the front pillar along the side edge of the front window opening and covers the lower end portion of the front pillar by the protruding portion. In the mounting structure, a seal member that covers the front window side edge of the protrusion of the front fender and a side wall surface facing the front window of the front pillar is provided, and a protrusion is formed on the back surface of the seal member, A front fender mounting structure, wherein the protrusion is inserted into a gap between the end edge of the front fender and the side wall surface of the front pillar. 上記突起を上記隙間へ挿入した上記シール部材の背面を上記フロントピラーの下端部の側壁面に貼着せしめた請求項１に記載のフロントフェンダ取付構造。The front fender mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the back surface of the seal member in which the protrusion is inserted into the gap is adhered to the side wall surface of the lower end portion of the front pillar. 上記シール部材を、上記フロントピラーの下端部から上記フロントウィンドウ開口の下縁に沿って車幅方向に延設されたカウルルーバの側端縁と対向する位置に至る長さに形成し、上記シール部材の下端に上記カウルルーバの側端縁を受けるカウルサイドシール部を形成した請求項１ないし請求項２に記載のフロントフェンダ取付構造。The seal member is formed to have a length from the lower end portion of the front pillar to a position facing a side edge of a cowl louver extending in the vehicle width direction along the lower edge of the front window opening, and the seal member The front fender mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cowl side seal portion that receives a side edge of the cowl louver is formed at a lower end of the front fender.
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