JP4267529B2 - Vehicle cowl structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular cowl structure that supports a lower end portion of a front windshield glass, and more particularly to a vehicular cowl structure that is considered to protect a collision body that has collided with a vehicle.

Conventionally, in a vehicular cowl structure that is considered to protect a collision body that has collided with a vehicle, a front end portion of a cowl outer panel that supports a lower end edge portion of a front windshield glass, and other parts below the front end portion A gap is formed between the two, and when the collision body collides, a sufficient amount of deformation of the cowl outer panel with respect to the input load from above is secured to reduce the impact received by the collision body. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-327165 A

  However, in the vehicle cowl structure of Patent Document 1, in order to ensure the support rigidity of the front windshield glass, the end portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel has a closed cross-sectional structure over the entire region in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and has high rigidity. It is fixed to the upper part of the front pillar and apron upper member. As a result, when the colliding body collides with the front portion of the end portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel, a sufficient amount of downward deformation cannot be secured at the front portion of the end portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel. For this reason, the absorption capacity of the impact energy at the front portion of the end portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel is lowered.

  In consideration of the above-mentioned fact, the present invention can reduce the impact received by the collision body when the collision body collides with the front portion of the end portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl while ensuring the support rigidity of the front windshield glass. The purpose is to provide a structure.

The cowl structure for a vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a first glass support portion that supports a lower end edge portion of the front windshield glass, and an end portion in the vehicle width direction of the first glass support portion is disposed below. A cowl outer panel spaced apart from the installed parts;
A front wall portion formed downward at a front end portion of the first glass support portion in the cowl outer panel;
A second glass support portion formed at an end portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel to support an edge portion in the vehicle width direction of the front windshield glass, and a front end portion connected to the first glass support portion;
A side wall portion formed downward at a vehicle width direction end portion of the second glass support portion in the cowl outer panel, and a front end portion connected to the front wall portion;
And the part excluding the front part of the side wall part and the part excluding the front part of the second glass support part are coupled to the skeleton member of the front part of the vehicle body.

  Therefore, the vehicle width direction end of the first glass support portion that supports the lower edge of the front windshield glass in the cowl outer panel is separated from the components disposed below, and the vehicle width direction end of the cowl outer panel. A portion of the front windshield glass that is formed on the front portion and supports the edge in the vehicle width direction, the front end portion of which is connected to the first glass support portion, excluding the front portion of the second glass support portion, and the second glass in the cowl outer panel A portion excluding the front portion of the side wall portion that is formed downward at the vehicle width direction end portion of the support portion and the front end portion is connected to the front wall portion formed downward at the front end portion of the first glass support portion. Are coupled to the skeleton member at the front part of the vehicle body, so that the collision object is directed from the vehicle body upper side to the vehicle body lower side at the vehicle width direction end at the lower edge of the front windshield glass. When collision is the front portion of the vehicle width direction end portion of the cowl outer panel it can be deformed to the vehicle body downward. As a result, it is possible to reduce the impact received by the collision body when the collision body collides with the front portion of the end portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl.

  In addition, a second glass that supports a vehicle width direction edge of the front windshield glass in which a front end portion of the first glass support portion that supports the lower edge of the front windshield glass is formed at the vehicle width direction end of the cowl outer panel. A front wall portion connected to the support portion and formed downward at the front end portion of the first glass support portion of the cowl outer panel faces downward at the vehicle width direction end portion of the second glass support portion of the cowl outer panel. A portion excluding the front portion of the side wall portion and a portion excluding the front portion of the second glass support portion are coupled to the skeleton member at the front portion of the vehicle body. As a result, the support rigidity of the second glass support portion of the cowl outer panel can be secured by the skeleton member at the front of the vehicle body, and the support rigidity of the first glass support portion can be secured. For this reason, the support rigidity of the front windshield glass by the cowl outer panel can be secured.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle cowl structure according to the first aspect, the vehicle width direction end portion of the cowl outer panel is disposed at a position spaced upward from the apron upper member or the hood hinge mount bracket. It is characterized by.

  Therefore, in addition to the contents of claim 1, the vehicle width direction end of the cowl outer panel is disposed at a position spaced upward from the apron upper member or the hood hinge mount bracket. When the front portion of the end portion is deformed downward, the front portion of the end portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel can be prevented from coming into contact with the apron upper member or the hood hinge mount bracket. As a result, the impact received by the collision body can be further reduced.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle cowl structure according to the second aspect, the hood hinge mount bracket promotes deformation of the hood hinge mount bracket against a load acting from above the vehicle body to below the vehicle body. It is characterized by having a deformation promoting means.

  Therefore, in addition to the content described in claim 2, the front portion of the end portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel abuts on the hood hinge mount bracket, and a load acts on the hood hinge mount bracket from above the vehicle body to below the vehicle body. In some cases, deformation of the hood hinge mount bracket is promoted by the deformation promoting means. As a result, the impact received by the collision body can be further reduced.

  The cowl structure for a vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a first glass support portion that supports a lower end edge portion of the front windshield glass, and an end portion in the vehicle width direction of the first glass support portion is disposed below. A cowl outer panel that is spaced apart from the mounted parts, a front wall portion that is formed downward on the front end portion of the first glass support portion of the cowl outer panel, and a front windshield that is formed at the vehicle width direction end portion of the cowl outer panel. While supporting the edge part of the glass in the vehicle width direction, the front end part is connected to the first glass support part, and the vehicle width direction end part of the second glass support part in the cowl outer panel is directed downward. A side wall portion having a front end portion connected to the front wall portion, and a portion excluding the front portion of the side wall portion and a portion excluding the front portion of the second glass support portion are coupled to the skeleton member at the front portion of the vehicle body Has been Therefore, while ensuring the support rigidity of the front windshield glass, an excellent effect of reducing the impact of colliding body receives when a collision body collides with the front of the vehicle width direction end portion of the cowl.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle cowl structure according to the first aspect, the vehicle width direction end portion of the cowl outer panel is disposed at a position spaced upward from the apron upper member or the hood hinge mount bracket. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the impact received by the collision body can be further reduced.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the cowl structure for a vehicle according to the second aspect, the hood hinge mount bracket is a deformation that promotes deformation of the hood hinge mount bracket against a load acting from the upper side of the vehicle body to the lower side of the vehicle body. Since it has a promotion means, in addition to the effect of Claim 2, it has the outstanding effect that the impact which a collision body receives can be reduced further.

  An embodiment of a cowl structure for a vehicle according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the figure, the arrow UP indicates the vehicle body upward direction, the arrow FR in the figure indicates the vehicle body front direction, and the arrow IN in the figure indicates the vehicle width inside direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cowl 10 according to the present embodiment includes a cowl outer panel 12 that constitutes a vehicle body outer side portion of the cowl 10 and a cowl inner panel 14 that constitutes a vehicle body inner side portion of the cowl 10. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cross-sectional shape of the cowl outer panel 12 viewed from the vehicle width direction of the intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction is a hat cross-sectional shape with the opening directed downward. That is, the cross-sectional shape of the cowl outer panel 12 viewed from the vehicle width direction at the vehicle width direction intermediate portion is substantially from the front end portion of the upper wall portion 12A as the first glass support portion that supports the front end edge portion 16A of the windshield glass 16. A front wall portion 12B is formed toward the lower side of the vehicle body. A front flange 12C is formed at the lower end portion of the front wall portion 12B substantially toward the front of the vehicle body, and from the rear end portion of the upper wall portion 12A. A rear wall portion 12D is formed toward the lower rear side of the vehicle body, and a rear flange 12E is formed at the lower end of the rear wall portion 12D toward the rear side of the vehicle body.

  On the other hand, the cross-sectional shape of the cowl inner panel 14 viewed from the vehicle width direction in the vehicle width direction intermediate portion is a hat cross-sectional shape with the opening facing upward. That is, the cross-sectional shape seen from the vehicle width direction in the vehicle width direction intermediate portion of the cowl inner panel 14 is such that the front wall portion 14B is formed from the front end portion of the bottom portion 14A substantially upward of the vehicle body, and the front wall portion 14B A front flange 14C is formed at the upper end portion substantially toward the front of the vehicle body, and a rear wall portion 14D is formed from the rear end portion of the bottom portion 14A toward the upper portion of the vehicle body, and the upper end of the rear wall portion 14D. A rear flange 14E is formed in the part substantially toward the rear of the vehicle body.

  A front edge 16A of the windshield glass 16 is fixed to the upper surface of the upper wall portion 12A of the cowl outer panel 12 by an adhesive 18. The rear flange 12E of the cowl outer panel 12 is welded to the upper surface of the rear flange 14E of the cowl inner panel 14, and the upper wall portion 12A, the front wall portion 12B, the front flange 12C, and the rear wall portion 12D of the cowl outer panel 12 A gap 20 having a predetermined interval is formed between the bottom 14A of the cowl inner panel 14 disposed below these parts.

  Accordingly, when the collision body K collides with the front end edge 16A of the windshield glass 16 from the obliquely upward front side of the vehicle body toward the obliquely downward side of the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3), The wall 12A, the front wall 12B, the front flange 12C, and the rear wall 12D are deformed downward in the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 3), so that the impact received by the collision body K can be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cross-sectional shape of the cowl outer panel 12 in the vehicle width direction end (cowl side) 12F (only the end on the right side of the vehicle is shown in FIG. The hat cross-sectional shape is directed downward. That is, the cross-sectional shape of the cowl outer panel 12 in the vehicle width direction end portion 12F viewed from the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is the vehicle of the upper wall portion 12H as the second glass support portion that supports the vehicle width direction edge portion 16B of the windshield glass 16. A side wall 12G is formed at the outer end in the width direction substantially downward in the vehicle body, and a flange 12K is formed at the lower end of the side wall 12G toward the outside in the vehicle width direction. An inclined wall portion 12Q is formed on the inner end in the vehicle width direction of 12H substantially downward in the vehicle width direction, and the inner end of the inclined wall portion 12Q in the vehicle width direction is the vehicle width direction of the rear flange 12E. The ends are connected.

  The front end portion of the upper wall portion 12H at the vehicle width direction end portion 12F of the cowl outer panel 12 is connected to the vehicle width direction end portion of the upper wall portion 12A of the cowl outer panel 12, and the upper wall portion 12H, the upper wall portion 12A, Are coplanar. Further, the front end portion of the side wall portion 12G is connected to the end portion in the vehicle width direction of the front wall portion 12B.

  As a result, the ridgeline 12L that is the boundary between the upper wall portion 12H and the side wall portion 12G and the ridgeline 12M that is the boundary between the upper wall portion 12A and the front wall portion 12B are connected, so that the vehicle width of the cowl outer panel 12 is increased. The rigidity of the connecting portion between the direction end portion 12F and the intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel 12 can be secured.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the ridgeline 12N that is the boundary between the side wall portion 12G and the flange 12K and the ridgeline 12P that is the boundary between the front wall portion 12B and the front flange 12C are connected, so that the vehicle of the cowl outer panel 12 is connected. The rigidity of the connecting portion between the end portion 12F in the width direction and the intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel 12 can be further increased.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a side wall portion 14F is formed toward the rear of the vehicle body at the upper end in the vehicle width direction of the rear wall portion 14D of the cowl inner panel 14, and the upper end edge of the side wall portion 14F is located at the rear. The flange 14E is connected perpendicularly to the vehicle width direction outer edge 14H. Further, an incision 14L is formed at the lower end in the vehicle width direction of the rear wall portion 14D of the cowl inner panel 14 toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and the rear wall portion 14D below the notch 14L has a vehicle width direction. A protruding piece 14G is formed from the end toward the front of the vehicle body, and the lower end edge of the protruding piece 14G is connected to the outer edge in the vehicle width direction of the bottom 14A.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the rear portion of the side wall portion 12G of the cowl outer panel 12 is welded to the outer surface in the vehicle width direction of the side wall portion 14F of the cowl inner panel 14, and the side wall portion 14F of the cowl inner panel 14 is It is welded to the upper outer side surface in the vehicle width direction of the side wall portion 22A of the side outer panel 22 that constitutes the side wall portion of the front pillar as the skeleton member. That is, the rear portion of the side wall portion 12G of the cowl outer panel 12 is the upper vehicle in the side wall portion 22A of the side outer panel 22 that constitutes the side wall portion of the front pillar as a skeleton member at the front of the vehicle body with the side wall portion 14F of the cowl inner panel 14 interposed therebetween. It is welded to the outer surface in the width direction.

  Therefore, the joint P with the side wall portion 22A of the side outer panel 22 at the rear portion of the side wall portion 12G of the cowl outer panel 12 bends the vehicle width direction end portion of the front wall portion 12B toward the rear of the vehicle body and turns it to the side surface of the cowl outer panel 12. The connecting portion P is connected in the shearing direction (arrow E direction in FIG. 4) with respect to the input from the suspension to the body (front pillar).

  Further, a flange 22B is formed at the upper end portion of the side wall portion 22A of the side outer panel 22 toward the inside in the vehicle width direction, and the flange 22B is connected to the end portion 14H in the vehicle width direction of the rear flange 14E of the cowl inner panel 14. It is welded to the lower surface. Further, the vehicle width direction end portion 14H of the rear flange 14E of the cowl inner panel 14 is welded to the lower surface of the rear portion of the upper wall portion 12H at the vehicle width direction end portion 12F of the cowl outer panel 12.

  Further, a vehicle width direction edge portion 16B of the windshield glass 16 is fixed to the upper surface of the upper wall portion 12H at the vehicle width direction end portion 12F of the cowl outer panel 12 by an adhesive 18.

  Accordingly, a portion excluding the front portion of the vehicle width direction end portion 12F of the cowl outer panel 12, that is, a portion excluding the front portion of the side wall portion 12G of the cowl outer panel 12 is welded to the side wall portion 22A of the side outer panel 22 constituting the front pillar. The portion excluding the front portion 12J of the upper wall portion 12H is welded to the flange 22B of the side outer panel 22 constituting the front pillar.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a flange 22C is formed at the front end of the side wall 22A of the side outer panel 22 toward the inside in the vehicle width direction, and the upper end of the flange 22C is formed at the front end of the flange 22B. It is connected.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a front pillar inner panel 26 is disposed on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the side outer panel 22. The front portion 26A of the front pillar inner panel 26 is welded to the side wall portion 22A and the flange 22C of the side outer panel 22. The rear flange 22D of the side outer panel 22 is welded to the rear flange 26B of the front pillar inner panel 26, and the front pillar closed section 28 is formed by the side outer panel 22 and the front pillar inner panel 26. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the front edge portion 16 </ b> C in the vehicle width direction edge portion 16 </ b> B of the windshield glass 16 is adhered to the upper surface of the front portion 12 </ b> J of the upper wall portion 12 </ b> H in the vehicle width direction end portion 12 </ b> F of the cowl outer panel 12. Are bound by.

  Further, the vehicle width direction end portion 14H of the rear flange 14E of the cowl inner panel 14 is welded to the lower surface of the rear portion of the upper wall portion 12H at the vehicle width direction end portion 12F of the cowl outer panel 12, so that the vehicle width of the cowl outer panel 12 is increased. A predetermined distance is provided between the front portion 12J, the front wall portion 12B, the front flange 12C of the upper wall portion 12H at the direction end portion 12F, and the bottom portion 14A of the cowl inner panel 14 disposed below these portions. The gap 29 is formed.

  Accordingly, when the collision body K collides with the front end edge portion 16C of the vehicle width direction edge portion 16B of the windshield glass 16 from the obliquely upward front side of the vehicle body toward the obliquely downward side of the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 5). The front part of the end portion 12F in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel 12 is deformed downward in the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 5), so that the impact of the collision body K can be reduced.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a hood hinge mount bracket 30 is disposed outside the cowl inner panel 14 in the vehicle width direction, and the hood hinge mount bracket 30 is disposed on the upper surface of the rear portion of the apron upper member 32. It is arranged. A rear portion of the cowl top side outer 34 is disposed below the rear portion of the apron upper member 32.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a flange 30 </ b> B is formed in the vehicle width direction inner side end portion of the upper wall portion 30 </ b> A of the hood hinge mount bracket 30, and the flange 30 </ b> B is a side wall portion 22 </ b> A of the side outer panel 22. It is welded to. Further, a vertical wall portion 30C is formed in the vehicle width direction outer side end portion of the upper wall portion 30A of the hood hinge mount bracket 30 downward, and a vehicle width direction outer side is formed at the lower end portion of the vertical wall portion 30C. A flange 30D is formed toward the top.

  A flange 32B is formed in the vehicle width direction inner side end portion of the upper wall portion 32A of the apron upper member 32, and the flange 32B is welded to the side wall portion 22A of the side outer panel 22. Further, a flange 32C is formed at the vehicle width direction outer side end portion of the upper wall portion 32A of the apron upper member 32, and this flange 32C is welded to the lower surface of the flange 30D of the hood hinge mount bracket 30.

  A flange 34B is formed at the inner end in the vehicle width direction of the lower wall portion 34A of the cowl top side outer 34, and the flange 34B is welded to the side wall portion 22A of the side outer panel 22. In addition, a vertical wall portion 34C is formed at an outer end in the vehicle width direction of the lower wall portion 34A of the cowl top side outer 34, and an upper end portion of the vertical wall portion 34C is directed outward in the vehicle width direction. A flange 34D is formed. The flange 34D of the cowl top side outer 34 is welded to the lower surface of the flange 32C of the apron upper member 32.

  The flange 12K at the vehicle width direction end portion 12F of the cowl outer panel 12 and the upper wall portion 30A of the hood hinge mount bracket 30 are separated by a distance L in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. When the front portion of the vehicle width direction end portion 12F is deformed downward in the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 5), the front portion of the cowl outer panel 12 in the vehicle width direction end portion 12F and the upper wall portion of the hood hinge mount bracket 30 It does not interfere with 30A.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, circular through holes 36 and 38 serving as deformation promoting means are formed in the center and rear of the longitudinal wall portion 30 </ b> C of the hood hinge mount bracket 30. Further, a through hole 39 as a deformation promoting means is formed in the upper portion of the front end portion of the vertical wall portion 30C in the hood hinge mount bracket 30, and a gap as a deformation promoting means is formed in the lower portion of the front end portion of the vertical wall portion 30C. 41 is formed.

  These through-holes 39 and gaps 41 bend the front part 30F of the projecting piece 30E formed in the vertical middle part of the front end edge part of the vertical wall part 30C toward the front in the vehicle width direction inward in the vehicle width direction. The front portion 30F of the piece 30E is formed by coupling to the rear side surface of the front wall portion 30G formed at the front end portion of the upper wall portion 30A of the hood hinge mount bracket 30 toward the lower side of the vehicle body.

  Therefore, when the front portion of the vehicle width direction end portion 12F of the cowl outer panel 12 moves downward in the vehicle body and interferes with the upper wall portion 30A of the hood hinge mount bracket 30, the clearances between the through holes 36, 38, and 39 are eliminated. The vertical wall portion 30 </ b> C of the hood hinge mount bracket 30 is easily crushed by 41.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the collision body K collides with the front edge 16 </ b> A of the windshield glass 16 from the obliquely upward front side of the vehicle body to the obliquely downward side of the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3). In this case, the gap 20 is formed below the cowl outer panel 12 so that the upper wall portion 12A, the front wall portion 12B, the front flange 12C, and the rear wall portion 12D of the cowl outer panel 12 are located below the vehicle body (arrows in FIG. 3). (B direction), the impact received by the collision body K can be reduced.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the collision body K is located on the front end edge portion 16 </ b> C of the vehicle width direction edge portion 16 </ b> B of the windshield glass 16 that is the front portion of the vehicle width direction end portion of the cowl 10. When the vehicle crashes toward the vehicle body diagonally downward (in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 5), a gap 29 is formed below the cowl outer panel 12, so that the front portion of the end portion 12F in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel 12 is formed. That is, the front part of the side wall part 12G, the front part of the flange 12K, the front part 12J of the upper wall part 12H, the front wall part 12B and the front flange 12C are deformed downward in the vehicle body (in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 5). The impact received by the body K can be reduced.

  As a result, the impact received by the collision body K when the collision body K collides with the front portion of the end of the cowl 10 in the vehicle width direction can be reduced.

  Further, since the flange 12K at the vehicle width direction end portion 12F of the cowl outer panel 12 and the upper wall portion 30A of the hood hinge mount bracket 30 are separated by a distance L in the vertical direction, the vehicle width direction end portion 12F of the cowl outer panel 12 is separated. When the front part of the cowl is deformed downward (in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 5), it is possible to prevent the end 12F of the cowl outer panel 12 from coming into contact with the upper wall 30A of the hood hinge mount bracket 30. . As a result, the impact received by the collision body K can be further reduced.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the front portion of the cowl outer panel 12 in the vehicle width direction end portion 12F moves downward in the vehicle body and interferes with the upper wall portion 30A of the hood hinge mount bracket 30, the through hole 36, The vertical wall portion 30 </ b> C of the hood hinge mount bracket 30 in which the gaps 41 and 38 and 39 are formed is easily crushed. As a result, the impact received by the collision body K can be further reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the front end portion of the upper wall portion 12H at the vehicle width direction end portion 12F of the cowl outer panel 12 is connected to the vehicle width direction end portion of the upper wall portion 12A of the cowl outer panel 12, and the side wall portion 12G. Is connected to the vehicle width direction end of the front wall portion 12B. For this reason, the ridgeline 12L which becomes the boundary between the upper wall portion 12H and the side wall portion 12G and the ridgeline 12M which becomes the boundary between the upper wall portion 12A and the front wall portion 12B are connected, so that the vehicle width of the cowl outer panel 12 is increased. The rigidity of the connecting portion between the direction end portion 12F and the intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel 12 can be ensured. As a result, by supporting the rear portion of the cowl outer panel 12 in the vehicle width direction end portion 12F with the front pillar, it is possible to secure the support rigidity between the vehicle width direction end portion 12F of the cowl outer panel 12 and the vehicle width direction intermediate portion. For this reason, the support rigidity of the windshield glass 16 by the cowl outer panel 12 is securable.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the impact received by the collision body K when the collision body K collides with the front portion of the end portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl 10 is reduced while ensuring the support rigidity of the front windshield glass 16. it can.

  In the present embodiment, the ridgeline 12N that is the boundary between the side wall portion 12G and the flange 12K and the ridgeline 12P that is the boundary between the front wall portion 12B and the front flange 12C are connected, so that the vehicle of the cowl outer panel 12 is connected. The support rigidity of the front windshield glass 16 at the intermediate portion in the width direction can be further increased.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail with respect to specific embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various other embodiments are possible within the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the through holes 36, 38, 39 and the gap 41 as the deformation promoting means are formed in the hood hinge mount bracket 30, but the deformation promoting means is limited to the through holes 36, 38, 39 and the gap 41. It is good also as other structures, such as a thin part and a slit.

  In the present embodiment, the side wall portion 12G of the cowl outer panel 12 is sandwiched between the side wall portion 14F of the cowl inner panel 14 and the side wall portion 22A of the side outer panel 22 that constitutes the side wall portion of the front pillar as a skeleton member at the front of the vehicle body. Although it is welded to the upper outer surface in the vehicle width direction, the skeleton member at the front of the vehicle body that joins the side wall portion 12G of the cowl outer panel 12 is not limited to the front pillar.

  In the present embodiment, the hood hinge mount bracket 30 is disposed on the upper surface of the rear portion of the apron upper member 32. However, the hood hinge mount bracket 30 is not disposed on the upper surface of the rear portion of the apron upper member 32, and other parts. It is good also as a structure arrange | positioned.

1 is a perspective view of a vehicular cowl structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, as seen from the obliquely forward outer side of a vehicle body. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the vehicle body diagonally forward outer side which shows the cowl structure for vehicles which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an expanded sectional view of the site | part along the 3-3 line of FIG. It is an expanded sectional view of the site | part along line 4-4 of FIG. It is an expanded sectional view of the site | part along 5-5 line of FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion along line 6-6 in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 cowl 12 cowl outer panel 12A upper wall of cowl outer panel (first glass support)
12B Front wall of cowl outer panel 12G Side wall of cowl outer panel 12H Upper wall of cowl outer panel (second glass support)
14 Cowl Inner Panel 16 Windshield Glass 20 Predetermined Clearance 22 Side Outer Panel 26 Front Pillar Inner Panel 28 Front Pillar Closed Section 29 Predetermined Clearance 30 Hood Hinge Mount Bracket 32 Apron Upper Member 34 Cowl Top Side Outer 36 Through Hole (Deformation promotion means)
38 Through hole (deformation promoting means)
39 Through hole (deformation promoting means)
41 Clearance (deformation promoting means)

Claims (3)

A cowl outer panel having a first glass support portion for supporting a lower edge of the front windshield glass and being spaced apart from a component in which a vehicle width direction end portion of the first glass support portion is disposed below;
A front wall portion formed downward at a front end portion of the first glass support portion in the cowl outer panel;
A second glass support portion formed at an end portion in the vehicle width direction of the cowl outer panel to support an edge portion in the vehicle width direction of the front windshield glass, and a front end portion connected to the first glass support portion;
A side wall portion formed downward at a vehicle width direction end portion of the second glass support portion in the cowl outer panel, and a front end portion connected to the front wall portion;
The vehicle cowl structure is characterized in that a portion excluding the front portion of the side wall portion and a portion excluding the front portion of the second glass support portion are coupled to a skeleton member at the front portion of the vehicle body.   2. The vehicular cowl structure according to claim 1, wherein an end portion of the cowl outer panel in the vehicle width direction is disposed at a position spaced upward from the apron upper member or the hood hinge mount bracket.   3. The vehicle cowl structure according to claim 2, wherein the hood hinge mount bracket has a deformation promoting means for accelerating deformation of the hood hinge mount bracket against a load acting from above the vehicle body to below the vehicle body. .

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