JP4564396B2 - Air spoiler - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an air spoiler which is an aerodynamic part of an automobile, and more particularly to an air spoiler in which a seat of a clip attached to a vehicle body is attached by insert molding.

Usually, a spoiler is attached to the upper edge of the rear hatch of a minivan or the trunk of a sedan car in order to improve the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle body and give it a sporty appearance. In a minivan, rainwater containing mud forms a vortex in the vicinity of the rear hatch during driving in stormy weather. For this reason, the rear glass is more easily contaminated than a sedan vehicle, and a spoiler is mounted on the upper edge of the rear hatch in order to reduce the vortex.
As a method for molding such a spoiler, for example, an insert part of a blow molded product that is integrally molded so as to be embedded in a molten resin in blow molding by providing a flange all around the insert, and its blow molded product (patented) Reference 1) exists.
Japanese Patent No. 2922444 (see claims, paragraphs {0014} to {0019} in the column of Examples, and FIGS. 1 to 3)

However, in the prior art, a hinge is usually arranged at the upper edge of the rear hatch, and there are many cases where there is not enough space for a screw for fastening and a space for tightening the screw.
In addition, for curved molding from the roof surface of the minivan to the rear hatch, an air spoiler that is too thick protrudes upward from the upper edge of the rear hatch and becomes higher from the roof surface. In some cases, it is not preferable.
Accordingly, the present invention is to suppress the height of the clip hold unit, and its object is to provide an air spoiler which is suitably attachable insert molded into the rear hatch upper edge.

A first invention of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is an air spoiler as described in claim 1, and is as follows.
An air spoiler having a body portion in which a clip holder is insert-molded at a mounting portion facing a vehicle body panel, wherein the clip holder is formed on a base portion attached to the mounting portion and on the vehicle body panel side of the base portion. was and a transverse received from accommodate guide holder section, the guide holder unit directs the storage slot for accommodating the clip from the lateral end side, acceptance was clip from the receiving port to the other end It has a guide portion for guiding the movement of the clip, and an end portion defining the movement limit point of clip be in the other end of the terminal of the guide portion Te, the base portion, the stowed clip It has a through hole at a position opposed to a configuration for fitting the base portion rear surface side of the main body of the resin in the insert molding in the through hole.

A second invention of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is an air spoiler as described in claim 2, and is as follows.
In addition to the first aspect of the invention, the housing clips, and protrusions formed on the distal end of the main body portion resins entering fitted into holes provided in the base portion, it is inserted into the recess to accept the projections In this configuration, clicking is performed at that position.

Since the air spoiler according to the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects are achieved.
(1) In the invention described in claim 1, the attachment strength of the base portion to the attachment portion is increased by the inserted resin, and the attachment strength of the air spoiler is increased without burying and holding the base portion strictly with resin. Obtainable.
(2) In the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effects of the first aspect, it is possible to position the clip, housed in the base unit even in the case of such as carrying handle by assembling clips spoiler manufacturing process clip does not floating, together with the shortage can be prevented by falling off, it becomes easy to mounting work to the body.

A portion that has a main body portion in which a clip holder is insert-molded, and is attached to an attachment portion that faces the vehicle body panel by engaging the vehicle body panel that inclines the clip, and the base portion is opposed to a high portion in the inclination of the vehicle body panel. The air spoiler is formed so as to form substantially the same surface as the peripheral attachment portion, and the clip holder is formed on the vehicle body panel side of the base portion and the base portion attached to the attachment portion. comprising a receiving accommodate guide holder unit from the guide holder has a receiving port for accommodating the clip from the lateral end side, acceptance was clip is toward the other side from the accommodating opening clip moving a guide portion for guiding the, and a end portion defining the movement limit point of clip be in the other end of the terminal of the guide portion, the housing clips, A hemispherical projections formed on the distal end of the main body portion resins entering fitted into holes provided in the serial base portion is inserted into the recess to accept the projections are positioned to click at that location, the base portion, has a through hole at a position opposed to the stowed clip, an air spoiler is fitted to the base portion rear surface side of the main body of the resin in the insert molding in the through hole.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is an example of a minivan 1, and a rear hatch 3 is provided at the rear end of a roof 2 via a hinge (not shown) so as to be opened and closed. An air spoiler 6 is attached to the rear glass 5 in an eave shape. Reference numeral 7 denotes a lid, which fixes the center recess of the air spoiler 6 to the upper edge of the rear hatch 3 from above the vehicle body, and then fits to hide the screw so that the entire upper surface is flat. The air spoiler 6 is formed by, for example, blow-molding acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (hereinafter, referred to as ABS) resin, cutting off the surplus (burr) formed on the outer periphery, cutting the parting line, and then appropriately sandpaper. The smoothness of the surface is obtained by multiplying it, and it is painted with paint that is toned according to the color of the car body. A stop lamp 8 in which red LEDs (light emitting diodes) and the like are arranged is incorporated in the central portion.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the left half portion of the air spoiler 6, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the air spoiler 6 is attached to the vehicle body at a portion corresponding to the E portion in FIG.
In the rear hatch 3, the front end 31 of the upper edge portion 30 is the highest, and a stepped intermediate portion 32 is gently inclined backward, and an engagement hole 321 for the clip 9 is formed in the front. Further, the rear portion 33 is inclined downward in an arc, and covers the entire upper edge portion 30 and the portion of the rear end 20 of the roof 2 beyond the gap 21 in front thereof. The rear glass 5 is bonded to the rear hatch 3 via the lip 51.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower surface 62 of the air spoiler 6 is substantially flat along the intermediate portion 32, and has a concave portion corresponding to the inclined portion 61 and the rear portion 33 facing the front end 31 in the front. 63, having a step portion 64 corresponding to the upper end of the rear glass 5, a rear portion 65 as a design surface on the rear side, and an upper portion 66, and forms a closed section as a whole. In front of the lower surface 62, the clip Hol da 1 0 is provided at a position opposed to the engaging hole 321, and a clip 9 is attached shown by one-dot chain line, it is engaged through engagement with the engaging hole 321.

As shown in FIG. 4, the clip holder 10 is formed with a substantially U-shaped holding portion 12 on the base portion 11, and the holding portion 12 has a substantially L-shaped cross section as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5. A guide portion 15 is defined between the accommodation port 13 and the end portion 14, with one end being the accommodation port 13 and one end being the insertion limit of the clip 9 on the far side.
In addition, a through hole 16 is provided substantially at the center of the base portion 11. As shown in FIG. 5, a resin such as ABS that forms the air spoiler 6 is inserted into the through hole 16.
In addition, the through-hole 16 may be a straight shape, or may be tapered so as to expand toward the clip 9 as shown in the figure. If the taper shape is used, the holding force of the clip holder 10 is further increased. A hemispherical protrusion 17 is formed at the tip of the resin inserted into the through hole 16.

When the clip holder 10 is insert-molded integrally with the air spoiler 6, the concave portion 103 of the B-side mold 100 provided with the B-side molding cavity, which is the lower side of the air spoiler 6 shown in part in FIG. The holding portion 12 is fitted in the pin 101, and the pin 101 disposed so as to be able to advance and retract is opposed to the through hole 16 and is inserted into the through hole 16, thereby stabilizing the position of the clip holder 10.
A parison, which is a cylindrical body of resin (not shown), faces the B-side mold 100 and an A-side mold (not shown) provided with an A-side molding cavity above the air spoiler 6 at a predetermined interval. Then, the parison is sandwiched between molds so that these cavities coincide with each other, and air of about 7 to 10 kgf / cm ² is blown into the parison, and the parison is pressed against the cavity surface. The pin 101 is retracted approximately before and after the blowing of air, and the tip end portion 105 is stopped at a position that coincides with the height of the B surface side of the base portion 11. The pin 101 has an inverted hemispherical recess 102, and the protrusion 17 is formed by the shape of the recess 102 {see FIG. 6B}.
In the clip holder 10, as shown in FIG. 5, the front end edge 111 of the base portion 11 is integrally formed with the lower surface 62 without a step, but the rear end edge 112 is embedded in a resin that forms the air spoiler 6. Is held. In this way, the clip holder 10 can be integrally attached to the slope of the vehicle body at a limited space such as the periphery of the hinge portion of the rear hatch without requiring a height dimension, and supports the clip 9. It is possible to obtain a sufficient strength for holding. Further, the clip 9 has a recess 91 that receives the protrusion 17. When the clip 9 is inserted as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4, the position can be determined by clicking at the position of the protrusion 17. The clip 9 thus positioned does not fall off during normal air spoiler 6 in-process handling, for example, packing, transportation, or body assembly work. It is possible to prevent inconveniences such as falling into a gap or jumping on the floor and not knowing whereabouts.

  It can be used as an air spoiler for various vehicles.

It is a principal part perspective view which shows an example of the minivan which attached the air spoiler of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface of the left half part of the air spoiler of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the attachment state to the vehicle body in the C equivalent location of the said FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the clip part of the air spoiler of this invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the clip portion shown in FIG. It is a metal mold | die for shape | molding the clip of the air spoiler of this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a perspective view which shows the principal part of a pin front-end | tip part.

1 ... Minivan 2 ... Roof 3 ... Rear hatch 4 ... Upper opening 5 ... Rear glass 6 ... Air spoiler 7 ... Lid 8 ... Stop Lamp 9 ··· Clip 10 ··· Clip holder 11 ··· Base portion 12 ··· Holding portion 13 ··· Holding port 14 ··· End portion 15 ··· Guide portion 16 ... ... Through hole 17 ... Projection 20 ... Rear end 21 ... Clearance 30 ... Upper edge 31 ... Front end 32 ... Intermediate part 33 ...・ Rear part 51 ・ ・ ・ ・ Lip 61 ・ ・ ・ ・ Inclined part 62 ・ ・ ・ ・ Lower surface 63 ・ ・ ・ ・ Concave part 64 ・ ・ ・ ・ Step part 65 ・ ・ ・ ・ Rear part 66 ・ ・ ・ ・ Upper part 91 ・ ・.. Recess 100... B side mold 101... Pin 102... Recess 103. ... tip 111 ... front end edge 321 ... engagement hole

Claims (2)

An air spoiler having a body portion in which a clip holder is insert-molded at a mounting portion facing a vehicle body panel, wherein the clip holder is formed on a base portion attached to the mounting portion and on the vehicle body panel side of the base portion. was and a transverse received from accommodate guide holder section, the guide holder unit directs the storage slot for accommodating the clip from the lateral end side, acceptance was clip from the receiving port to the other end It has a guide portion for guiding the movement of the clip, and an end portion defining the movement limit point of clip be in the other end of the terminal of the guide portion Te, the base portion, the stowed clip The air spoiler is characterized in that a through hole is provided at a position opposite to the main body, and a body part resin on the back side of the base part in insert molding is inserted into the through hole. The housing clip, a projection formed on the distal end of the main body portion resins entering fitted into holes provided in the base portion, is inserted into the recess to accept the projections are positioned to click at that position The air spoiler according to claim 1 .

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