JP4728906B2 - Vehicle spoiler structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle spoiler structure that is attached to a rear door of a rear part of a vehicle body, for example.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a spoiler installed at the rear of a vehicle body is provided with a built-in component such as a high-mount stop lamp (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
The built-in component provided in such a spoiler is installed between the spoiler upper member and the spoiler lower member so that the load of the built-in component is applied to the spoiler lower member.
JP 2004-203101 A (Claim 1, FIGS. 1 to 3)

  However, in the vehicle spoiler structure as in Patent Document 1, the lower part of a built-in component such as a high-mount stop lamp is supported by a spoiler lower member made of one plate-like member. There is a problem in that the portion is curved or a gap is formed between the built-in component and the spoiler, so that the combined state of the built-in component and the spoiler is lowered.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a vehicle spoiler structure in which the mounting rigidity of the built-in member in the spoiler is increased.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a spoiler structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 includes a spoiler provided on an outer surface of a vehicle body, and a built-in component provided in the spoiler and partially provided on the outer surface. The spoiler includes an outer member on the outer surface side, and an inner member provided on the inner side of the outer member, and the lower portion of the opening includes the outer member and the inner member. closed-section portion is formed Rutotomoni, the lower portion of the opening portion, wherein the fixing part and the outer member and the inner member are fixed to each other by substantially extending in a horizontal direction is formed.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the spoiler has a closed cross section formed by the outer member and the inner member at the lower portion of the opening of the outer member to which the built-in component is attached. Lower strength and durability are improved.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lower portion of the opening in which the built-in component is fitted is formed so that the fixing portion extends the outer member and the inner member in a substantially horizontal direction and overlaps each other. As a result, the strength of the fixed portion is improved, so that the support rigidity for supporting the built-in component is high.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the spoiler structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein, in the lower portion of the opening, the outer member includes an upper wall portion that supports the built-in component, and the upper wall portion. The closed cross-section portion is formed by fixing the inner member to the upper wall portion and the lower wall portion. It is characterized by being.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the lower part of the opening is closed like an approximately triangular truss because the outer member is formed in a convex shape by the upper wall and the lower wall. A cross section is formed, and high rigidity can be obtained. The built-in component is firmly fixed to the opening because the strength of the lower part of the opening is increased by fixing the inner member from the inside of the outer member that is concave inside the closed section. .

A third aspect of the present invention is the vehicle spoiler structure according to the first or second aspect , wherein the inner member has a stepped portion formed in the closed cross section.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the closed cross-section portion is further improved in strength by forming the stepped portion on the inner member that forms the closed cross-section portion. Deformation can be prevented, and the rigidity and durability of the built-in component against the load can be increased.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle spoiler structure according to the third aspect , wherein the stepped portion has a concave shape inside the closed cross-sectional portion.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the stepped portion of the inner member of the closed cross-section portion has a concave shape inside the closed cross-section portion, so that the closed cross-section portion can be secured as large as possible. Therefore, the rigidity of the lower part of the opening can be further increased.

The invention according to claim 5 is the spoiler structure of the vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the inner member forming the closed section is the other of the vehicle other than the outer member. It is in contact with a component member.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the inner member that forms the closed cross section is in contact with another component member of the vehicle, so that the outer side of the inner member is held by the other component member. Furthermore, the rigidity of the closed cross section can be increased and held firmly.

  According to the vehicle spoiler structure of the present invention, the spoiler has a closed cross section formed at the lower portion of the opening of the outer member, thereby improving the strength and durability of the lower portion of the opening to which the built-in component is attached. it can. For this reason, the opening can prevent the lower part of the opening from being bent by the load of the built-in component even when a relatively heavy built-in component is fitted. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the gap between the upper member and the lower member that are bent and deformed, thereby increasing the mounting rigidity of the built-in component.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1-6, the spoiler structure of the vehicle which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. Hereinafter, as an example of an embodiment of the present invention, a case where a rear spoiler installed at the rear of a vehicle body of a passenger car is a spoiler will be described as an example.
In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, “front” is the vehicle traveling direction side, “rear” is the backward direction side of the vehicle, “upper” is the vertically upper side, “lower” is the vertically lower side, and “left and right” Is the vehicle width direction side. Before describing the spoiler, the vehicle and the vehicle body on which the spoiler is installed will be described.
FIG. 1 is a view showing a spoiler structure of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a main part perspective view showing an installation state of the spoiler.

≪Vehicle configuration≫
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle V only needs to have at least a spoiler 1, and the type and shape of the vehicle V are not particularly limited. That is, the vehicle V may be a passenger car, a bus, a work vehicle, a two-wheeled vehicle, etc., and will be described below by taking the case of a passenger car as an example.

≪Body structure≫
On the vehicle body V1 of the vehicle V, a rear door 2 for opening and closing a door opening V2 for loading and unloading luggage and the like is attached to the left and right rear upper ends of the vehicle body V1 by a pair of hinges 4 so as to be rotatable. It has been. In the vehicle V, for example, a spoiler 1 is installed at an upper end portion of the vehicle body V1 such as the rear door 2, the roof panel V3, and the rear fender. Hereinafter, the case where the spoiler 1 is installed in the rear door 2 will be described as an example of the embodiment of the present invention.

≪Configuration of rear door≫
As shown in FIG. 1, the rear door 2 is, for example, a flip-up back door, and is an opening / closing body that opens and closes a door opening V2 such as a luggage room or a trunk room of the vehicle V. The rear door 2 includes a spoiler 1, a window glass G, a rear wiper 7 that wipes raindrops attached to the window glass G, and a damper (not shown) for attenuating the load when the rear door 2 is opened and closed. Etc.) are installed. The rear door 2 includes, for example, a steel plate outer panel 2a that forms the outer surface of the vehicle V, and a steel plate inner panel 2b that is installed inside the outer panel 2a and is joined by hemming around the outer panel 2a. (Refer to FIG. 4).

  FIG. 2 is an essential part exploded perspective view showing the spoiler structure of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a spoiler structure of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the spoiler with a high-mount stop lamp removed.

≪Spoiler composition≫
As shown in FIG. 2, the spoiler 1 is a member that adjusts the direction of airflow around the vehicle body, and is provided on the outer surface of the vehicle body V1. The spoiler 1 is made of, for example, a resin member extending in the left-right direction along the upper end portion of the rear door 2, and a roof or the like by fastening members 51 and 53 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) such as clips. It is fixed to the rear door 2 along the panel V3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an opening 11 a for installing a high-mount stop lamp 3 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) is formed in the center of the rear part of the spoiler 1. The opening 11a is provided with a lens portion 3a (see FIG. 1) of a high-mount stop lamp (built-in component) 3 exposed from the outer surface. The opening 11a is formed to be elongated in the left-right direction in accordance with the shape of the high-mount stop lamp 3, and is recessed from the rear surface portion 11d of the spoiler 1 so as to be bent inward, and the inner portion is substantially cylindrical. Is formed. On the left and right edges of the opening portion 11a, a plate-like shape having through holes 11b through which fastening members 52 (see FIG. 5) for fixing the lens portion 3a (see FIG. 5) of the high mount stop lamp 3 are inserted. The seating surface 11i is formed. A nozzle installation hole 11e for attaching the washer nozzle 6 (see FIG. 1) is formed in the vicinity of the opening 11a in the vehicle width direction (right side).

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the spoiler 1 mainly includes a vehicle V and includes an outer member 11 constituting a member on the outer surface side and an inner member 12 provided inside the outer member 11. Has been. In the other spoiler 1, side forming members 13 and 14 (see FIG. 2) that respectively form the left and right ends of the spoiler 1 are connected to the left and right ends of the outer member 11.

  If the spoiler 1 is installed in the vehicle body V1 and has an outer member 11, an inner member 12, an opening 11a, and a closed cross-sectional portion 1a described later, the installation position, shape, material, etc. Is not particularly limited, and may be changed as appropriate. Further, the side portion forming members 13, 14 and the outer member 11 and the inner member 12 form overlapping portions, and the overlapping portions are fixed by vibration welding or ultrasonic welding. The inner member 12 may be integrally formed continuously.

<Configuration of outer member>
The outer member 11 is a member for forming the outer surface of the spoiler 1, and is formed of, for example, a synthetic resin such as an ABS resin having a thickness of about 3 mm. The outer member 11 is formed by continuously forming an upper surface portion 11c that forms the upper surface of the spoiler 1 and a rear surface portion 11d that is continuously formed on the upper surface portion 11c and forms the rear surface of the spoiler 1, and has a substantially vertical section. It is formed in a letter shape. In the center of the rear surface portion 11d of the outer member 11, the opening portion 11a to which the high mount stop lamp (built-in component) 3 is attached is formed.

<Configuration of inner member>
As shown in FIG. 4, the inner member 12 is a member installed inside the outer member 11 of the spoiler 1, and is formed of a synthetic resin such as an ABS resin having a thickness of about 2 to 3 mm, for example. The inner member 12 includes an upper inner portion 12c that is fixed to the inner side of the upper surface portion 11c of the outer member 11, and a rear surface that is connected to the upper inner portion 12c and is fixed to the inner side of the rear surface portion 11d of the outer member 11. The inner portion 12d is continuously formed in a substantially square shape. A number of triangular rib-shaped welding ribs 12e for ultrasonic welding or vibration welding of the inner member 12 to the outer member 11 are formed at appropriate positions on the surface where the inner member 12 contacts the outer member 11. .

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper inner portion 12c is formed with a plurality of large and small reinforcing groove portions 12f that are triangular and quadrangular when viewed from the side, in the left-right direction. A head 53a of a fastening member 53 made of a resin clip is fixed by heat caulking in a hole formed in the bottom surface of the reinforcing groove 12f. The inner member 12 of the spoiler 1 is attached to the rear door 2 by engaging the elastic locking portion 53 b of the fastening member 53 with the engagement hole 2 d formed in the outer panel 2 a of the rear door 2. The head 53a of the fastening member 53 is disposed so as to sink into the reinforcing groove 12f.

<Configuration of the lower part of the opening>
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the lower part of the opening 11a, the outer member 11 includes an upper wall part 11f that supports the high mount stop lamp 3, and a lower wall part 11g that is connected to the upper wall part 11f. It is formed in a shape that is convex in the outer surface direction (backward direction) (substantially in the shape of a letter F when viewed from the side). Fixing portions 11h and 12a, in which the outer member 11 and the inner member 12 extend in a substantially horizontal direction (forward direction) and are fixed to each other, are formed below the opening 11a. A closed section 1a is formed and reinforced by the outer member 11 and the inner member 12 below the opening 11a. The high mount stop lamp 3 is installed on the reinforced upper wall portion 11f.

≪Configuration of closed section≫
The closed cross section 1a shown in FIG. 6 has a closed cross section like a substantially triangular truss formed by fixing the inner member 12 to the upper wall portion 11f and the lower wall portion 11g from the inner side of the inner member 12. Has been. In the closed cross section 1 a, the inner member 12 that forms the closed cross section 1 a is disposed in contact with a sealing material S <b> 1 that is another constituent member of the vehicle V other than the outer member 11. In other words, the outer side of the inner member 12 in the closed cross section 1a is fixed and held on the window glass G with the sealing material S1 interposed therebetween. The inner member 12 is reinforced by forming a step 12b having a concave shape with respect to the inner side of the closed cross section 1a in the closed cross section 1a.
The sealing material S1 is made of, for example, an adhesive called a dam rubber, and is interposed between the inner member 12 and the window glass G.

≪Configuration of high-mount stop lamp (built-in parts) ≫
The high-mount stop lamp 3 shown in FIG. 4 is a brake operation in which a stop lamp switch (not shown) is turned on in response to a stepping operation of a brake pedal (not shown) when the driver performs a brake operation. This is a display lamp for (braking operation). The high-mount stop lamp 3 is installed on the outside (rear side) of the lamp housing 3b to which a light source (not shown) such as a light bulb is attached, and is irradiated with light from the light source so that the red light is emitted. It is mainly composed of a lens unit 3a for displaying lighting and lighting. The high-mount stop lamp 3 is formed in the lateral direction along the shape of the spoiler 1 (see FIG. 3), and is inserted from the rear side of the spoiler 1 with the lens portion 3a exposed to the opening portion 11a. The mounting portions 3d formed on the left and right sides of the lamp housing 3b are fixed to the spoiler 1 by fixing them with fastening members 52 (see FIG. 5) made of screws or the like.

The light source of the high-mount stop lamp 3 is installed on the vehicle body V1 side through the lead wire 3c (see FIG. 2) drawn out of the lamp housing 3b through the insertion hole 2c (see FIG. 2) of the rear door 2. It is connected to a power source via a stop lamp switch (not shown).
The lamp housing 3b is formed in a substantially box shape with an opaque synthetic resin, for example. The lens portion 3a is formed of a red translucent synthetic resin, and is disposed on the spoiler 1 so as to close the opening portion 11a.

≪Configuration of washer nozzle≫
As shown in FIG. 2, when the driver operates a wiper washer switch (not shown) installed in the vicinity of the driver's seat, the washer pump 6 (not shown) is activated to operate the washer nozzle 6. In this nozzle device, a washer liquid is sprayed from the nozzle 6 toward the window glass G. The hose 6a connected to the washer nozzle 6 is inserted through the insertion hole 2c of the rear door 2 and connected to a washer tank (not shown) via a washer pump (not shown).

≪Action≫
Next, the effect | action of the spoiler structure of the vehicle which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated, referring FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a high mount stop lamp 3 is mounted on an opening 11 a formed at the rear center of the spoiler 1 installed at the rear upper end of the vehicle body V <b> 1. A washer nozzle 6 is installed near the right side of the high-mount stop lamp 3 installed in the spoiler 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the high mount stop lamp 3 is mounted on the spoiler 1 with the end of the lens portion 3a being flush with the open end of the opening 11a and the outer surface exposed. ing. In the high mount stop lamp 3, the lens portion 3a and the lamp housing 3b are inserted into an opening portion 11a formed in a cylindrical shape.

Therefore, the load W of the high mount stop lamp 3 is applied to the upper wall portion 11f that forms the lower inner wall of the opening portion 11a, as shown in FIG. The lower portion of the opening portion 11a is formed in the vehicle width direction by a portion of the outer member 11 whose longitudinal section formed from the upper wall portion 11f and the lower wall portion 11g is formed in a substantially F shape and strengthened, and the inner member 12. A substantially triangular closed section 1a is formed as viewed from the side, and is reinforced.
Furthermore, the lower side of the inner member 12 forming the closed cross-sectional portion 1a is held by the window glass G of the rear door 2 with the sealing material S1 interposed therebetween.

Therefore, the lower part of the opening 11a has strength and durability against the load W of the high-mount stop lamp 3, and can also absorb vibrations of the vehicle body V1 and the like by the sealing material S1.
As a result, the spoiler 1 can be provided with the high mount stop lamp 3. Furthermore, even if the washer nozzle 6 is installed in the spoiler 1, it has sufficient strength and holding force to withstand the load of the washer nozzle 6.

Such a high-mount stop lamp 3 is lit when the driver depresses the brake pedal, and the lens portion 3a is illuminated in red to notify the vehicle behind that the brake operation has been performed.
Further, when the driver operates the wiper washer switch, the washer liquid is jetted from the washer nozzle 6 toward the window glass G.
When the vehicle V is traveling, the direction in which the traveling wind flows by the spoiler 1 is adjusted.

≪Modification≫
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be widely modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, the spoiler structure of the vehicle of the present invention can be applied not only to the spoiler 1 installed at the upper end of the rear door 2 of the vehicle V but also to all types of spoilers 1.

The built-in components installed in the spoiler 1 are not limited to the high-mount stop lamp 3 and the washer nozzle 6, but for example, as shown in FIG. 7, other components such as a rear monitoring camera 8 and a rear view camera are used. What is necessary is just what can be installed in the spoiler 1.
In this case, the spoiler 1 may be formed according to the shape of the housing such as the rear monitoring camera 8 in which the opening 11a ′ is installed. Even in such a case, since the strength of the lower portion of the opening 11a ′ is improved, it can be stably held so that it can withstand even if various things are installed.

It is a figure which shows the spoiler structure of the vehicle which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and is a principal part perspective view which shows the installation state of a spoiler. It is a principal part disassembled perspective view which shows the spoiler structure of the vehicle which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the spoiler structure of the vehicle which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and is the principal part expansion perspective view of the spoiler which removed the high mount stop lamp. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG. It is the B section enlarged view of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the spoiler structure of the vehicle which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and is the principal part expansion perspective view of the spoiler which shows the state which installed the back monitoring camera in the spoiler.

Explanation of symbols

1 Spoiler 1a Closed section 3 High-mount stop lamp (built-in parts)
11 outside member 11a, 11a 'opening part 11f upper wall part 11g lower wall part 11h, 12a fixed part 12 inner member 12b step part S1, S2 seal material (other components)
V vehicle V1 body

Claims (5)

A spoiler provided on the outer surface of the vehicle body, and a built-in component that is built in the spoiler and is partially exposed on the outer surface,
The spoiler has an outer member on the outer surface side, and an inner member provided on the inner side of the outer member,
The outer member is formed with an opening to which the built-in component is attached,
At the bottom of the opening, the outer member and the inner member and the closed-section portion is formed by Rutotomoni, the bottom of the opening, to each other and extends between the outer member to the inner member and a substantially horizontal direction A spoiler structure for a vehicle, wherein a fixed portion to be fixed is formed . In the lower portion of the opening, the outer member is formed in a shape that protrudes toward the outer surface by an upper wall portion that supports the built-in component and a lower wall portion that is connected to the upper wall portion,
The spoiler structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the closed cross-section portion is formed by fixing the inner member to the upper wall portion and the lower wall portion. The inner member spoiler structure according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the stepped portion in the closed-section portion is formed. The spoiler structure for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the stepped portion has a concave shape inside the closed cross-sectional portion. 5. The vehicle spoiler structure according to claim 4 , wherein, in the closed cross-section portion, the inner member forming the closed cross-section portion is in contact with another component member of the vehicle other than the outer member.

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