JP4802886B2 - Cowl structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cowl structure, and more particularly to a cowl structure used in a vehicle such as an automobile.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cowl structure used for a vehicle such as an automobile is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this technique, the first cowl bracket and the second cowl bracket to which the wiper pivot portion is fastened are spread over the cowl. In addition, a slit that extends from a through hole through which the bolt member is inserted to a tip end of the cowl bracket is provided at the distal end portion of the second cowl bracket that is fastened to the distal end portion of the first cowl bracket by a bolt member. When the bolt member pushes and spreads the slit with the driving load and moves away from the tip, the first cowl bracket and the second cowl bracket are separated.
JP 2003-312450 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, since it is necessary to divide the first cowl bracket and the second cowl bracket into separate members, the number of parts increases.

  In view of the above fact, an object of the present invention is to provide a cowl structure capable of ensuring both the supporting rigidity of the wiper driving means and improving the protection performance of the collision body without increasing the number of parts.

The cowl structure according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a cowl body that is open on the upper side of the vehicle and whose longitudinal direction is provided along the vehicle width direction, and wiper driving means that is attached to the front side of the opening of the cowl body. The wiper driving means mounting portion on the front side of the opening of the cowl body and the rear side of the opening are fixed in a state of being bridged along the vehicle front-rear direction, and the opening on the vehicle upper side of the cowl together is arranged at a position straddling the wiper drive means of said connection reinforcing means interference preventing portion is formed for preventing interference with the wiper drive means to the movement of the opening portion of the cowl main body If, have a, the interference prevention portion is characterized by a cutaway portion formed in the position overlapping the vehicle below the wiper drive means in said connection reinforcing means.

When a load restricting the wiper is applied to the wiper driving means, the deformation force acting on the wiper driving means mounting portion of the cowl body is applied to the wiper driving means mounting portion on the front side of the opening of the cowl body and the cowl. In addition to the front side of the opening of the cowl body, the connecting reinforcement means is bridged along the vehicle longitudinal direction to the rear side of the opening of the body and is disposed at a position straddling the opening of the cowl above the vehicle. It can also be distributed to the rear side. As a result, stress can be prevented from concentrating on the front side of the opening of the cowl body, so that deformation of the attachment portion of the wiper driving means in the cowl body can be suppressed. That is, the support rigidity of the wiper driving means is ensured. On the other hand, when the collision body collides with the wiper driving means, and the wiper driving means moves into the opening of the cowl body, the interference preventing portion is formed at a position overlapping the lower side of the wiper driving means in the connection reinforcing means . The notch prevents the wiper driving means and the connection reinforcing means from interfering with each other. For this reason, the vertical deformation stroke of the wiper driving means is secured. In addition, since it is not necessary to divide the connection reinforcing means into two parts, the number of parts does not increase. Moreover, since an interference prevention part can be provided by forming a notch part in a connection reinforcement means, manufacture is easy.

According to a second aspect of the invention in a cowl structure according to claim 1, the length along the vehicle width direction of the coupling portion between the rear side of the opening of the cowl main body in said connection reinforcing means, said connection reinforcing It is longer than the length along the vehicle width direction of the coupling | bond part with the front side of the opening part of the said cowl main body in a means.

  The length along the vehicle width direction of the connecting portion with the rear side of the opening portion of the cowl body in the connection reinforcing means is along the vehicle width direction of the connecting portion with the front side of the opening portion of the cowl body in the connection reinforcing means. Since it is longer than the length, the force transmitted from the coupling portion with the front side of the opening portion of the cowl body to the connection reinforcing means can be transmitted over a wide range of the coupling portion with the rear side of the opening portion of the cowl body.

The cowl structure according to the first aspect of the present invention can achieve both the supporting rigidity of the wiper driving means and the protection performance of the collision body without increasing the number of parts. Moreover, productivity can be improved.

The cowl structure of the present invention according to claim 2 can prevent local deformation of the rear side of the opening in the cowl body.

  A cowl structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

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

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a windshield glass of a vehicle body to which the cowl structure according to the present embodiment is applied, as seen from the front side of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the wiper device 10 according to the present embodiment is mounted in the cowl 14 of the vehicle body 12, and is stacked on the windshield glass 12A of the vehicle body 12 by the wiper blade 10B mounted on the wiper 10A. The snow S1, S2, etc. are wiped off.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cowl structure according to the present embodiment as viewed from the obliquely forward outer side of the vehicle. Further, in FIG. 1, a part is shown in cross section to show the inside of the cowl.

  Next, the wiper device 10 will be described. The wiper device 10 has a well-known configuration and will be described briefly.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a wiper device 10 includes a pivot holder 16 for a passenger seat provided at a substantially central portion in the vehicle width direction that constitutes a wiper pivot portion that is attached at a predetermined interval in the vehicle width direction. And a pivot holder 18 for the driver's seat provided on the right side of the vehicle body. The pivot holder 16 and the pivot holder 18 are connected to each other by a connecting frame 20. The connecting frame 20 is made of a round pipe material, and the longitudinal direction thereof is arranged along the substantially vehicle width direction.

  The left end 20A in the vehicle width direction of the connection frame 20 is fixed to the support portion 16D of the pivot holder 16, and the right end 20B in the vehicle width direction of the connection frame 20 is fixed to the support portion 18D of the pivot holder 18. Has been.

  The pivot holder 16 includes a pivot holder support portion 16A, and an attachment portion 16B to the cowl 14 is formed on the left side of the pivot holder support portion 16A in the vehicle. Further, a passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22 as a mounting portion of the wiper driving means is provided at a substantially central portion in the vehicle width direction at the front portion of the cowl 14, and a pivot holder mounting seat portion of the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22 is provided. An attachment portion 16B of the pivot holder 16 is fixed to 22A with a fastening member 23 such as a bolt. Note that the pivot holder mounting seat portion 22A of the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22 is a protruding portion that protrudes upward in the vehicle on the vehicle right side portion of the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22.

  A cylindrical portion 16C is integrally provided on the pivot holder support portion 16A of the pivot holder 16 toward the upper side of the vehicle, and a pivot shaft 21 as a wiper driving means inserted through the cylindrical portion 16C rotates to the pivot holder support portion 16A. Supported as possible. A wiper motor (not shown) is attached to the pivot holder 16.

  Similarly, the pivot holder 18 includes a pivot holder support portion 18A, and an attachment portion 18B to the vehicle body is formed on the vehicle right side of the pivot holder support portion 18A. A mounting portion 18B of the pivot holder 18 is fixed to a mounting seat portion 24A of a driver's seat pivot mounting bracket 24 mounted to the cowl 14 by a fastening member 25 such as a bolt.

  The pivot holder support portion 18A of the pivot holder 18 is integrally provided with a cylindrical portion 18C toward the upper side of the vehicle body, and a pivot shaft 30 inserted through the cylindrical portion 18C is rotatably supported by the pivot holder support portion 18A. Yes.

  The output shaft of the wiper motor (not shown) protrudes upward from the wiper motor support portion 16B of the pivot holder 16, and a crank arm 26 is connected to the tip thereof. One end 34 </ b> A of the first link rod 34 is connected to the tip of the crank arm 26 via a joint 29. The other end 34 </ b> B of the first link rod 34 is connected to the pivot shaft 30 via a joint 37 and a pivot lever 39. Accordingly, the rotation of the wiper motor is transmitted as the reciprocating rotation of the crank arm 26, and the first link rod 34 transmits the reciprocating rotation as the swinging rotation of the pivot shaft 30.

  One end 38A of the second link rod 38 is connected to a pivot lever 42 on the passenger seat side as a wiper driving means coupled to the pivot shaft 21 through a joint 40. The other end 38 </ b> B of the second link rod 38 is connected to the first link rod 34 via the joint 37.

  As a result, the reciprocating motion of the first link rod 34 is transmitted to the pivot lever 42 via the second link rod 38 so that the pivot shaft 21 rotates and rotates.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the pivot shafts 21 and 30 swing and rotate, so that the left and right wipers 10 </ b> A of the wiper device 10 attached to the pivot shafts 21 and 30 swing and rotate.

  Next, the cowl 14 of this embodiment will be described in detail.

  2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line 2-2 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line 3-3 in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cowl 14 as the cowl body of the present embodiment includes a front cowl 50 and a rear cowl 52 whose longitudinal direction is provided along the vehicle width direction. Is opened by an opening 54. More specifically, the front cowl 50 constitutes the front side of the cowl 14, and the rear cowl 52 constitutes the rear side of the cowl 14. Further, the rear end edge portion 50A of the front cowl 50 and the lower end edge portion 52A of the rear cowl 52 are joined by welding or the like.

  The passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22 is fixed by welding or the like at a substantially central portion in the vehicle width direction of the front portion 50B of the front cowl 50. More specifically, the flange 22B formed at the front edge of the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22 is joined to the upper surface of the lateral wall portion 50C of the front portion 50B of the front cowl 50 by welding or the like. Further, a flange 22C formed at the rear edge of the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22 is joined to the rear surface of the vertical wall portion 50D of the front portion 50B of the front cowl 50 by welding or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a flange 22D is formed on the left side edge of the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22, and the front end of the flange 22D is connected to the flange 22B and the rear end is connected to the flange 22C. The flange 22D of the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22 is joined to the upper surface of the lateral wall portion 50C of the front portion 50B of the front cowl 50 by welding or the like. On the other hand, a bridging bracket mounting seat 22E is formed on the left side of the pivot holder mounting seat 22A of the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22. Note that the bridging bracket mounting seat portion 22E of the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22 is a projecting portion whose projecting height to the upper side of the vehicle is lower than that of the pivot holder mounting seat portion 22A.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the upper surface of the bridging bracket mounting seat 22E of the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22, a front end portion 56B of a front portion 56A of the bridging bracket 56 as a connection reinforcing means is a fastening member such as a bolt or a nut. 60 is fixed. In addition, an inclined wall portion 56C extends from the rear end of the front portion 56A of the bridge bracket 56 toward the vehicle rear side downward, and from the rear end of the inclined wall portion 56C to the vehicle rear side upward. A wall portion 56D is formed.

  The rear vertical wall portion 56 </ b> D of the bridging bracket 56 is attached to a cowl top inner stay 64 fixed to the rear cowl 52 via a cowl mounting bracket 62.

  More specifically, a vertical wall portion 52B inclined upward in the vehicle rear side is formed on the vehicle upper side of the lower end edge portion 52A of the rear cowl 52. From the upper end of the vertical wall portion 52B, the vehicle An upper wall portion 52C is formed toward the front upper side. Further, a front wall portion 52D is formed from the front end of the upper wall portion 52C toward the vehicle upper side, and a flange 52E is formed from the upper end of the front wall portion 52D toward the vehicle rear side upper side.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the cowl top inner stay 64 as seen from the lower front side of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the cowl top inner stay 64 has a plate material bent by press working or the like, and the upper wall portion 64A is joined to the lower surface of the upper wall portion 52C of the rear cowl 52 by welding or the like (joining point). P1). Further, a flange 64B is formed from the front end of the upper wall portion 64A of the cowl top inner stay 64 substantially downward in the vehicle. On the other hand, an inclined wall portion 64C is formed from the rear end of the upper wall portion 64A of the cowl top inner stay 64 toward the rear lower side of the vehicle, and a vertical direction from the rear end of the inclined wall portion 64C substantially downward to the vehicle. A wall portion 64D is formed. The vertical wall portion 64D of the cowl top inner stay 64 is connected to the front surface of the vertical wall portion 52B of the rear cowl 52 by welding or the like (connection point P2).

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cowl mounting bracket 62 as seen from the lower front side of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the cowl mounting bracket 62 is formed by bending a plate material by pressing or the like, and the upper wall portion 62A is joined to the lower surface of the upper wall portion 64A of the cowl top inner stay 64 by welding or the like (joint point). P3). A vertical wall portion 62B is formed from the rear end of the upper wall portion 62A of the cowl mounting bracket 62 substantially downward in the vehicle. Note that the shape of the vertical wall portion 62B of the cowl mounting bracket 62 viewed from the vehicle lower side is a hat cross-sectional shape with the opening directed toward the rear of the vehicle. A pair of attachment holes 68 are formed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the rear vertical wall portion 56 </ b> D of the bridging bracket 56 is superposed on the front surface of the vertical wall portion 62 </ b> B of the cowl mounting bracket 62. In addition, attachment holes 70 are formed in portions of the rear vertical wall portion 56D of the bridge bracket 56 facing the pair of left and right attachment holes 68 formed in the vertical wall portion 62B of the cowl mounting bracket 62, respectively. The vertical wall portion 62B of the cowl mounting bracket 62 and the rear vertical wall portion 56D of the bridging bracket 56 are coupled by a fastening member 72 such as a bolt that penetrates the holes 70 and 68.

  Accordingly, the bridging bracket 56 is mounted on the front seat cowl 50 pivot joint bracket 22 and the rear cowl 52 upper wall 52C on the rear side of the opening 54 of the cowl 14, and the cowl mounting bracket 62 and the cowl. It is bridged via the top inner stay 64.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the inputs F1 and F2 from the pivot shaft 21 are transmitted to the front cowl 50 via the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22 and the force transmitted to the bridging bracket 56. (Arrows F3 and F4 in FIGS. 2 and 4) indicate that the cowl mounting bracket 62 in which the bridging bracket 56 is coupled by the fastening member 72 and the cowl mounting bracket 62 are coupled from the bridging bracket 56 reinforced by the flange 56E. It is also transmitted to the upper wall portion 52C of the rear cowl 52 via the cowl top inner stay 64.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view of the cowl structure according to this embodiment viewed from above the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the width (length along the vehicle width direction) L1 of the front portion 56A of the bridging bracket 56 is the width (length along the vehicle width direction) of the rear portion of the inclined wall portion 56C and the rear vertical wall portion 56D. The length L2 is narrower (shorter) than L2, and the width L2 of the connecting portion with the rear cowl 52 of the bridging bracket 56 is wider (longer) than the connecting portion L1 with the front cowl 50 of the bridging bracket 56. ing. For this reason, the force (arrows F3 and F4 in FIGS. 2 and 4) transmitted to the bridging bracket 56 can be transmitted over a wide range of the upper wall portion 52C of the rear cowl 52, and local deformation of the rear cowl 52 can be prevented. It can be prevented.

  Further, in the front-rear direction intermediate portion of the inclined wall portion 56C of the bridge bracket 56, the width L3 extends from the vehicle front side toward the vehicle rear side toward the right side of the vehicle, and the bridge bracket 56 extends from the center line Q extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. The shape is asymmetrical. That is, a notch portion 80 as an interference preventing portion is formed in the vehicle right side portion of the front portion 56A of the bridging bracket 56 and the vehicle right side portion of the inclined wall portion 56C. A pivot lever 42 is disposed on the vehicle upper side of the notch 80. For this reason, the bridging bracket 56 and the pivot lever 42 do not overlap (offset) in the vehicle vertical direction.

  Therefore, when the pivot lever 42 moves substantially downward (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3), which is the direction into the opening 54 of the cowl 14, the pivot lever 42 passes through the notch 80 and is below the bridge bracket 56. Can be moved to. For this reason, the pivot lever 42 and the bridging bracket 56 do not interfere with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cross-sectional shape of the bridging bracket 56 viewed from the longitudinal direction is a hat cross-sectional shape, and the both ends of the bridging bracket 56 in the vehicle width direction are along the longitudinal direction of the bridging bracket 56. A flange 56E for improving the bending rigidity in the longitudinal direction of the bridging bracket 56 is formed.

  A bracket 84 is coupled to the vertical wall portion 52B of the rear cowl 52, and the rear end portion 16E of the pivot holder 16 is connected to a rubber bush 88 in a slit 86 formed in the bracket 84 along the vehicle width direction. Is engaged through.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, when wiping snow S1, S2, etc. on the windshield glass 12A of the vehicle body 12 with the wiper blade 10B of the wiper device 10, the windshield glass 12A has a lower portion. Snow S1 or the like may adhere, and the wiper 10A may be restrained before the lower end of the moving range while moving downward (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 7). In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, the pivot shafts 21, 30 try to rotate upwardly around the axis in the vehicle width direction, that is, the force toward the rear side of the vehicle body along the upper surface of the windshield glass 12 </ b> A. Force (arrow F1 in FIG. 1) acts. For this reason, an upward force (an arrow F1 in FIG. 2) about an axis in the vehicle width direction also acts on the front portion 50B of the front cowl 50 via the pivot mounting bracket 22 for the passenger seat and the pivot mounting bracket 24 for the driver's seat. To do.

  On the other hand, snow S2 or the like may adhere to the side portion on the windshield glass 12A, and the wiper 10A may be restrained before the upper end of the moving range while moving upward (in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 7). In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, the pivot shafts 21 and 30 are rotated downwardly around the axis in the vehicle width direction, that is, the force toward the vehicle body diagonally downward and forward along the upper surface of the windshield glass 12A. The force (arrow F2 in FIG. 1) acts. For this reason, the force (rotation arrow F2 in FIG. 2) is also applied to the front portion 50B of the front cowl 50 via the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22 and the driver seat pivot mounting bracket 24. ) Acts.

  At this time, in the present embodiment, the front end portion 56B of the bridging bracket 56 is formed on the bridging bracket mounting seat portion 22E formed in the vicinity of the pivot holder mounting seat portion 22A in the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22 to which the pivot holder 16 is mounted. The rear vertical wall portion 56 </ b> D of the bridge bracket 56 is connected to the upper wall portion 52 </ b> C of the rear cowl 52 via a cowl top inner stay 64 and a cowl mounting bracket 62.

  Accordingly, the inputs F1 and F2 from the pivot shaft 21 are transmitted to the front cowl 50 via the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22. Further, the force transmitted to the bridging bracket 56 (arrows F3 and F4 in FIGS. 2 and 4) is transmitted from the bridging bracket 56 reinforced by the flange 56E to the cowl mounting bracket 62 in which the bridging bracket 56 is coupled by the fastening member 72. Then, it is also transmitted to the upper wall portion 52C of the rear cowl 52 via a cowl top inner stay 64 to which the cowl mounting bracket 62 is coupled.

  As a result, the inputs F1 and F2 from the pivot shaft 21 can be distributed to the front cowl 50 and the rear cowl 52. For this reason, the deformation | transformation of the site | part which fixed the pivot mounting bracket 22 for passenger seats used as the attaching part of the pivot shaft 21 in the front side cowl 50 can be suppressed.

  Further, the width L2 of the connecting portion with the rear cowl 52 of the bridging bracket 56 is wider than the width L1 of the connecting portion with the front cowl 50 of the bridging bracket 56. As a result, the force (arrows F3 and F4 in FIGS. 2 and 4) transmitted to the bridging bracket 56 can be transmitted over a wide range of the rear cowl 52, so that local deformation of the rear cowl 52 can be prevented.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the support rigidity of the pivot shaft 21 when the snow S1, S2 and the like accumulated on the windshield glass 12A of the vehicle body 12 is wiped with the wiper blade 10B of the wiper device 10 is ensured.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, when the collision body K collides with the pivot shaft 21, which is the root portion of the wiper, substantially downward (in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 3), the pivot shaft 21 It moves inward of the opening 54. As a result, the pivot lever 42 connected to the pivot shaft 21 moves substantially downward (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3), which is the direction into the opening 54 of the cowl 14.

  At this time, in this embodiment, the pivot lever 42 can move downward from the bridge bracket 56 through the notch 80 formed in the vehicle right side of the front part 56A of the bridge bracket 56 and the vehicle right side of the inclined wall part 56C. The pivot lever 42 and the bridge bracket 56 do not interfere with each other. As a result, the deformation stroke of the pivot lever 42 toward the vehicle lower side can be increased. For this reason, the collision body protection performance when the collision body K collides can be improved.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, in order to improve the collision body protection performance when the collision body K collides, it is not necessary to make the bridge bracket 56 divided into two parts in the front and rear in advance. For this reason, it is possible to achieve both the supporting rigidity of the pivot shaft 21 and the improvement of the protection performance of the collision body K without increasing the number of parts.

  In the present embodiment, the notch 80 is formed in the bridging bracket 56 to prevent interference between the pivot lever 42 and the bridging bracket 56. As a result, the productivity is improved because the manufacturing is easy.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail with respect to specific embodiments, the present invention is not limited to such 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-described embodiment, the cowl 14 as the cowl body is configured by two members of the front cowl 50 and the rear cowl 52. However, the configuration of the cowl 14 is not limited to this, and the cowl 14 is configured by one member. It is also good. Further, the cowl 14 may have a structure including three or more members.

  In the above embodiment, the wiper driving means for preventing interference with the bridging bracket 56 is the pivot lever 42 on the passenger seat side, but the wiper driving means for preventing interference with the bridging bracket 56 is pivoted. Other parts of the wiper device 10 other than the lever 42 may be used.

  In the above embodiment, the front end portion 56B of the bridging bracket 56 is attached to the front cowl 50 via the passenger seat pivot mounting bracket 22, but instead, the front end portion 56B of the bridging bracket 56 is attached to the front cowl 50. It is good also as a structure directly attached to the attachment part of the wiper drive means.

  In the above embodiment, the rear vertical wall portion 56D of the bridging bracket 56 is attached to the rear cowl 52 via the cowl mounting bracket 62 and the cowl top inner stay 64. The vertical wall portion 56D may be directly attached to the rear cowl 52.

It is the perspective view which made the section which looked at the cowl structure which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention from the diagonally forward outer side of the vehicle body. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along a line 2-2 in FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along a line 3-3 in FIG. 1. It is a top view which shows the cowl structure which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the cowl top inner stay having the cowl structure according to the embodiment of the present invention, as seen from the lower front outer side of the vehicle body. 1 is a perspective view of a cowl mounting bracket having a cowl structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, seen from the lower front outer side of a vehicle body. It is the perspective view seen from the vehicle body diagonally front which shows the wiper operation state of the cowl structure concerning one embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Wiper device 12 Car body 12A Windshield glass 14 Cowl (Cowl body)
16 Pivot holder 18 Pivot holder 21 Pivot shaft (wiper drive means)
22 Bracket (wiper drive means mounting part)
22A Bracket pivot holder mounting seat 22E Bracket bridging bracket mounting seat 30 Pivot shaft 42 Pivot lever (wiper drive means)
50 Front cowl 52 Rear cowl 54 Cowl opening 56 Bridge bracket (connection reinforcing means)
62 Cowl mounting bracket 64 Cowl top inner stay 80 Notch part of bridge bracket (interference prevention part)

Claims (2)

A cowl body that is open on the upper side of the vehicle and whose longitudinal direction is provided along the vehicle width direction;
Wiper driving means attached to the front side of the opening of the cowl body;
The wiper driving means mounting portion on the front side of the opening of the cowl body and the rear side of the opening are fixed in a state of being bridged along the vehicle front-rear direction, and the opening on the vehicle upper side of the cowl is A connecting reinforcing means disposed at a straddling position and having an interference preventing portion for preventing the wiper driving means from moving into the opening of the cowl body and preventing the wiper driving means from interfering with the wiper driving means; ,
Cowl structure, characterized in that the possess, the interference prevention portion is a cutout portion formed in the position overlapping the vehicle below the wiper drive means in said connection reinforcing means. The length along the vehicle width direction of the connecting portion with the rear side of the opening of the cowl body in the connection reinforcing means is the vehicle width of the connecting portion with the front side of the opening of the cowl body in the connection reinforcing means. The cowl structure according to claim 1, wherein the cowl structure is longer than a length along the direction .