JP5067562B2 - Vehicle window washer structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle window washer structure for injecting washer fluid toward a Freud glass from a window washer nozzle disposed in a cowl portion at the front of the vehicle.

  The vehicle is provided with a window washer mechanism for cleaning the windshield, and this window washer mechanism injects washer fluid from the window washer nozzle disposed in the cowl portion at the front of the vehicle toward the Freud glass. The windshield is cleaned by wiping the washer liquid sprayed onto the windshield with a wiper.

By the way, regarding a window washer for such a vehicle, Patent Document 1 proposes a configuration in which a washer nozzle is mounted on a front hood, and Patent Documents 2 and 3 describe a resin-made structure separately formed on a cowl top panel. A configuration has been proposed in which a cowl top grill is attached and the cowl top grill is fixed with a washer nozzle, or the washer nozzle is integrally formed with the cowl top grill.
JP 61-057452 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-039860 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-055672

  However, in the configuration proposed in Patent Document 1, since the washer hose needs to be attached to the front hood, the washer hose moves together with the front hood when the front hood is opened and closed, which causes problems such as pinching and rubbing of the washer hose. There are many problems such as difficulty in assembly.

  In the configurations proposed in Patent Documents 2 and 3, the washer hose must be connected to the washer nozzle from the narrow cowl top grille mounting hole, and the washer hose may fall into the cowl. Therefore, there is a problem that workability is poor including maintenance. Therefore, if the cowl top grille is enlarged to improve workability, the resin cowl top grille will occupy a larger proportion of the costume surface if the cowl top panel is made of metal and you want to give the vehicle a retro atmosphere. This may impair the intended retro atmosphere.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a vehicle window washer structure in which a washer hose can be easily attached to and detached from a washer nozzle without impairing the appearance atmosphere. There is.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a resin cowl cover is disposed under the metal cowl panel constituting the design surface of the cowl portion, and the vehicle cowl panel extends along the vehicle width direction. A notch is formed in the end edge, and a resin garnish having a window washer nozzle and a connecting hose connected thereto is attached to the notch, and a washer hose having one end connected to a washer liquid storage tank is attached to the other end. The resin cowl cover is routed so as to be exposed at the notch of the metal cowl panel, and the other end of the washer hose and the end of the connecting hose are connected within the notch. To do.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, a portion of the washer hose other than the connecting portion with the connecting hose is routed on the back side of the resin cowl cover.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the washer hose arranged on the back side of the resin cowl cover is fixed to the resin cowl cover.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the other end of the washer hose, one end of which is connected to the washer liquid storage tank, is exposed in the notch of the metal cowl panel, and the other end is connected to the resin garnish. Since the hose is connected in the notch, the washer hose and the connecting hose can be easily connected with good workability without enlarging the resin garnish. Since it is not necessary to reduce the area occupied by the vehicle, a retro atmosphere can be given to the vehicle, and the appearance of the vehicle can be enhanced.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, since the portion other than the connecting portion of the washer hose with the connecting hose is routed on the back side of the resin cowl cover, the outside air inlet is provided in the resin garnish. However, the washer hose is not visible from the outside air inlet, and the appearance is not impaired by the washer hose.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the washer hose arranged on the back side of the resin cowl cover is fixed to the resin cowl cover, the washer hose does not flutter, and the end of the washer hose is the cowl. It does not fall into the interior of the part, and workability is not impaired even if the notch of the metal cowl panel is not enlarged.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 is a partial perspective view of a vehicle front portion having a window washer structure according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a resin garnish portion of a cowl portion. 4 is a partial perspective view showing the left half of the resin cowl cover, FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view showing the right half of the resin cowl cover, and FIG. 6 is a perspective partial perspective view showing a fixing structure of the metal cowl panel. 7 is a perspective view of the resin garnish, FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view showing the internal structure of the notch of the metal cowl cover, and FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembly structure of the cowl part.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a cowl portion 3 is provided along the vehicle width direction between the lower end of the windshield 1 at the front portion of the vehicle and the rear end of the front hood 2 positioned in front of the windshield 1. . A metal fender panel 4 is adjacent to both left and right ends of the cowl portion 3, and includes a pair of left and right front pillars 5 at the rear of the vehicle along the parting line between the fender panel 4 and the cowl portion 3. Side body 6 is connected.

  By the way, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the cowl portion 3 includes a metal cowl panel 7 that forms a design surface continuous with the front hood 2, and a resin cowl cover 8 that is disposed below the metal cowl panel 7. It is configured as a two-layer structure. Here, the metal cowl panel 7 is made of a metal having the same texture as that of the front hood 2 and is obtained by press-forming a steel plate, which is painted in the same color as the vehicle body color.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 9, a laterally elongated notch 7a is formed in the center of the front edge of the metal cowl panel 7 in the width direction, and a resin garnish 9 is formed in the notch 7a. It is attached. The resin garnish 9 is integrally formed of resin, and as shown in detail in FIG. 3, a plurality of outside air inlets 9 a that are slit-like in the lateral direction are formed therein.

  On the other hand, the resin cowl cover 8 is an integrally molded product of resin, the length in the longitudinal direction (lateral direction) is slightly shorter than that of the metal cowl panel 7, and the length in the width direction (front-rear direction). The length (width dimension) is set slightly longer (wider) than that of the metal cowl panel 7. As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of slit-shaped outside air inlets 8a that are long in the front-rear direction are formed in one half (left half) of the resin cowl cover 8 in the width direction. The other half (right half) shown in FIG. 5 where 8a is not formed covers a wiper module (not shown) from above.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a rib-like protrusion 8b is integrally projected obliquely upward across the entire width on the front end portion of the resin cowl cover 8, and the protrusion 8b has an elastic material such as rubber. A seal member 11 made of a material is attached, and this seal member 11 abuts against the rear end rear surface of the front hood 2 to seal the engine room 12. Here, at the base end portion of the protrusion 8b of the resin cowl cover 8, a fragile portion 8c having a small thickness is formed, and this fragile portion 8c is a starting point of cracking of the resin cowl cover 8. Become. The resin cowl cover 8 is formed with reinforcing ribs 8d.

  Next, an assembly structure of the metal cowl panel 7, the resin cowl cover 8, and the resin garnish 9 constituting the cowl portion 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, a plurality of places (four places in the present embodiment) of the resin cowl cover 8 are attached to the cowl front panel 13 on the vehicle body side by the clips 14, and the clips (this embodiment) are assembled to the resin cowl cover 8. Are attached to a cowl top panel on the vehicle body side, a metal cowl panel 7 is attached thereon, and a resin garnish 9 is attached to the metal cowl panel 22.

  Here, separate cowl brackets 15 are respectively fixed to the lower surfaces of the left and right ends of the metal cowl panel 7, and the metal cowl panel 7 has a total of four locations on the left and right ends of the fender panel 4 shown in FIG. Two kinds of clips 16 and 17 (see FIGS. 6 and 9) are attached to the receiving surface 4a which is lowered by one step on the inner side, and the other two places are attached to the resin cowl cover 8 by clips 14, and another two The location is attached to the resin cowl cover 8 by tightening with a screw 18 (see FIG. 9). FIG. 6 shows only the mounting structure at one end (left end) in the width direction of the metal cowl panel 7, but the mounting structure at the other end (right end) is also the same, and the illustration thereof is omitted.

  Finally, if the two places of the resin garnish 9 are attached to the metal cowl panel 7 with a clip (not shown), the assembly of the cowl portion 3 is completed.

  Next, a window washer structure constituting the gist of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, 7 and 8.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, window washer nozzles 10 are arranged on both ends of the resin garnish 9 in the vehicle width direction, and these window washer nozzles 10 are obliquely upward toward the windshield 1. It is open. As shown in FIG. 7, the two window washer nozzles 10 are connected to each other by a connecting hose 19 arranged inside the resin garnish 9, and a connecting plug is connected to the end of the connecting hose 19. 20 is branched. The resin garnish 9 is pre-assembled with a window washer nozzle 10 and a connecting hose 19.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a washer hose 21 is routed on the back side of the resin cowl cover 8, and this washer hose 21 is a clip (not shown) that covers the back side of the resin cowl cover 8. It is fixed to the back surface of the resin cowl cover 8 with a band. One end of the washer hose 21 is connected to a not-shown washer liquid storage tank, and the other end passes through a hole 8e formed in the resin cowl cover 8 as shown in FIG. It is exposed in the notch 7a. The end of the washer hose 21 exposed at the notch 7a of the metal cowl panel 7 is connected to the connecting plug 20 branched from the connecting hose 19 within the notch 7a of the metal cowl panel 7. The washer hose 21 and the connecting hose 19 are connected, and the window washer nozzle 10 is connected to a washer liquid storage tank (not shown) through these.

  Thus, according to the window washer structure according to the present invention, the other end of the washer hose 21 whose one end is connected to a not-shown washer liquid storage tank is exposed to the notch 7a of the metal cowl panel 7, Since the other end and the connecting hose 19 provided in the resin garnish 9 are connected in the notch 7a, the washer hose 21 and the connecting hose 19 can be connected to each other without increasing the size of the resin garnish 9. Since it can be easily connected and it is not necessary to reduce the area occupied by the metal cowl panel 7 on the design surface of the cowl portion 3, a retro atmosphere can be given to the vehicle, and the appearance of the vehicle can be enhanced.

  Further, since the portion other than the connecting portion of the washer hose 21 to the connecting hose 19 is routed on the back side of the resin cowl cover 8, even if the outside air inlet 9a is formed in the resin garnish 9, the outside air is introduced. The washer hose 21 is not visible from the mouth 9a, and the appearance is not impaired by the washer hose 21.

  Furthermore, since the washer hose 21 routed on the back side of the resin cowl cover 8 is fixed to the back side of the resin cowl cover 8 with a clip or a band, the washer hose 21 does not flutter, and the washer hose 21 The end portion does not fall into the cowl portion 3, and workability is not impaired even if the notch 7a of the metal cowl panel 7 is not enlarged.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, the design surface of the cowl portion 3 is constituted by the metal cowl panel 7, so that most of the design surface except the windshield 1 is painted from the front to the side of the vehicle. As a result, it is possible to obtain a retro-like appearance to the vehicle by obtaining a texture similar to that of a car of an era when the resin molding technology has not progressed much.

  Further, by setting the metal cowl panel 7 to the same color as the vehicle body color, the metal cowl panel 7 can be painted simultaneously with the vehicle body coating, so that the coating cost is significantly reduced and the metal cowl panel 7 is painted. Since the color matching between the panel 7 and the vehicle body completely matches, a high appearance can be obtained in the vehicle.

  Furthermore, since the resin cowl cover 8 is disposed below the metal cowl panel 7 and the cowl portion 3 has a two-layer structure, the outside air inlet 8a can be easily formed in the resin cowl cover 8 having excellent moldability. Since a sufficient amount of outside air can be introduced from the outside air introduction port 8a, the outside air introduction performance is improved.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the outside air inlet 8a is formed in one half (left half) of the resin cowl cover 8 in the width direction, and the outside air inlet 8a of the resin cowl cover 8 is formed. Since the unillustrated wiper module is covered with the half (right half) that is not provided, it is possible to prevent the wiper module from being wet while securing the necessary amount of outside air introduced by the outside air introduction port 8a. Since the resin cowl cover 8 is disposed below the metal cowl panel 7 constituting the design surface, the resin cowl cover 8 can be relatively freely provided with the outside air inlet 8a without affecting the design. Can be formed.

It is a fragmentary perspective view of the vehicle front part provided with the window washer structure concerning this invention. It is an AA line expanded sectional view of FIG. It is a perspective view of the resin-made garnish part of a cowl part. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the left half of the resin cowl cover. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the right half of the resin cowl cover. It is a see-through | perspective fragmentary perspective view which shows the fixation structure of a metal cowl panel. It is a perspective view of resin garnish. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the internal structure of the notch of a metal cowl cover. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the assembly structure of a cowl part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front glass 2 Front hood 3 Cowl part 4 Fender panel 4a Fender panel flange surface 5 Front pillar 6 Side body 7 Metal cowl panel 7a Notch of metal cowl panel 8 Resin cowl cover 8a Outside introduction of resin cowl cover 8b Resin cowl cover protrusion 8c Resin cowl cover brittle part 8d Resin cowl cover reinforcing rib 8e Resin cowl cover hole 9 Resin garnish 9a Resin garnish outside air inlet 10 Window washer nozzle 11 Seal Member 12 Engine room 13 Cowl front panel 14 Clip 15 Cowl bracket 16, 17 Clip 18 Screw 19 Connecting hose 20 Connecting hose connecting plug 21 Washer hose 22 Cowl top panel

Claims (3)

  A resin cowl cover is disposed under the metal cowl panel constituting the design surface of the cowl portion, a notch is formed at an edge along the vehicle width direction of the metal cowl panel, and a window is formed in the notch. A resin garnish having a washer nozzle and a connecting hose connected to the washer is attached, and the washer hose with one end connected to the washer liquid storage tank is exposed to the notch of the metal cowl panel. A window washer structure for a vehicle, wherein the vehicle washer cover is arranged in a cowl cover, and the other end of the washer hose and the end of the connecting hose are connected in the notch.   2. The window washer structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the washer hose other than the connecting portion with the connecting hose is routed on the back side of the resin cowl cover. 3. The vehicle window washer structure according to claim 2, wherein the washer hose arranged on the back side of the resin cowl cover is fixed to the resin cowl cover.

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