JP5359164B2 - Side air guide and side air guide assembly method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide side air guides and a method for attaching them widely covering from both right and left side edges of a heat exchanger to a cooling air intake port to improve efficiency of cooling air introduction to the heat exchanger, and improving work efficiency of attaching the side air guides. <P>SOLUTION: In side air guide bodies 1, 1 extending from both right and left side edges of a condenser 2 to the cooling air intake port side, hinge parts 15 foldable in the vehicle width direction are formed in a position behind a rear side face 31 of a bumper reinforce 3. The side air guides are attached by vertically inserting the side air guide bodies 1, 1 to a gap between the condenser 2 and the bumper reinforce 3 in a state that the vehicle front sides from the hinge parts 15 of the side air guide bodies 1, 1 are folded toward the vehicle rear side, and spreading the folded vehicle front sides from the hinge parts 15 toward the vehicle front side when projected wall parts 12 on the upper side where the hinge parts 15 are not formed abut upon an upper surface 32 of the bumper reinforce 3 for returning to a shape of attaching state and fixing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a side air guide and a method for assembling the side air guide.

Conventionally, the side air guide main body is formed by forming a notch portion corresponding to the outer shape of the bumper reinforcement in the middle portion while leaving the protruding wall portions on the top and bottom sides of the vehicle portion on the vehicle tip side. The space between the left and right edges of the heat exchanger and the cooling air intake formed in the bumper fascia is closed as much as possible, so that the efficiency of introducing cooling air into the heat exchanger can be increased. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-284438 A

  However, in the above-described conventional side air guide, in order to assemble the side air guide main body with the notch formed in the vehicle front end side intermediate portion inserted into the bumper reinforcement and mounted, Therefore, the side air guide main body cannot be assembled in the vertical direction from any one of the upper and lower directions while maintaining the position shape in the final attachment state. For this reason, it is necessary to assemble the side air guide body while tilting the side air guide body while avoiding nearby members, and there is a problem in that the assembling workability is poor.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the conventional problems as described above, and covers a wide range from the left and right side edges of the heat exchanger to the cooling air intake port, so that the cooling air introduction efficiency into the heat exchanger is improved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a side air guide and a method for assembling the side air guide that can improve the assembling workability of the side air guide main body.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the side air guide of the present invention is characterized in that a hinge part that can be bent in the vehicle width direction is formed at a rear position from the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction. It was a means to do.

In the method for assembling the side air guide according to the present invention, the side air guide main body is formed with a hinge portion that can be bent in the vehicle width direction at a rear position from the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction. A base plate portion that covers a space between the rear side surfaces of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction, and upper and lower projecting wall portions that are provided on the front side of the base plate portion and project from the upper and lower sides of the bumper reinforcement to the cooling air intake side. The hinge portion is formed from the lower end of the lower protruding wall portion to a position corresponding to the upper edge of the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the upper end of the hinge portion has a bumper from the upper end. slit toward the upper edge of the vehicle rear side in the longitudinal direction of the reinforcement is formed, bent at the hinge portion projecting wall portion of the lower and along a vehicle width direction of the bumper reinforcement Between the heat exchanger and the bumper reinforcement in state, insertion from the end of the projecting wall portion of the lower longitudinally When projecting wall portion of the lower side beyond the bumper reinforcement, by folding the hinge portion attached It is characterized by being returned to the state shape and fixed .

  In the side air guide according to the present invention, as described above, the hinge portion that can be bent in the vehicle width direction is formed at the rear position from the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction. In the state where the vehicle front side of the side air guide body is bent from the side, the side air guide body can be bent vertically from either one of the upper and lower directions and then bent from the hinge portion to return to the attached state.

  Therefore, it is possible to increase the efficiency of introducing the cooling air into the heat exchanger by covering a wide range from the left and right edges of the heat exchanger to the cooling air intake, and to improve the assembly workability of the side air guide body. The effect of becoming is obtained.

The engagement Rusa Id air guide assembly method according to the present invention, have a protruding wall portion extending in a vehicle front side of the sub id air guide body to the upper and lower surfaces of the bumper reinforcement, heat exchangers and the bumper reinforcement The side air guide body can be inserted and mounted in the vertical direction up to a predetermined position.

  Therefore, even if it has a protruding wall portion that covers a wide range from the left and right side edges of the heat exchanger to the cooling air intake port, it is possible to improve the assembly workability of the side air guide body. can get.

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

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the assembled side air guide of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the left side air guide body, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the right side air guide body, and FIG. it is an explanatory view showing a mounting method of Saidoe Aga id body.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the side air guide main body 1 of this embodiment is assembled between a condenser (heat exchanger) 2 and a bumper reinforcement 3 assembled in advance on a vehicle body.

  The capacitor 2 is assembled to a radiator core support (not shown) together with a radiator 4 disposed behind the capacitor 2 in the vehicle.

  The bumper reinforcement 3 is fixed to the vehicle front ends of a pair of left and right side members 5 and 5, respectively. A bumper fascia 6 is assembled to the bumper reinforcement 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the pair of left and right side air guide bodies 1 is formed between the condenser 2 and the rear side surface (hereinafter referred to as “rear side surface”) 31 of the bumper reinforcement 3 in the vehicle front-rear direction. The board part 11 to be closed and the upper and lower projecting wall parts 12 and 13 provided on the vehicle front side of the board part 11 and projecting the upper and lower surfaces 32 and 33 of the bumper reinforcement 3 toward the cooling air intake 61 are made of synthetic resin. It is molded in one piece. That is, a substantially U-shaped notch 14 is formed at the vehicle front side edge portion of the side air guide body 1 along the rear side surface 31 and the upper and lower surfaces 32 and 33 of the bumper reinforcement 3.

  Further, a hinge portion 15 that can be bent in the vehicle width direction is formed at a position rearward of the rear side surface 31 of the bumper reinforcement 3 in the side air guide main body 1.

  In this embodiment, the hinge portion 15 is formed from the lower end 13 b of the lower protruding wall portion 13 to a position corresponding to the upper edge 31 a of the rear side surface 31 of the bumper reinforcement 3. A slit 16 is formed at the upper end of the hinge portion 15 from the upper end portion 15 a toward the upper edge 31 a of the rear side surface 31 of the bumper reinforcement 3. As a result, only the rear rear wall portion and the lower protruding wall portion 13 of the bumper reinforcement 3 in the side air guide main body 1 can be bent in the vehicle width direction from the hinge portion 15.

  Further, two pin portions 17 that are inserted into and positioned in holes in an under cover (not shown) are integrally formed at two positions before and after the lower edge of the side air guide body 1.

  In addition, two fixing holes 18 for fixing the radiator core support upper (not shown) with clips or the like are formed in the upper part of the side air guide body 1 on the vehicle rear end side.

  In addition, a foam material 7 is attached to the vehicle rear end edge of the side air guide main body 1 facing the capacitor 2 to eliminate a gap between the capacitor 2 and to prevent a low-frequency sound generated due to vibration. Like to do.

  A foam material is formed on the inner edge of the substantially U-shaped notch 14 except for the leading edge of the upper and lower protruding walls 12 and 13 facing the bumper fascia 6 and the lower edge of the upper protruding wall 12. 7 is attached to eliminate a gap between the bumper fascia 6 and the bumper reinforcement 3 and to prevent a low-level sound generated by a vibration.

  The reason why the lower end edge portion of the upper protruding wall portion 12 is excluded is that the side air guide body 1 is assembled and positioned with respect to the bumper reinforcement 3 at the lower end edge portion.

  The lower protruding wall 13 protrudes longer from the bumper reinforcement 3 toward the vehicle front side. The upper protruding wall 13 is fixed to the front side surface (hereinafter referred to as “front side surface”) 34 of the bumper reinforcement 3 on the outer side surface in the vehicle width direction on the upper side of the protruding portion 13a. A fixing piece 19 constituting the fixing means is integrally formed to project.

The fixed piece 19 is formed with a connecting portion falling hinge portion 19a at a connecting portion with the lower protruding wall portion 13, and when assembled, the lower protruding wall portion 13 from the connecting portion falling hinge portion 19a. By folding it to the side surface of this, it can be folded so as not to protrude into the substantially U-shaped cutout portion 14.
Further, a fixing hole 19 b for fixing the bumper reinforcement 3 with a clip or the like is provided at the tip of the fixing piece 19.

Next, a method of assembling the side air guide main body 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
In this embodiment, the radiator 4, the capacitor 2, and the bumper reinforcement 3 are incorporated in the side members 5 and 5, and the bumper facer 6 is not yet incorporated in the vehicle body. A procedure for assembling the side air guide body 1 between the bumper reinforcement 3 and the bumper reinforcement 3 will be described.

  First, the fixed piece 19 formed integrally with the projecting portion 13a of the lower projecting wall portion 13 is bent to the side surface of the lower projecting wall portion 13 from the connecting portion inclining hinge portion 19a. It is made into the state folded in the state which does not protrude in the notch part 14 of a shape.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle front side is bent from the hinge portion 15 including the lower protruding wall portion 13 formed with the hinge portion 15 in the side air guide main body 1 to the vehicle rear side by the hinge portion 15. The bumper reinforcement 3 is inserted in the vertical direction downward from the lower end 13b of the lower protruding wall portion 13 where the hinge portion 15 is formed between the capacitor 2 and the bumper reinforcement 3 in a state along the vehicle width direction.

  Then, the lower protruding wall portion 13 in which the hinge portion 15 is formed crosses the bumper reinforcement 3 downward, and the lower end edge of the upper protruding wall portion 12 in which the hinge portion 15 is not formed is the bumper reinforcement 3. At the time of contact with the upper surface 32, the front side of the vehicle is widened from the bent hinge portion 15 to the front side of the vehicle, and the side air guide body 1 is returned to the original predetermined shape as shown in FIG.

  As a result, the lower protruding wall 13 is inserted below the bumper reinforcement 3, and the protruding portion 13a protrudes from the bumper reinforcement 3 toward the front of the vehicle.

  Next, the fixing piece 19 bent to the side surface of the lower protruding wall portion 13 is raised to the front side of the bumper reinforcement 3 and a clip or the like is inserted into the fixing hole 19b provided at the tip thereof, so that the bumper reinforcement 3 It is fixed to the vehicle front side 34 of the vehicle.

  Next, a clip or the like is inserted into the fixing holes 18 provided at two locations on the vehicle rear end side upper portion of the side air guide main body 1 to be fixed to the radiator core support upper.

  Next, functions and effects of the embodiment will be described.

  In the side air guide main body 1 of this embodiment, as described above, the hinge portion 15 that can be bent in the vehicle width direction is formed at the rear position from the rear side surface 31 of the bumper reinforcement 3, so that this hinge can be used during assembly. In a state in which the vehicle front side of the side air guide main body 1 is bent from the portion 15 to the vehicle rear side, the side air guide main body 1 is inserted vertically downward, and then the vehicle front side is extended from the hinge portion 15 to the vehicle front side. The shape can be restored.

  Therefore, the cooling air introduction efficiency to the condenser 2 can be improved by covering a wide range from the left and right side edges of the condenser 2 to the cooling air intake 61, and the assembling workability of the side air guide body 1 can be improved. The effect of becoming is obtained.

  In addition, the hinge portion 15 that can be bent in the vehicle width direction is formed at a rear position from the rear side surface 31 of the bumper reinforcement 3, so that the side of the bumper reinforcement 3 is deformed in the event of a light vehicle collision. The air guide body 1 is bent from the hinge portion 15 to the vehicle rear side, the front end portion spreads outward in the vehicle width direction, and the impact force in the vehicle front-rear direction is released in the vehicle width direction.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the side air guide main body 1 and the capacitor 2 from being damaged due to a light vehicle collision.

Further, the side air guide body 1 includes a substrate portion 11 that blocks between the capacitor 2 and the rear side surface 31 of the bumper reinforcement 3, and at least the upper and lower surfaces 32, 33 of the bumper reinforcement 3 on the vehicle front side of the substrate portion 11. The upper and lower protruding wall portions 12 and 13 that protrude to the side can be closed to both the upper and lower portions of the bumper reinforcement 3.
As a result, the traveling wind can be efficiently guided to the capacitor 2.

  Further, the hinge portion 15 extends from the lower end 13b of the lower protruding wall portion 13 which is one of the upper and lower protruding wall portions 12 and 13 to a position corresponding to the upper edge 31a of the rear side surface 31 of the bumper reinforcement 3. Since the slit 16 is formed from the upper end portion 15a of the hinge portion 15 toward the front side of the vehicle from the upper edge 31a portion of the rear side surface 31 of the bumper reinforcement 3, the lower protruding wall portion 13 is formed. When the side air guide main body 1 is assembled in a state in which it is bent along the vehicle width direction, the lower edge of the other upper protruding wall 12 is brought into contact with the upper surface 32 of the bumper reinforcement 3 and positioned. Will be able to.

  Moreover, the rigidity of the side air guide main body 1 can be improved by forming the hinge portion 15 on the upper protruding wall portion 12 and integrating it with the substrate portion 11 of the side air guide main body 1.

In addition, since the fixed piece 19 is provided on the vehicle front side of the lower protruding wall portion 13 where the hinge portion 15 is formed, the vehicle front end side of the protruding wall portion 13 is placed against the bumper reinforcement 3. Can be fixed.
As a result, the lower protruding wall portion 13 bent in the vehicle width direction by the hinge portion 15 can be positioned and fixed stably.

  Further, the fixed piece 19 is formed with a hinge portion 19a at a connecting portion with the lower protruding wall portion 13, so that the side surface of the lower protruding wall portion 13 from the connecting portion inclining hinge portion 19a at the time of assembly. By folding it into the shape, it can be folded into a state where it does not protrude into the substantially U-shaped cutout portion 14. Thereby, assembly property can be improved.

  Further, in the method for assembling the side air guide body 1 of this embodiment, as described above, the lower protruding wall portion 13 on which the hinge portion 15 is formed is bent at the hinge portion 15, and the vehicle width direction of the bumper reinforcement 3 is The hinge portion 15 is formed between the capacitor 2 and the bumper reinforcement 3 in the vertical direction from the lower end 13b of the lower protruding wall portion 13 on which the hinge portion 15 is formed. When the lower protruding wall portion 13 exceeds the bumper reinforcement 3, the hinge portion 15 is bent to return to the attached shape and fixed, so that the bumper reinforcement 3 is placed on the front side of the side air guide body 1 on the vehicle side. Even if the upper and lower protruding wall portions 12, 13 extending to the upper and lower surfaces of the side air guide main body 1 are predetermined in the vertical direction between the capacitor 2 and the bumper reinforcement 3. Insert to the position it is possible to mount.

  Therefore, even if the upper and lower protruding wall portions 12 and 13 that cover the left and right side edges of the capacitor 2 and the cooling air intake port 61 are widely covered, the assembling workability of the side air guide body 1 can be improved. The effect of becoming like this is acquired.

Next, another method for attaching the side air guide body 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, as shown in FIG. 5, with the side air guide body 1 placed between the capacitor 2 and the bumper reinforcement 3, the substrate portion 11 is left in the mounted state and orientation from the hinge portion 15 to the mounting position. The lower protruding wall portion 13 having the hinge portion 15 is bent toward the vehicle width direction outer side by the hinge portion 15 at a position according to the center side in the vehicle width direction, and is made to follow the vehicle width direction of the bumper reinforcement 3.
And it inserts in the vertical direction from the lower end 13b of the lower side protruding wall part 13 in which the hinge part 15 was formed between the capacitor | condenser 2 and the bumper reinforcement 3 downward.

  Next, the lower protruding wall portion 13 on which the hinge portion 15 is formed crosses the bumper reinforcement 3 downward, and the upper protruding wall portion 12 on which the hinge portion 15 is not formed is on the upper surface 32 of the bumper reinforcement 3. At the time of contact, as shown in FIG. 6, the front side of the vehicle is expanded from the bent hinge portion 15 to the front side of the vehicle, and the side air guide body 1 is returned to its original predetermined shape as shown in FIG.

  As a result, the lower protruding wall 13 is inserted below the bumper reinforcement 3, and the protruding portion 13a protrudes from the bumper reinforcement 3 toward the front of the vehicle.

  This attachment method is used when the side air guide main body 1 has an uneven shape, but there is a relatively large space (distance (dimension)) between the capacitor 2 and the bumper reinforcement 3, or the side air guide main body 1 It is effective when is close to a simple straight line shape.

  Next, another embodiment will be described. In the description of the other embodiments, the same components as those of the first embodiment are not shown, or the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted, and only the differences are described.

  The second embodiment shows a modification of the apparatus in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7 (a perspective view showing a left side air guide) and FIG. 8 (a perspective view showing a right side air guide). In addition, the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment.

  That is, in the second embodiment, the hinge portion 15 is formed from the upper end 12a of the upper protruding wall portion 12 to a position corresponding to the upper edge 31a of the rear side surface 31 of the bumper reinforcement 3.

  A slit 16 is formed at the lower end 15 b of the hinge portion 15 from the lower end 15 b toward the upper edge 31 a of the rear side surface 31 of the bumper reinforcement 3.

  Further, the upper protruding wall portion 12 protrudes longer from the bumper reinforcement 3 toward the front side of the vehicle. And the fixing piece 19 which comprises the fixing means for fixing the upper protrusion wall part 12 with respect to the front side surface 34 of the bumper reinforcement 3 is integrally formed by the lower part of this protrusion part 12b at the vehicle width direction outer side surface. ing.

The fixed piece 19 is formed with a connecting portion falling hinge 19a at a connecting portion with the upper protruding wall portion 12, and when assembled, the side surface of the upper protruding wall portion 12 from the connecting portion falling hinge portion 19a. By folding it into the shape, it can be folded into a state where it does not protrude into the substantially U-shaped cutout portion 14.
Further, a fixing hole 19 b for fixing the bumper reinforcement 3 with a clip or the like is provided at the tip of the fixing piece 19.

  Next, the method of assembling the side air guide main body 1 configured as described above is as follows. First, the fixing piece 19 formed integrally with the protruding portion 12a of the upper protruding wall portion 12 is connected to the connecting portion lodging hinge portion. By folding it from 19a to the side surface of the upper protruding wall portion 12, it is folded into a state where it does not protrude into the substantially U-shaped cutout portion.

  Next, the vehicle front side is bent to the vehicle rear side by the hinge portion 15 from the hinge portion 15 including the upper protruding wall portion 12 in which the hinge portion 15 is formed in the side air guide main body 1, and the vehicle width direction of the bumper reinforcement 3 In the state along which the capacitor portion 2 and the bumper reinforcement 3 are inserted, the upper protruding wall portion 12 in which the hinge portion 15 is formed is inserted vertically from the upper end 12a.

  Then, the upper protruding wall portion 12 on which the hinge portion 15 is formed crosses the bumper reinforcement 3 upward, and the upper end edge of the lower protruding wall portion 13 on which the hinge portion 15 is not formed is the bumper reinforcement 3. At the time of contact with the lower surface 33, the front side of the vehicle is expanded from the bent hinge portion 15 to the front side of the vehicle, and the side air guide body 1 is returned to the original predetermined shape.

  Accordingly, the upper protruding wall portion 12 is inserted into the upper side of the bumper reinforcement 3 and the protruding portion 12b protrudes from the bumper reinforcement 3 to the front side of the vehicle.

  Next, the fixing piece 19 bent to the side surface of the upper protruding wall portion 12 is raised to the vehicle front side of the bumper reinforcement 3, and a clip or the like is inserted into the fixing hole 19 b provided at the front end of the bumper reinforcement 3. It is fixed to the vehicle front surface 34.

  Next, a clip or the like is inserted into the fixing holes 18 respectively provided at the two upper portions of the side air guide main body 1 on the rear end side of the vehicle, and fixed to the radiator core support upper.

This attachment method is used when the side air guide main body 1 has an uneven shape, but there is a relatively large space (distance (dimension)) between the capacitor 2 and the bumper reinforcement 3, or the side air guide main body 1 It is effective when is close to a simple straight line shape.
Therefore, in the second embodiment, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention can be applied even if there is a design change or the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.

  For example, in the embodiment, the fixing piece 19 is formed integrally with the lower protruding wall portion 13 or the upper protruding wall portion 12, but may be formed separately.

It is a cross-sectional view of the assembled state which shows the side air guide of Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the left side air guide main body of Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the right side air guide main body of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the attachment method of a side air guide main body. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other attachment method of a side air guide. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other attachment method of a side air guide main body. 6 is a perspective view showing a left side air guide main body of Example 2. FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a right side air guide main body of Example 2.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Side air guide main body 11 Board | substrate part 12 Upper protrusion wall part 12a Upper end 12b of upper protrusion wall part Projection part 13 Lower protrusion wall part 13a Projection part 13b Lower end of lower protrusion wall part 14 Notch part 15 Hinge part 15a Upper end portion 15b of hinge portion Lower end portion of hinge portion 16 Slit 17 Pin portion 18 Fixing hole 19 Fixing piece 19a Connecting portion Inclination hinge portion 19b Fixing hole 2 Capacitor (heat exchanger)
3 Bumper reinforcement 31 Rear side surface 31a Upper edge 32 Upper surface 33 Lower surface 34 Vehicle front surface 4 Radiator 5 Side member 6 Bumper facer 61 Cooling air intake port 7 Foam material

Claims (6)

In the side air guide extending from the side edge of the heat exchanger to the cooling air intake side,
The side air guide body is formed with a hinge portion that can be bent in the vehicle width direction at a rear position from the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction .
The side air guide body is provided on a front side of the base plate portion between the heat exchanger and the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction, and on both the upper and lower sides of the bumper reinforcement. Having upper and lower protruding wall portions protruding toward the cooling air intake side,
The hinge portion is formed from a lower end of the lower protruding wall portion to a position corresponding to the upper edge of the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction.
A side air guide, wherein a slit is formed at an upper end of the hinge portion from the upper end toward an upper edge of a rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction. In the side air guide extending from the side edge of the heat exchanger to the cooling air intake side,
  The side air guide body is formed with a hinge portion that can be bent in the vehicle width direction at a rear position from the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction.
The side air guide body is provided on a front side of the base plate portion between the heat exchanger and the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction, and on both the upper and lower sides of the bumper reinforcement. Having upper and lower protruding wall portions protruding toward the cooling air intake side,
The hinge portion is formed from the upper end of the upper protruding wall portion to a position corresponding to the upper edge of the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction.
The side air guide according to claim 2, wherein a slit is formed at a lower end of the hinge portion from the lower end toward an upper edge of a rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction. 2. A fixing means capable of fixing a vehicle front end side of the protruding wall portion to the bumper reinforcement on a vehicle front side of the protruding wall portion on which the hinge portion is formed. Or the side air guide of 2. The said fixing means is integrally formed with the protruding wall part fixed with respect to the said bumper reinforcement, and the hinge part is formed in the connection part with this protruding wall part. Side air guide.   A method of attaching a side air guide extending from the left and right edges of the heat exchanger to the cooling air intake side,
  The side air guide body is formed with a hinge portion that can be bent in the vehicle width direction at a rear position from a rear side surface of the vehicle front-rear direction of the bumper reinforcement,
  A base plate portion that closes the space between the heat exchanger and the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is provided on the vehicle front side of the base plate portion so as to project both the upper and lower sides of the bumper reinforcement toward the cooling air intake port And upper and lower protruding wall portions,
  The hinge portion is formed from a lower end of the lower protruding wall portion to a position corresponding to the upper edge of the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction.
  A slit is formed at the upper end of the hinge part from the upper end toward the upper edge of the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction.
  The lower protruding wall portion is bent at the hinge portion, and is vertically aligned from the end of the lower protruding wall portion between the heat exchanger and the bumper reinforcement in a state along the vehicle width direction of the bumper reinforcement. A method of assembling a side air guide, wherein when the lower protruding wall portion exceeds the bumper reinforcement, the hinge portion is bent to return to the attached shape and fixed. A method of attaching a side air guide extending from the left and right edges of the heat exchanger to the cooling air intake side,
The side air guide body is formed with a hinge portion that can be bent in the vehicle width direction at a rear position from a rear side surface of the vehicle front-rear direction of the bumper reinforcement,
A base plate portion that closes the space between the heat exchanger and the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is provided on the vehicle front side of the base plate portion so as to project both the upper and lower sides of the bumper reinforcement to the cooling air intake side. And upper and lower protruding wall portions,
The hinge portion is formed from the upper end of the upper protruding wall portion to a position corresponding to the upper edge of the rear side surface of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle front-rear direction.
Under end of the hinge portion, the slit is formed toward this lower to the upper edge of the vehicle rear side in the longitudinal direction of the bumper reinforcement,
The upper protruding wall portion is bent at the hinge portion, and in a state along the vehicle width direction of the bumper reinforcement, between the heat exchanger and the bumper reinforcement in the vertical direction from the end of the upper protruding wall portion. A method of assembling a side air guide, wherein when the upper protruding wall portion is inserted and exceeds the bumper reinforcement, the hinge portion is folded back to the attached shape and fixed.

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