JP5840056B2 - Exterior parts for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle exterior component attached to a vehicle body.

  Conventionally, vehicle exterior parts made of resin molded by injection molding are attached to a part of a vehicle body (for example, front, side, rear) for the purpose of vehicle decoration and paint protection. Yes.

  This type of vehicle exterior component includes a long exterior product body and a plurality of fixing member mounting portions that project from the back side of the exterior product body toward the vehicle body side and are provided along the longitudinal direction of the exterior product body. And. Bolts and clips as fixing members for fixing the vehicle exterior component to the body are attached to the fixing member attaching portion (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  In such a vehicular exterior component, there is a possibility that the vehicle exterior component may rotate with respect to a short direction (width direction of the exterior product body) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the exterior product body, with the fixing member mounting portion as the center. For this reason, in order to suppress the rotation of the exterior article main body, it is considered that the plurality of fixing member mounting portions are arranged at different positions with respect to the vertical direction of the vehicle (that is, shifted in the vertical direction of the vehicle). It is done.

JP 2002-205605 A JP 2006-175916 A

  By the way, in recent years, it is desired to shorten the length of the exterior body along the short direction from the viewpoint of improving the aesthetics of the vehicle and reducing the weight.

  However, in the above-described vehicle exterior component, in order to suppress the rotation of the exterior product body in the short direction, the plurality of fixing member mounting portions are arranged to be shifted in the vertical direction of the vehicle. There was a limit to shortening the length along the hand direction.

  Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a vehicle exterior component that can suppress the rotation of the exterior body in the short direction even when the length along the short direction of the exterior body is set short. To do.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention has the following features. First, the first feature of the present invention is that a long exterior body (exterior body 20) facing a body (for example, a back door panel 3) of a vehicle (vehicle 1), and a back side of the exterior body. A plurality of fixings , each of which is provided on a straight line extending in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction LD) of the exterior article main body and projecting toward the body side, to which fixing members (bolts B and clips C) are attached A vehicle exterior part (vehicle exterior part 10) including a member attachment part (fixing member attachment part 30), wherein the plurality of fixing member attachment parts are in a front-rear direction (front-rear direction FRD) of the vehicle. the height of the pedestal to be placed in different positions set, the body of the vehicle, the first surface (first surface 3A), located toward the rear of the vehicle than the first surface A second surface (second surface 3B) The fixing member mounting portion is positioned in a rearward direction of the vehicle with respect to the plurality of first mounting portions (fixing member mounting portions 30B and 30D) attached to the first surface, and the first mounting portion, and second mounting portion of the plurality attached to the second surface (fixing member mounting portion 30A, 30C) and a said first mounting portion, that you adjacent to the second mounting portion in one side of at least the longitudinal direction The gist.

  According to this feature, the plurality of fixing member attachment portions are arranged at different positions with respect to the vehicle front-rear direction. As a result, a plurality of rotation shafts are provided with the fixing member mounting portion as the center, and therefore, the rotation of the exterior article main body in the short direction (so-called rotation in the tilt direction) can be suppressed around the fixing member mounting portion. . Therefore, from the viewpoint of improving the aesthetics of the vehicle and reducing the weight, it is possible to set the length along the short direction of the exterior article body short.

In particular , the first mounting portion is adjacent to the second mounting portion on at least one side. Thereby, compared with the case where the 1st attachment parts adjoin, the exterior article main part becomes difficult to rotate, and the attachment stability of the exterior parts for vehicles to the body of vehicles further improves.

A second feature of the present invention is a vehicle exterior component according to the first feature of the present invention, wherein the fixing member mounting portion passes through the longitudinal center of the exterior product body and is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The gist is that it is provided at a symmetrical position with respect to a center line (center line CL) along the direction.

  According to such a feature, the fixing member mounting portion is provided at a symmetrical position with respect to the center line. This facilitates the design of an apparatus (for example, a mold) for molding the vehicle exterior part while maintaining the mounting stability of the vehicle exterior part to the vehicle body, and thus the manufacturing cost of the vehicle exterior part It also contributes to the reduction of

  According to the feature of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle exterior component capable of suppressing the rotation of the exterior article body in the short direction even when the length along the short direction of the exterior article body is set short. be able to.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle to which a vehicle exterior component according to this embodiment is attached. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the back side of the vehicle exterior component according to the present embodiment. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 4A is a YY sectional view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4B is a ZZ sectional view of FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view corresponding to the YY cross-sectional view of FIG. 2) showing a vehicle exterior component according to another embodiment.

  Next, an embodiment of a vehicle exterior component according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals. However, it should be noted that the drawings are schematic and ratios of dimensions and the like are different from actual ones. Accordingly, specific dimensions and the like should be determined in consideration of the following description. Moreover, the part from which the relationship and ratio of a mutual dimension differ also in between drawings may be contained.

(Configuration of exterior parts for vehicles)
First, the configuration of the vehicle exterior component 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle 1 to which a vehicle exterior component 10 according to this embodiment is attached. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the back side of the vehicle exterior component 10 according to the present embodiment. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 4A is a YY sectional view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4B is a ZZ sectional view of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle exterior component 10 is attached to the body of the vehicle 1 (in this embodiment, the back door panel 3) for the purpose of decorating the vehicle 1 and protecting the paint. The vehicle exterior component 10 is a so-called finisher component. The vehicle exterior component 10 is formed of a resin molded by injection molding, and a thin film (so-called plating treatment) of metal or the like is applied to the surface of the resin.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the vehicle exterior component 10 includes an exterior product body 20 having a long plate shape facing the back door panel 3, and a longitudinal direction LD of the exterior product body 20. And a plurality of fixing member mounting portions 30 provided on the head.

  A flange 21 is provided on the outer edge of the exterior article body 20 so as to protrude from the back surface of the exterior article body 20 toward the back door panel 3. The flange 21 includes an upper flange 21A located above the vehicle 1 and a lower flange 21B located below the vehicle 1 and projecting closer to the back door panel 3 than the upper flange 21A. 2 and 4). A plurality of fixing member mounting portions 30 are provided inside the upper flange 21A and the lower flange 21B.

  Each fixing member attachment portion 30 is formed by a trapezoidal base 31 that protrudes from the back surface side of the exterior article body 20 toward the back door panel 3 side. A bolt B or a clip C as a fastening member for fixing / temporarily fixing the vehicle exterior component 10 to the back door panel 3 is press-fitted from the notch 32 and fixed to each pedestal 31.

  Each fixing member mounting portion 30 is provided at a position symmetrical to the center line CL (see FIG. 2) along the short direction SD passing through the center of the exterior product body 20 in the longitudinal direction LD and orthogonal to the longitudinal direction LD. It is done. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the fixing member mounting portion 30 is formed of a pair of fixing member mounting portions 30 </ b> A, 30 </ b> B, 30 </ b> C, from the center line CL toward both outer sides in the longitudinal direction LD of the exterior body 20. There are a total of 8 locations of 30D. Such fixing member mounting portions 30 (30A, 30B, 30C, 30D) are arranged at different positions with respect to the front-rear direction FRD of the vehicle 1 (that is, shifted in the front-rear direction FRD of the vehicle 1). )

  Specifically, the fixing member attachment portions 30 </ b> B and 30 </ b> D constitute a first attachment portion attached to the first surface 3 </ b> A of the back door panel 3. That is, as shown to Fig.4 (a), fixing member attaching part 30B, 30D is located in the front direction FD of the vehicle 1 rather than fixing member attaching part 30A, 30C mentioned later. A bolt B is press-fitted and fixed to the fixing member mounting portion 30B, and a clip C is press-fitted and fixed to the fixing member mounting portion 30C (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

  On the other hand, the fixing member attachment portions 30A and 30C are attached to the second surface 3B which is located in the rear direction RD of the vehicle 1 with respect to the first surface 3A of the back door panel 3 and is continuous with the first surface 3A. 2 It constitutes an attachment part. That is, as shown in FIG. 4B, the fixing member attachment portions 30A and 30C are located in the rear direction RD of the vehicle 1 relative to the fixing member attachment portions 30B and 30D. Bolts B are press-fitted and fixed to the fixing member mounting portions 30A and 30C (see FIGS. 2 and 3). Further, the fixing member mounting portions 30A and 30C are adjacent to the fixing member mounting portions 30B and 30D on at least one side.

(Installation method of exterior parts for vehicles)
Next, a method for attaching the above-described vehicle exterior component 10 to the back door panel 3 will be briefly described with reference to the drawings.

  First, the bolt B or the clip C is press-fitted and fixed to each fixing member mounting portion 30 (30A, 30B, 30C, 30D) (see FIG. 2). Then, the bolt B and the clip C are inserted into an opening hole (not shown) formed in the back door panel 3, and the vehicle exterior component 10 is attached to the back door panel 3. The vehicle exterior component 10 is temporarily fixed to the back door panel 3 by the clip C.

  Next, the vehicle exterior component 10 is permanently fixed to the back door panel 3 by screwing a nut N as a fastening member into a bolt B inserted through an opening hole (not shown) formed in the back door panel 3. (See FIG. 3). At this time, each fixing member attachment portion 30 (30A, 30B, 30C, 30D) is disposed at a different position with respect to the front-rear direction FRD of the vehicle 1, and therefore the exterior body 20 with the fixing member attachment portion 30 as the center. The rotation with respect to the short direction SD can be suppressed. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of (two in the present embodiment) rotation shafts S <b> 1 and S <b> 2 centering on the fixing member mounting portion 30 are provided, so that the rotation can be suppressed.

(Action / Effect)
In the present embodiment described above, the plurality of fixing member attachment portions 30 are arranged at different positions with respect to the front-rear direction of the vehicle. As a result, a plurality of rotation axes (for example, the rotation axes S1 and S2 in FIG. 3) centering on the fixing member mounting portion 30 are provided, so The rotation with respect to the SD (so-called rotation in the tilt direction) can be suppressed. Therefore, from the viewpoint of improving the aesthetics and reducing the weight of the vehicle 1, it is possible to set the length of the exterior article body 20 along the short direction SD short. For example, it is possible to set the length of the exterior article body 20 along the short direction SD to be as short as the size of the bolt B, the clip C, and the head.

  In the present embodiment, the fixing member attaching portions 30B and 30D constituting the first attaching portion are adjacent to the fixing member attaching portions 30A and 30C constituting the second attaching portion on at least one side. Thereby, compared with the case where fixing member attaching part 30B, 30D or fixing member attaching part 30A, 30C adjoins, the exterior article main body 20 becomes difficult to rotate more, and the exterior parts for vehicles to the back door panel 3 The mounting stability of 10 is further improved.

  In the present embodiment, the fixing member attachment portion 30 is provided at a symmetrical position with respect to the center line CL. This facilitates the design of an apparatus (for example, a mold) for molding the vehicle exterior component 10 while maintaining the mounting stability of the vehicle exterior component 10 to the back door panel 3. This also contributes to a reduction in manufacturing costs.

(Other embodiments)
Although the contents of the present invention have been disclosed through the embodiments of the present invention as described above, it should not be understood that the descriptions and drawings constituting a part of this disclosure limit the present invention. From this disclosure, various alternative embodiments, examples, and operational techniques will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

  For example, the embodiment of the present invention can be modified as follows. Specifically, the vehicular exterior component 10 has been described as being attached to the back door panel 3 of the vehicle 1, but is not limited thereto, and is attached to the front panel or side door panel of the vehicle 1. It may be provided that it is attached to the body of the vehicle 1.

In addition, the back door panel 3 of the vehicle 1 has been described as having a single-layer configuration of the first surface 3A and the second surface 3B connected to the first surface 3A, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the back door panel 3 may be configured by splitting the upper panel 3U and the low panel 3R into two parts. For example, the first surface 3A and the second surface 3B may be formed by the bonding surface 3R _first bonding surface 3U ₁ and Ropaneru 3R of the upper panel 3U. In this case, the fixing member attachment portions 30 attached to the joint surface 3U ₁ and the joint surface 3R ₁ are arranged at different positions with respect to the front-rear direction FRD of the vehicle 1, respectively.

  Moreover, although the fixing member attachment part 30 was demonstrated as what is provided in the symmetrical position with respect to the centerline CL, it is not limited to this, It is provided in the asymmetrical position with respect to the centerline CL. Also good.

  In addition, although it has been described that either the bolt B or the clip C is crimped and fixed to the fixing member mounting portion 30, it is not limited to this. For example, only the bolt B is crimped and fixed. There may be. Of course, the number of bolts B and clips C can be arbitrarily set.

  Moreover, although the fixing member attachment part 30 (30A, 30B, 30C, 30D) was demonstrated as what is arrange | positioned in a different position with respect to the front-back direction FRD of the vehicle 1, it is not limited to this, The vehicle 1 In addition to the front-rear direction FRD, the vehicle 1 may be disposed at different positions with respect to the vertical direction (short direction SD) (that is, shifted in the vertical direction of the vehicle 1).

  Moreover, although fixed member attaching part 30A, 30C and fixing member attaching part 30B, 30D were demonstrated as what is arrange | positioned in the position different with respect to the front-back direction FRD of the vehicle 1, it is not limited to this. Instead, all of the fixing member attachment portions 30A, 30B, 30C, and 30D may be arranged at different positions.

  As described above, the present invention naturally includes various embodiments that are not described herein. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is determined only by the invention specifying matters according to the scope of claims reasonable from the above description.

1 ... Vehicle 3 ... Back door panel (body)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3A ... 1st surface 3B ... 2nd surface 10 ... Exterior parts for vehicles 20 ... Exterior product main body 30 (30A, 30B, 30C, 30D) ... Fixed member attachment part

Claims (2)

A long exterior body facing the vehicle body;
A plurality of fixing member mounting portions , each of which is provided on a straight line that protrudes from the back surface side of the exterior article body toward the body side along the longitudinal direction of the exterior article body, and to which the fixing member is attached; A vehicle exterior component comprising:
The height of the pedestal is set so that the plurality of fixing member mounting portions are arranged at different positions with respect to the front-rear direction of the vehicle ,
The vehicle body is
The first aspect;
A second surface located in a rearward direction of the vehicle with respect to the first surface;
With
The fixing member mounting portion is
A plurality of first attachment portions attached to the first surface;
A plurality of second mounting portions that are positioned rearward of the vehicle relative to the first mounting portion and are mounted on the second surface;
With
Wherein the first mounting portion, the vehicle exterior component, wherein that you adjacent to the second mounting portion at one side of at least the longitudinal direction. The vehicle exterior component according to claim 1,
The fixing member attachment portion, exterior vehicle, characterized in Rukoto provided at positions symmetrical with respect to the center line along the widthwise direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction through the longitudinal center of the outer article body parts.

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