JP5853545B2 - Mounting structure for vehicle door mirrors - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle door mirror mounting structure in which a mirror base and a cover of a side door mirror of an automobile are attached to a door panel and the mirror base is covered with the cover.

  As a vehicle door mirror mounting structure in which a door mirror is mounted outside the front end portion of a window frame of a front side door of an automobile, for example, in Patent Document 1, a door mirror body (housing) is assembled to a large mirror base in a retractable manner. The concave part of the base is tightened and fixed to the screw hole of the door panel with a male screw, and the cover with the design surface is fitted into the concave part to hide the screw head, and the door mirror body can be folded into a small mirror base The mirror base is tightened and fixed to the screw hole in the recess of the door panel with a male screw, and the base cover with a design surface is locked and fixed to the mirror base by engaging the claw and protrusion. Is described.

  The door panel includes a door outer panel, a door inner panel, and a reinforcement panel (reinforce) thereof, and it is known that the mirror base is screwed and fixed to the door inner panel instead of the door outer panel. It is also known to integrally mold an upper cover for concealing the panel on a mirror base that connects the door mirror body in a retractable manner.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-208374 (FIGS. 1 and 8)

  However, in the conventional vehicle door mirror mounting structure described above, when the mirror base is tightened on the door inner panel, for example, due to the assembly variation between the door outer panel and the door inner panel, the appearance surface is obtained. Due to a gap or step between the door outer panel and the mirror base or upper cover of the door mirror, or because the load direction of the tightening torque of the male screw for fixing the mirror base differs between the left and right door mirrors, There is a concern that the gaps and steps between the mirror base and the upper cover of the door mirror may be different between the left and right door mirrors, deteriorating the appearance quality and reducing the product value.

  In view of the above-described points, the present invention provides a variation in the assembly of the door outer panel and the door inner panel even when the mirror base is fastened and fixed to the door inner panel, and tightening of the male screw for fixing the mirror base between the left and right door mirrors. To provide a vehicle door mirror mounting structure capable of making a gap and a step between a door outer panel and a mirror base and an upper cover of a door mirror caused by different load directions of the attached torque inconspicuous (suppressed). With the goal.

To achieve the above object, a vehicle door mirror mounting structure according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a door mirror body and a mirror base, wherein a mirror mounting portion is formed at a front end portion of a window frame portion of a vehicle door panel. In a vehicle door mirror mounting structure in which a door mirror is mounted on the mirror mounting portion, the mirror mounting portion includes a door outer panel portion around a hole provided in the door outer panel, and a door inner panel portion exposed in the hole. The mirror base is fixed to the door inner panel portion, a cover is attached to the door outer panel portion outside the mirror base so as to cover the mirror base, and the door mirror body is connected to the door mirror body in a substantially horizontal manner. A lower mirror base protruding in the vehicle lateral direction is provided on the mirror base, and is elastic and soft along the lower edge of the cover. -Up is provided, the soft quality lip, characterized in that contact with the upper surface of the lower mirror base.

With the above configuration, when the mirror base to which the housing is connected is fixed to the door inner panel, due to the mounting error between the door inner panel and the door outer panel and the deviation of the fixing position of the mirror base due to the gap between the bolt insertion hole and the mounting bolt. Although the position of the hole part of the door outer panel and the position of the mirror base varies, the mirror base and the hole part are completely covered with the cover, and the cover is fixed to the door outer panel part around the hole part. The misalignment is absorbed, and the gap between the hole and the mirror base is hidden to improve the appearance quality. The right and left door mirrors have different rotation directions (directions in which torque is applied) when the mirror base is fastened to the door inner panel with bolts. The cover that is positioned and fixed to the door outer panel as described above covers and conceals the mirror base and the hole so as to absorb the misalignment of the mirror base and hide the gap between the hole and the mirror base. Thus, the torque direction is not affected differently. In addition, the soft lip (elastic member) of the cover elastically contacts the upper surface of the lower mirror base, and the gaps, deviations and steps between the cover and the lower mirror base are covered with the soft lip. The size of gaps, shifts and steps are absorbed by the elastic change in the amount of flexure of the soft lip.

  The vehicle door mirror mounting structure according to claim 2 is the vehicle door mirror mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the cover covers the upper mirror base of the mirror base, and the front and rear of the upper mirror base. And the upper part are fixed to the door outer panel portion.

  With the above configuration, the cover is fixed to the door outer panel with good positioning (mounting workability) and high rigidity at the three points of the door outer panel positioned on the front, rear and upper sides of the upper mirror base. The hole of the door outer panel is reinforced with a cover.

  The vehicle door mirror mounting structure according to claim 3 is the vehicle door mirror mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a small hole is provided in the door outer panel portion, and the claw portion engaging with the small hole has the It is provided in the cover.

  With the above configuration, by pressing the cover against the door outer panel, the claw portion enters and engages with the small hole, and the cover is easily fixed to the door outer panel with one touch.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even when the mirror base is fastened and fixed to the door inner panel, the mirror base is covered with a cover attached to the door outer panel, thereby assembling variations between the door outer panel and the door inner panel. Also, by covering the gaps and steps between the door outer panel hole and the mirror base caused by the difference in the load direction of the tightening torque of the bolts for fixing the mirror base between the left and right door mirrors, In addition to improving the performance, it is possible to prevent the generation of wind noise when the vehicle travels due to the gap. In addition, the soft lip of the cover covers and conceals gaps, shifts and steps between the cover and the lower mirror base, thereby further improving the appearance quality and the merchantability. In addition, it is possible to prevent the generation of wind noise when the vehicle travels due to the gap.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the cover can be attached to the door outer panel at three points on the front and rear with good positioning performance and workability, and the hole of the door outer panel is reinforced with the cover so It is possible to prevent the occurrence of abnormal noise due to the noise. The cover can be attached to the door outer panel at an accurate position, and the appearance quality of the vehicle can be further improved.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the cover can be easily fixed to the door outer panel with good workability.

1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of a vehicle door mirror mounting structure according to the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state before the cover attachment in the attachment structure of a vehicle door mirror. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which attaches an upper mirror base to a door panel. It is AA equivalent sectional drawing of FIG. 1 which shows the state which attached the cover to the door panel. It is a perspective view which shows the arrangement | positioning form of the soft lip of the lower end of a cover. It is a BB equivalent sectional view of Drawing 1 showing the contact state of a soft lip and a lower mirror base similarly.

  FIGS. 1-6 shows one Embodiment of the attachment structure of the door mirror for vehicles which concerns on this invention. The door mirror 1 shown in FIG. 1 is in the front right door 2 of the automobile, and the door mirror in the left door (not shown) is formed and arranged symmetrically with the right door mirror 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, this door mirror 1 includes a door mirror main body (housing portion) 3, a lower mirror base 4 projecting in a horizontal direction (the left-right direction of the vehicle), which is connected to the door mirror main body 3 in a retractable manner, An upper mirror base 5 which is provided integrally with the mirror base 4 and which extends from the end of the lower mirror base 4 on the door side to the metal door inner panel of the automobile door 2 and extends in the vertical direction (upward) substantially vertically A cover (upper cover) 6 serving as a garnish that covers the upper mirror base 5 and is fixed to a metal door outer panel 7 is provided.

  The cover 6 is a garnish that is a separate component from the mirror bases 4 and 5 and has an outer surface 6a that serves as a design surface of the vehicle. A soft lip (elastic member) 8 made of synthetic rubber or the like that abuts an upper surface 4b of the lower mirror base 4 to be described later from the front end 6c to the rear end 6d of the lower end portion (specifically, the lower end surface) 6b of the cover 6. Is provided.

  The door mirror body 3 has a substantially rectangular cutout portion 9 at the lower part on the door side, and an outer protruding portion 4a of the lower mirror base 4 is disposed in the cutout portion 9, and the lower mirror base 4 is substantially vertically upward from the upper surface 4b. The door mirror main body 3 is supported in a tiltable manner by a shaft portion (not shown) that protrudes from the top.

  A door panel 2a is constituted by the door outer panel 7, the door inner panel 15, and the reinforcements (not shown). The door 2 of this example is a press door, and the door outer panel 7 and the door inner panel 15 each integrally have a portion constituting the window frame portion 10. For example, the door outer panel 7 includes a door outer panel body (represented by reference numeral 7) and an outer window frame portion (door outer sash) (above reference numeral 10) positioned above and serving as an outer portion of the window frame part. Has been. The window frame portion 10 includes a front frame portion 10a that is inclined rearward so as to be rearward in the front-rear direction of the vehicle as it goes upward from the front upper end of the door outer panel body 7, and the window frame portion 10 from the upper end of the front frame portion 10a. The upper frame portion (not shown) that extends substantially horizontally toward the rear of the door and the rear upper end of the door outer panel body 7 extends upward to connect the rear end of the upper frame portion and the rear upper end of the door outer panel body 7. It is comprised by the substantially perpendicular | vertical rear frame part 10b, and the upper edge part of the door panel main body 7 is the substantially horizontal frame part 11 of the lower side. That is, the vehicle door according to the present invention is a door having an upper and lower window glass, and the door window glass opening has a front frame portion 10a (including a rear side portion 10c described later) and an upper window glass. A frame portion, a rear frame portion 10b, and a lower substantially horizontal frame portion 11 are surrounded. A glass run is attached to each of the front, upper, and rear frame portions, and a door outer weather strip 12 that contacts the outer surface of the window glass is attached to the upper edge 11 of the door outer panel body 7.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a mirror mounting portion 13 is formed at the front end portion of the window frame portion 10 of the door panel 2a (the lower end portion of the front frame portion 10a). That is, a substantially triangular hole portion 14 is provided at the lower end portion of the front frame portion 10a extending from the front upper end of the outer panel body 7 of the door outer panel 7, and the door inner portion is formed in the hole portion 14 when viewed from the outer side of the vehicle. The panel 15 is exposed, and the mirror is mounted with the exposed door inner panel portion (hereinafter referred to as the door inner panel portion 15) and the hole 14 and the door outer panel portion around the hole 14 (hereinafter referred to as the door outer panel portion 16). Part 13 is configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mounting portion of the upper mirror base 5 having a substantially triangular shape is overlapped and fixed to the door inner panel portion 15 exposed in the hole portion 14. The mounting portion of the upper mirror base 5 is formed in a substantially triangular shape, and bolt insertion holes are formed in three corners of the substantially triangular shape. The bolts 17 are inserted into the respective bolt insertion holes, and door inners are formed. The upper mirror base 5 is fixed to the door inner panel portion 15 by fastening bolts 17 to nuts (not shown) fixed to the panel by welding. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper mirror base 5 has short legs 18 in three directions, and bolt insertion holes 19 are formed in the legs 18. In FIG. 3, the upper mirror base 5 is shown in a simplified manner, and the joint portion and structure with the lower mirror base 4 are omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper mirror base 5 is inclined in a gentle gradient with the rear side portion 5 a inclined backward steeply in accordance with the shape of the front end portion of the window frame portion 10 (substantially triangular hole 14). It has a front side portion 5b and a substantially horizontal bottom side portion 5c, and is fixed to the door inner panel portion 15 at three points: an upper end side, a front end side, and a rear end side. The front end portion of the window frame portion 10 includes a rear side portion 10c inclined steeply backward, a front side portion 10d inclined gently, and a substantially horizontal lower side located on an extension line of the upper edge 11 of the door outer panel body 7. The rear side part 10c, the front side part 10d, and the lower side part 10e constitute a substantially triangular hole 14. The door inner panel portion 15 includes a hole portion 20 formed at a position corresponding to the bolt insertion hole 19 of the upper mirror base 5 and an inner periphery of the door inner panel portion 15 (a rear surface on the vehicle interior side). And a nut (not shown) fixed by welding.

  The upper mirror base 5 is formed, for example, by stamping and bending a metal plate by pressing, and an approximately horizontal bent portion (not shown) following the bottom portion 5c is insert-molded on the lower mirror base 4 (FIG. 2) made of synthetic resin. It is fixed integrally with bolts. The lower mirror base 4 and the upper mirror base 5 constitute a mirror base 21 (FIG. 2).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cover 6 is formed in a substantially triangular shape that is one or two times larger than the upper mirror base 5, and suddenly protrudes backward along each side of the substantially triangular hole portion 14 of the door outer panel 7. It has a rear side 6e inclined in a gradient, a front side 6f inclined in a gentle gradient, and a substantially horizontal lower side (lower end) 6b. The rear end portion 6d 'of the lower side portion 6b is inclined downward. A soft lip 8 is provided along the lower side 6b. The soft lip 8 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cover 6 (FIG. 2) is fixed to the door outer panel portion 16 around the substantially triangular hole 14 at three locations indicated by reference numeral 22. As shown in FIG. 4 (A-A cross-sectional view in FIG. 1), a pair of claw portions 23 protrude from the inner surface of the cover 6 at the above-mentioned three locations which are the three triangular portions of the cover 6. . Each claw portion 23 includes a flexible protruding piece 23a orthogonal to the inner surface of the cover 6 and a substantially triangular claw body 23b protruding from the outer surface of the tip of the protruding piece 23a. The claw body 23b is for sliding contact. The inclined surface 23c and the engaging surface 23d substantially orthogonal to the protruding piece 23a are provided. The pair of claw portions 23 are opposed to and parallel to each other, and have a bending space (gap) 24 between the pair of claw portions 23. And a pair of nail | claw part 23 is inserted in the small hole 22 formed in the door outer panel part 16 mentioned later, and the cover 6 engages the peripheral part of the small hole 22, and the cover 6 is a door outer panel part. 16 is attached.

  The door outer panel 7 is an outer panel portion 16 that is a concave portion in which a peripheral portion of the substantially triangular hole portion 14 is recessed toward the door inner panel 15, and a panel portion 16 a that is close to and parallel to the cover 6 in the concave portion 16. In addition, a circular or rectangular small hole (hole) 22 for simultaneously entering and engaging the pair of claws 23 of the cover 6 is provided. The small holes (holes) 22 are formed so as to correspond to the positions of the claw portions 23 of the cover 6, and the front and rear sides of the substantially triangular hole portions 14 that are the front, rear, and upper sides of the upper mirror base. An upper door outer panel portion is formed.

  The parallel panel portion 16a continues to the outer panel portion 26 of the door outer panel 7 through an inclined rising portion 16b. The cover 6 is positioned in the recess 16, and the peripheral end surfaces 6 e and 6 f (FIG. 2) of the cover 6 are close to or in contact with the rising portion 16 b, and the outer surface 6 a of the cover 6 is the outer panel portion 26 of the door outer panel 6. It is continuous with the outer surface. In this way, the boundary portion between the cover 6 and the door outer panel 7 is less noticeable.

  An upper end portion 28 of the door inner panel 15 is joined to the inner surface of the upper end portion 27 of the door outer panel 7 by spot welding, bending, or the like, and the door inner panel 15 has an inward peripheral wall 29 that extends substantially orthogonal to the upper end portion 28; An inner panel main body 30 following the peripheral wall 29, and the substantially triangular hole 14 of the door outer panel 7 is close to the inner panel main body 30. The upper mirror base 5 (FIG. 3) is inserted into the substantially triangular hole 14, and the bolt 17 (FIG. 3) is screwed into the bolt insertion hole 20 provided in the inner panel main body 30 and the nut inside thereof. Thus, the upper mirror base 5 (FIG. 3) is fixed. The upper mirror base 5 is entirely covered with a cover 6 and hidden as shown in FIG.

  As described above, by directly assembling the cover 6 to the door outer panel 7, it is possible to fix the bolts (male) between the door outer panel 7 and the door mirror 15 on the right side and the door mirror 15 on the right side. Without being influenced by the direction of the tightening torque of the screws 17, the gaps and steps between the door mirror 1 and the door outer panel 7 can be made uniform to enhance the appearance quality.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 (BB sectional view of FIG. 1), a soft lip 8 made of synthetic rubber or the like is provided on the lower end 6b of the cover 6 from the front end 6c to the rear end 6d. As shown in FIG. 5, the rear end portion of the soft lip 8 is inclined downwardly along the inclined surface 6d 'of the lower rear end of the cover 6 (the inclined portion is indicated by reference numeral 8a) and continues to the rear end in a step shape. The rear end 8 b of the lip 8 is in contact with the front end of the door outer weather strip 12.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper end (base end) surface 8 c of the soft lip 8 is fixed to the lower end surface 6 b of the cover 6 by an adhesive or rubber integral molding, and the soft lip 8 extends from the lower side 6 b of the cover 6 to the inside of the lower mirror base 4. The lower end (tip) surface 8d side of the soft lip 8 is elastically in contact with the upper surface 4b of the inner end portion of the lower mirror base 4 without a gap in a state where the end portion is bent outwardly toward the upper surface 4b. .

  The soft lip 8 hides gaps, shifts, and steps between the lower side 6b of the cover 6 and the upper surface 4b of the lower mirror base 4, thereby producing a sense of unity between the cover 6 and the mirror bases 4 and 5. .

  In FIG. 6, reference numeral 3 denotes a door mirror main body, 4 c denotes a lower wall of the lower mirror base 4, and 3 a denotes a lower side portion of the door mirror main body 3 connected to the lower mirror base 4 in a retractable manner.

  The vehicle door mirror mounting structure according to the present invention includes a variation in assembly between the door outer panel and the door inner panel when the mirror base is fastened and fixed to the door inner panel, and a male screw for fixing the mirror base between the left and right door mirrors. It can be used to improve the appearance quality by suppressing the gaps and steps between the door outer panel and the door mirror cover, which are caused by the different load directions of the tightening torque.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Door mirror 2a Door panel 3 Door mirror main body 4 Lower mirror base 6 Cover 7 Door outer panel 8 Soft lip 10 Window frame part 13 Mirror mounting part 14 Hole part 15 Door inner panel part 16 Door outer panel part 21 Mirror base 22 Small hole 23 Claw part

Claims (3)

In a vehicle door mirror mounting structure in which a mirror mounting portion is formed at a front end portion of a window frame portion of a vehicle door panel, and a door mirror composed of a door mirror main body and a mirror base is mounted on the mirror mounting portion.
The mirror mounting portion includes a door outer panel portion around a hole provided in the door outer panel and a door inner panel portion exposed in the hole, and the mirror base is fixed to the door inner panel portion, A cover is attached to the door outer panel portion outside the mirror base so as to cover the mirror base ,
The mirror base is provided with a lower mirror base that projects the vehicle mirror in a horizontal direction that is connected to the door mirror body in a retractable manner, and an elastic soft lip is provided along the lower edge of the cover. A mounting structure for a vehicle door mirror, wherein the mounting structure is in contact with an upper surface of the lower mirror base .   2. The vehicle door mirror according to claim 1, wherein the cover covers an upper mirror base of the mirror base and is fixed to the door outer panel portion at the front, rear and upper sides of the upper mirror base. Mounting structure.   The mounting structure for a vehicle door mirror according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a small hole is provided in the door outer panel portion, and a claw portion engaging with the small hole is provided in the cover.

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