JP6139358B2 - Pillar structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure of pillars provided at both ends of a windshield of an automobile, and particularly relates to a structure that improves wind drainage and reduces wind noise by a simple configuration.

A vehicle body such as an automobile is provided with columnar pillars (A pillars) along left and right end portions of a windshield provided on a front window.
In such a pillar structure, it is required to drain the water wiped by the wiper by efficiently flowing down along the A pillar.
In recent years, for the purpose of improving drainage, it has been proposed to set an A pillar cover having a hook-like portion disposed in the vicinity of the side end portion of the front window on the outer surface portion of the A pillar.

As a conventional technique related to such a pillar cover, for example, in Patent Document 1, a groove portion through which water or the like can flow is formed on the surface of the A pillar body, and water is guided from the windshield side end portion to the inside of the groove portion. It is described that a bowl-shaped member is provided.
Further, in Patent Document 2, in order to improve the appearance of the garnish and suppress wind noise, a lid that can be opened and closed by an actuator is provided in a slit provided in the pillar, and the drainage is required when drainage is required. Opening is described.

JP 2009-248773 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-68844

In a vehicle provided with an A-pillar cover, there is a demand for improving the visibility by improving the drainage of the windshield by flowing more rainwater into the space formed between the A-pillar cover and the pillar body. Yes.
However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since it is necessary to form a groove in the A pillar, the shape influence on the vehicle body is large, the molding difficulty of the A pillar is increased, and other performance such as rigidity is provided. There is also concern about the impact on
Therefore, it is also possible to increase the amount of drainage by forming a space part in the vehicle width direction inside region of the A pillar cover and introducing rainwater or the like into the space part through the opening from the windshield side. In this case, when the traveling wind passes around the opening, noise (wind noise) is generated due to edge tone, Helmholtz resonance, or the like.
On the other hand, as described in Patent Document 2, it is conceivable to open and close the opening by an actuator. However, in this case, the apparatus becomes complicated, and it is not practical from the viewpoints of cost and reliability.
In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a pillar structure that improves the drainage of the windshield with a simple configuration and reduces wind noise.

The present invention solves the above-described problems by the following means.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pillar that extends along a side end portion of a windshield of a vehicle and is inclined so that an upper end portion thereof is retracted, and a pillar cover that is attached to the outside of the pillar. A pillar structure provided between the pillar and the pillar cover and extending in the longitudinal direction of the pillar, wherein the pillar cover protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction, A flange-like portion that is arranged to project to the vehicle front side from the surface at the side end portion of the windshield, and is formed to protrude from the pillar-side surface portion of the base portion of the flange-like portion, and the space portion is formed from the windshield. A partition wall substantially partitioned into a first region where the side end portion of the first region is disposed and a second region disposed outside in the vehicle width direction with respect to the first region, and formed in the partition wall portion The first And a opening that opens upward with communicating the region and the second region, the opening is formed to protrude on the first region side from the lower end, the vehicle front side than the top said partition wall The pillar structure is characterized by comprising a rectifying surface portion that is inclined with respect to the partition wall portion so as to protrude to the side .
According to this, the water that has been guided to the bowl-shaped portion from the side edge portion of the windshield and flows into the first region of the space portion is introduced into the second region through the opening, and the first region, the first region, By using both areas 2 for drainage, drainage can be improved and visibility during rainfall can be improved.
Moreover, by setting it as the structure which opened upwards, the water which flows down from upper direction along a pillar cover with dead weight can be efficiently flowed into the 2nd area | region side.
On the other hand, traveling wind flowing from below along the pillar cover is prevented from interfering with the opening, and generation of wind noise due to edge tone, Helmholtz resonance, or the like is suppressed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a pillar structure that improves drainage and reduces wind noise.

It is a typical side view of the vehicle body front half part of the vehicle which has the Example of the pillar structure to which this invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line II in FIG. 1 and shows a basic cross section of an A pillar portion. It is a figure which shows the cross section of the location in which the opening in A pillar part is provided. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along a line IV in FIG. 3.

  The present invention aims to provide a pillar structure that improves drainage and reduces wind noise, and has an A-shaped portion that protrudes toward the windshield while forming a space portion with the A pillar body. The problem has been solved by providing the pillar cover with a partition wall for partitioning the space and providing an opening opening upward in the partition wall.

Embodiments of the pillar structure to which the present invention is applied will be described below.
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a front half of a vehicle body having a pillar structure according to an embodiment.
2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II in FIG. 1 and shows a basic cross section of the A pillar portion.
The vehicle 1 is a so-called 2-box or 3-box type passenger car having an engine room 3 in the front part of the cabin 2.
The cabin 2 includes a windshield 10, an A pillar 20, a roof 30, a front door 40, an A pillar cover 100, a wiper arm 200, and the like.

The windshield 10 is provided in the front part of the cabin 2.
The windshield 10 is formed in a two-dimensional curved shape so that a planar shape viewed from the front is substantially rectangular, and a central portion in the vehicle width direction protrudes forward.
The front glass 10 is a laminated glass in which two sheets of glass are bonded with a resin film serving as an intermediate layer interposed therebetween.
The lower end portion of the windshield 10 is disposed adjacent to the rear end portion of the hood above the engine room 3.

The A pillar 20 is a columnar member disposed along the left and right end portions of the windshield 10.
A side end portion of the windshield 10 is fixed to the A pillar 20 with an adhesive B.
The A pillar 20 is disposed so as to be tilted rearward so that the upper end portion is retracted relative to the lower end portion.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the A pillar 20 includes a first inner panel 21, a second inner panel 22, an outer panel 23, an inner trim 24, and the like.

The first inner panel 21, the second inner panel 22, and the outer panel 23 are each formed by, for example, pressing a steel plate.
The first inner panel 21 and the second inner panel 22 are members that are closed in a monaca shape so as to form a hollow closed cross section, and constitute a main body portion of the A pillar 20.
The first inner panel 21 and the second inner panel 22 are provided with flange portions provided in the vicinity of the back surface (surface on the vehicle interior side) in the side end portion of the windshield 10 and in locations adjacent to the door sash 43, respectively. Joined by spot welding or the like.
The outer panel 23 is a panel disposed substantially along the outer surface of the first inner panel 21.
An A-pillar cover 100 described later is provided outside the outer panel 23.
The inner trim 24 is an interior member formed of a resin material such as PP, for example, and covers the surface of the second inner panel 22 on the vehicle interior side, and protects the passenger's head at the time of a collision.

The roof 30 is a portion constituting the ceiling of the cabin 2 and is configured by joining a roof panel on a frame-like frame and providing a roof trim on a lower surface portion.
The roof 30 extends from the upper end of the windshield 10 to the vehicle rear side.

The front door 40 is a door that is provided on a side portion in the front half of the cabin 2 and on which passengers get on and off.
The front door 40 swings around a hinge provided at the front end and is opened and closed.
The front door 40 includes a main body 41, a door glass 42, a sash 43, and the like.
The main body 41 is an area below the window shoulder, and is formed hollow by joining an outer panel and an inner panel formed by press-molding a steel plate, for example.
Inside the main body 41, a door beam (not shown), an elevating mechanism for the door glass 42, a locking mechanism, and the like are provided.

The door glass 42 protrudes above the main body portion 41 and can be moved up and down by being drawn into the main body portion 41.
When the door glass 42 is fully closed (when lifted), the front end portion is disposed along the A pillar 20, and the upper end portion is disposed along the side end portion of the roof 30.
The sash 43 is a frame-like member that is disposed along the front end, upper end, and rear end of the door glass 42 when ascending, and that holds the end of the door glass 42.
The sash 43 is formed, for example, by roll forming a steel plate.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, between the sash 43 and the edge part of the door glass 42, and between the sash 43 and the A pillar 20, it is a rubber-made sealing material which prevents intrusion of rainwater or the like. Weather strips 44, 45, 46 are provided.

The A pillar cover 100 is an exterior member that is disposed so as to substantially entirely cover the surface portion of the A pillar 20 outside the passenger compartment.
The A pillar cover 100 is formed, for example, by injection molding a resin material such as PP.
As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the A pillar cover 100 is integrally formed with a main body 110, a hook-shaped portion 120, a partition wall 130, and the like.

The main body 110 is a surface portion that is disposed substantially along the surface portion of the outer panel 23 of the A pillar 20 on the outer side of the passenger compartment.
The main body 110 is formed to be curved so that the outside of the passenger compartment is convex, and is disposed to face the outer panel 23 of the A pillar 20 with a space therebetween.
A space S <b> 2 is formed between the main body 110 and the A pillar 20.
The space S2 communicates with the longitudinal direction of the A pillar 20.

A protruding surface portion 111 that protrudes toward the A pillar 20 is formed at the end of the main body 110 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction (the vehicle rear side).
The protruding end portion of the protruding surface portion 111 is substantially in contact with the outer panel 23 of the A pillar 20.
The protruding surface portion 111 is disposed adjacent to the upper portion of the sash 43 when the front door 40 is closed, and the lip portion of the weather strip 45 abuts on the protruding surface portion 111.

The hook-shaped portion 120 is a surface portion that is provided at an end portion on the vehicle width direction inner side (vehicle front side) of the main body portion 110 and is arranged so that the protruding end portion is wrapped on the surface side of the windshield 10 side end portion.
The protruding end portion of the hook-shaped portion 120 is disposed so as to protrude toward the front side of the vehicle with respect to the surface of the windshield 10 and faces the surface of the windshield 10 with a gap.

The partition wall portion 130 is a surface portion formed so as to protrude from the inner surface (the surface facing the A pillar 20) of the main body portion 110. The tip 131 of the partition wall 130 is formed to be bent with respect to the other part so as to protrude inward in the vehicle width direction.
The front end 131 is adjacent to the outer panel 23 of the A pillar 20 and is disposed on the vehicle interior side with respect to the side end of the windshield 10.
With the above configuration, a space portion S <b> 1 that is partitioned by the hook-shaped portion 120, the partition wall portion 130, and the tip end portion 131 is formed in the vicinity of the side end portion of the windshield 10.
The space S <b> 1 extends over the longitudinal direction of the A pillar 20.

The wiper arm 200 is provided in a wiper device that wipes the surface of the windshield 10, swings around a central axis provided at the lower part of the windshield 10, and reciprocates so that the blade wipes the fan-shaped wiping area. .
The wiper arm 200 includes a blade 210.
The blade 210 is formed of an elastic material such as rubber, and includes a lip portion that comes into contact with the surface of the windshield 10 and wipes off water or the like.

  When the blade 210 travels toward the A pillar 20 and transports rainwater or the like, the water W that flows outward on the surface of the windshield 10 in the vehicle width direction is guided by the bowl-shaped portion 120 and flows into the space S1. The water flows down in the space S1 by its own weight and is drained.

In the embodiment, the partition wall portion 130 is provided with an opening 132 for introducing the water flowing into the space portion S1 into the space portion S2.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a cross section of a portion where an opening is provided in the A pillar portion.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the arrow IV in FIG. 3 (a cross-sectional view taken along a plane parallel to the longitudinal direction of the A pillar cover 100 and the normal direction of the partition wall 130 and including the opening 132).
The opening 132 is provided at the center in the width direction of the partition wall 130, and the planar shape viewed from the normal direction of the partition wall 130 is a rectangular shape having a long side direction substantially along the longitudinal direction of the A pillar 20. Is formed.
Such openings 132 are distributed in the longitudinal direction of the A pillar 20 and are provided at a plurality of locations.
A rectifying plate 133 is provided in the opening 132.
The rectifying plate 133 is a flat plate portion that protrudes from the lower end of the opening 132.
The rectifying plate 133 is disposed to be inclined with respect to the partition wall 130 so that the upper end portion is separated from the partition wall portion 130.
The amount of the rectifying plate 133 protruding from the partition wall 130 is continuously increased in proportion to the distance from the lower end.

The water W that has been wiped off by the wiper blade 210 and has flowed along the surface of the windshield 10 is guided by the bowl-shaped portion 120 and introduced into the space S1, and flows down in the space S1 by its own weight.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, a part of the water flowing down along the surface of the partition wall portion 130 is taken into the opening 132 by the rectifying plate 133, flows into the space portion S2, and passes through the space portion S2 by its own weight. Flow down by.
On the other hand, the traveling wind A that flows around the A pillar cover 100 when the vehicle travels changes its direction in the direction away from the partition wall 130 by the rectifying plate 133, so that it can interfere with the opening 132 and generate wind noise. It is suppressed.

According to the embodiment described above, the water W that has been guided from the side end portion of the windshield 10 to the bowl-shaped portion 120 of the pillar cover 100 and has flowed into the first space S <b> 1 passes through the opening 132. By introducing the space portion S2 and using both the space portions S1 and S2 for drainage, drainage can be improved and visibility during rainfall can be improved.
Further, by providing the opening 132 with the rectifying plate 133 and opening upward, the water W flowing down from above along the pillar cover by its own weight can be efficiently introduced into the space S2.
On the other hand, the traveling wind A flowing from below along the pillar cover 100 is prevented from interfering with the opening 132, and the generation of wind noise due to edge tone, Helmholtz resonance, or the like is suppressed.

(Modification)
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes are possible, and these are also within the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) The shape, structure, material, manufacturing method, part division, etc. of the pillar and the pillar cover can be changed as appropriate.
(2) The number and arrangement of the openings, the shape of the rectifying plate, the angle, and the like can be changed as appropriate. In the embodiment, the rectifying plate has a flat plate shape, but may be formed in a curved surface shape.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Cabin 3 Engine room 10 Windshield 20 A pillar 21 1st inner panel 22 2nd inner panel 23 Outer panel 24 Inner trim 30 Roof 40 Front door 41 Main-body part 42 Door glass 43 Sash 44-46 Weather strip 100 A pillar cover 110 Main body part 111 Projection surface part 120 Cage part 130 Partition part 131 Tip part 132 Opening 133 Current plate 200 Wiper arm 210 Blade

Claims (1)

Pillars that extend along the side edges of the windshield of the vehicle and are arranged so as to be inclined so that the upper end is retracted;
A pillar cover attached to the outside of the pillar;
A pillar structure provided between the pillar and the pillar cover and extending along a longitudinal direction of the pillar,
The pillar cover is
A hook-shaped portion that protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction and is arranged to protrude to the vehicle front side from the surface at the side end portion of the windshield,
A first region in which the side end portion of the windshield is disposed, and the space portion is formed in a vehicle width direction with respect to the first region. A partition section substantially partitioned into a second region disposed on the outside;
An opening that is formed in the partition wall and communicates with the first region and the second region and opens upward ;
The opening includes a rectifying surface portion that is formed so as to protrude from a lower end portion toward the first region, and that an upper portion is inclined with respect to the partition wall portion so as to protrude toward the vehicle front side from the partition wall portion.
Pillar structure characterized by.

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