JP6280792B2 - Garnish mounting structure for automobile hood - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a garnish to an automobile hood.
The garnish referred to in the present invention is not limited to the one intended only for automobile decoration. For example, even a member called a mall may affect the appearance and appearance of the automobile. It is included in the concept of garnish.

  Often, a garnish is attached to the hood that covers the car engine room to improve the appearance of the car. In this case, generally, a drooping portion facing the front of the vehicle is provided at the front portion of the hood, and a garnish is attached to the front portion thereof (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, according to the structure as described above, there is room for improvement as follows.

First, if a gap having a lower opening is formed between the hanging portion of the hood and the garnish, when the traveling wind passes immediately below the gap during vehicle traveling, An effect of forced air outflowing to the outside occurs. This generates a loud wind noise. In addition, a large wind noise is likely to be generated when the traveling wind directly hits the above-described gap formation portion. As a means for preventing such a situation, for example, a rubber protector may be used to close the gap. However, if such a means is employed, the manufacturing cost becomes expensive.
Secondly, when the hood is made of resin, the parting line is located exactly at the lower end edge of the hanging part, and there is a possibility that the user's hand touches the parting line when opening and closing the hood. For this reason, it is necessary to carefully perform post-processing such as deburring of the parting line portion. This makes the manufacturing cost more expensive.
Thirdly, when the hood is opened, the mating portions of the lower end edges of the garnish and the hanging portion of the hood will be visible to the user. Therefore, when the finished state of such a part is bad, there is also a problem that the appearance of the automobile deteriorates.

Japanese Patent No. 522245

  The present invention has been conceived under the circumstances as described above, and is an automobile that can appropriately prevent problems such as a large wind noise while suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost. The problem is to provide a garnish attachment structure to the hood.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

A garnish attachment structure to a hood of an automobile provided by the present invention includes a hood provided with a front-end hanging part at a front part, and a garnish attached to a front part of the hanging part. A garnish attachment structure to a hood of an automobile, wherein a lower portion of the garnish projects from the lower portion to the vehicle rear side and is positioned below the hanging portion of the hood and covers a lower edge of the hanging portion A protruding piece is provided.

According to such a configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
First, even if there is a gap in the lower opening between the garnish and the hanging part of the hood, the driving wind directly hits the location where this gap is formed, or it runs near the lower part of the gap. The direct passage of wind is appropriately prevented by the lower protruding piece of the garnish. As a result, it is possible to reduce wind noise and improve quietness when the vehicle is running. Further, as a means for preventing wind noise, it is not necessary to close the above-described gap using another member such as a rubber protector, for example, so that an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed.
Second, even if the hood is made of resin and the parting line is located exactly at the lower edge of the hanging part, this part is covered with the lower protruding piece of the garnish. Therefore, the possibility that the user's hand touches the parting line when the hood is opened and closed can be suitably prevented. On the other hand, this eliminates the need for post-processing such as deburring of the parting line portion, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.
Thirdly, when the hood is opened, the lower edge of the hanging portion of the hood and the garnish are covered by the lower protruding piece of the garnish and are not directly visible or visible to the user. hard. Therefore, it is possible to suitably prevent the appearance of the automobile from being deteriorated due to the visible portion.

  In the present invention, preferably, the side edge of the garnish in the vehicle width direction protrudes from the side edge to the vehicle rear side, and is located outward of the hood hanging portion in the vehicle width direction. A side protruding piece that covers a side edge of the hanging portion in the vehicle width direction is provided.

  According to such a configuration, even if there is a side opening-like gap between the side edge portion in the vehicle width direction of the hanging portion of the hood and the garnish, this gap is not a side protruding piece. It will be covered by. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the traveling wind from directly hitting the above-described gap formation portion and to prevent the traveling wind from passing directly near the side of the clearance. Therefore, a more preferable effect can be obtained in reducing wind noise. Moreover, when the hood is opened, the above-described gap is prevented from being seen, and the appearance can be further improved.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(A) is a principal part perspective view which shows an example of the external appearance of the motor vehicle to which the garnish attachment structure to the food | hood of the motor vehicle based on this invention was applied, (b) is the principal part exploded schematic perspective view. It is II-II sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
In the drawing, the arrow Fr indicates the front of the vehicle, the arrow Up indicates the upper side, and the arrow W indicates the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, a garnish attachment structure A to a hood of an automobile according to this embodiment includes a hood 1 that covers an engine room 90 at the front of the automobile 9 and a garnish 2 attached to the hood 1. . The hood 1 and the garnish 2 are both made of resin, and the hood 1 is configured by combining a hood outer 1a (hood outer panel) and a hood inner 1b (hood inner panel) as shown in FIGS. Yes. The front portion of the hood 1 has a downward bent shape, and is a downwardly descending hanging portion 10.

  The garnish 2 is configured by combining a garnish outer 2a and a garnish inner 2b. The garnish outer 2a is formed in a design that can improve the appearance of the automobile, and the garnish inner 2b holds the garnish outer 2a and is a frame for attaching to the hood 1 so as not to impair the overall appearance. As a role. Although not shown in the drawing, the garnish outer 2 a and the garnish inner 2 b are assembled to each other using a small-diameter screw body, a clip, or the like, and are attached to the front portion of the hanging portion 10 of the hood 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a lower protruding piece portion 21 that protrudes substantially horizontally from the lower portion 20 toward the vehicle rear side and extends in the vehicle width direction is integrally formed at the lower portion 20 of the garnish outer 2 a. The lower protruding piece 21 is positioned below the lower end edge of the garnish inner 2b and the lower end edge 10a of the hanging part 10 of the hood 1 (the respective lower end edges of the hood outer 1a and the hood inner 1b). Covering these parts. A front bumper 3 is located below the hanging part 10, and a gap 4 through which traveling wind enters is provided between the front bumper 3 and the hood 1. The traveling wind that has entered the gap 4 is guided to the engine mounting location. Preferably, the lower surface 21a in the vicinity of the front end portion of the lower protruding piece portion 21 (the vehicle rear side portion) is an inclined surface that is inclined so that the height increases toward the rear side of the vehicle. The vicinity has a tapered shape in which the thickness gradually decreases toward the vehicle rear side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, at the end 23 in the vehicle width direction of the garnish inner 2b, a side protruding piece 22 that protrudes rearward from the end 23 and extends in the vertical height direction is integrally formed. ing. The side protruding piece 22 is located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the side edge 10b (the side edge of each of the hood outer 1a and the hood inner 1b) of the hanging part 10 of the hood 1, and these parts Covering. The end portion 23 of the garnish inner 2b is also provided with a portion 24 that protrudes toward the front side of the vehicle. This is a portion for fitting with the garnish outer 2a. A headlamp 8 is disposed outside the hanging portion 10 of the hood 1 in the vehicle width direction. In order to avoid interference between the headlamp 8 and the hood 1, there is a gap 5 having an appropriate width between them, and the traveling wind also enters this portion. In FIG. 3, the configuration of one end edge side in the vehicle width direction of the drooping portion 10 is shown, but the other end side is also configured in the same manner as described above.

  Next, the operation of the above-described garnish attachment structure A will be described.

  First, in FIG. 2, when traveling wind enters the gap 4 during traveling of the vehicle, the traveling wind smoothly flows below the lower protruding piece 21. It is appropriately prevented that the traveling wind directly hits the lower edge 10a of the hanging part 10 or directly hits the formation part of the lower opening-shaped gap C1 located between the hanging part 10 and the garnish inner 2b. Wind noise is reduced. Since the traveling wind is also prevented from passing immediately below the gap C1, the phenomenon in which the air in the gap C1 forcibly flows downward due to the venturi effect to generate wind noise is appropriately suppressed. A gap C1 ′ is formed between the lower protruding piece 21 and the lower end edge 10a of the hanging part 10, but this gap C1 ′ is open toward the rear of the vehicle, and the venturi effect is considerably high. Weak and does not cause loud wind noise. Therefore, it is possible to reduce wind noise and improve quietness when the vehicle is running. There is no need to close the gap C1 with a rubber protector or the like.

The hood 1 is made of resin, and in most cases, a parting line resulting from resin molding using a mold is formed on the lower end edge portion 10 a of the hanging portion 10. On the other hand, since the lower end edge portion 10a of the drooping portion 10 is covered by the lower protruding piece portion 21, when the automobile user or the like opens the hood 1, the user's hand is in the parting line of the lower end edge portion 10a. You can avoid touching directly. As a result, it is not necessary to carefully perform post-processing such as deburring of the parting line. Further, even when the hood 1 is opened, the lower end edge portion 10a and the gap C1 of the drooping portion 10 are covered with the lower projecting piece portion 21, and can be made invisible from the outside. . Therefore, it is possible to improve the appearance of the automobile.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, when traveling wind enters the gap 5 during traveling of the vehicle, the traveling wind smoothly flows to the side of the side protruding piece 22. It is possible to appropriately prevent the traveling wind from directly hitting the side edge 10b of the hanging portion 10 of the hood 1 and directly hitting the joint between the side edge 10b and the garnish inner 2b. Even if a gap C2 is formed between the side edge 10b of the drooping portion 10 and the main body portion of the garnish inner 2b (however, in the same figure, the gap C2 is shown in a state where there is substantially no gap C2). ), It is also suppressed that the traveling wind directly hits the location where the gap C2 is formed. A gap C2 ′ is formed between the side edge portion 10b and the side protruding piece 22, and this gap C2 ′ opens toward the rear of the vehicle in the same manner as the gap C1 ′ described above. Therefore, it is not a cause of loud wind noise. Therefore, the wind noise caused by the traveling wind entering the gap 5 is also suitably reduced, which is more preferable in improving the quietness when the vehicle is traveling. Furthermore, when the hood 1 is opened, it is possible to prevent the gap C2 and its peripheral portion from being viewed from the outside.

  The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above-described embodiment. The specific structure of each part of the garnish attachment structure to the hood of the automobile according to the present invention can be variously modified within the scope intended by the present invention.

  The garnish does not necessarily have to be configured by combining the inner member and the outer member. The hood can be made of a material other than resin. As a means for further reducing wind noise, for example, a means for additionally providing a rectifying rib (for preventing turbulent flow) on the lower surface of the lower protruding piece may be employed.

A Garnish mounting structure to hood of automobile C1, C2 Crevice C1 ′, C2 ′ Crevice 1 Hood 10 Hanging portion 10a Lower edge portion 10b Side edge portion 2 Garnish 21 Lower protruding piece portion 22 Side protruding piece portion

Claims (2)

A hood with a front-end hanging part at the front,
A garnish attached to the front part of the hanging part;
A garnish mounting structure on a hood of an automobile, comprising:
The lower part of the garnish is provided with a lower protruding piece that protrudes from the lower part to the vehicle rear side and is located below the hanging part of the hood and covers the lower edge of the hanging part. A garnish attachment structure to an automobile hood. A garnish attaching structure to a hood of an automobile according to claim 1,
The side edge of the garnish in the vehicle width direction protrudes from the side edge to the vehicle rear side, and is located outwardly in the vehicle width direction of the hanging portion of the hood and extends in the vehicle width direction of the hanging portion. A structure for attaching a garnish to a hood of an automobile provided with a side protruding piece that covers a side edge.

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