JP6304279B2 - Bumper support structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bumper support structure for a vehicle.

  In recent vehicles, the bumper is generally configured by a bumper fascia formed of a synthetic resin and a bumper rain that is disposed behind the bumper fascia and extends in the vehicle width direction. In other words, the bumper fascia is exclusively used as a design of the front end portion of the vehicle and has low rigidity.

  In order to support the bumper fascia with low rigidity, a bumper support member is fixed to the upper part (shroud upper) of the shroud, and the front part of the bumper support member is fixed to the upper back surface of the bumper fascia. (See Patent Document 1). The height position of the rear end portion of the bumper fascia supported by the bumper support member is aligned with the height position of the front end portion of the bonnet (the bumper fascia and the bonnet are connected in a flush manner).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-261067

  By the way, from the viewpoint of design and the like, it is considered that the bumper fascia has a shape that protrudes larger and forward. In this case, the upper rear surface of the bumper fascia is positioned more forward than the shroud. For this reason, when the upper back surface of the bumper fascia is supported by the bumper support member, the length of the bumper support member in the front-rear direction, that is, the length of the part where the bumper fascia is supported in a cantilevered manner becomes considerably long. It becomes difficult to support Faisha with sufficient rigidity. That is, when the user of the vehicle puts his / her hand on the upper surface of the bumper fascia and adds weight, the bumper support member bends and deforms downward so that the upper part of the bumper fascia is higher than the height of the bonnet tip. It becomes easy to produce the situation where it deform | transforms so that it may become low.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and the purpose thereof is to ensure that the upper portion of the bumper fascia can be reliably supported by the bumper support member even when the bumper fascia is projected largely forward from the shroud. An object of the present invention is to provide a bumper support structure for a vehicle.

In order to achieve the above object, the following solution is adopted in the present invention. That is, as described in claim 1,
The front part of the bumper support member fixed to the upper part of the shroud is fixed to the upper back surface of the bumper fascia,
The bumper support member has a downwardly extending portion extending downward at a front portion thereof,
The downwardly extending portion is placed on a bumper rain extending in the vehicle width direction so as to be relatively displaceable in the front-rear direction.
It is like that.

  According to the above solution, the bumper support member that supports the upper part of the bumper fascia is supported by the shroud at the rear part and is supported by the bumper rain at the front part. Can be supported firmly. Thereby, even when the bumper fascia is formed so as to protrude largely forward from the shroud, it is possible to reliably prevent the upper part of the bumper fascia from being bent and deformed inadvertently downward. In addition, even if the bumper rain is retracted during a slight forward collision, the downward extension of the bumper support member is edged in the front-rear direction with the bumper rain, so that the impact during the collision is transmitted to the shroud via the bumper support member. It is possible to protect the shroud and the radiator held by the shroud.

A preferred mode based on the above solution is as described in claim 2 and the following. That is,
A fragile part is formed at the front part of the bumper support member (corresponding to claim 2). In this case, it is preferable to prevent the bumper support member from being easily broken by the fragile portion at the time of a forward collision, and the impact at the time of collision being transmitted to the shroud via the bumper support member. In particular, it is preferable for minimizing the repaired part after the collision.

  The fragile portion is formed in the vicinity of a portion of the bumper support member that is placed on the bumper rain (corresponding to claim 3). In this case, it is preferable to provide a fragile portion that can be easily destroyed in the vicinity of the bumper rain of the impact input portion in order to more fully exhibit the effect corresponding to the second aspect.

  The downwardly extending portion is positioned forward of the fixed portion between the bumper support member and the bumper fascia (corresponding to claim 4). In this case, the bumper fascia has a shape that projects sufficiently large forward, and the bumper fascia is supported in a double-sided manner at a position where the fixing part between the bumper support member and the bumper fascia is sandwiched from the front and rear direction. This is preferable for sure prevention.

The bumper support member has a rear extension portion extending rearward at an outer portion in the vehicle width direction, and the rear extension portion is fixed to the front fender,
The bumper support member is also fixed to the front fender vicinity portion in the vehicle width direction outer side end portion of the bumper fascia,
(Corresponding to claim 5). In this case, the bumper fascia can be supported by the single bumper support member even up to the front fender. In particular, even when the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction of the bumper fascia is formed so as to extend greatly rearward, it is preferable for the bumper fascia to be flush with the bonnet and the front fender.

The lower part of the bumper support member is fixed to the front side frame,
A headlight unit is fixed to the bumper support member,
The bumper support member has a side wall portion extending in the front-rear direction on the side of the headlight unit between an upper portion of the bumper support member and a portion fixed to the front side frame.
(Corresponding to claim 6). In this case, the bumper support member can also be used as the support member of the headlight unit. Moreover, since the bumper support member has a side wall portion extending in the front-rear direction on the side of the headlight unit, the headlight unit that is a heavy object can be firmly held.

  According to the present invention, even when the bumper fascia protrudes largely forward from the shroud, the upper part of the bumper fascia can be reliably supported by the bumper support member.

The front view which looked at the vehicle to which this invention was applied from the front. Side surface sectional drawing which shows the mode of the mounting part to the bumper rain of a bumper support member, and shows a cross section by the ventilation opening part of a bumper support member. Side surface sectional drawing which shows the mode of the mounting part to a bumper rain of a bumper support member, and shows a cross section in the position shifted in the vehicle width direction with respect to the ventilation opening part of a bumper support member. The front view which shows the state which removed the bumper fascia and the bonnet from the state of FIG. The front view which shows the state which removed the headlight unit and the air guide from the state of FIG. The top view which shows the state which removed the bonnet from the state of FIG. The top view which shows the state which removed the bumper fascia from the state of FIG. The perspective view which looked at the headlight unit part shown in FIG. 7 from the front lower part. The top view which shows the state which removed the headlight unit from the state of FIG. The top view which looked at the bumper support member from the upper part. The front view which looked at the bumper support member from the front. The side view which looked at the bumper support member from the vehicle width direction outer side. The perspective view of a bumper support member. The perspective view which shows the air guide arrange | positioned at the grille opening part of a bumper fascia. The principal part side surface sectional view which shows a mode that the back extension part of an air guide is extended in the ventilation opening part of a bumper support member.

  In FIG. 1, 1 is a bumper fascia, 2 is a bonnet, and 3 is left and right front fenders. The bumper fascia constitutes the outer shell of the front end portion of the vehicle, is formed of a synthetic resin, and is flush with the bonnet 2.

  5 and 6, a shroud (radiator shroud upper) 4 is disposed below the front end of the bonnet 2 (see also FIGS. 2 and 3). An outer side end portion of the shroud 4 in the vehicle width direction is joined to an apron reinforcement 5 extending in the front-rear direction. The front fender 3 is fixed to the apron reinforcement 5.

  6 to 9, reference numeral 10 denotes a pair of left and right front side frames (one front side frame is not shown). As shown in FIG. 8, a crash can 11 is fixed to the front end of each front side frame 11, and the front ends of the left and right crash cans 11 extend in the vehicle width direction (see also FIG. 2 and FIG. 3). ). An impact absorbing material (for example, formed of a foam material) is fixed to the front surface of the bumper rain 12. 2 and 3 show only the cross section of the outer shell portion of the bumper reinforcement 12, but the inside thereof has a high rigidity while being reduced in weight by, for example, a honeycomb structure. It is formed as.

  Referring again to FIG. 1, the headlight opening 1a, the turn lamp (direction indicator) opening 1b, and the fog lamp opening are arranged at the left and right ends of the bumper fascia 1 in order from the upper side to the lower side. 1c is formed. Each opening 1a-1c is each opened toward the front. A headlight unit 31 is disposed in the opening 1a, a turnlight unit 32 is disposed in the opening 1b, and a fog lamp unit 33 is disposed in the opening 1c.

  The bumper fascia 1 is formed with an upper grill opening 1d and a lower grill opening 1e extending in the vehicle width direction between the pair of left and right openings 1a to 1c (see also FIGS. 2 and 3). ). Each of the grill openings 1d and 1e is for taking a running wind into the engine room. An upper grill 6 is disposed in the upper grill opening 1d, and a lower grill 7 is disposed in the lower grill opening 1e. Each of the grills 6 and 7 is formed with a large number of small holes through which the traveling wind passes.

  The front end portion of the inner side portion in the vehicle width direction of the bumper fascia 1 is positioned considerably larger than the shroud 4. Moreover, the vehicle width direction outer side edge part of the bumper fascia 1 is made into the rear extension part 1f extended greatly back, and the rear end of this rear extension part 1f is located behind the shroud 4. (See FIG. 4).

  The bumper fascia 1 which is easily bent and deformed is supported by the shroud 4 and the bumper rain 12 via a pair of left and right bumper support members 20 as will be described later.

  The bumper support member 20 is shown in detail in FIGS. The bumper support member 20 is entirely formed as a rib structure by, for example, injection molding synthetic resin. The bumper support member 20 roughly includes a rear portion 21, a front portion 22, a front extending portion 23, a lower extending portion 24, and a rear extending portion 25.

  The rear portion 21 extends in the vehicle width direction along the shroud 4 and is fixed to the shroud 4 by a fixing tool such as a bolt (the fixing portion to the shroud 4 is shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 6). , Indicated by reference numeral t1 in FIG. 7). The front part 22 extends in the vehicle width direction along the rear upper edge of the bumper fascia 1 on the front side of the rear part 21, and is fixed to the bumper fascia 1 by a process tool such as a bolt (bumper fascia 1). The fixing site is indicated by the symbol t2 in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG.

  The front extending portion 23 is a portion extending further forward from the front end portion of the front portion 22. The lower extending portion 24 extends downward from the front end portion of the front extending portion 23. Specifically, the downwardly extending portion 24 is positioned on the inner side of the bumper support member 20 in the vehicle width direction, and connects the pair of left and right leg portions 24a and the lower end portions of the pair of left and right leg portions 24a. And a bottom wall portion 24b. A space surrounded by the pair of left and right leg portions 24a and the bottom wall portion 24b is a ventilation opening 24c through which the traveling wind passes. The upper part of the ventilation opening 24c is opened, and the rear end position of the upward opening part is located further rearward than the rear end positions of the leg part 24a and the bottom wall part 24b.

  The downward extending portion 24 forms a fragile portion that is relatively fragile compared to other portions by forming a ventilation opening portion 24c and making the leg portion 24a and the bottom wall portion 24b thin. doing.

  The downward extending portion 24 having the leg portion 24 a and the bottom wall portion 24 b is positioned at the most front end portion of the bumper support member 20. That is, the downwardly extending portion 24 is positioned in front of the fixed portion t2, and overlaps with the front-rear direction position of the bumper rain 12 in plan view. The lower end of the downwardly extending portion 24 is in contact with and placed on the upper surface of the bumper rain 12. The downward extending portion 24 is only placed on the bumper rain 12 and can be relatively displaced in the front-rear direction with respect to the bumper rain 12. That is, even if the bumper rain 12 moves backward in the case of a forward collision, the downwardly extending portion 24 does not move backward. Even if the backward movement from the bumper rain 12 is transmitted to the front extending portion 24, the front extending portion 24 that is configured as the fragile portion is destroyed, so that the shroud 4 is interposed via the bumper support member 20. On the other hand, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a load of backward movement acts.

  The rear extending portion 25 in the bumper support member 20 extends rearward and is fixed to the front fender 3 (that is, the apron reinforcement 5) by a fixing tool such as a bolt (a fixing portion for the front fender 3). , And indicated by reference numeral t3 in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the lower part of the bumper support member 20 is fixed to a flange portion 10a joined to the front end portion of the front side frame 10 by a fixing tool such as a bolt (fixed to the front side frame 10). The part is indicated by reference numeral t4 in FIG. 8).

  As described above, the bumper support member 20 has the rear portion 21 fixed to the upper portion of the shroud 4 with the fixing portion t1, and the rearward extending portion 25 fixed to the front fender 3 (that is, the apron reinforcement 5). Since it is fixed at t3 and its lower part is fixed to the front side frame 10 by the fixing portion part t4, it is firmly held on the vehicle body side.

  The bumper fascia 1 is supported on the vehicle body side via the bumper support member 20. In this case, the bumper support member 20 is held and supported by the vehicle body in the front-rear direction because the front extending portion 24 is placed on and supported by the bumper rain 12. It can be supported with great care. That is, even when the user of the vehicle carelessly touches the upper surface (especially the rear upper surface) of the bumper fascia 1 and puts his / her weight on it, it is certain that the bumper fascia 1 bends and deforms downward. Will be prevented.

  Here, the bumper support member 20 also holds the headlight unit 30. That is, the upper part and the lower part of the headlight unit 30 are fixed to the bumper support member 20, and each fixing part is indicated by reference numeral t5 (see FIGS. 7 and 8).

  In order to hold the headlight unit 30, the bumper support member 20 is formed with a large storage recess 26 at the end on the outer side in the vehicle width direction, as shown in FIGS. An end surface on the inner side in the vehicle width direction that defines the storage recess 26 is formed by a side wall portion 26a having a curved surface that is convex toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction. The side wall portion 26a extends in the front-rear direction so as to cover the side of the headlight unit 30 (the side surface on the inner side in the vehicle width direction), and from the upper surface of the bumper support member 20 to the fixing portion t4 to the front side frame 10. The bumper support member 20 is improved in rigidity by extending vertically.

  Here, an air guide 40 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 14 is provided corresponding to the upper grille opening 6 of the bumper fascia 1. The air guide 40 has a traveling wind passage opening 40a extending in the vehicle width direction, and has a pair of left and right rear extending portions 40b extending rearward at the vehicle width direction end portion. The ventilation opening 40a also faces the ventilation opening 24c in the bumper support member 20, and the rear extension 40b is inserted into the ventilation opening 24c. The vehicle width direction position of the rearward extending portion 40b with respect to the ventilation opening 24c is positioned in the vehicle opening direction near the outer side end of the ventilation opening 24c. That is, of the pair of left and right legs 24a defining the vehicle width direction end of the ventilation opening 24c, the rear extension 40b overlaps the inner surface of the leg 24a on the vehicle width direction outer side. As a result, the traveling wind from the vent 40 b smoothly and sufficiently flows to the vent opening 24 c in the bumper support member 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, an elastic material (for example, formed of a foam material) 41 extending in the vehicle width direction is fixed to the air guide 40. It is located most recently. Further, an elastic material (for example, rubber) 42 extending in the vehicle width direction is fixed to the air guide 40 at a lower portion thereof. The front end edge of the elastic member 42 is located near the lower edge of the upper grill opening 1d. The traveling wind from the upper grille opening 1 d is sufficiently introduced into the ventilation port 40 a of the air guide 40 by the guide action of the traveling wind by the upper and lower elastic members 41, 42.

  Although the embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and appropriate modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. Of course, the object of the present invention is not limited to what is explicitly stated, but also implicitly includes providing what is substantially preferred or expressed as an advantage.

  The present invention is suitable as a support structure for a bumper fascia.

1: Bumper Faisha 1a: Opening (for headlight)
1b: Opening (for turn light)
1c: Opening (for fog lamp)
1d: Upper grille opening 1e: Lower grille opening 1f: Rear extension 2: Bonnet 3: Front fender 4: Shroud 5: Apron reinforcement 10: Front side frame 10a: Flange 11: Crash can 12: Bumper rain 13: Shock absorber 20: Bumper support member 21: Rear part (part fixed to the shroud)
22: Front (part fixed to the bumper fascia)
23: Front extension part 24: Downward extension part (fragile part)
24a: Leg part 24b: Bottom wall part 24c: Ventilation opening part 25: Rear extension part 26: Storage recess 26a: Wall part 30: Headlight unit 31: Turnlight unit 32: Fog lamp unit 40: Air guide 40a: Ventilation Port 40b: Rear extension portion 41: Elastic material 42: Elastic material

Claims (6)

The front part of the bumper support member fixed to the upper part of the shroud is fixed to the upper back surface of the bumper fascia,
The bumper support member has a downwardly extending portion extending downward at a front portion thereof,
The downwardly extending portion is placed on a bumper rain extending in the vehicle width direction so as to be relatively displaceable in the front-rear direction.
A bumper support structure for a vehicle. In claim 1,
A vehicular bumper support structure, wherein a weak portion is formed in a front portion of the bumper support member. In claim 2,
The vehicular bumper support structure according to claim 1, wherein the fragile portion is formed in the vicinity of a portion of the bumper support member that is placed on the bumper rain. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
The bumper support structure for a vehicle, wherein the downwardly extending portion is positioned forward of a fixed portion between the bumper support member and the bumper fascia. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4,
The bumper support member has a rear extension portion extending rearward at an outer portion in the vehicle width direction, and the rear extension portion is fixed to the front fender,
The bumper support member is also fixed to the front fender vicinity portion in the vehicle width direction outer side end portion of the bumper fascia,
A bumper support structure for a vehicle. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5,
The lower part of the bumper support member is fixed to the front side frame,
A headlight unit is fixed to the bumper support member,
The bumper support member has a side wall portion extending in the front-rear direction on the side of the headlight unit between an upper portion of the bumper support member and a portion fixed to the front side frame.
A bumper support structure for a vehicle.

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