JP6779774B2 - Cowl cover device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cowl cover device including a sealing member interposed between the cowl cover and the edge of the windshield.

Conventionally, a cowl top cover that is arranged in a so-called cowl portion between the front end portion of the windshield of an automobile and the rear end portion of the bonnet hood and covers the cowl portion to improve the appearance has been used. Such a cowl top cover is provided with a plate-shaped cover main body portion that covers the cowl portion, and is attached so that the cover attachment portion formed at the rear end portion of the cover main body portion grips the front end portion of the windshield from above and below. In addition, the panel mounting surface portion as a vehicle body mounting member formed on the lower front side of the cover main body is fixedly supported by the vehicle body panel and attached to the vehicle body. Further, on the upper front side of the cover main body, a hood seal as a mating member facing portion to which a sealing member facing the bonnet hood and elastically deformable is attached to the front end portion of the vertical wall portion raised upward. A face portion is provided, and the seal member is in close contact with the lower surface of the rear end of the closed bonnet hood to block hot air and odor from the engine room.

In such a cowl top cover, in recent years, a locking receiving portion is provided at the front end of the windshield, and the cover mounting portion of the cowl top cover is formed into a claw shape and inserted into the locking receiving portion from above, and the cowl top cover is used as the windshield. By arranging them in parallel, it is known that the cover mounting part of the cowl top cover does not overlap the windshield surface, and the cowl top cover has a reduced step with the windshield surface or has no step (flip). ing. In the case of this configuration, a lip member, which is an elastic member, is attached to the rear end of the cowl top cover, and a hollow portion is provided inside the lip member to cope with the variation in dimensions between the cowl top cover and the windshield. , These cowl top covers are configured to fill the gap between the rear end portion and the front end portion of the windshield (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2010-264868 (pages 5-12, FIG. 9)

In the case of the cowl cover device described above, for example, when the variation in dimensions cannot be sufficiently absorbed, the lip member may be pushed by the windshield and swell upward due to the attachment of the cowl top cover, which may impair the appearance.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cowl cover device having an improved appearance of the mating position of the cowl cover and the windshield.

The cowl cover device according to claim 1 includes a cover main body portion that covers the cowl portion between the windshield and the vehicle body member, and a cowl cover having a locking protrusion that protrudes from the lower portion of the cover main body portion. A seal interposed between the cowl cover and the windshield, and a receiving member attached to the edge of the windshield, provided with a receiving portion into which the locking protrusion is inserted and locked from above. The seal member includes a member, and the seal member has a held portion held by an edge portion of the cover main body portion facing the windshield, and the cover main body portion to the windshield side with respect to the held portion. It is projected from the lower side to the upper side, and when the locking protrusion is locked to the receiving portion, it comes into contact with the edge of the windshield and is between the cowl cover and the windshield. It is provided with a lip portion to be sandwiched.

The cowl cover device according to claim 2 is the cowl cover device according to claim 1, wherein the lip portion has a free end shape from the lower side to the upper side from the cover main body portion to the windshield side with respect to the held portion. It was struck in.

The cowl cover device according to claim 3 is the cowl cover device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the seal member has a connecting portion that connects the tip end side of the lip portion and the position below the upper surface of the held portion. It is prepared.

According to the cowl cover device according to claim 1, in the seal member interposed between the cowl cover and the windshield, a cover is provided for the held portion held by the edge portion of the cover main body portion facing the windshield. By projecting the lip part from the lower side to the upper side from the main body to the windshield side, the lip part becomes the edge of the windshield when the locking protrusion is locked to the receiving part of the receiving member. It abuts and deforms toward the held portion side, and is sandwiched between the cowl cover and the windshield to close the gap between the cowl cover and the windshield. Therefore, it is difficult for the seal member to rise upward, and the appearance of the mating position of the cowl cover and the windshield can be improved.

According to the cowl cover device according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the cowl cover device according to claim 1, the lip portion is moved from the lower side to the upper side with respect to the held portion from the cover main body portion to the windshield side. By projecting in a free end shape toward, the lip portion is held by the lip portion when the lip portion comes into contact with the edge portion of the windshield when the locking protrusion is locked to the receiving portion of the receiving member. It deforms so that it approaches the cowl and does not easily rise upward, and the appearance of the mating position of the cowl cover and the windshield can be effectively improved.

According to the cowl cover device according to the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the cowl cover device according to the first or second aspect, the tip side of the lip portion and the position below the upper surface of the held portion are connected by the connecting portion. By connecting, a constricted portion is generated at the connecting position between the held portion and the connecting portion, and when the locking protrusion is locked to the receiving portion of the receiving member, the lip portion comes into contact with the edge portion of the windshield. When this is done, the connecting portion can be deformed from the position of the constricted portion to easily compress the seal member, and the deformed portion of the connecting portion due to the deformation of the lip portion is absorbed by the constricted portion to prevent it from rising upward. , The appearance of the alignment position of the cowl cover and the windshield can be improved.

It is sectional drawing which shows a part of the cowl cover apparatus of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the attachment state of a part of the cowl cover of the cowl cover device of the same as above. It is a perspective view which shows typically the cowl cover device of the same as above. It is a perspective view which shows the vehicle equipped with the cowl cover device as above. It is sectional drawing which shows a part of the cowl cover apparatus of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows a part of the cowl cover apparatus of 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the attachment state of a part of the cowl cover of the cowl cover device of the same as above.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 10 denotes a vehicle body of an automobile, which is a body 10 having a hood 12 as a mating member covering the engine room 11 and a windshield as a windshield located on the front side of the vehicle interior 13. The cowl cover device 16 is arranged in the cowl portion 15 between the 14 and the cowl portion 15. Hereinafter, the directions such as front-rear, up-down, and both sides will be described with reference to the straight-ahead direction of the vehicle body 10, and the arrow F direction is forward, the arrow R direction is rearward, the arrow U direction is upward, and the arrow D direction is downward. , And the vehicle width direction in which the arrow W direction is both sides.

The cowl portion 15 is also called an air box or the like, and is formed in a gutter shape with an upper side opened by, for example, a cowl top panel (not shown) as a vehicle body member formed of an iron plate. An air intake portion of an air conditioner (not shown) that introduces outside air into the passenger compartment 13 is connected to the cowl portion 15, and a wiper (not shown) is connected to the right side of the cowl portion 15 on one side. A motor that drives the wiper arm is arranged.

The hood 12 is a bonnet hood that is located in the front part of the vehicle body 10 and covers the engine room 11 so as to be openable and closable. The hood inner portion located on the lower side with a slight gap is formed integrally or separately.

The cowl cover device 16 includes a cowl top cover 21 which is a cowl cover that covers the cowl portion 15. Further, the cowl cover device 16 includes a locking member 22 as a receiving member for receiving the cowl top cover 21. Further, the cowl cover device 16 includes a seal member 23 interposed between the cowl top cover 21 and the locking member 22.

The cowl top cover 21 is longitudinally oriented along the cowl portion 15 in both sides of the vehicle body 10, that is, in the vehicle width direction, so as to cover the cowl portion 15, that is, the upper side of the cowl top panel to improve the appearance, for example, by using a hard synthetic resin or the like. It is formed in the shape of a long, substantially plate in the direction (Fig. 3).

The cowl top cover 21 includes a cover main body 25. Further, the cowl top cover 21 includes a locking claw portion 26 which is a locking protrusion. Further, the cowl top cover 21 includes a holding portion 27 for holding the seal member 23. Further, the cowl top cover 21 is provided with a rib 28 which is a reinforcing portion for reinforcing the locking claw portion 26. The cowl top cover 21 covers the cowl portion 15 above the cowl top panel at the position of the front edge portion 14a, which is the edge portion of the windshield 14, and is between the hood 12, that is, the engine room 11 and the cowl portion 15. It is designed to partition between.

The cover main body 25 has an appropriate shape depending on the shape of the engine room 11 and the hood 12 and the arrangement of the wipers, but in the present embodiment, basically, the vehicle width direction is the longitudinal direction. It is connected to the front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14, and is arranged so as to be inclined downward toward the front side along the windshield 14. Further, in the cover main body 25, there are a plurality of, for example, two circular holes through which a grid-shaped air intake 31, which is also called a grid-shaped air intake that can introduce outside air into the cowl portion 15, and a wiper shaft penetrate. The wiper pivot hole portion 32, which is a portion, may be formed. The cover main body 25 is arranged so that the upper surface on the trailing edge side is substantially flush with the windshield 14 in a state where the cowl top cover 21 is attached to the locking member 22. Further, although not shown, the cover main body 25 is attached with a hood seal that is pressed against the lower surface of the rear portion of the hood 12, and the hood seal is liquid-tightly adhered to the closed hood 12 to form an engine. It is designed to block hot air and odors from room 11.

The locking claw portion 26 is a protruding portion that is also called a glass laminated portion, a windshield contact portion, or a windshield mounting portion. A plurality of locking claws 26 are provided, for example, at positions near the trailing edge, which is the edge of the cowl top cover 21 (cover body 25) facing the front edge 14a of the windshield 14. .. These locking claws 26 project downward from the back surface (lower surface) of the cover main body 25 in a plate shape, and the claws 35 are rearward only on the windshield 14 side, that is, the tip of the rear surface, which is one side surface. It is projected so as to bulge, and there is no protruding portion on the opposite side, that is, the front surface, from the windshield 14 which is the other side surface. That is, these locking claw portions 26 have a so-called single claw shape.

The holding portion 27 is projected from the trailing edge portion of the cover main body portion 25. The holding portion 27 integrally includes a base portion 27a that is continuous with the cover main body portion 25 and projects rearwardly, and a locking portion 27b that extends in the vertical direction that intersects the base portion 27a.

The rib 28 is provided on the front surface of the locking claw portion 26, that is, on the side opposite to the claw portion 35.

The locking member 22 is also called a holder, and is attached to the entire front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14. The locking member 22 includes a locking member main body 41 as a receiving member main body. Further, the locking member 22 includes a gutter portion 42. Further, the locking member 22 includes a receiving portion 43. The locking member 22 is arranged so as to be inclined so that the front side is relatively lower than the rear side along the inclination of the windshield 14.

The locking member main body 41 is formed of, for example, a hard synthetic resin. The locking member main body 41 has a plate shape formed in a longitudinal shape continuous in the vehicle width direction over the front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14. Further, on the surface of the locking member main body 41 on the windshield 14 side, a sticking portion 46 to be stuck near the front end portion of the windshield 14 and via a double-sided tape 45 as a sticking member is formed in a planar shape. There is.

The gutter portion 42 is projected from the back surface of the locking member main body 41, that is, the cowl top panel side (vehicle body 10 side). The gutter portion 42 partitions a water channel that guides water that has entered from the receiving portion 43 to a relatively low position such as both ends in the vehicle width direction with the locking member main body 41, and is a locking member. It is projected from the front edge, which is the other edge of the receiving portion 43, toward the rear on the back surface of the main body 41.

The receiving portion 43 is a portion in which the claw portion 35 of the locking claw portion 26 is locked to the trailing edge. A plurality of receiving portions 43 are provided, for example, in the locking member main body 41 in the vehicle width direction. These receiving portions 43 are opened along the vertical direction, and each locking claw portion 26 is inserted from above.

The seal member 23 is also called an end rubber or the like, and is molded (for example, extruded) by a soft synthetic resin having elasticity, for example, a thermoplastic elastoma such as TPO, and is held by the holding portion 27 to hold the cowl top cover 21. It is continuous in a longitudinal shape over both ends of the. The sealing member 23 is elastically sandwiched between the windshield 14 and the cowl top cover 21 and closes the gap between the windshield 14 and the cowl top cover 21. The seal member 23 includes a held portion 47 held by the cowl top cover 21. Further, the seal member 23 includes a lip portion 48 projecting from the held portion 47. In the present embodiment, the seal member 23 is formed separately from the cowl top cover 21 and is attached to the cowl top cover 21 in a later step.

The held portion 47 is a portion held by the holding portion 27 with respect to the cowl top cover 21. That is, the held portion 47 is held by the trailing edge portion, which is the edge portion of the cover main body portion 25 facing the windshield 14. The held portion 47 includes a receiving recess 47a into which the holding portion 27 is inserted and locked. The holding portion 47 is provided by the receiving recess 47a in a C-shaped cross section (inverted C-shape in FIG. 1) in which the held portion 47 is hooked on the locking portion 27b of the holding portion 27 to prevent it from coming off. Further, the upper surface 47b of the held portion 47 is substantially flush with the surface (upper surface) near the trailing edge portion of the cowl top cover 21 (cover body portion 25).

The lip portion 48 projects from the cover main body portion 25 toward the windshield 14 side and from the lower side to the upper side with respect to the held portion 47. The lip portion 48 is curved in a curved surface shape (substantially arcuate cross section) that is convex downward from the lower side to the upper side. In the present embodiment, the lip portion 48 has a free end shape (tongue shape) in which the base end portion 48a is continuous with the held portion 47 and the tip end portion 48b is separated from the held portion 47. The tip portion 48b of the lip portion 48 is located below the upper surface 47b of the held portion 47 in a state where the cowl top cover 21 is not attached to the windshield 14 (FIG. 1). Further, the lip portion 48 may have a constant wall thickness from the base end portion 48a to the tip end portion 48b, or may be formed so that the wall thickness gradually decreases from the base end portion 48a to the tip end portion 48b.

When attaching the cowl top cover 21 to the vehicle body 10, first, the locking member 22 to which the double-sided tape 45 is attached to the attached portion 46 is attached to the back surface of the front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14. Attach and fix it so that it sticks. Next, as shown in FIG. 1, each locking claw portion 26 of the separately molded cowl top cover 21 is addressed to the receiving portion 43 of the locking member 22, and the cowl top cover 21 is pushed downward in a predetermined direction.

At this time, the lip portion 48 of the seal member 23 comes into contact with the front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14, and as the windshield 14 is pushed in, the lip portion 48 is relatively pushed upward by the front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14, and the tip portion 48b It is housed between the front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14 and the trailing edge portion (holding portion 27) of the cowl top cover 21 while deforming so that the side approaches the held portion 47 side.

Then, the claw portion 35 is inserted into the receiving portion 43 of the locking member 22 and locked to the trailing edge, and the rib 28 is inserted into the front edge side of the receiving portion 43 to abut the front edge and each lock. Push the claw portion 35 of the claw portion 26 into the lower part of the trailing edge of the receiving portion 43. In the state where the locking claw portion 26 is locked to the receiving portion 43 in this way, the sealing member 23 has the lip portion 48 in contact with the front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14 and the windshield 14 and the cowl top cover 21. The tip 48b of the lip portion 48 is pressed against the held portion 47, and the upper surface 47b of the held portion 47, the surface of the windshield 14, and the cover body portion 25 of the cowl top cover 21 are sandwiched between the two. It is almost flush with the surface (Fig. 2). In this way, the alignment position of the cowl top cover 21 and the windshield 14 is sealed by the sealing member 23 to prevent water from entering the passenger compartment 13 and the like, and the hood seal is closed with the hood 12 closed. Is deformed and comes into close contact with the hood 12, shields hot air and odors from the engine room 11, and prevents the air intake 31 from entering the passenger compartment 13.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the sealing member 23 interposed between the cowl top cover 21 and the windshield 14, the trailing edge portion (holding portion 27) of the cover main body 25 facing the windshield 14 ), By projecting the lip portion 48 from the cover main body portion 25 toward the windshield 14 side and from the lower side to the upper side with respect to the held portion 47, the locking claw portion 26 becomes the locking member 22. In the state of being locked to the receiving portion 43, the lip portion 48 abuts on the front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14 and deforms toward the held portion 47 side, and is between the cowl top cover 21 and the windshield 14. It is sandwiched and closes the gap between the windshield 14 and the cowl top cover 21. Therefore, the seal member 23 is less likely to rise upward, and the appearance of the alignment position between the cowl top cover 21 and the windshield 14 can be improved.

Further, the locking claw portion 26 is engaged by projecting the lip portion 48 from the cover main body portion 25 toward the windshield 14 side in a free end shape from the lower side to the upper side with respect to the held portion 47. When the lip portion 48 comes into contact with the front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14 when locked to the receiving portion 43 of the stop member 22, the lip portion 48 is deformed so as to approach the held portion 47 and moves upward. It is hard to swell, and the appearance of the mating position of the cowl top cover 21 and the windshield 14 can be effectively improved.

In the first embodiment described above, for example, as in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the seal member 23 is formed on the cowl top cover 21 (cover body 25) by, for example, insert molding. It may be integrally molded. In this case, the step of attaching the seal member 23 to the cowl top cover 21 becomes unnecessary, and for example, the attachment direction (up and down) of the seal member 23 to the cowl top cover 21 is not mistaken, and the holding portion 27 The shape of the held portion 47 can be further simplified, and the manufacturability can be improved.

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. The same components and operations as those of the above embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In this third embodiment, the seal member 23 includes a connecting portion 49 that connects the held portion 47 and the lip portion 48.

The connecting portion 49 connects the tip end side (tip portion 48b) of the lip portion 48 and the position below the upper surface 47b of the held portion 47. Therefore, at the upper part of the connecting position between the connecting portion 49 and the held portion 47, the sealing member 23 is formed with the constricted portion 50, and is surrounded by the held portion 47, the lip portion 48, and the connecting portion 49. The hollow portion 51 is formed in the seal member 23.

Then, when the cowl top cover 21 is attached to the vehicle body 10, each locking claw portion 26 of the cowl top cover 21 is addressed to the receiving portion 43 of the locking member 22, and the cowl top cover 21 is pushed downward in a predetermined direction. Then, the lip portion 48 of the seal member 23 comes into contact with the front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14, and is pushed relatively upward by the front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14 as it is pushed. At this time, in the seal member 23, the connecting portion 49 is bent and deformed in conjunction with the lip portion 48 with the position of the constricted portion 50 as a base point, and the hollow portion 51 is deformed so as to be compressed so that the front edge portion of the windshield 14 is formed. It is stored between 14a and the trailing edge (holding part 27) of the cowl top cover 21.

In the state where the locking claw portion 26 is locked to the receiving portion 43, the sealing member 23 has the lip portion 48 in contact with the front edge portion 14a of the windshield 14 and between the windshield 14 and the cowl top cover 21. It is sandwiched and is substantially flush with the tip 48b of the lip 48, the connecting 49, the upper surface 47b of the held portion 47, the surface of the windshield 14, and the surface of the cover body 25 of the cowl top cover 21. (Fig. 7).

As described above, according to the third embodiment described above, the tip end side (tip portion 48b) of the lip portion 48 and the position below the upper surface 47b of the held portion 47 are connected by the connecting portion 49. Then, a constricted portion 50 is generated at the connecting position between the held portion 47 and the connecting portion 49, and when the locking claw portion 26 is locked to the receiving portion 43 of the locking member 22, the lip portion 48 is transferred to the windshield 14 When the windshield portion 14a is in contact with the windshield portion 14a, the connecting portion 49 can be bent from the position of the constricted portion 50 to easily compress the seal member 23, and the connecting portion 49 is deformed due to the deformation of the lip portion 48. The portion is absorbed by the constricted portion 50 and does not easily rise upward, and the appearance of the mating position between the cowl top cover 21 and the windshield 14 can be improved.

In addition, in the above-mentioned third embodiment, like the above-mentioned second embodiment, it may be integrally molded by insert molding or the like.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the cowl top cover 21 is provided on a portion other than the front portion of the vehicle body 10, and is arranged so as to cover, for example, the cowl portion between the rear glass as a windshield and the (rear) compartment. You can also do it.

The present invention can be applied to, for example, a cowl top cover device that covers a cowl portion between an automobile windshield and an engine room.

14 Windshield as a windshield
15 cowl part
16 Cowl cover device
21 Cowl top cover that is a cowl cover
22 Locking member as a receiving member
23 Seal member
25 Cover body
26 Locking claws that are locking protrusions
43 Receiving part
47 Holded part
48 lip part
49 Connection

Claims (3)

A cover body that covers the cowl between the windshield and the vehicle body member, and a cowl cover that has a locking protrusion that protrudes from the bottom of the cover body.
A receiving member provided with a receiving portion into which the locking protrusion is inserted from above and locked, and a receiving member attached to the edge of the windshield.
A seal member interposed between the cowl cover and the windshield is provided.
The seal member is
The held portion held by the edge portion of the cover main body portion facing the windshield, and the held portion.
The windshield is projected from the lower side to the upper side from the cover main body to the windshield side with respect to the held portion, and in a state where the locking protrusion is locked to the receiving part, the windshield A cowl cover device including a lip portion that comes into contact with an edge portion and is sandwiched between the cowl cover and the windshield. The cowl cover device according to claim 1, wherein the lip portion is projected from the cover main body portion toward the windshield side and from the lower side to the upper side in a free end shape with respect to the held portion. The cowl cover device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the seal member includes a connecting portion that connects the tip end side of the lip portion and the position below the upper surface of the held portion.

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