JP6972906B2 - Vehicle exterior parts mounting structure and exterior parts accessories - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mounting structure for exterior parts of a vehicle in which the mounting work of exterior parts to be mounted on the front side of the design panel of the vehicle is performed from the back side of the design panel, and accessories for the exterior parts.

Patent Document 1 describes a technique relating to a mounting structure of an exterior component of a vehicle. As shown in FIG. 13, the technique of Patent Document 1 is a structure for attaching a rear spoiler 103, which is an exterior component, to an upper portion of a back door 100. The back door 100 is configured by joining the inner panel 102 and the outer panel 101, which is a design panel, at the positions of the edges. The rear spoiler 103 is attached to the surface of the outer panel 101 constituting the upper frame portion of the back door 100 in the shape of an eave. A plurality of mounting bolts B are embedded in the panel mounting surface 103f of the rear spoiler 103 at right angles to the panel mounting surface 103f. Then, the rear spoiler 103 is attached to the back door 100 (outer panel 101) by inserting the plurality of attachment bolts B of the rear spoiler 103 into the attachment holes (not shown) of the outer panel 101 and tightening the nut 104.

Here, since the tightening tool T is used for tightening the nut 104, a space for using the tightening tool T is required at a position on the extension line of the mounting bolt B. Therefore, in the technique of Patent Document 1, a work hole 102h is formed in the inner panel 102 of the back door 100 so that the tip portion of the tightening tool T can pass through.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-305787

However, it may not be possible to secure a space for the tightening tool T at a position on the extension line of the mounting bolt B. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, when mounting the rear spoiler 113 on the upper rear end edge of the luggage panel 110 of a passenger car, it is preferable to bolt the center of the rear spoiler 113 in the width direction in terms of mounting strength (see the position of the dotted bolt B). ). However, at the position of the bolt B shown by the dotted line, the space for the tightening tool T cannot be secured due to the presence of the recessed portion 111 for the license plate. Therefore, by fixing the position of the front end edge of the rear spoiler 113 with bolts B, interference between the tightening tool T and the recessed portion 111 for the license plate is avoided. However, when the rear spoiler narrower than the rear spoiler 113 shown in FIG. 14 is attached to the upper rear end edge of the luggage panel 110, it becomes impossible to fasten the bolt B from the back side of the luggage panel 110.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the degree of freedom in mounting exterior parts of a vehicle to be mounted from the inside of the vehicle. ..

The above-mentioned problems are solved by the inventions of each claim. The invention of claim 1 is a structure for mounting exterior parts of a vehicle in which the work of attaching exterior parts to be mounted on the front side of the design panel of the vehicle is performed from the back side of the design panel, and the front side with respect to the design panel. An accessory having a mounting plate portion inclined with respect to the design panel, and a state in which the exterior component is provided on the exterior component and covers the accessory attached to the design panel. The attached plate portion to be overlapped with the mounting plate portion of the accessory and the connecting member for connecting the mounting plate portion of the accessory and the mounted plate portion of the exterior component from the back side of the design panel are provided. The accessory is provided with a molded wall portion having a concave portion on the front side and a convex portion on the back side, and the convex portion side of the molded wall portion is inserted into the accessory opening of the design panel. A part of the molded wall portion constitutes the mounting plate portion .

According to the present invention, an accessory is attached to the design panel from the front side, and both plate portions are connected to the design panel by a connecting member in a state where the attached plate portion of the exterior component is overlapped with the mounting plate portion of the accessory. By connecting from the back side of, the exterior parts can be attached to the design panel. Here, since the mounting plate portion of the accessory and the mounted plate portion of the exterior part are inclined with respect to the design panel, the mounting plate portion and the mounted plate portion are mounted when the connecting member is, for example, a bolt (screw) or the like. By adjusting the inclination angle with the plate portion, the angle in the axial direction of the bolt (screw) or the like can be adjusted. That is, when the exterior parts are directly bolted to the design panel, the axial angle of the bolt is perpendicular to the design panel, but according to the present invention, the axial direction of the bolt. The angle of is adjustable. Therefore, when tightening bolts and the like using a tightening tool, it is possible to avoid interference with other parts, and the degree of freedom in mounting exterior parts is improved.
Further, since a part of the molded wall portion constitutes the mounting plate portion, the strength of the mounting plate portion is improved as compared with the case where the mounting plate portion is a single plate.

According to the second invention, the connecting direction of the accessory to the design panel and the connecting direction of the mounting plate portion of the accessory and the mounted plate portion of the exterior component are different.

According to the third invention , the exterior component includes a plate-shaped bracket and an exterior component main body portion that covers the front side of the plate-shaped bracket, and the plate-shaped bracket of the exterior component has a concave portion on the front side and a concave portion on the back side. A molded wall portion to be a convex portion is provided, and the convex portion side of the molded wall portion can be fitted with the concave portion side of the molded wall portion of the accessory, and a part of the molded wall portion of the plate-shaped bracket is covered. It constitutes a mounting plate. Therefore, the strength of the mounted plate portion is improved as compared with the case where the mounted plate portion is a single plate.

According to the fourth invention , the exterior component is provided with an engaged portion that can be engaged with the engaging portion of the accessory, and the engaged portion covers the corner portion of the design panel. It is located at the edge of the part. Therefore, even if the exterior part receives an external force at the position of the corner of the design panel, the exterior part does not easily come off from the accessory.

According to the present invention, the degree of freedom in mounting exterior parts of a vehicle to be mounted from the inside of the vehicle is improved.

It is a rear schematic perspective view of the vehicle provided with the mounting structure of the exterior component (rear spoiler) according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an exploded perspective view of the said rear spoiler. It is a vertical sectional view in the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the rear spoiler. It is a vertical cross-sectional view (IV-IV arrow cross-sectional view of FIG. 2) which shows the mounting structure by the clip of the plate-shaped bracket of the rear spoiler. It is a vertical cross-sectional view (VV arrow cross-sectional view of FIG. 2) in the molded plate part of the plate-shaped bracket of the rear spoiler. It is a vertical cross-sectional view (VI-VI arrow cross-sectional view of FIG. 2) which shows the mounting structure by the accessory of the plate-shaped bracket of the rear spoiler. It is an overall perspective view of the said accessory. It is a front view of the accessory. It is a mounting figure of the said accessory. It is the installation drawing of the accessory which concerns on the modification example. It is a vertical cross-sectional view which shows the mounting structure by the accessory of the plate-shaped bracket of the rear spoiler which concerns on the modification. It is an arrow view of XII of FIG. It is a vertical sectional view showing the mounting structure I of the conventional rear spoiler. It is a vertical sectional view showing the mounting structure II of the conventional rear spoiler.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, the mounting structure of the exterior parts of the vehicle and the accessories of the exterior parts according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12. As shown in FIG. 1, the exterior component of the vehicle according to the present embodiment is a rear spoiler 30 attached to the upper rear end edge of the luggage panel 20 of the passenger car 10. Here, the front-rear, left-right, and up-down shown in the figure correspond to the front-back, left-right, and up-down of the passenger car 10 provided with the rear spoiler 30 according to the present embodiment.

<About the luggage panel 20 of the passenger car 10>
As shown in FIG. 1, the luggage panel 20 is a door-shaped panel that opens and closes a luggage room (not shown), which is a luggage compartment provided between the left and right rear fenders 14 of a passenger car 10. The luggage panel 20 is formed in a substantially inverted L-shape in vertical cross-sectional shape by the upper surface panel portion 22 and the rear side surface panel portion 24, and the left and right front end portions of the upper surface panel portion 22 are attached to the vehicle body by a hinge mechanism (not shown). They are connected so that they can rotate up and down.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rear end edge of the upper surface panel portion 22 of the luggage panel 20 has a square opening 22h for accessories used for mounting the rear spoiler 30, an opening 22m for grommets, and a clip. An opening 22c is provided. That is, the luggage panel 20 corresponds to the design panel of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a square recess 24k to which the license plate 15 is attached is formed in the center of the rear side panel portion 24 of the luggage panel 20. Further, at the lower end of the luggage panel 20 (rear side panel portion 24), a lock mechanism (not shown) that can be engaged with a lock striker (not shown) provided on the floor surface of the luggage room is provided. An unlock switch (not shown) of the lock mechanism is provided at the ceiling position of the recessed portion 24k. Further, a license lamp (not shown) for irradiating the license plate 15 is provided at the ceiling position of the recessed portion 24k.

<About the rear spoiler 30>
The rear spoiler 30 is an exterior component that has both a reduction in lift and decoration when the passenger car 10 is traveling. As shown in FIG. 2, the rear spoiler 30 includes a spoiler main body 32, a plate-shaped bracket 340 attached to the luggage panel 20, and a pair of left and right accessories 40. The spoiler main body portion 32 is a portion constituting the external design of the rear spoiler 30, and is formed in a narrow strip shape extending in the vehicle width direction along the rear end edge of the upper surface panel portion 22 of the luggage panel 20. That is, the spoiler main body 32 corresponds to the exterior component main body of the present invention.

The plate-shaped bracket 340 is formed into a plane shape substantially equal to that of the spoiler main body portion 32, and the front side of the plate-shaped bracket 340 is configured to be aligned with the spoiler main body portion 32 from below. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the plate-shaped bracket 340 is welded to the lower surface of the spoiler main body 32 at a large number of places on the front side, and is screwed at a plurality of places to be screwed to the spoiler main body 32. Be integrated. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a plurality of recessed clip support portions 342 to which the head of the clip C is connected are formed on the plate-shaped bracket 340 at predetermined intervals in the length direction of the plate-shaped bracket 340. There is. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the plate-shaped bracket 340 is formed with recesses 344 on the left and right of the central portion in the length direction, and the bolt head storage opening 345 is located at a position where each recess 344 is sandwiched from the left and right direction. Is formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the concave portion 344 of the plate-shaped bracket 340 is provided on the front side of the molded wall portion 344t having a substantially V-shaped vertical cross-sectional shape, and the back side of the molded wall portion 344t is a convex portion (FIG. 5). (Number omitted). The back side (convex portion) of the molded wall portion 344t forming the concave portion 344 is configured to be fitted with the concave portion 410 of the accessory 40 (described later). A front inclined wall portion 344f is provided at the front portion of the molded wall portion 344t constituting the recess 344 of the plate-shaped bracket 340. As shown in FIG. 5, a nut fitting hole 344h in which the end portion of the nut N housed in the recess 344 is coaxially fitted is formed at the center position of the front inclined wall portion 344f. The washer W is coaxially connected to the tip end surface (lower end surface) of the nut N exposed from the nut fitting hole 344h. The washer W covers the peripheral edge of the nut fitting hole 344h of the front inclined wall portion 344f from the outside (lower side), and the central hole of the washer W functions as a bolt hole 344b of the front inclined wall portion 344f. Therefore, the central hole of the washer W will be referred to as a bolt hole 344b of the front inclined wall portion 344f. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the bolt head storage opening 345 of the plate-shaped bracket 340 is configured to accommodate the head of the bolt B1 that fixes the left and right of the accessory 40.

<About the accessory 40 of the rear spoiler 30>
As shown in FIG. 6, the accessory 40 of the rear spoiler 30 is for inclining the bolt tightening angle when bolting the plate-shaped bracket 340 of the rear spoiler 30 to the luggage panel 20 from a position perpendicular to the luggage panel 20. It is a member. As shown in FIG. 7, the accessory 40 is composed of an accessory main body 41, a collar 43, and sealing materials 44 and 45. The accessory main body 41 is provided with a flange portion 41f formed in a flat hexagonal shape, and the back side (convex portion) of the molded wall portion 344t of the concave portion 344 of the rear spoiler 30 (plate-shaped bracket 340) is provided in the central portion of the flange portion 41f. ) Is fitted from above to form a recess 410.

The concave portion 410 of the accessory main body 41 is molded into a shape substantially equal to the outer shape of the molded wall portion 344t (convex portion) of the plate-shaped bracket 340. The concave portion 410 of the accessory main body 41 is provided on the front side of the molded wall portion 410t having a substantially V-shaped vertical cross-sectional shape, and the back side of the molded wall portion 410t is a convex portion (drawing number omitted). .. Here, the back side (convex portion) of the molded wall portion 410t forming the concave portion 410 of the accessory 40 is inserted into the accessory square opening 22h formed in the upper surface panel portion 22 of the luggage panel 20 shown in FIG. It is configured to. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the concave portion 410 of the accessory 40 is provided with the front inclined wall portion 412 at a position overlapping the front inclined wall portion 344f of the concave portion 344 of the plate-shaped bracket 340. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the iron collar 43 through which the bolt B2 is passed is coaxial with the nut N of the recess 344 of the plate-shaped bracket 340 in the front inclined wall portion 412 of the recess 410. It is embedded.

The flange portion 41f of the accessory 40 is formed so that the grommet G projects to the back side of the flange portion 41f at a position where the recess 410 is sandwiched from the left and right. A screw hole 413 of the grommet G into which the bolt B1 is screwed is formed on the upper surface side of the flange portion 41f. As shown in FIG. 9, the left and right grommets G of the accessory 40 are configured to be inserted into the grommet opening 22m formed in the upper surface panel portion 22 of the luggage panel 20.

On the back side of the flange portion 41f of the accessory 40, the sealing material 45 and the sealing material 44 are set around the molded wall portion 410t forming the recess 410 and around the left and right grommets G. In this state, the back side (convex portion) of the molded wall portion 410t of the accessory 40 is inserted into the accessory square opening 22h of the luggage panel 20, and the left and right grommets G are inserted into the grommet opening 22m. By screwing the bolt B1 into the grommet G of the above, the accessory 40 is fixed to the luggage panel 20.

<About the procedure for attaching the rear spoiler 30 to the luggage panel 20>
Here, it is assumed that the assembly of the rear spoiler 30 has been completed in advance. That is, the head of the clip C is set in each clip support portion 342 of the plate-shaped bracket 340 of the rear spoiler 30, and the plate-shaped bracket 340 is aligned with the spoiler main body 32 from the back side and integrated by welding or the like. It has been transformed.

When attaching the rear spoiler 30 to the luggage panel 20, first, as shown in FIG. 2, a square opening 22h for accessories and an opening 22m for grommets are attached to the rear end edge of the upper surface panel portion 22 of the luggage panel 20. , And a clip opening 22c are formed. Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the sealing materials 44 and 45 are set on the back side of the flange portion 41f of the accessory 40 (accessory main body 41). That is, the sealing material 45 is set around the molded wall portion 410t (convex portion) forming the concave portion 410 of the accessory main body 41, and the sealing material 44 is set around the left and right grommets G. In this state, the molded wall portion 410t (convex portion) forming the concave portion 410 of the accessory main body 41 is inserted into the accessory square opening 22h of the luggage panel 20 (upper surface panel portion 22) as shown in FIG. Then, the left and right grommets G are inserted into the grommet opening 22m of the luggage panel 20. Then, the bolt B1 is screwed into the left and right grommets G of the accessory 40 from the upper side of the flange portion 41f, so that the attachment of the accessory 40 to the luggage panel 20 is completed.

Next, the molded wall portion 344t (convex portion) forming the left and right concave portions 344 in the plate-shaped bracket 340 of the rear spoiler 30 is fitted into the concave portions 410 of the left and right accessories 40 from above. At this time, the head of the bolt B1 for fixing the accessory 40 to the luggage panel 20 is stored in the bolt head storage opening 345 of the plate-shaped bracket 340. Further, the tip of each clip C of the rear spoiler 30 is set in each clip opening 22c of the luggage panel 20 (upper surface panel portion 22). Then, in this state, by pressing the rear spoiler 30 against the luggage panel 20 (upper surface panel portion 22), each clip C is pushed into each clip opening 22c, and the rear spoiler 30 is pressed against the luggage panel 20. Temporarily fixed. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the molded wall portion 344t (convex portion) forming the concave portion 344 of the plate-shaped bracket 340 of the rear spoiler 30 is held in a state of being fitted to the concave portion 410 of the accessory 40.

In this state, the front inclined wall portion 344f of the recess 344 of the rear spoiler 30 (plate-shaped bracket 340) overlaps with the front inclined wall portion 412 of the recess 410 of the accessory 40. Then, the bolt hole 344b of the front inclined wall portion 344f on the rear spoiler 30 side and the nut N and the collar 43 of the front inclined wall portion 412 on the accessory 40 side are coaxially held. Further, the front inclined wall portion 344f on the rear spoiler 30 side and the front inclined wall portion 412 on the accessory 40 side are inclined (forward tilted) so as to face forward and downward with respect to the upper surface panel portion 22 of the substantially horizontal luggage panel 20. Will come to do. That is, the front inclined wall portion 412 on the accessory 40 side corresponds to the mounting plate portion of the present invention, and the front inclined wall portion 344f on the rear spoiler 30 side corresponds to the mounted plate portion of the present invention.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the bolt B2 is passed from the back side of the luggage panel 20 through the collar 43 of the front inclined wall portion 412 on the accessory 40 side and the bolt hole 344b of the front inclined wall portion 344f on the rear spoiler 30 side. It is screwed with the nut N. In this state, the bolt B2 is tightened by the tightening tool T, so that the rear spoiler 30 can be fixed to the luggage panel 20 via the accessory 40. As described above, the front inclined wall portion 344f on the rear spoiler 30 side and the front inclined wall portion 412 on the accessory 40 side are inclined forward with respect to the substantially horizontal luggage panel 20 (upper surface panel portion 22), and thus tightened. The bolt B2 can be tightened with the tool T tilted. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, even when the rear spoiler 30 is attached to the rear side of the recessed portion 24k of the luggage panel 20, interference between the tightening tool T and the recessed portion 24k can be avoided.

<Advantages of the mounting structure of the rear spoiler 30 according to this embodiment>
According to the mounting structure of the rear spoiler 30 according to the present embodiment, first, the accessory 40 is mounted on the luggage panel 20 (design panel) from the front side. Next, the front inclined wall portion 344f (attached plate portion) of the rear spoiler 30 (exterior part) is overlapped with the front inclined wall portion 412 (mounting plate portion) of the accessory 40. Then, the rear spoiler 30 is connected to the luggage panel 20 by connecting the front inclined wall portion 412 of the accessory 40 and the front inclined wall portion 344f of the rear spoiler 30 from the back side of the luggage panel 20 with bolts B2 and nuts N (connecting members). It can be mounted on the front side. Here, since the front inclined wall portion 412 (mounting plate portion) of the accessory 40 and the front inclined wall portion 344f (attached plate portion) of the rear spoiler 30 are inclined with respect to the luggage panel 20, the front inclined wall portion By adjusting the inclination angle of 412 and 344f, the angle in the axial direction of the bolt B2 can be adjusted. That is, when the rear spoiler 30 is directly bolted to the luggage panel 20, the axial angle of the bolt is perpendicular to the rear spoiler 30, according to the present invention, the axial direction of the bolt B2. The angle can be adjusted. Therefore, when bolting is performed using the tightening tool T, it becomes possible to avoid interference with other parts, and the degree of freedom in mounting the rear spoiler 30 is improved.

Further, the accessory 40 is provided with a molded wall portion 410t having a concave portion 410 on the front side and a convex portion on the back side, and the convex portion side of the molded wall portion 410t is a square opening 22h for an accessory of the luggage panel 20 (attached). It is inserted into the product opening). A part of the molded wall portion 410t of the accessory 40 constitutes the front inclined wall portion 412 (mounting plate portion). Therefore, the strength of the front inclined wall portion 412 is improved as compared with the case where the front inclined wall portion 412 is a single plate. Further, a part of the molded wall portion 344t in the plate-shaped bracket 340 of the rear spoiler 30 constitutes the front inclined wall portion 344f (attached plate portion). Therefore, the strength of the mounted plate portion is improved as compared with the case where the front inclined wall portion 344f (mounted plate portion) is a single plate.

[Change example]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and changes can be made without departing from the present invention. For example, in the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the accessory 40 and the rear spoiler 30 (plate-shaped bracket 340) are connected only by the bolt B2 and the nut N. However, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, an engaging hook 418 is provided at the rear end position of the flange portion 41f of the accessory 40, and the tip of the engaging hook 418 of the accessory 40 is provided at the rear end position of the plate-shaped bracket 340. It is also possible to form a slit-shaped opening 348 on which the hook is hooked. Thereby, the accessory 40 and the plate-shaped bracket 340 can be connected by the bolt B2 and the nut N in a state where the engaging hook 418 of the accessory 40 is hooked on the slit-shaped opening 348 of the plate-shaped bracket 340. Therefore, for example, even when the rotational force of a brush such as a car wash machine is applied to the rear end edge of the rear spoiler 30, the rear spoiler 30 is difficult to separate from the luggage panel 20. That is, the engaging hook 418 of the accessory 40 corresponds to the engaging portion of the present invention, and the slit-shaped opening 348 of the plate-shaped bracket 340 corresponds to the engaged portion of the present invention.

Further, in the present embodiment, the rear spoiler 30 attached to the luggage panel 20 as an exterior component has been exemplified, but the present invention can also be applied to the rear spoiler attached to the rear end edge of the roof panel. It is also possible to apply the present invention to a rear spoiler attached to the upper part of a back door panel. Further, although the rear spoiler is exemplified as an exterior component, the present invention can also be applied to a door molding or the like.

20 ... Luggage panel (design panel)
22c ... Clip opening 22m ... Grommet opening 22 ... Top panel 22h ... Square opening for accessories (Opening for accessories)
30 ... Rear spoiler (exterior parts)
32 ... Spoiler body (exterior parts body)
340 ... Plate-shaped bracket 344 ... Recessed 344f ... Front inclined wall part (attached plate part)
344t ... Molded wall part 348 ... Slit-shaped opening (engaged part)
40 ... Accessories 410 ... Recessed 410t ... Molded wall part 412 ... Front inclined wall part (mounting plate part)
418 ... Engagement hook (engagement part)
B2 ... Bolt (connecting member)
N ... Nut (connecting member)

Claims (4)

It is a vehicle exterior parts mounting structure in which the mounting work of the exterior parts to be mounted on the front side of the vehicle design panel is performed from the back side of the design panel.
An accessory that is attached to the design panel from the front side and has a mounting plate portion that is inclined with respect to the design panel.
A mounted plate portion that is provided on the exterior component and is superposed on the mounting plate portion of the accessory while the exterior component covers the accessory mounted on the design panel.
A connecting member that connects the mounting plate portion of the accessory and the mounted plate portion of the exterior component from the back side of the design panel, and
Have and
The accessory is provided with a molded wall portion having a concave portion on the front side and a convex portion on the back side, and the convex portion side of the molded wall portion is inserted into the accessory opening of the design panel.
A mounting structure for exterior parts of a vehicle in which a part of the molded wall portion constitutes the mounting plate portion. The mounting structure for exterior parts of the vehicle according to claim 1.
A mounting structure for an exterior component of a vehicle in which the connecting direction of the accessory to the design panel and the connecting direction of the mounting plate portion of the accessory and the mounted plate portion of the exterior component are different. The mounting structure for exterior parts of the vehicle according to claim 1 or 2.
The exterior component includes a plate-shaped bracket and an exterior component main body portion that covers the front side of the plate-shaped bracket.
The plate-shaped bracket of the exterior part is provided with a molded wall portion having a concave portion on the front side and a convex portion on the back side, and the convex portion side of the molded wall portion can be fitted with the concave portion side of the molded wall portion of the accessory. And
A mounting structure for exterior parts of a vehicle in which a part of the molded wall portion of the plate-shaped bracket constitutes the mounted plate portion. The mounting structure for exterior parts of the vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The exterior component is provided with an engaged portion that can be engaged with the engaging portion of the accessory.
The engaged portion is a mounting structure for an exterior component of a vehicle arranged at an end edge of the exterior component that covers a corner portion of a design panel.

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