JP7105263B2 - vehicle - Google Patents

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The present invention partitions the front end of a door opening in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body for accommodating a side door, forms a step along the side edge of the windshield at the front end in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and receives the side edge of the windshield at the lower stage of the step. a front pillar, a drip gutter extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body above the door opening, arranged on the outer surface of the front pillar, and forming a water channel opened forward in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body at the front end in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a vehicle body of the drip gutter. The present invention relates to a vehicle including a drip end cap attached to the front end in the front-rear direction and covering a drip gutter from the front in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a drip gutter (drip rail) that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle above a door opening that accommodates a side door. The drip gutter has a front end in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body located on the outer surface of the front pillar that partitions the front end in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body of the door opening. The drip gutter forms a water channel that opens forward at the front end in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A drip end cap is attached to the front end of the drip gutter in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The drip end cap guides rainwater from the drip gutter towards the door sash.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-26751

The door opening of the car body is opened and closed with a side door. When getting on and off, a person goes in and out of the interior space through the door opening. Here, in the structure of the drip end cap as in Patent Document 1, when rainwater drips from the front and rear ends of the drip gutter, the drip end cap alone cannot suppress the flow downward of the vehicle. There is a problem in keeping people from getting it.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a drip end cap capable of effectively preventing rainwater from dripping from a roof to a door opening.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, the front end of a door opening for accommodating a side door in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is partitioned, a step is formed along a side edge of a windshield, and a lower portion of the step is formed into the windshield. and a drip that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body above the door opening, is arranged on the outer surface of the front pillar, and opens forward in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body at the front end in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. In a vehicle comprising a gutter and a drip end cap attached to the front end of the drip gutter in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and covering the drip gutter from the front in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, the drip end cap is sandwiched between the outer surface of the front pillar and the drip end cap. A vehicle is provided with a seal member extending from below the front end of the drip gutter in the vehicle front-rear direction to the upper ridge line of the step while contacting the outer surface of the front pillar.

According to the second aspect, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the drip end cap includes a lower wall covering the drip gutter from below the drip gutter, and extending downward from the lower wall to hold the sealing member. and an extension wall covering the seal member from the outside.

According to the third aspect, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect, the drip gutter has a standing wall extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body, and the upper edge of the standing wall is covered with the drip end cap. The drip end cap has an upper wall that covers the drip gutter from above, and a protrusion that enters the notch is formed on the downward surface of the upper wall. be done.

According to the fourth aspect, in addition to the configuration of the third aspect, the upper wall has a second projection extending from the upper edge of the standing wall toward the outer surface of the front pillar on the back side of the projection with respect to the upper wall. 1 reinforcing ribs are formed.

According to the fifth side, in addition to the configuration of the fourth side, the front end of the protrusion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is aligned with the front end of the first reinforcement rib in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.

According to the sixth aspect, in addition to the configuration of any one of the third to fifth aspects, the drip end cap covers the drip gutter from below and extends from the lower wall toward the upper wall. It has a connection wall which stands upright and connects the lower wall to the upper wall and is arranged in front of the drip gutter in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A second reinforcing rib is formed extending from the upper edge of the standing wall toward the outer surface of the front pillar.

According to the seventh aspect, in addition to the configuration of any one of the third to sixth aspects, the lower wall and the upper wall of the drip end cap covering the drip gutter from below are provided with each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. An inner surface rib extending from the upper edge of the standing wall toward the outer surface of the front pillar is formed at a shifted position.

According to the first aspect, the water flowing down from the front end of the drip gutter is received by the seal member and guided to the upper ridgeline of the step formed at the front end of the front pillar in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. Water flows from the top step to the bottom step and flows downward along the side edges of the windshield toward the lower edge of the windshield. Therefore, it is possible to prevent water from dripping toward the door opening.

According to the second aspect, since the sealing member is attached to the drip end cap instead of the front pillar, the drip end cap can be attached to the drip gutter more easily than when the sealing member is attached to the front pillar. Moreover, since the sealing member is covered by the extension wall of the drip end cap, exposure of the sealing member can be avoided, and a good appearance can be achieved.

According to the third aspect, it is possible to prevent the drip end cap from coming off the drip gutter by elastically fitting the projection into the notch. When the drip end cap is attached from the front end of the drip gutter, the protrusion can move from the front end of the drip gutter to the notch on the upper edge of the standing wall according to the elastic force of the upper wall. In this way, the drip end cap can be easily attached to the drip gutter, and an increase in the burden of attachment work can be avoided.

According to the fourth aspect, the strength of the upper wall can be increased at the position of the protrusion. Therefore, even if the upper wall is opened on the outer surface side of the front pillar, the engagement of the projection with the notch can be maintained well.

According to the fifth aspect, strength can be favorably imparted to the projection.

According to the sixth aspect, when the drip end cap is attached to the drip gutter, even if the connection wall of the drip end cap pushed from the front collides with the front end of the drip gutter, the strength of the drip end cap is improved. can withstand shocks well.

According to the seventh aspect, since the inner ribs are displaced from each other in the front-rear direction, the mold can be formed thick between the upper wall and the lower wall when molding the drip end cap.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the front end of the drip gutter and the drip end cap; FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the front end of the drip gutter and the sealing member; 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2; FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the drip end cap observed from the surface side of the front pillar; FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram corresponding to FIG. 3 and showing the flow of rainwater;

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, the top, bottom, front, rear, left, and right of the vehicle body are defined based on the line of sight of an occupant riding in the four-wheeled motor vehicle.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a vehicle according to one embodiment of the invention. The vehicle 11 has left and right side panels 15 each having a front pillar 14 that partitions a door opening 13 for accommodating a side door 12 and partitions the front end of the door opening 13, and upper ends of the left and right side panels 15 are connected to each other. , and a roof 18 that separates the upper edge of the windshield 16 and the upper edge of the rear gate 17 . A front pillar 14 separates the windshield 16 and the door opening 13 . The front pillar 14 is inclined rearwardly upward along the side edge of the windshield 16.例文帳に追加

A drip gutter 21 is arranged at the boundary between each side panel 15 and the roof 18 . The drip gutter 21 extends horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle above the door opening 13 . The drip gutter 21 has a standing wall 21a that rises outward from the lower end of the roof 18 and faces the outer surface of the roof 18.例文帳に追加The drip gutter 21 forms a water channel between the standing wall 21 a and the outer surface of the roof 18 . The drip gutter 21 can be molded from a metal plate sandwiched and secured between the side panel 15 and the roof 18 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , a step 19 is formed along the side edge of the windshield 16 at the front end of the front pillar 14 . The lower step 19a of the step 19 receives the side edge of the windshield 16. - 特許庁The step 19 is formed so as to sink from the ridge line 19c of the upper step 19b forming the outer surface of the front pillar 14. As shown in FIG. A stepped surface 19d connecting the upper step 19b and the lower step 19a faces the outer periphery of the windshield 16. As shown in FIG. The stepped surface 19d is formed by a slope that approaches the side edge of the windshield 16 as it sinks from the ridge line 19c of the upper step 19b.

A garnish 22 is attached to the side edge of the windshield 16 . The garnish 22 extends along the ridgeline 19c of the upper step 19b of the step 19. As shown in FIG. The garnish 22 is formed with a recess 22a that forms a groove between the garnish 22 and the step surface 19d of the step 19 along the edge aligned with the ridgeline 19c of the upper step 19b of the step 19. As shown in FIG.

A drip end cap 23 is attached to the front end of the drip gutter 21 to cover the drip gutter 21 from the front. The drip end cap 23 extends from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14. The elastic upper wall 23a covers the drip gutter 21 from above and the lower wall 23b covers the drip gutter 21 from below. and a side wall 23c that connects the lower wall 23b to the upper wall 23a and covers the standing wall 21a of the drip gutter 21 from the side. The side wall 23c wraps around the front ends of the upper wall 23a and the lower wall 23b and reaches the outer surface of the front pillar 14. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, a distance Ds is secured between the front end of the drip gutter 21 and the ridgeline 19c of the outer surface of the front pillar 14. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the drip gutter 21 forms a channel that opens forward at the front end located on the outer surface of the front pillar 14 . The standing wall 21 a of the drip gutter 21 rises upward from the outer surface of the front pillar 14 and continues to a position facing the outer surface of the front pillar 14 . A notch 24 is formed in a range covered by the drip end cap 23 on the upper edge of the standing wall 21a.

A sealing member 25 is sandwiched between the outer surface of the front pillar 14 and the drip end cap 23 and extends from below the front end of the drip gutter 21 to the ridge line 19c of the step 19 of the front pillar 14 while contacting the outer surface of the front pillar 14. be The seal member 25 forms a channel from below the drip gutter 21 to the ridgeline 19c by closely contacting the outer surface of the front pillar 14 from below the drip gutter 21 to the ridgeline 19c. The drip end cap 23 extends downward from the lower wall 23b and has an extension wall 26 that holds the seal member 25 and covers the seal member 25 from the outside. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower end of the extension wall 26 contacts the outer surface of the front pillar 14. As shown in FIG. The seal member 25 may be an elastic body molded from a resin material, for example. The seal member 25 may be fixed by being adhered to the inner wall surface of the extension wall 26, for example.

As shown in FIG. 5, the drip end cap 23 has a projection 27 formed on the downward facing surface of the upper wall 23a and entering the notch 24. As shown in FIG. The protrusion 27 may extend in a rod shape from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 in a posture orthogonal to the outer surface of the front pillar 14, for example. The projection 27 has an inclined surface 27a that rises downward from the downward surface of the upper wall 23a as it becomes farther from the open end that receives the entry of the drip gutter 21, and a restricting surface 27b that is partitioned vertically upward from the lower end of the inclined surface 27a. . When the projection 27 enters the notch 24 according to the elastic force of the upper wall 23a, the restricting surface 27b engages with one end of the notch 24 to restrict the displacement of the drip end cap 23 in the dropping direction with respect to the drip gutter 21. .

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper wall 23a of the drip end cap 23 is formed with a first reinforcing rib 28 extending from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 on the back side of the projection 27. . The first reinforcing rib 28 may be formed in a bar shape perpendicular to the outer surface of the front pillar 14 . The front end of the projection 27 (regulating surface 27b) is aligned with the front end of the first reinforcing rib 28. As shown in FIG.

The drip end cap 23 has a connecting wall 29 which stands upright from the lower wall 23b and connects the lower wall 23b to the upper wall 23a and is positioned in front of the drip gutter 21. As shown in FIG. A second reinforcing rib 31 extending from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 on the back side of the connecting wall 29 is formed on the upper wall 23a. The second reinforcing rib 31 may be formed in a bar shape perpendicular to the outer surface of the front pillar 14 . Inner surface ribs 32a, 32b, 32c extending from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 are formed on the lower wall 23b and the upper wall 23a at positions shifted from each other in the front-rear direction.

For example, when rainwater falls on the roof 18 due to rainfall, the rainwater flows down from the front of the roof 18 onto the windshield 16 . Rainwater falling from the right and left sides of the roof 18 flows into the water channel of the drip gutter 21. - 特許庁Rainwater is thus prevented from flowing down toward the door opening 13 of the vehicle body. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the rainwater falling from the front end of the drip gutter 21 is received by the seal member 25 supported by the drip end cap 23 and guided to the side edge of the windshield 16 . Rainwater flows into the grooves formed by the depressions 22a of the garnish 22. - 特許庁Rainwater flows downward along the side edges of the windshield 16 toward the lower edge of the windshield 16 under the action of gravity. Rainwater can run down along the outer surface of the side panel 15 in front of the front pillar 14 . Rainwater can be prevented from dripping down toward the door opening 13. - 特許庁

The drip end cap 23 according to this embodiment extends downward from the lower wall 23b and has an extension wall 26 that holds the seal member 25 and covers the seal member 25 from the outside. Since the sealing member 25 is attached to the drip end cap 23 instead of the front pillar 14, the drip end cap 23 can be attached to the drip gutter 21 more easily than when the sealing member 25 is attached to the front pillar 14.例文帳に追加Moreover, since the sealing member 25 is covered with the extension wall 26 of the drip end cap 23, the exposure of the sealing member 25 can be avoided, and a good appearance can be achieved.

The drip end cap 23 has a protrusion 27 formed on the downward surface of the upper wall 23a and entering the notch 24 of the standing wall 21a. The drip end cap 23 can be prevented from coming off from the drip gutter 21 by elastically fitting the protrusion 27 into the notch 24 . When the drip end cap 23 is attached from the front end of the drip gutter 21, the protrusion 27 moves from the front end of the drip gutter 21 to the notch 24 on the upper edge of the standing wall 21a according to the elastic force of the upper wall 23a. be able to. In this way, the drip end cap 23 can be easily attached to the drip gutter 21, and an increase in the burden of attachment work can be avoided.

In this embodiment, the upper wall 23a of the drip end cap 23 is formed with a first reinforcing rib 28 extending from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 behind the projection 27. As shown in FIG. At the position of the protrusion 27, the strength of the upper wall 23a can be increased. Even if the upper wall 23 a is opened on the outer surface side of the front pillar 14 , the projection 27 can maintain good engagement with the notch 24 .

The front end of projection 27 is aligned with the front end of first reinforcing rib 28 . Good strength can be imparted to the protrusions 27 .

The drip end cap 23 has a connecting wall 29 which stands upright from the lower wall 23b and connects the lower wall 23b to the upper wall 23a and is positioned in front of the drip gutter 21. As shown in FIG. The connection wall 29 can increase the strength of the upper wall 23a and the lower wall 23b. Displacement of the upper wall 23a and the lower wall 23b in directions away from each other can be suppressed. Here, on the upper wall 23a, a second reinforcing rib 31 extending from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 is formed on the back side of the connecting wall 29. As shown in FIG. When the drip end cap 23 is attached to the drip gutter 21, even if the connection wall 29 of the drip end cap 23 pushed in from the front collides with the front end of the drip gutter 21, the drip end cap 23 will not move as the strength is improved. It can withstand shocks well.

Inner surface ribs 32a, 32b, and 32c extending from the upper edge of the standing wall 21a toward the outer surface of the front pillar 14 are formed on the lower wall 23b and the upper wall 23a at positions shifted from each other in the front-rear direction. Since the inner ribs 32a, 32b, and 32c are arranged to be shifted from each other in the front-rear direction, the mold can be formed thick between the upper wall 23a and the lower wall 23b when molding the drip end cap 23. As shown in FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11... Vehicle, 12... Side door, 13... Door opening, 14... Front pillar, 16... Windshield, 19... Step, 19a... Lower stage, 19b... Upper stage, 19c... Ridgeline, 21... Drip gutter, 21a... Standing wall, 23... Drip end cap 23a... Upper wall 23b... Lower wall 24... Notch 25... Sealing member 26... Extension wall 27... Protrusion 28... First reinforcing rib 29... Connecting wall 31... Second 2 reinforcing ribs, 32a... inner rib, 32b... inner rib, 32c... inner rib.

Claims (7)

A step (19) is formed along the side edge of a windshield (16) by partitioning the front end of a door opening (13) for housing a side door (12) in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a lower step (19a) of the step (19). a front pillar (14) for receiving the side edge of the windshield (16) at;
A drip gutter (21) that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle above the door opening (13), is arranged on the outer surface of the front pillar (14), and forms a water channel that opens forward in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle at the front end in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. )When,
A vehicle comprising a drip end cap (23) attached to the front end of the drip gutter (21) in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and covering the drip gutter (21) from the front in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body,
It is sandwiched between the outer surface of the front pillar (14) and the drip end cap (23) and is in contact with the outer surface of the front pillar (14) and below the front end of the drip gutter (21) in the vehicle longitudinal direction. to the ridge line (19c) of the upper step (19b) of the step (19).
A vehicle characterized by comprising: 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the drip end cap (23) includes a lower wall (23b) covering the drip gutter (21) from below the drip gutter (21), and a lower wall (23b) covering the drip gutter (21) from below. and an extension wall (26) extending inward and covering the sealing member (25) from the outside while holding the sealing member (25). 3. The vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the drip gutter (21) has a standing wall (21a) extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body, and an upper edge of the standing wall (21a) is provided with the drip end cap ( A notch (24) is formed within the range covered by the drip end cap (23), and the drip end cap (23) has an upper wall (23a) covering the drip gutter (21) from above the drip gutter (21). and a projection (27) entering into the notch (24) is formed on the downward surface of the upper wall (23a). In the vehicle according to claim 3, the upper wall (23a) has a rear side of the protrusion (27) from the upper edge of the standing wall (21a) to the front pillar (14). vehicle, characterized in that a first stiffening rib (28) is formed extending towards the outer surface of the vehicle. 5. The vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the front end of the projection (27) in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is aligned with the front end of the first reinforcing rib (28) in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The vehicle according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein said drip end cap ( 23 ) extends from a lower wall ( 23 b ) of said drip end cap ( 23 ) covering said drip gutter ( 21 ) from below to said drip end cap ( 23 ). It has a connection wall (29) that stands upright toward the upper wall (23a), connects the lower wall (23b) to the upper wall (23a), and is arranged in front of the drip gutter (21) in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. On the upper wall (23a), on the back side of the connecting wall (29) with respect to the upper wall (23a), from the upper edge of the standing wall (21a) toward the outer surface of the front pillar (14). A vehicle, characterized in that an extending second stiffening rib (31) is formed.
The vehicle according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the lower wall (23b) and the upper wall (23a) of the drip end cap (23) covering the drip gutter (21) from below are provided with a vehicle body Inner surface ribs (32a, 32b, 32c) extending from the upper edge of the standing wall (21a) toward the outer surface of the front pillar (14) are formed at positions shifted from each other in the longitudinal direction. vehicle to do.

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