JP7234786B2 - Mounting structure of vehicle exterior member - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a vehicle exterior member.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a structure in which a rocker molding as an exterior component is attached to a rocker panel having a substantially rectangular cross section provided at a lower portion of a side surface of a vehicle body. A side surface of the rocker panel is provided with a plurality of through holes spaced apart in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. In addition, a plurality of insertion holes are provided in the bottom surface of the rocker panel at intervals in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. On the other hand, the rocker mall has a bottom wall and side walls extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the bottom wall. A plurality of mounting seats are provided at positions corresponding to the plurality of through holes on the side wall, and a plurality of mounting holes are provided at positions corresponding to the plurality of insertion holes on the bottom wall. By inserting the clip fixed to each mounting seat of the rocker molding into the through hole of the rocker panel and screwing the screw into each mounting hole of the rocker molding and each insertion hole of the rocker panel, the rocker panel side and A rocker molding is attached to the bottom.

JP-A-11-91455

By the way, in the rocker molding disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to screw the screws into the mounting holes provided in the bottom wall of the rocker molding and the insertion holes provided in the bottom surface of the rocker panel, an operator removes the rocker molding and the rocker panel. You have to peek from the bottom. Therefore, the operation of mounting the rocker molding becomes complicated.

It should be noted that such problems are not limited to the locker molding, and similarly occur in the mounting structure of other vehicle exterior members.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a structure for mounting an exterior member for a vehicle that facilitates the work of mounting the exterior member.

A mounting structure for a vehicle exterior member for achieving the above object is to mount the exterior member to a vehicle body via a bracket, the vehicle body having an insertion hole, the bracket having the insertion hole. and a first locking portion, and the exterior member is brought close to the bracket along an assembly direction that intersects the insertion direction of the insertion portion. It has a second locking portion that locks with the first locking portion.

According to this configuration, when attaching the exterior member to the vehicle body, first, the bracket is assembled to the vehicle body by inserting the insertion portion of the bracket into the insertion hole of the vehicle body. Subsequently, by bringing the exterior member closer to the bracket along the assembly direction, the second locking portion is locked to the first locking portion, and the exterior member is assembled to the bracket.

Here, according to the above configuration, since the insertion direction of the insertion portion and the mounting direction of the exterior member intersect each other, the direction in which the exterior member is attached to the vehicle body becomes complicated. , the work of assembling the exterior member to the bracket can be easily performed. Therefore, the attachment work of the exterior member can be easily performed.

In the vehicle exterior member mounting structure described above, it is preferable that the insertion hole is formed in a lower wall of the vehicle body.
According to the above configuration, when attaching the exterior member to the vehicle body, the bracket is assembled to the vehicle body by inserting the insertion portion of the bracket into the insertion hole opened in the lower wall of the vehicle body.

Here, since the inserting direction of the insertion part and the assembling direction of the exterior member intersect each other, the operator does not have to look down from below when assembling the exterior member to the bracket.
In the vehicle exterior member mounting structure described above, it is preferable that the first locking portion and the second locking portion are provided below the insertion portion.

According to this configuration, the exterior member is attached to the vehicle body by engaging the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion provided below the insertion portion of the bracket with each other. Therefore, compared to the structure in which the exterior member is attached to the vehicle body at the position of the insertion portion, the design surface of the exterior member can be extended downward from the vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in designing the design surface of the exterior member.

In the vehicle exterior member mounting structure, the second locking portion has an opening, and the first locking portion protrudes outward from the vehicle body and is inserted into the opening. It is preferable to have a projecting piece and a claw portion provided on the projecting piece and engaged with the edge of the opening.

According to this configuration, by bringing the exterior member closer to the bracket along the assembly direction from the outside of the vehicle body, the projecting piece of the first engaging portion is inserted into the opening of the second engaging portion and the projecting piece A claw portion provided in the opening is engaged with the edge of the opening. Thereby, the configuration of the first locking portion and the second locking portion can be simplified.

In the vehicle exterior member mounting structure described above, it is preferable that a gap for exposing the projecting piece is provided between the exterior member and the bracket.
According to this configuration, by inserting a tool through the gap provided between the exterior member and the bracket, the projecting piece of the bracket can be pressed and elastically deformed. Thereby, the locked state between the edge of the opening of the second locking portion and the claw portion can be released. Therefore, the exterior member can be removed from the bracket.

In the vehicle exterior member mounting structure described above, a locking hole is opened in the side wall of the vehicle body, a clip is attached to the exterior member, and the clip extends along the assembly direction. It is preferable to be locked by the locking hole by being inserted into the locking hole.

According to this configuration, the exterior member is locked by inserting the second locking portion into the first locking portion of the bracket, and in addition, the clip is locked to the locking hole of the side wall of the vehicle body. It can be attached to the vehicle body by Therefore, the exterior member can be stably attached.

Here, since the insertion direction of the clip is along the direction in which the exterior member is attached to the bracket, the second locking portion of the exterior member and the clip are once inserted into the first locking portion and the locking hole of the bracket. can be assembled into

In the vehicle exterior member mounting structure described above, it is preferable that the exterior member be elongated, and that a plurality of brackets be provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the exterior member.
According to this configuration, a plurality of brackets are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the exterior member. Therefore, the size of the bracket alone can be reduced. This facilitates the work of attaching the bracket to the vehicle body. Also, the elongated exterior member is stably attached to the vehicle body.

According to the present invention, the attachment work of the exterior member can be easily performed.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicle to which a rocker molding is attached in an embodiment of the mounting structure for a vehicle exterior member. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a rocker panel, a bracket, and a rocker molding of the vehicle body from the front side in the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the bracket and rocker molding of FIG. 2 from the rear side; (a), (b) is a perspective view which shows the bracket of the same embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the cross-sectional structure of the rocker molding of the same embodiment attached to the rocker panel of the vehicle body;

An embodiment embodying the present invention as a mounting structure for a rocker molding will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG.
In addition, henceforth, the front-back direction of a vehicle is only demonstrated as the front-back direction. Also, the up-down direction of the vehicle will be described simply as the up-down direction. In addition, the central portion of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction Y is used as a reference, the side closer to the central portion in the vehicle width direction Y is referred to as the "vehicle inner side", and the side away from the central portion is referred to as the "vehicle outer side".

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a rocker panel 11 extending in the front-rear direction is provided below the side door 60 on the side of the vehicle body 10 . A plurality of hard resin brackets 20 are assembled to the rocker panel 11 at intervals in the front-rear direction. The number of brackets 20 in this embodiment is eight. A long rocker molding 40 extending in the front-rear direction is attached to the rocker panel 11 via the brackets 20 . The rocker molding 40 is made of hard resin. The rocker molding 40 corresponds to the exterior member according to the present invention.

Each configuration will be described in detail below.
<Rocker panel 11>
As shown in FIG. 5, the rocker panel 11 is composed of a hat-shaped inner rocker panel 12 and an outer rocker panel 13 which are both open in the vehicle width direction Y. As shown in FIG. In the rocker panel 11, flange portions 12a formed at both ends in the vertical direction of the inner rocker panel 12 and flange portions 13a formed at both ends in the vertical direction of the outer rocker panel 13 are joined to each other by welding or the like. This forms a closed cross section.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the side wall 14 of the outer rocker panel 13 has a plurality of locking holes 16 spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction. The number of locking holes 16 in this embodiment is eight. In addition, the bottom wall 15 of the outer rocker panel 13 is gently inclined with respect to the vehicle width direction Y so as to be positioned downward toward the vehicle inner side. A plurality of insertion holes 17 are formed in the bottom wall 15 at intervals in the front-rear direction. The number of insertion holes 17 in this embodiment is eight. In this embodiment, the locking hole 16 and the insertion hole 17 are provided at the same position in the front-rear direction of the rocker panel 11 .

<Bracket 20>
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the bracket 20 includes an upper wall 21 facing the bottom wall 15 of the outer rocker panel 13, and a pair of front and rear side walls bent from the front and rear ends of the upper wall 21 and extending downward. 22 and a rear wall 23 bent from the vehicle-interior end of the upper wall 21 and extending downward. A lower end of the back wall 23 is provided with a folded portion 24 folded back toward the inside of the vehicle. Lower ends of the flanges 12 a and 13 a of the rocker panel 11 are sandwiched in the vehicle width direction Y by the back wall 23 and the folded portion 24 .

The upper wall 21 is provided with an insertion portion 25 that is inserted into the insertion hole 17 of the outer rocker panel 13 . Hereinafter, the direction in which the insertion portion 25 is inserted into the insertion hole 17 will be simply referred to as the insertion direction X (see FIG. 5).

As shown in FIG. 4( a ), the back wall 23 is provided with a first locking portion 31 . The first locking portion 31 has a projecting piece 32 projecting outward of the vehicle, that is, outward of the rocker panel 11 . The distal end portion of the projecting piece 32 is tapered so that the width in the front-rear direction decreases toward the distal end side. A pair of vertical wall portions 33 are provided at both ends in the width direction of the upper surface of the protruding piece 32, that is, at the front end and the rear end. A rectangular escape hole 26 is provided at the base end portion of the projecting piece 32 in the back wall 23 . Inside the pair of standing wall portions 33 of the projecting piece 32, a U-shape in plan view extends along the projecting direction of the projecting piece 32, that is, along the vehicle width direction Y and communicates with each other on the base end side of the projecting piece 32. A shaped slit 34 is provided. The slit 34 communicates with the relief hole 26 . A deformable portion 32a, which is a portion of the projecting piece 32 surrounded by the slit 34, is elastically deformable in the vertical direction with the base end of the deformable portion 32a as a fulcrum.

As shown in FIGS. 4B and 5, on the lower surface of the deformed portion 32a, there are a claw portion 35 and an operation portion 36 positioned closer to the proximal end of the protruding piece 32 than the claw portion 35, i.e., on the inner side of the vehicle. is provided.
The operating portion 36 protrudes downward from the deformed portion 32 a , and is bent at its lower end to protrude toward the escape hole 26 . Therefore, by pressing the lower surface of the operating portion 36 upward, the deformable portion 32a is elastically deformed upward with the proximal end thereof serving as a fulcrum. At this time, the displacement of the operating portion 36 is allowed by the escape hole 26 .

<ROCCAMALL 40>
As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, the rocker molding 40 includes a cover wall 41 that covers the side wall 14 of the outer rocker panel 13, and the rocker molding 40 that protrudes toward the outside of the vehicle and is located toward the inside of the vehicle as it goes down. It has a design wall 42 which has a shape and covers the lower part of the side wall 14 and the bottom wall 15 . The outer surface of the design wall 42 constitutes the design surface of the rocker molding 40 .

A plurality of pedestals 44 having insertion holes 45 are provided on the vehicle inner side of the cover wall 41 so as to correspond to the plurality of locking holes 16 of the outer rocker panel 13 (see FIG. 3). The number of pedestals 44 in this embodiment is eight.

A base end portion of a clip 46 is fitted in the insertion hole 45 . The tip of the clip 46 is oriented toward the inside of the vehicle.
A plurality of hollow second locking portions 51 protrude from the interior side of the design wall 42 . The number of the 2nd latching|locking part 51 of this embodiment is eight.

The second locking portion 51 is located below the upper wall 21 of the bracket 20 (see FIG. 5).
An opening 52 is provided in the wall of the second locking portion 51 on the vehicle inner side.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the projecting piece 32 of the bracket 20 is inserted into the opening 52 . A claw portion 35 provided on the projecting piece 32 is engaged with the lower edge 52 a of the opening 52 from the inside of the second engaging portion 51 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end of the design wall 42 is provided with a notch portion 47 for allowing the folded portion 24 of the bracket 20 to escape.
As shown in FIG. 5 , a gap S is provided between the inner edge of the notch 47 and the lower end of the back wall 23 of the bracket 20 . An operating portion 36 of the projecting piece 32 is exposed through the gap S.

When attaching the rocker molding 40 to the rocker panel 11 , first, the bracket 20 is attached to the rocker panel 11 by inserting the insertion portion 25 of the bracket 20 into each insertion hole 17 of the bottom wall 15 of the outer rocker panel 13 . is assembled.

Subsequently, the rocker molding 40 is brought close to the side wall 14 of the outer rocker panel 13 and the bracket 20 along the vehicle width direction Y from the outside of the vehicle. As a result, the protruding piece 32 of the bracket 20 is inserted into the opening 52 of the second locking portion 51 of the rocker molding 40 , and the claw portion 35 of the protruding piece 32 is locked to the lower edge 52 a of the opening 52 . At this time, the tip of the clip 46 attached to the pedestal 44 of the rocker molding 40 is inserted into the locking hole 16 of the outer rocker panel 13 and locked.

In this embodiment, the vehicle width direction Y corresponds to the direction in which the rocker molding 40 is brought closer to the bracket 20, that is, the assembly direction.
Next, the effects of this embodiment will be described.

(1) The bracket 20 has an insertion portion 25 that is inserted into the insertion hole 17 formed in the bottom wall 15 of the outer rocker panel 13 and the first locking portion 31 . Further, the rocker molding 40 is locked to the first locking portion 31 by coming close to the bracket 20 along the vehicle width direction Y (assembly direction) intersecting the insertion direction X of the insertion portion 25 . It has a second locking portion 51 .

According to such a configuration, since the insertion direction X of the insertion portion 25 and the vehicle width direction Y, which is the direction in which the rocker molding 40 is assembled, intersect each other, the work of mounting the rocker molding 40 to the rocker panel 11 is simplified. By setting the insertion direction X as the insertion direction X, the operator does not need to look in from below when assembling the rocker molding 40 to the bracket 20 . Therefore, the work of assembling the rocker molding 40 to the bracket 20 can be easily performed. Therefore, the work of mounting the rocker molding 40 can be easily performed.

(2) The first locking portion 31 and the second locking portion 51 are provided below the insertion portion 25 .
According to this configuration, the rocker molding 40 is attached to the rocker panel 11 by engaging the first engaging portion 31 and the second engaging portion 51 provided below the insertion portion 25 of the bracket 20 with each other. be done. Therefore, compared to the structure in which the rocker molding 40 is attached to the rocker panel 11 at the position of the insertion portion 25, the outer surface of the design wall 42 of the rocker molding 40, that is, the design surface can be extended below the vehicle. Therefore, the degree of freedom in designing the design surface of the rocker molding 40 can be increased.

(3) The second locking portion 51 has an opening 52 . The first locking portion 31 includes a projecting piece 32 that protrudes toward the outside of the vehicle and is inserted into the second locking portion 51 , and the projecting piece 32 is provided at the lower edge of the opening 52 of the second locking portion 51 . and a pawl portion 35 that is engaged with 52a.

According to such a configuration, by bringing the rocker molding 40 closer to the bracket 20 along the vehicle width direction Y from the outside of the vehicle, the projecting piece 32 of the first locking portion 31 is inserted into the opening 52 of the second locking portion 51. At the same time, the claw portion 35 provided on the projecting piece 32 is engaged with the lower edge 52 a of the opening 52 . Thereby, the structure of the 1st latching|locking part 31 and the 2nd latching|locking part 51 can be simplified.

(4) A gap S is provided between the rocker molding 40 and the bracket 20 to expose the projecting piece 32 .
According to such a configuration, a tool such as a flat-blade screwdriver is inserted through the gap S provided between the rocker molding 40 and the bracket 20 to press the operating portion 36 of the bracket 20 and deform the deformed portion 32a of the projecting piece 32. It becomes possible to elastically deform. As a result, the locked state between the lower edge 52a of the opening 52 of the second locking portion 51 and the claw portion 35 can be released. Therefore, rocker molding 40 can be removed from bracket 20 .

(5) A locking hole 16 is opened in the side wall 14 of the outer rocker panel 13 . A clip 46 is attached to the rocker molding 40 . The clip 46 is locked in the locking hole 16 by being fitted into the locking hole 16 along the vehicle width direction Y (assembly direction).

According to such a configuration, the rocker molding 40 has the locking hole in the outer surface of the side wall 14 of the outer rocker panel 13 in addition to the locking of the second locking portion 51 to the first locking portion 31 of the bracket 20 . It is attached to the rocker panel 11 by inserting a clip 46 into 16 and locking it. Therefore, the rocker molding 40 is stably attached.

Here, since the insertion direction of the clip 46 is along the vehicle width direction Y, that is, the mounting direction of the rocker molding 40 to the bracket 20 , the second locking portion 51 of the rocker molding 40 and the clip 46 are attached to the bracket 20 . It can be assembled to the first locking portion 31 and the locking hole 16 at once.

(6) The rocker molding 40 is elongated, and a plurality of brackets 20 are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the rocker molding 40 .
According to such a configuration, a plurality of brackets 20 are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the rocker molding 40, that is, in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the physical size of the bracket 20 alone can be reduced. As a result, the mounting work of the bracket 20 to the rocker panel 11 can be easily performed. Also, the elongated rocker molding 40 is stably attached to the rocker panel 11 .

<Change example>
For example, the above-described embodiment can be modified and implemented as follows. This embodiment and the following modified examples can be implemented in combination with each other within a technically consistent range.

- The number and arrangement of the brackets 20 can be changed as appropriate.
- Instead of the locking hole 16 and the clip 46 of the outer rocker panel 13, the upper part of the rocker molding 40 may be fixed to the side wall 14 of the outer rocker panel 13 by other means such as double-sided tape.

- The operation part 36 of the bracket 20 can be omitted. Further, in this case, it is also possible not to set the gap S between the rocker molding 40 and the bracket 20 .
- The configurations of the first engaging portion of the bracket and the second engaging portion of the rocker molding can be changed as appropriate. For example, the second locking portion may have a projecting piece projecting toward the inside of the vehicle, and the first locking portion may be provided with a recess into which the projecting piece is inserted and locked.

- The present invention is not limited to the mounting structure of the rocker molding 40 that is mounted on the side lower portion of the vehicle body. For example, the present invention can also be applied to other exterior members attached to the upper side of the vehicle body, the front surface of the vehicle body, or the rear surface of the vehicle body.

Reference Signs List 10 Vehicle body 11 Rocker panel 12 Inner rocker panel 12a Flange 13 Outer rocker panel 13a Flange 14 Side wall 15 Bottom wall 16 Locking hole 17 Insert Hole 20 Bracket 21 Top wall 22 Side wall 23 Back wall 24 Folding portion 25 Insertion portion 26 Relief hole 31 First locking portion 32 Projecting piece 32a Deformation portion 33 Standing wall portion 34 Slit 35 Claw portion 36 Operation portion 40 Rocker molding 41 Cover wall 42 Design wall 44 Pedestal 45 Insertion hole 46 Clip , 47... Notch portion 51... Second locking portion 52... Opening 52a... Lower edge 60... Side door.

Claims (5)

A mounting structure for mounting an exterior member to a vehicle body via a bracket,
An insertion hole is formed in the lower wall of the vehicle body,
The bracket has an insertion portion inserted into the insertion hole and a first locking portion,
The exterior member has a second locking portion that locks with the first locking portion by being brought close to the bracket along an assembly direction that intersects the insertion direction of the insertion portion,
The first locking portion and the second locking portion are provided below the insertion portion,
A mounting structure for an exterior member for a vehicle. The second locking portion has an opening,
The first engaging portion has a protruding piece that protrudes outward from the vehicle body and is inserted into the opening, and a claw that is provided on the protruding piece and is engaged with an edge of the opening. ,
The mounting structure for the vehicle exterior member according to claim 1 . A gap for exposing the projecting piece is provided between the exterior member and the bracket,
The mounting structure for the vehicle exterior member according to claim 2 . A locking hole is opened in the side wall of the vehicle body,
A clip is attached to the exterior member,
The clip is locked in the locking hole by being inserted into the locking hole along the assembly direction.
A mounting structure for a vehicle exterior member according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The exterior member is elongated,
A plurality of the brackets are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the exterior member,
A mounting structure for a vehicle exterior member according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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