JP7298482B2 - Mounting structure for vehicle exterior parts - Google Patents

Description

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

For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a mounting structure for an outer mirror device as an exterior component for a vehicle. The outer mirror device described in Patent Document 1 includes a base member and a base cover body that covers the outer peripheral side of the base member. The base member is inserted into the opening of the door outer panel and has a plurality of mounting legs fixed to the outer reinforcement. The base cover body is attached to the base member with bolts. A bracket extends from the base member near the base of the mounting leg. A gasket is provided between the bracket and the door outer panel. The bracket presses the lip portion of the gasket toward the door outer panel for tight contact.

JP 2008-302863 A

By the way, in the mounting structure of vehicle exterior parts including the mounting structure of the outer mirror device described in Patent Document 1, the gap between the cover constituting the exterior parts and the outer surface of the vehicle body tends to vary due to manufacturing variations of each part. As a result, the appearance of the vehicle may be spoiled.

Moreover, in order to adjust such a gap, it is necessary to modify the design of the part related to the formation of the gap in each part. In this case, there arises a problem that many man-hours are required to correct the design.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a vehicle exterior component that can easily adjust the distance between the outer surface of the vehicle body and the cover.

A mounting structure for a vehicle exterior component for achieving the above object is a structure for mounting an exterior component to a vehicle body, and the exterior component includes a base mounted to the vehicle body and covering the base from the outer peripheral side. a cover, wherein a gasket made of a flexible material is provided between the cover and the vehicle body to seal between the cover and the outer surface of the vehicle body; a main body portion positioned between a base and the vehicle body; a body portion connected to the outer peripheral side of the main body portion; and a lip portion that bends from the tip of the inclined portion toward the cover and contacts the edge of the cover. A rib is provided projecting toward and in contact with the other.

According to this configuration, since the ribs provided on one of the main body portion and the base of the gasket are in contact with the other, a pressing force from the base attached to the vehicle body toward the vehicle body acts on the main body portion. . Further, the tip of the inclined portion of the gasket contacts the outer surface of the vehicle body, and the lip portion of the gasket contacts the edge of the cover, thereby sealing the cover and the outer surface of the vehicle body.

Here, when the height of the rib is increased, the pressing force acting on the body portion of the gasket increases. As a result, the inclination angle of the inclined portion of the gasket with respect to the outer surface of the vehicle body is reduced, and the bending angle of the lip portion with respect to the inclined portion is reduced. As a result, the distance between the cover and the outer surface of the vehicle body is reduced. Therefore, the distance between the cover and the outer surface of the vehicle body can be easily adjusted.

In the vehicle exterior component mounting structure, the base has a projection projecting toward the gasket, and the main body has an insertion hole through which the tip of the projection is inserted. Preferably, the rib is provided around the insertion hole in the main body.

According to this configuration, the tip of the projection provided on the base is inserted into the insertion hole of the gasket, so that the position of the base relative to the gasket can be adjusted in a direction intersecting the projection direction of the projection.

In the vehicle exterior component mounting structure described above, it is preferable that a plurality of ribs be provided at intervals in the circumferential direction of the insertion hole.
According to this configuration, by changing the height of a portion of the plurality of ribs provided around the insertion hole, the inclination angle of the portion near the portion of the inclined portion of the gasket and the lip portion can be changed. Bending angle is changed. This facilitates partial adjustment of the distance between the cover and the outer surface of the vehicle body.

In the vehicle exterior component mounting structure described above, the base has a plurality of protrusions, the main body has a plurality of insertion holes, and the ribs are provided around each of the insertion holes. is preferably provided in

According to this configuration, a plurality of ribs for adjusting the distance between the outer surface of the vehicle body and the cover are provided corresponding to the plurality of protrusions and the insertion holes. Therefore, the gap between the outer surface of the vehicle body and the cover can be adjusted over a wide range in the extending direction of the edge of the cover.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the space|interval between the outer surface of a vehicle body and a cover can be adjusted easily.

1 is a perspective view showing an outer mirror device with a gasket attached to an embodiment of a vehicle exterior member; FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the outer mirror device and the gasket of the same embodiment spaced apart from each other; Sectional drawing of the gasket of the same embodiment. The perspective view which shows an example of the rib of the gasket of the same embodiment. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the outer mirror device is attached to the door through the gasket of FIG. 4; The perspective view which shows the example which changed the height of some ribs in the gasket of the same embodiment. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the outer mirror device is attached to the door via the gasket shown in FIG. 6;

An embodiment in which the structure for mounting an exterior member for a vehicle is embodied as a structure for mounting an outer mirror device will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 1 , 2 , 5 and 7 , the outer mirror device 10 is attached to a vehicle door 70 , more specifically, an outer reinforcement 72 located inside a door outer panel 71 . Note that the door 70 corresponds to the vehicle body according to the present invention.

The outer mirror device 10 includes a base 20 attached to the outer reinforcement 72 and a tubular cover 30 covering the base 20 from the outer peripheral side.
<Base 20>
As shown in FIG. 2, the base 20 is made of a hard resin material and has a facing surface 20a that faces the outer surface of the door outer panel 71. As shown in FIG. Three first protrusions 21, two second protrusions 22, and two third protrusions 23 are provided on the facing surface 20a so as to protrude toward the door 70, respectively. Each first protrusion 21, each second protrusion 22, and each third protrusion 23 are provided at positions separated from each other in the surface direction of the facing surface 20a. The first protrusion 21 has a center hole 21a. A bolt 25 for attaching the base 20 to the outer reinforcement 72 is inserted through the center hole 21a.

Both the second protrusion 22 and the third protrusion 23 are cylindrical pins.
The outer diameter and protrusion height of the second protrusion 22 are smaller than the outer diameter and protrusion height of the third protrusion 23, respectively. In addition, the second protrusion 22 corresponds to the protrusion according to the present invention.

<Cover 30>
The cover 30 is made of a hard resin material and is fixed on the opposite side of the base 20 from the facing surface 20a.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the door 70 side edge 30 a of the cover 30 is inclined so that the closer it is to the door outer panel 71 , the closer it is positioned to the outer peripheral side.
A gasket 50 is provided between the cover 30 and the door outer panel 71 and is made of a flexible material such as rubber to seal between the cover 30 and the door outer panel 71 .

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the gasket 50 has a disk-shaped body portion 51 positioned between the base 20 and the door outer panel 71. As shown in FIGS.
The gasket 50 has an inclined portion 52 that continues to the outer peripheral side of the main body portion 51, is inclined with respect to the main body portion 51 so as to approach the door outer panel 71 toward the outer peripheral side, and contacts the door outer panel 71 at the tip 52a. .

The gasket 50 has a lip portion 53 that bends from the tip 52 a of the inclined portion 52 toward the cover 30 and contacts the edge 30 a of the cover 30 .
As shown in FIG. 2, the body portion 51 has first insertion holes 61 through which the bolts 25 projecting from the first protrusions 21 are inserted, and second insertion holes 62 through which the second protrusions 22 are inserted. , and a third insertion hole 63 through which each third protrusion 23 is inserted.

Each hole 61, 62, 63 is a circular hole.
A gap S is provided between the inner peripheral surface of the second insertion hole 62 and the outer peripheral surface of the second protrusion 22 (see FIG. 5). In addition, the 2nd insertion hole 62 corresponds to the insertion hole which concerns on this invention.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a plurality of quadrangular prism-shaped ribs 65A to 65D projecting toward the base 20 and contacting the facing surface 20a of the base 20 are provided around the second insertion hole 62 of the main body 51. is provided. In this embodiment, four ribs 65A to 65D are provided on the periphery of the second insertion hole 62. As shown in FIG. The ribs 65A to 65D are provided at regular intervals (in this case, at intervals of 90 degrees) in the circumferential direction of the second insertion hole 62 .

Since the configurations of the ribs 65A to 65D are the same for one side and the other side of the second insertion hole 62, the configuration of one side (the right side in FIG. 2) will be described below, and the configuration of the other side (the left side in FIG. 2) will be described. ) will be omitted.

The inclined portion 52 and the lip portion 53 are provided over the entire circumference of the body portion 51 .
The inclined portion 52 is formed thicker as it approaches the body portion 51 .
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a screw 40 is inserted through a hole (not shown) provided in the central portion of the body portion 51 of the gasket 50 . The gasket 50 is fastened to the base 20 by screwing the screw 40 into the hole 24 provided in the base 20 .

As shown in FIG. 5, the third protrusion 23 of the base 20 is inserted through the through hole 71a of the door outer panel 71 and the through hole 72a of the outer reinforcement 72 in this order. The bolt 25 is inserted through the mounting hole 71b of the door outer panel 71 and the mounting hole 72b of the outer reinforcement 72 in this order. A nut 26 is screwed onto the tip of the bolt 25 . The outer mirror device 10 is thereby attached to the door 70 .

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, since the ribs 65A to 65D are in contact with the opposing surface 20a of the base 20, the body portion 51 receives a pressing force from the base 20 attached to the door 70 toward the door 70 side. works. The tip 52a of the inclined portion 52 of the gasket 50 contacts the outer surface of the door 70, and the lip portion 53 of the gasket 50 contacts the edge 30a of the cover 30, so that the gap between the cover 30 and the outer surface of the door 70 is reduced. is sealed.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, if the heights of the ribs 65A to 65D are increased, the pressing force acting on the body portion 51 of the gasket 50 increases. This reduces the inclination angle of the inclined portion 52 of the gasket 50 and the bending angle of the lip portion 53 with respect to the outer surface of the door 70 . As a result, the distance between the cover 30 and the outer surface of the door 70 is reduced (the above is effect 1).

In particular, by changing the height of one rib 65A among the plurality of ribs 65A to 65D provided around the second insertion hole 62, the portion of the inclined portion 52 of the gasket 50 near the rib 65A can be changed. The inclination angle and the bending angle of the lip portion 53 are changed (the above is operation 2).

Further, by inserting the distal end portion of the second protrusion 22 provided on the base 20 into the second insertion hole 62 of the gasket 50, the direction intersecting the projecting direction of the second protrusion 22, that is, the main body portion 51 It is possible to adjust the position of the base 20 with respect to the gasket 50 in the planar direction.

Next, the effects of this embodiment will be described.
(1) Since effect 1 described above is achieved, the distance between the outer surface of the door 70 and the cover 30 can be easily adjusted.

(2) By inserting the tip of the second protrusion 22 provided on the base 20 into the second insertion hole 62 of the gasket 50, the gasket 50 is Position adjustment of the base 20 becomes possible.

(3) Since the function 2 described above is achieved, it is possible to easily partially adjust the distance between the outer surface of the door 70 and the outer mirror device 10 .
(4) A plurality of ribs 65A to 65D for adjusting the distance between the outer surface of the door 70 and the cover 30 are provided corresponding to the plurality of second protrusions 22 and the second insertion holes 62 . Therefore, the distance between the outer surface of the door 70 and the cover 30 can be adjusted over a wide range in the direction in which the edge 30a of the cover 30 extends.

<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 shape of the ribs 65A to 65D can be changed to, for example, a cylindrical shape. Also, the ribs 65A to 65D may have different shapes.
- At least one rib should be provided around the second insertion hole 62 .

- In the above embodiment, the configuration of the ribs provided on the periphery of the two second insertion holes 62 is the same, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the number and shape of ribs may be varied for each second insertion hole 62 . Alternatively, a rib may be provided only around one of the two second insertion holes 62 .

- The positions at which the ribs 65A to 65D are provided can be changed arbitrarily. For example, a rib can be provided at a position spaced apart from the second insertion hole 62 in the body portion 51 of the gasket 50 .

- While the ribs provided on the gasket 50 may be omitted, ribs may be provided on the facing surface 20a of the base 20 so as to protrude toward the body portion 51 of the gasket 50 and contact the body portion 51 .

- The present invention is not limited to the mounting structure of the outer mirror device. For example, the present invention can also be applied to other vehicle exterior members such as a camera device that captures the surroundings of the vehicle.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 outer mirror device 20 base 20a facing surface 21 first protrusion 21a center hole 22 second protrusion 23 third protrusion 24 hole 25 bolt 26 nut 30 cover 30a edge 40 Screw 50 Gasket 51 Body portion 52 Inclined portion 52a Tip 53 Lip portion 61 First insertion hole 62 Second insertion hole 63 Third insertion hole 65A to 65D Rib 70 Door 71 Door outer panel 72 Outer reinforcement 71a, 72a Through hole 71b, 72b Mounting hole

Claims (3)

A structure for attaching exterior parts to a vehicle body,
The exterior component is
a base attached to the vehicle body;
a cover that covers the base from the outer peripheral side,
a gasket is provided between the cover and the vehicle body and is made of a flexible material and seals between the cover and the outer surface of the vehicle body;
The base has a protrusion that protrudes toward the gasket,
The gasket is
a main body positioned between the base and the vehicle body;
an inclined portion that is connected to the outer peripheral side of the main body portion, is inclined with respect to the main body portion so as to approach the vehicle body toward the outer peripheral side, and contacts the vehicle body at its tip end;
a lip portion that bends from the tip of the inclined portion toward the cover and contacts an edge of the cover;
The main body has an insertion hole through which the tip of the protrusion is inserted,
A plurality of ribs protruding toward the base and in contact with the base are provided around the insertion hole in the body portion at intervals in the circumferential direction of the insertion hole ,
Mounting structure for vehicle exterior parts. The base has a plurality of protrusions,
The body portion has a plurality of the insertion holes,
The rib is provided around each of the insertion holes,
The mounting structure for the vehicle exterior component according to claim 1 . A structure for attaching exterior parts to a vehicle body,
The exterior component is
a base attached to the vehicle body;
a cover that covers the base from the outer peripheral side,
a gasket is provided between the cover and the vehicle body and is made of a flexible material and seals between the cover and the outer surface of the vehicle body;
The base has a plurality of projections projecting toward the gasket,
The gasket is
a main body positioned between the base and the vehicle body;
an inclined portion that is connected to the outer peripheral side of the main body portion, is inclined with respect to the main body portion so as to approach the vehicle body toward the outer peripheral side, and contacts the vehicle body at its tip end;
a lip portion that bends from the tip of the inclined portion toward the cover and contacts an edge of the cover;
The body portion has a plurality of insertion holes through which the tip portions of the protrusions are inserted,
A rib that protrudes toward the base and contacts the base is provided around each of the insertion holes in the main body,
Mounting structure for vehicle exterior parts.

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