JPH0118464Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Field of Application The present invention relates to the body of an automobile, and in particular, a front pillar is provided at the front corner of the vehicle body, and the side edges of the bumper are extended to the corner. Concerning the body of a car.

〓Conventional technology〓 For example, in a cabover type truck,
The structure of the front corner portion was constructed as shown in FIG. 1, and a front corner panel 2 was disposed on the side surface of the front panel 1. A front pillar 3 is arranged inside the corner panel 2, and this pillar 3 joins a front pillar inner 4 and a front pillar outer 5 to form a closed cross-sectional shape with a hollow interior. Ta. Note that the lower end side of the front pillar 3 was configured to have a hollow cross section by the floor side plate 7 hanging down from the side end of the floor panel 6 and the front pillar outer 5. The lower end of the pillar 3 extends downward to approximately the same height as the step 8.

Therefore, according to the conventional truck cab structure, the lower end of the front pillar 3 composed of the floor side plate 7 and the front pillar outer 5 is located inside the corner side end of the bumper 9. was. Therefore, when a large external force is applied to the bumper 9 and the corner portion of the bumper 9 comes into contact with the lower end of the front pillar 3, the pillar 3 is deformed. Moreover, front pillar 3
As described above, since the floor side plate 7 and the front pillar outer 5 form a closed cross section, it has high rigidity. Therefore, this pillar 3 was not able to absorb the impact, and deformation was applied to other parts as well. Due to such deformation, the door cannot be opened and closed smoothly, and in extreme cases, the pillar 3 itself must be replaced, making repair work extremely troublesome.

〓Purpose of the invention〓 The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned problems.Even if an external force acts on the bumper and causes it to deform inward, the front pillar will not deform.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile body that can be easily repaired as a result of this.

〓Structure of the invention〓 The present invention is an automobile in which a front pillar is provided at the front corner of the vehicle body and the side edge of the bumper extends to the corner. The present invention relates to an automobile body, characterized in that a lower end of a front pillar outer that is joined to a plate to form a hollow closed section is located below the floor panel and above the upper surface of the bumper. With this configuration, even if an external force is applied to the bumper, it will not come into contact with the front pillar.

〓Example〓 The present invention will be described below with reference to an illustrated example.
FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the front corner portion of the cab of the truck according to this embodiment. The cab of this truck is provided with a front cross member 11 as a frame,
A front panel 12 is attached to the front side of the. A headlamp bezel 14 is attached to the lower end of the front panel 12 so that the headlamp 13 attached to the front cross member 11 is exposed. A bumper 15 is arranged below the bezel 14. Further, the upper end of the front panel 12 extends to the lower edge of the front window 16.

On the other hand, a front corner panel 17 is arranged on the side side of the front panel 12, and this panel 1
A front pillar 18 is arranged inside the vehicle 7. The front pillar 18 has a front pillar inner 19 and a front pillar outer 20 on its upper end side.
Both are joined at their side edges, and the inside is hollow to form a pillar 18 with a closed cross section. Further, on the lower end side of the front pillar 18, the front pillar inner 19 ends at the floor panel 22, and instead, the floor side plate 21 is joined to the front pillar outer 20 to form the same hollow pillar 18 with a closed cross section. ing. The floor side plate 21 is installed vertically from the side surface of the floor panel 22, and a bracket 2 is attached to this plate 21.
A step 24 is attached via 3. A fender 25 is attached to the rear side of the step 24.

Furthermore, in the cab of such a truck,
As is clear from FIG. 2, on the lower end side of the front pillar 18, the floor side plate 2
1 and the front pillar outer 20 is located below the floor panel 22 and above the top surface of the bumper 15. Therefore, even if an external force is applied to the bumper 15 and the bumper 15 is deformed, the bumper 15 will not come into contact with the front pillar 18, and this will only prevent the highly rigid pillar 18 from deforming. This can prevent the deformation from spreading to other parts.

Further, even if the bumper 15 is greatly deformed and thereby comes into contact with the floor side plate 21 located inside the corner portion of the bumper 15 and deforms this plate 21, this plate 21 will not be a flat plate as is clear from the figure. Because of its shape, its rigidity is low;
This contact portion absorbs the impact and causes only partial deformation. Therefore, such a deformation can be easily repaired by punching it out from the inside or by adding a replacement plate after fusing.

As described above, according to the structure of the front corner portion of the cab of the truck according to this embodiment, since the lower end of the front pillar 18 ends above the upper surface of the bumper 15, deformation of the bumper 15 may cause The front pillar 18, which is a lever, is deformed and the deformation does not extend to other parts. Therefore, there is no need for major repairs such as interfering with the ability to open and close the door or, in extreme cases, replacing the front pillar 18, making it possible to provide a truck that can be repaired extremely easily.

〓Effects of the invention〓 As described above, the present invention is such that the lower end of the front pillar outer, which is joined to the inner panel to form a hollow closed section, is positioned below the floor panel and above the top surface of the bumper. It is something. Therefore, according to the present invention, even if a large external force is applied to the bumper, the front pillar will not be deformed, and the opening and closing of the door will be hindered, or repairs such as replacing the pillar will not be necessary.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the structure of the corner portion of the cab of a conventional truck, and Fig. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the corner portion of the cab of a truck according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram. In addition, in the symbols used in the drawings, 15...Bumper, 18...Front pillar, 19...Front pillar inner, 20...Front pillar outer,
21...Floor side plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In automobiles where a front pillar is provided at the front corner of the vehicle body and the side part of the bumper extends to the corner, a hollow closed cross section is joined to a floor side plate hanging down from the side edge of the floor panel. 1. A vehicle body characterized in that a lower end of a front pillar outer forming a front pillar outer is located below the floor panel and above an upper surface of the bumper.