JPH0132615Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to a structure for mounting a balance panel to the front part of an automobile body.

(Prior Art) Generally, a front bumper is provided at the front lower part of the vehicle body of an automobile, and a pair of left and right head lamps are provided near the upper part of the front bumper (for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 134280/1983).

Further, in the above configuration, a balance panel extending in the vehicle width direction may be provided to fill the gap between the front bumper and the headlamp. In this case, the end of the balance panel is usually joined to the front end of a front fender that forms both sides of the front of the vehicle from the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and is fastened and attached to the vehicle body.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, in the case of the above conventional configuration, the balance panel is simply fastened to the front fender by joining from one direction. The mounting position of the two parts is likely to be incorrectly positioned, which may cause problems in appearance such as a step in the vehicle width direction on the outer surface of the part where the two parts are connected.
Additionally, each end of the balance panel is usually bent toward the rear, and the bent ends are fixed to the vehicle body to attach the balance panel to the vehicle body. In the case of such a configuration, a large load due to the weight of the balance panel is applied to the bent end of the balance panel.

For this reason, the bent end is required to have sufficient strength to handle the load, but as mentioned above, this balance panel is to be housed in a narrow space between the front bumper and headlights, so It is not easy to effectively improve the strength of the bent end within the space.

(Purpose of the invention) This invention was made with attention to the above-mentioned circumstances, and when a balance panel is attached to the front of the vehicle body, it is possible to easily make the outer surfaces of the connected parts of the two panels flush. The purpose is to prevent this continuous portion from causing any inconvenience in appearance and to effectively improve the strength of the bent end of the balance panel.

(Structure of the invention) The feature of this invention to achieve the above object is that a part of the bent end of the balance panel is joined and fixed to a part of the outer end of the car body from the longitudinal direction of the car body. The other part of the bent end of the above is joined and fixed to the other part of the outer end of the vehicle body from the vehicle width direction, and both of the fixed parts are provided above and below the bent end.

(effect) The effects of the above configuration are as follows.

The end portions of the balance panel 12 are joined to the vehicle body 1 from two different directions, the longitudinal direction and the vehicle width direction, and the balance panel 12 is attached to the vehicle body 1 in this state. Therefore, when attaching the balance panel 12, firstly, if the vehicle body 1 and the balance panel 12 are joined in the two different directions described above, the vehicle body 1
It is easy to position the balance panel 12 against the
And it can be done accurately.

By the way, when the balance panel 12 is attached by bending each end of the balance panel 12 toward the rear and fixing the bent end 12a to the vehicle body 1 side, the bent end 12a of the balance panel 12 , this balance panel 12
A large load will be applied due to its own weight.

However, in this case, the bent end 12a of the balance panel 12 is joined to the vehicle body 1 side from two different directions as described above, and is fixed in each of the two directions. It is distributed at the bottom. For this reason, the above load is applied to two
Therefore, the above-mentioned load can be firmly supported without using much reinforcement material.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of this invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a car body, and the car body 1 has a front cross member 2 as a main frame at the front thereof.

A radiator support 3 is provided on the front cross member 2 to project upward, and this radiator support 3 supports a radiator (not shown). Further, the vehicle body 1 has front fenders 4 on both sides of the front thereof, and the front fenders 4 are supported on the main frame side. 5 is the bonnet.

On the other hand, a front bumper 7 is provided near the front of the front cross member 2, and this front bumper 7 is supported by a side member (not shown). is connected to via a bracket 8.

Further, a pair of left and right headlamps 9, 9 are provided in the upper vicinity of the front bumper 7, and a radiator grill 10 is provided between the headlamps 9, 9. A balance panel 12 is provided that extends in the vehicle width direction so as to fill the gap between the front bumper 7, the headlights 9, and the radiator grille 10. Each end of this balance panel 12 is attached to the front end of the front fender 4.

The mounting structure of the balance panel 12 to the front fender 4 will be described below.

The front end of the front fender 4 has a first mounting piece 13 extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the front end of the main body of the front fender 4, and one end is welded to the first mounting piece 13, and the other end is welded to the first mounting piece 13. a second end extending forward;
It has a mounting piece 14.

On the other hand, the balance panel 12 has a U-shaped cross section, and each end thereof is bent toward the rear. The bent end 12a of this balance panel 12 has a bracket 15. The bracket 15 also has a first protruding piece 16 facing the first mounting piece 13 and a second protruding piece 17 facing the second mounting piece 14.

Then, the first mounting piece 13 of the front fender 4 is joined to the front face of the radiator support 3, and the first protruding piece 16 of the balance panel 12 is joined to the front face of the first mounting piece 13, so that these radiator supports 3. The first mounting piece 13 and the first protruding piece 16 are fastened together with the first bolt 19 and attached. At the same time, the second mounting piece 14 of the front fender 4 and the second protruding piece 17 of the balance panel 12 are joined from the vehicle width direction, and both are fastened by the second bolt 20. Also,
In the above case, the fixed portions, which are the fastening portions formed by the first bolts 19 and the second bolts 20, are provided separately above and below the bent end 12a of the balance panel 12. In this way, the bent end 12a of the balance panel 12 is fixed to the vehicle body 1, so that the balance panel 12 is fixed to the vehicle body 1.
is attached to.

Although not shown, the balance panel 12
A midway portion in the vehicle width direction is connected to the radiator support 3 via another bracket 21.

(Effects of the invention) According to this invention, the ends of the balance panel are joined to the vehicle body from two different directions, the longitudinal direction and the vehicle width direction, and the balance panel is attached to the vehicle body in this state. At the time of installation, by first joining the vehicle body and the balance panel in the two different directions described above, the balance panel can be easily and accurately positioned with respect to the vehicle body.

Furthermore, the bent end of the balance panel is joined to the vehicle body from two different directions as described above, and is fixed in each direction, and the two fixed parts are provided separately above and below the bent end. ing. For this reason, the load is supported at two points widely separated vertically, and therefore, the load can be firmly supported without using many reinforcing materials. That is, the strength of the bent end can be effectively improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of this invention. Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the front of the vehicle body, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle body, Figure 3 is a partially enlarged view of Figure 1, and Figure 4 is a front fender. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a portion where a balance panel is attached. 1...Vehicle body, 4...Front fender, 12...
...Balance panel, 12a...Folded end.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A front part of an automobile body in which a balance panel extending in the vehicle width direction is provided at the front part of the vehicle body, each end of the balance panel is bent toward the rear, and the bent ends are fixed to an outer end of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction. In the balance panel mounting structure, a part of the bent end of the balance panel is joined and fixed to a part of the outer end of the vehicle body from the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and
The other part of the above bent end is joined and fixed to the other part of the outer end of the same vehicle body from the vehicle width direction, and both of the fixed parts are provided separately above and below the above bent end. Balance panel mounting structure on the front of the vehicle body.