JPH0226776Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention relates to a front body structure of an automobile in which the outer shell of the front end of the automobile is composed of a soft fascia made of a soft skin material. be.

(Prior Art) In recent years, the outer shell of the front end of an automobile has been constructed of a soft synthetic resin skin member called a soft fascia, which has a high degree of molding freedom and is lightweight.

Conventionally, in order to fix the upper end of this type of soft fascia to the vehicle body, a retainer integrated with the soft fascia was attached to a radiator shaft such as a shroud assemblage, as described in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 52-112045. This was done by fixing it to the loud member.

By the way, recently, from a design standpoint,
It is required that the front nose protrudes further forward than the radiator shroud member.
In this case, the rear end of the soft fascia would be spaced a considerable distance forward of the radiator shroud member.

Therefore, when supporting such a soft fascia with the structure described in the above publication, it is necessary to either extend the retainer integrated with the soft fascia significantly toward the rear of the vehicle body and attach it to the radiator shroud member, or Alternatively, a retainer on the side of the radiator shroud member that extends largely from the radiator shroud member toward the front of the vehicle body is separately provided, and a retainer on the soft fascia side is attached to the retainer on the side of the radiator shroud member.

However, in any of the above cases, a problem arises in terms of support strength of the soft fascia.

In other words, the weight of the soft fascia and the external force applied to its upper end are supported by the radiator shroud member through the elongated retainer that is supported by the radiator shroud member in a cantilevered manner. This causes problems such as the soft fascia being easily bent and causing the installation position and condition of the soft fascia to be greatly distorted.

In addition, the front of the vehicle is equipped with head lamps, turn signal lamps, fog lamps, lamp bezel drive motors for retractable head lamps, cleaning fluid pressure pumps for lamp washers, etc., and their harnesses and tubes utilize the dead space in front of the radiator. In many cases, these harnesses and tubes are arranged side by side on the left and right sides of the vehicle body, but in the past, the harnesses and tubes were wired by attaching fasteners or the like to small holes provided in the structural members of the vehicle body.

In this case, not only does the cost of designing and manufacturing the structural members increase, but also the work of wiring harnesses and the like on the assembly stage becomes troublesome, resulting in high costs.

(Purpose of the invention) The present invention was made to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and provides a front body structure for an automobile that can reliably support a soft fascia and simplify the wiring of harnesses. The purpose is to

(Structure of the invention) The front body structure of an automobile of the present invention has a fascia set plate to which the upper end of the soft fascia made of a soft skin member covering the front part of the vehicle body is attached, which is arranged in front of the radiator shroud member. Air guide plate side panels supporting both ends of the fascia set plate are arranged on both sides of the fascia set plate, and a cross member of the vehicle body located below the fascia set plate and the vehicle of the fascia set plate are arranged. The bracket is connected to the middle part in the width direction by a stay, and a bracket having a plurality of electrical component mounting parts is provided between the stay and the baffle plate side panel.

In the above configuration, the upper end of the soft fascia is reliably supported by the fascia set plate which is supported at both ends by the baffle side panels, and the baffle side panels and the stays are firmly connected by brackets.

Furthermore, the harnesses that cross the front of the radiator from side to side are neatly attached to the plurality of electrical component attachment portions provided on the bracket.

(Effects of the invention) As explained above, in the front body structure of an automobile according to the invention, the soft fascia is attached to the fascia set plate which is disposed in front of the radiator shroud member and supported at both ends by the baffle plate side panels. Since the upper end portion is supported, the soft fascia can be reliably supported by the fascia set plate even if the upper end portion of the soft fascia is located considerably forward of the radiator shroud member.

Furthermore, the dead space between the air guide plate side panel and the stay is effectively utilized to provide a bracket, and this bracket connects the air guide plate side panel and the stay, improving the rigidity of the front body structure. It turns out.

In addition, since the bracket is provided with a plurality of electrical component attachment parts, harnesses that cross the front of the vehicle from side to side can be easily and orderly attached to the electrical component attachment parts.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the outer shell of the front end of an automobile A is composed of a soft fascia 1 made of a soft skin member made of synthetic resin.
and an air skirt portion 1b extending downwardly, and a traveling wind inlet 1c for introducing traveling wind is opened in the center portion of the air skirt portion 1b. Incidentally, reference numeral 2 is a bonnet, and reference numeral 3 is a retractable headlamp.

The front vehicle body structure including the above-mentioned soft fascia attachment structure will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

A pair of left and right side frames 4 are placed opposite each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and portions near the front ends of the side frames 4 are connected to each other by a cross member 5.

A column 6 is erected on each side frame 4 at a position slightly rearward from the front end of the side frame 4, and a shroud upper 7 is provided at the upper end of the pair of left and right columns 6.
is fixed, and this shroud aspere 7 is attached to each support column 6.
It extends outward in the vehicle width direction than the shroud upper 7.
There are apron reinforcements 8 on each end of the
is fixed.

A radiator shroud panel 9 that partitions the space between each of the pillars 6, the apron reinforcement 8 and the shroud top 7 on the outside thereof into front and rear sides at the rear side of the pillar 6 is connected to the pillar 6, the apron reinforcement 8, and the shroud top 7. It is fixed to 7.

A radiator support panel 11 that supports a radiator 10 that is tilted forward and arranged behind the shroud top 7 is arranged from each side frame 4 to the shroud top 7 at the inner surface position of each column 6, and 4, the inner surface of the support column 6, and the lower surface 7 of the shroud upper.

Each air guide plate side panel 12 is disposed on the front side of each of the radiator support panels 11 so as to be adjacent to and in the same plane as the radiator support panel 11, and its lower end is fixed to the side frame 4.

Then, between the left and right baffle plate side panels 12 and the shroud support panel 11, the traveling wind introduced from the traveling wind inlet 1c is transferred to the radiator 10.
A central air guide panel 13 is arranged in a curved manner from the lower end of the cross member 5 to the lower end of the shroud upper 7 to guide the air to the front surface of the air guide plate 12, the left and right air guide plate side panels 12, the radiator support panel 12, the side frame 4, It is fixed to the cross member 5 and the shroud upper 7.

The radiator support panel 11 and the baffle side panel 12 are fixed to each other by connecting their respective flanges, and the upper end of the baffle side panel 12 is located at the same level as the lower edge of the shroud top 7. A fascia set plate 14 for attaching the soft fascia 1 is mounted between the upper ends of the left and right baffle side panels 12 at a position forward of the shroud upper 7, and this fascia set plate 14 It is located above the member 5, and the upper end of the soft fascia 1 is located directly above and near the fascia set plate 14.

A metal retainer 15 integrally connected to the inner surface of the upper end of the soft fascia 1 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the fascia set plate 14 and fixed with screws or the like.

In order to increase the rigidity of the front vehicle body structure by integrating the fascia set plate 14 and the cross member 5, the center part of the fascia set plate 14 and the center part of the cross member 5 are connected at the center position in the vehicle width direction. Plate-shaped stays 16 are attached to each other, and the rear edge of the central portion of the cross member 5 and the central portion of the shroud upper 7 are connected by a connecting stay 17.

Furthermore, in order to effectively utilize the dead space between the face set plate 14 and the cross member 5 to reinforce the front body structure and to facilitate the installation of electrical components, a space between the cross member 5 and the face set plate 14 is A beam-shaped bracket 18 is mounted between the stay 16 and the left and right baffle plate side panels 12 at a position slightly above the middle height position.

The bracket 18 has an L position as shown in FIG.
It is a shaped cross-sectional member with a plurality of electrical component mounting portions 19 projecting downwardly at appropriate intervals along its lower edge, and mounting flanges 20 integrally formed at both ends.

The electrical component attachment portion 19 has a neck-shaped portion 19a for attaching a harness with a fastener or the like.

However, the structure of the bracket 18 is not limited to that shown in the drawings, and the structure of the bracket 18 is not limited to that shown in the drawings.
It suffices if the electrical component mounting portion 19 has a structural strength sufficient to connect the electrical component mounting portions 19 and a plurality of electrical component mounting portions 19.

The electrical equipment mounting part 19 does not necessarily have to have a neck part 19a, and may simply have a small hole or the like, or it may be bent into a hook shape. It may be cut out from the side edge and provided concavely, or it may not be integrally formed with the bracket 18 but may be welded or otherwise attached to the bracket 18.
It may be fixed to . Also, bracket 18
It may also be something that can be attached to the inside of the harness with the harness wrapped around it.

In the above configuration, the fascia set plate 14 is supported at both ends by the baffle side panels 12 and at the center by the stay 16, so that the soft fascia 1 can be reliably set by the fascia set plate 14. It is supported and held in position.

In addition, the front body structure includes a fascia set plate 14 that is wide in the longitudinal direction, a stay 16 that connects the fascia set plate 14 to the cross member 5, and a wind guide plate side panel 1.
Since the bracket 18 connected to 2 is incorporated, the structure is extremely strong.

In addition, since the bracket 18 is provided with a plurality of electrical component attachment portions 19, harnesses that cross the front of the vehicle from side to side can be easily and orderly attached to the electrical component attachment portions.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of an automobile, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of an automobile.
A line sectional view, FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view showing the framework of the automobile with the soft fascia removed, and FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of the bracket. 1... Soft fascia, 5... Cross member, 7... Shroud top, 12... Wind guide side panel, 14... Facia set plate, 16... Stay, 18... Bracket, 19
...Electrical component mounting section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A mounting structure for a soft fascia made of a soft skin member that covers the front of a vehicle body, comprising a fascia set plate that mounts the upper end of the soft fascia in front of a radiator shroud member. A wind guide plate side panel is arranged on both sides of the face set plate to support both ends of the face set plate, and a cross member of the vehicle body located below the face set plate is connected to the face set plate. An automobile characterized in that a stay is provided to connect the plate to an intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction, and a bracket having a plurality of electrical component mounting portions is provided between the stay and the baffle plate side panel. front body structure.