JPH0324459Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field]

This invention relates to the structure of the cowl side part of an automobile, and particularly to an automobile in which a space is formed between the cowl side part inside the lower part of the front side fender panel and in front of the door hinge on the lower side of the side door. This invention relates to improvements in the cowl side structure of.

[Conventional technology]

In cold regions, rainwater that drips through the roof, front windshield glass, and drip channel is located between the cowl side part inside the lower part of the front side fender panel and the lower door hinge of the side door. The ice turns into ice in the space formed at the front position and adheres to the space. This ice gradually becomes larger and is formed to protrude rearward from the rear end of the front side fender panel. In conventional automobiles, the side door is attached to the front pillar by a door hinge with the simplest structure called a hinge, and even if ice forms near the door hinge, the side door There was no obstacle to opening and closing the door.

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, for example, the applicant's proposal
When adopting a door hinge mechanism using a four-bar rotation link as disclosed in No. 179974, when the side door is opened, the side door slides far forward, causing interference with ice blocks formed in front of the door hinge. , a problem arises in that it is difficult to smoothly open and close the side door. To deal with this, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 50-39542, it is conceivable to provide a partition plate in front of the door hinge to prevent ice blocks formed in the space in front of the door hinge from growing near the door hinge. . However, even if this is done, rainwater that drips directly through the drip channel provided above the front pillar where the side door is attached will adhere to the vicinity of the door hinge and turn into ice, which will prevent the side door from opening and closing. There is a problem that. This idea was made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is designed to prevent ice blocks from growing near the door hinge, and to prevent ice blocks formed in the space in front of the door hinge from interfering with opening and closing the side door. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cowl side structure for an automobile.

[Means to solve the problem]

In this invention, a space is formed between the lower inner side of the front side fender panel and the cowl side part, at a lower front position of the door hinge of the side door, and supports the side door via the door hinge. In a cowl side structure of an automobile having a drip channel disposed obliquely forward along the upper part of a front pillar, the structure is connected to the rear end of the front side fender panel at a rear end position of the front side fender panel, and A shielding plate is provided, the inner end of which is connected to the body side via a foam sealing material, and which shields the rear side of the space, and the upper end of the shielding plate is curved from the front of the door hinge to pass above. The above object is achieved by extending the drip channel to a position overlapping the lower end opening of the drip channel.

[Effect of invention]

This invention uses a shielding plate to block the space between the lower inside of the front side fender panel and the cowl side part, and between the space in front of the door hinge on the lower side of the side door and the door hinge. This prevents ice blocks formed in the space from growing to a position where they interfere with the side door, thereby ensuring smooth opening and closing of the side door. In addition, the upper end of the shielding plate extends to a position where it overlaps the lower end opening of the drip channel, which is arranged diagonally forward along the top of the front pillar, so that the drip channel can be easily This prevents rainwater, etc. that drips through the door from adhering to the vicinity of the door hinge and turning into ice blocks.

【Example】

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the door hinge 16 is located between the inside of the lower part 10A of the front side fender panel 10 and the cowl side part 12 and below the side door 14.
In a cowl side structure of an automobile in which a space 18 is formed at a front position, a shielding structure in which a rear end flange of the front side fender panel 10 is extended to the vicinity of a front pillar outer panel 22 to shield the rear side of the space 18. A plate 20 is formed, and the inner end 20A of the shielding plate 20 in the vehicle body width direction is spaced 2 from the outer surface of the front pillar outer panel 22.
4 facing each other, and the inner end 20A is connected to the front pillar outer panel 22 via a foam sealant 26 that fills the gap 24. As shown in FIG. 2, the inner end 20A of the shielding plate 20 is connected to the front pillar outer panel 2.
2 and is bent at right angles to form a flange shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper end 20B of the shielding plate 20 is curved from the front side of the upper door hinge 35 to the upper side thereof, and is disposed obliquely forward along the front pillar outer panel 22. It extends to a position overlapping the lower end opening 30A of the petite channel 30. Further, the lower end 20C of the shielding plate 20 extends below the lower end 14A position of the side door 14, as shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 32 indicates a front windshield glass, and 34 indicates a fender liner forming the rear wall of the front wheel house. Here, the foamable sealing material 26 is applied to the front pillar outer panel 22 side in an unfoamed state during the car body painting line, and is foamed by heat received when passing through a drying oven in the painting line. Let them do it. When applying the foaming sealant 26, the location 34 formed in advance on the front pillar outer panel 22 is used as a guide. Further, the foaming sealing material 26 is applied after the electrodeposition coating but before the intermediate coating. Further, the inner end 20A of the shielding plate 20 is fixed to the front pillar outer panel 22 by bolting after applying the foam sealing material 26 to the front pillar outer panel 22 and before applying intermediate coating. At this time, since there is a gap 24 between the flange-shaped inner end 20A and the front pillar outer panel 22, the installation adjustment work of the front side fender panel 10 is not obstructed. In the intermediate coating (top coating) step, the foamable sealing material 26 is foamed to fill the gap 24 and seal the space between the two (see FIG. 3). Here, the point of application of the foaming sealant 26 is
The front side fender panel 10 and the front pillar outer panel 22 are painted after electro-deposition.
The anti-corrosion quality is ensured. For example, in a cold region, rainwater or the like that reaches the cowl side portion 12 through the front windshield glass 32 and the drip channel 30 may
Although it may grow into an ice block 36 within the space 18
Since the ice block 36 is blocked from the door hinge 16 side by the shielding plate 20, the ice block 36 does not grow to a position where it interferes with the front end of the side door 14 when it is opened. Furthermore, the shielding plate 20 is formed as an extension of the front side fender panel 10, and its flange-shaped inner end 20A is connected to the front pillar outer panel 22 via the foam sealing material 26, so that the shielding plate 20 is formed as an extension of the front side fender panel 10. Rainwater does not leak to the door hinge 16 side through the end of the plate 20 in the vehicle body width direction and freeze. Further, since the upper end 20B of the shielding plate 20 is arranged to overlap the lower end opening 30A of the drip channel 30, the drip channel 30
0 and dripped from the lower end opening 30A,
Since the water does not flow behind the shielding plate 20 but is guided in front of the shielding plate 20, water dripping from above does not turn into ice blocks near the door hinge 16. Therefore, smooth opening and closing of the side door 14 is ensured even in cold regions. Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the front side fender panel 10 is attached, a slight gap 24 is formed between the inner end 20A of the shielding plate 20 and the outer surface of the front pillar outer panel 22, so that the front This has the advantage that the work of attaching the side fender panel 10 to the body becomes easier. Further, the lower end of the shielding plate 20 is connected to the side door 14.
Since it extends below the lower end, water flowing down from above freezes in the space 18 and forms an ice block 3.
6, it does not grow upward from the shielding plate 20 at the rear position, and from this point as well, ice blocks that interfere with the side door 14 are prevented from growing on the door hinge 16 side. In the above embodiment, the shielding plate 20 is an extension of the rear end of the front side fender panel 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.
It may be welded to the rear end of 0. Further, in the above embodiment, the shielding plates 20, 40
is connected to the front pillar outer panel 22 via a foam sealant 26,
The shielding plates 20 and 40 may be connected to other members on the body side, such as the cowl side portion 12.

[Effect of the idea]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it is possible to prevent ice blocks formed in the space between the cowl side part and the lower part of the front side fender panel from interfering with the space when the side door is opened and closed. This has the excellent effect of preventing water dripping from the lip channel from adhering to the vicinity of the side door hinge and turning into ice blocks, thereby ensuring smooth opening and closing of the side door.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the cowl side structure of an automobile according to the present invention with the body outer panel removed, Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an enlarged main part of the same embodiment, and FIG.
It is a sectional view similar to the figure. 10...Front side fender panel, 10
A... lower part, 12... cowl side part, 14...
Side door, 16, 35...Door hinge, 18...
... Space, 20, 40 ... Shielding plate, 20A ... Inner end, 20B ... Upper end, 22 ... Front pillar outer panel, 26 ... Foaming sealing material, 30 ...
Drip channel, 30A...lower end opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A space is formed between the lower inner side of the front side fender panel and the cowl side portion at a lower front position of the door hinge of the side door, and the upper part of the front pillar supports the side door via the door hinge. In the cowl side structure of an automobile having a drip channel disposed obliquely forward along the front side fender panel, the cowl side structure is connected to the rear end of the front side fender panel at the rear end position of the front side fender panel, and the inner end is foamed. A shielding plate is provided which is connected to the body side via a sealing material and which shields the rear side of the space, and the upper end of the shielding plate is curved from the front side of the door hinge to the upper side thereof. A cowl side structure for an automobile, characterized in that it extends to a position that overlaps the lower side of a lower end opening of a petit yannelle.