JPH0356407Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

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

This invention relates to a structure for mounting a cowl louver on an automobile, and more particularly, to an improvement in the structure for mounting a cowl louver disposed below the front windshield glass or front windshield lower molding of a vehicle having a concealed wiper.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional cowl louver mounting structure for an automobile, as already proposed by the present applicant in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 164415/1983, has been proposed for example in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 58-164415, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. In an automobile in which a gap 3 is formed between the cowl outer panel 2 and the upper surface 2A, and outside air is introduced into the vehicle interior through this gap 3, the cowl outer panel 2
A windshield lower molding 6 that straddles the lower edge 4A of the front windshield glass 4 and reaches the fender panel 5 of the automobile is arranged above the upper surface 2A, and is arranged between the windshield lower molding 6 and the upper surface of the cowl outer panel 2. An air passage 7 is formed in the air passage 7, and both ends of the air passage 7 are communicated with the space inside the fender panel 5. Furthermore, an outside air introduction port 8 is bored in the upper surface of the cowl outer panel 2 covered with the windshield lower molding 6. There is one in which a cowl louver 9 is disposed at the outside air inlet 8. Therefore, as is clear from FIG. 6, since the cowl louver 9 is disposed below the windshield lower molding 6, when installing it,
It is necessary to insert the cowl louver 9 into the lower part of the lower end of the windshield lower molding 6.
The problem is that the installation workability is poor. Moreover, conventional cowl louver installation is done by locking a locking pawl provided on the flange of the cowl louver to the periphery of the body hole, so unless the cowl louver is shaped to match the shape of the body hole, There is a problem in that the louver moves and the cowl louver cannot be fixedly attached to the body hole. On the other hand, if other fixing means such as screws or adhesives are used, new problems arise in that the number of parts and assembly man-hours increase, and the ability to attach and detach the cowl louver is impaired. Furthermore, if the cowl louver is formed to have the same shape as the body hole in which it is attached, the cowl louver itself will be as large as the shape of the hole, and there is a problem in that it is not possible to reduce the size and weight of the cowl louver.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an automobile cowl louver mounting structure that improves the workability of installing the cowl louver and makes it possible to reduce the size and weight of the cowl louver itself. The purpose is to provide.

[Means to solve the problem]

This invention is based on a ventilating body hole formed in the cowl top panel below the lower part of the front windshield glass, including the lower edge of the front windshield lower molding, of an automobile that has a wiper storage area for concealed wipers. A cowl louver mounting structure for an automobile, in which a cowl louver main body is mounted such that an outer peripheral flange of the cowl louver main body covers at least a part of the outer side of the hole edge of the ventilation body hole. At least one of both side edge portions and rear edge portion,
A body flange for attaching the louver is formed by protruding along the opening plane below the lower part of the front windshield glass, and a front edge of the body flange is provided below the rear end flange of the outer peripheral flange of the cowl louver body. a locking recess that locks the body hole, and at least a portion of the front end flange and the side end flange are formed with locking tongues that resiliently lock the hole edge of the body hole; The above objective is achieved by providing a gap below the front windshield glass between the rear hole edge of the ventilation body hole and the rear end flange of the cowl louver body in the installed state, which is not covered by the cowl louver body. The goal is to achieve the following. Further, this invention provides the above-mentioned locking recess by forming the locking recess between the rear end flange of the cowl louver main body and the louver reinforcement formed spaced apart below the rear end flange and protruding rearward. It accomplishes its purpose. Further, this invention achieves the above object by forming the locking recess so as to open rearward so that it can be engaged with the body flange from the front.

[Effect]

In this invention, both side edges and the rear edge of the body hole in the vehicle width direction are provided to protrude below the lower edge of the front windshield glass or front windshield lower molding, and the body flange for attaching the louver is provided. The cowl louver body has a locking recess that locks on the front end edge of the body flange, and a locking tongue piece that locks on the hole edge of the body hole. By forming the cowl louver on the other flange, it is not necessary to install the cowl louver by digging it in from below the lower end of the windshield lower molding as in the conventional mounting structure, and the installation work efficiency can be improved. . In addition, by locking the locking recess on the front edge of the body flange, it is possible to prevent the cowl louver main body from moving in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle within the body hole. There is no need to attach the cowl louver itself, and the cowl louver itself can be made smaller and lighter.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment covers the lower part of the front windshield glass 12 (or the lower part of the front windshield lower molding 14 if it is attached) of an automobile having a wiper storage area for concealed type wipers. The cowl louver body 20 is inserted into the ventilation body hole 18 formed in the lower cowl top panel 16 (including
In the automobile cowl louver mounting structure, the outer peripheral flanges 20A, 20B, 20C are attached so as to cover at least a part of the outside of the periphery of the ventilation body hole 18.
The lower edge 1 of the front windshield glass 12 (or front windshield lower molding 14)
A body flange 22 for attaching a louver is provided at a position below 2A, protruding inward in the vehicle width direction along the opening plane of the body hole 18, and a rear end flange 20 near the left and right end flanges 20A is provided on the cowl louver main body 20.
A locking recess 24 that locks to the front end edge of the body flange 22 is formed below the body flange 22, and a portion of the front end flange 20C and side end flange 20A has a locking recess 24 that locks into the hole edge 18A of the body hole 18. A locking tongue piece 26 that locks elastically due to elasticity is formed. Here, the cowl louver main body 20 is locked in the locking recess 24 of the rear end flange 20B to the front edge of a louver mounting body flange 22 that projects inward in the vehicle width direction from both side edges of the hole edge 18A. As shown in FIG. 3, a gap 19 that is not covered by the cowl louver body 20 is formed between the rear end flange 20B and the rear end edge of the hole edge 18A. This gap 19 is located below the front windshield glass 12 or the front windshield lower molding 14. Note that the reference numeral 32 in the figure projects upwardly along the vehicle width direction from the rear end flange 20B of the cowl louver body 20 to reduce the distance between the lower surface of the shield glass 12 or the lower molding 14 and the cowl louver body 20. This is a protrusion for preventing foreign matter from entering through the gap 19 and further through the gap 19. The cowl louver main body 20 has the body hole 1
The louver body 20 is formed to have a slightly larger shape than the mounting part so as to have a similar planar shape to the mounting part 8, and its cross-sectional shape is formed to match the upper surface of the cowl top panel 16. A front end flange 20C and a rear end flange 20B are formed in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and a side end flange 20A is formed in the vehicle width direction. A louver reinforcement 28 is formed protruding from the cowl louver body 20 in the hunting fore-and-aft direction near the side end flange 20A on the back surface of the cowl louver body 20. The locking recess 24 is located between the rear end flange 20B of the cowl louver main body 20 and the rear end flange 20B.
The louver reinforcement 28 is formed between the louver reinforcement 28 and the louver reinforcement 28, which is spaced apart from below and protrudes rearward. That is,
The rear end portion of the louver reinforcement 28 is formed by forming a notch in a triangular shape when viewed from the side along the back surface of the rear end flange 20B of the cowl louver body 20. Therefore, the locking recess 24 is formed to open rearward, and can be engaged with the front edge 22A of the body flange 22 from the front. The locking tongue piece 26 has a locking tongue notch 30 formed in a part of the outer periphery of the side end flange 20A and front end flange 20C of the cowl louver main body 20, and has a U-shaped cross section on the outer edge of the notch 30. A locking tongue main body 26A is vertically disposed, and a locking stepped portion 26B is formed at the free end of the locking tongue main body 26A. The body flange 22 for attaching the louver has a third
As shown in the figure, a rectangular shape is formed at the corner of the rear edge and both side edges of the body hole 18, which has a rectangular planar shape, extending along the opening plane of the body hole 18. Note that the front edge 22A of this body flange 22 is
Lower edge 12 of front windshield glass 12 or front windshield lower molding 14
A, 14A is formed in a vertically downward position. In this embodiment, the body flange 22
By abutting and locking the locking recess 24 of the cowl louver main body 20 against the front end edge 22A of the cowl louver main body 20, and then pushing the cowl louver main body 20 into the body hole 18, the locking stepped portion 26B of the locking tongue piece 26 is locked. is engaged with the hole edge 18A of the body hole 18, and the cowl louver main body 20 is attached to the body hole 18. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the locking recess 24 is provided in the front end edge 22A of the body flange 22 located vertically below the lower edges 12A, 14A of the front windshield glass 12 or the front windshield lower molding 14. After locking, the locking recess 24 and the front edge 22A of the body flange 22
The cowl louver body 2 rotates around the contact area with the
0 in the direction of the body hole 18, the cowl louver main body 20 can be easily attached to the body hole 18. That is, conventionally, it was necessary to lock the locking tongue piece provided at the rear end of the cowl louver body to the rear end edge of the body hole located toward the back of the lower edge of the front windshield glass or front windshield lower molding. Therefore, it was necessary to insert a part of the cowl louver body from below the lower edge of the front windshield glass, making the installation work difficult. However, according to this embodiment, the cowl louver body 20 is attached to the front windshield glass. Since there is no need to dig in from below the lower edge of 12, the installation can be easily performed. In addition, the locking recess 24 locks with the front edge 22A of the body flange 22, so that the cowl louver main body 2
Since the cowl louver body can be restricted from moving in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle within the body hole 18, the cowl louver body can be completely installed by covering the entire surface of the body hole as in the past. Since it is no longer necessary to cover the entire surface of the body hole 18 below the lower edge of the shield glass 12, the cowl louver body 20 can be made smaller by leaving a gap 19 between the body hole 18 and the rear edge of the hole. And weight reduction can be achieved. Particularly in this embodiment, the locking recess 24 can be simply formed as a notch in the rear end of the louver reinforcement 28, making the structure simple. Further, the locking recess 24 is formed to open rearward, and the locking recess 24 is formed to open rearward, and
Since the cowl louver main body 20 can be engaged with A from the front, the cowl louver main body 20 can be attached even more easily. In the embodiment described above, the body flange 22 is provided in a rectangular shape at the corner of the rear end edge and both side edges of the body hole 18 along the opening plane of the body hole 18, protruding inward in the vehicle width direction. However, the body flange 2 is not limited to this.
2 is located vertically below the lower ends 12A and 14A of the front windshield glass 12 or the front windshield lower molding 14,
In addition, it may be provided as long as it projects at a position that engages with the locking recess 24 provided at the rear end of the cowl louver main body 20. Therefore, as long as the body flange 22 is located on at least one of the rear edge and both side edges of the body hole 18, its shape, mounting position, etc. can be changed as appropriate depending on the shape of the body hole. Therefore, the locking recess 24 is formed in the cowl louver body 2.
If it is at the rear end of 0, body flange 2 within that range
The position is changed according to 2. Further, the mounting position of the locking tongue piece 26 is not limited to the example, but is attached to the locking recess 2 in the cowl louver body 20.
4 may be provided on at least one of the right and left end flanges 20A and the front end flange 20C where no. 4 is provided.

[Effect of the idea]

Since this invention is constructed as described above, it has the excellent effect that the cowl louver of an automobile can be easily mounted with a simple structure, and the cowl louver itself can be made smaller and lighter.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view showing an embodiment of the automobile cowl louver mounting structure according to this invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire cowl louver, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the main parts of the body hole. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part showing a locking recess of a cowl louver, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional cowl louver mounting structure, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the main part. 12...Front windshield glass, 1
4...Front windshield lower molding, 1
8... Body hole, 18A... Hole edge, 19... Gap, 20... Cowl louver body, 20A... Left and right side end flange, 20B... Rear end flange, 20C
...Front end flange, 22...Body flange, 24
...Latching recess, 26...Latching tongue piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) Formed in the cowl top panel below the lower part of the front windshield glass, including the lower edge of the front windshield lower molding, of an automobile that has a wiper storage area for concealed wipers. A cowl louver mounting structure for an automobile, wherein a cowl louver body is attached to a ventilation body hole such that an outer peripheral flange of the cowl louver body covers an outside of at least a part of the hole edge of the ventilation body hole. At least one of both side edges and rear edge of the body hole in the vehicle width direction is provided to protrude below the lower portion of the front windshield glass along the opening plane to form a body flange for attaching the louver; A locking recess that locks to the front edge of the body flange is formed on the lower side of the rear end flange of the outer peripheral flange of the cowl louver main body, and at least a portion of the front end flange and the side end flanges are provided with the body hole. a locking tongue that elastically locks is formed on the hole edge of the cowl louver body when the cowl louver body is attached to the rear hole edge of the ventilation body hole below the front windshield glass. A cowl louver mounting structure for an automobile, characterized in that a gap not covered by the cowl louver body is provided between the end flange and the cowl louver body. (2) The locking recess is formed between the rear end flange of the cowl louver main body and a louver reinforcement that is spaced apart below the rear end flange and protrudes rearward. A cowl louver mounting structure for an automobile according to item 1. (3) The locking recess is formed to open rearward and can be engaged with the body flange from the front.
Automotive cowl louver mounting structure described in section.