JPH05105037A - Outside air inlet structure of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a car's outside air inlet structure which is able to remove any cloud produced in an inner surface of door glass part so effectively in a simple structure, in an automobile provided with a series of layout parts including combination lamps and so on in a cowl side part of the body. CONSTITUTION:In an automobile provided with a series of layout parts including combination lamps and so on in the side end of a cowl panel, outside air taken into a front body from a front end of the body is conducted to the outside from a conducting port composed of a fender loulouver 17 or the like formed in the rear end face of a front fender, while the air made to flow into the inner part of a mounting seat 15 of a door mirror 10 from an opening 22 formed in the mounting seat 15 of the door mirror as opped to this conducting port, is made so as to flow out along the inner surface of door glass 12 of a side door 4 from a flowing part 26.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outside air intake structure for an automobile in which layout components such as combination lamps are arranged at the side ends of a cowl panel of a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-22925, a door glass is fixed to a door body of a side door, and a door mirror is arranged at a front end portion of the side door. In an automobile in which the base end portion of the vehicle is fixed to the outer panel of the door body through the door glass, a molding member provided at the front edge of the door glass is provided with a protrusion that guides the air flow on the surface of the vehicle body upward. By doing so, the aerodynamic characteristics are improved.

[0003]

As described above, in the door structure in which the door glass is fixed to the door body of the side door, in order to prevent the door glass from being fogged and dirty, the side wall is usually The air drawn from the defroster is made to flow along the inner surface of the door glass, but if a combination lamp or wiper motor etc. is installed in the cowl side part of the automobile, the side defroster is used. It is difficult to install. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a movable glass portion having a large area on the door body, and to open the movable glass portion to remove fogging or the like generated on the door glass. However, there is a problem in that it requires a complicated operation of opening the movable glass portion in order to remove the above-mentioned fogging and the like.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in an automobile in which layout parts such as combination lamps are arranged on the cowl side portion of the vehicle body, the inner surface of the door glass can be provided with a simple structure. It is an object of the present invention to provide an outside air intake structure for an automobile, which can effectively remove generated fogging and the like.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automobile in which a layout component such as a combination lamp is arranged at a side end portion of a cowl panel, and an outlet for outside air flowing into the front vehicle body from the front end portion of the vehicle body. Is formed on the rear end surface of the front fender, and an opening facing the above-mentioned outlet is formed in the seat for mounting the door mirror. A circulation portion for the outside air to be discharged along the above is provided.

[0006]

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the outside air flowing into the front fender from the front vehicle body while the vehicle is traveling is led out from the outlet formed on the rear end face of the front fender and the door mirror. After flowing into the inside from the opening formed in the mounting seat, the fluid is introduced into the vehicle body from the flowing portion and flows along the inner surface of the door glass.

[0007]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of an automobile having an outside air intake structure according to the present invention. The car body of this automobile includes a hood 1, a cowl panel 2, a front window 3, a side door 4, a B pillar 5, and a rear window 6.
A frame 7 is provided, and an outside air introduction port 8 is formed at the front end of the vehicle body. A combination lamp 9 is provided at a side end portion of the cowl panel 2, a door mirror 10 is attached to a front end portion of an outer surface of the side door 4, and a ticket window 11 is movably supported at a central portion thereof. Has been done.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the side door 4 has a door glass 12 covering the outer surface of the side door 4.
And a door trim 14, and a reinforcing panel 13 for reinforcing the inner surface of the peripheral portion thereof, and a mounting seat 15 of the door mirror 10 is fixed to the outer surface of the front end portion of the door glass 12.
Further, the rear end surface of the front fender 16 located below the side door 4 has an outer end portion projecting outward from the door glass 12, and the front fender 16
On the rear end face, there are three fender louvers 1 that serve as outlets for the outside air introduced into the front vehicle body from the outside air inlet 8.
7,18,19 and each fender louver 17,18,1
There are provided straightening vanes 20 and 21 for guiding the outside air toward 9.

The upper end of the fender louvers 17, 18 and 19 is arranged at a position facing the mounting seat 15 of the door mirror 10. The mounting seat 15 is made of a panel material that is curved so as to project outward, and the lower surface of the mounting seat 15 has the fender louver 17 described above.
An opening 22 is formed so as to face the. Then, in the installation portion of the mounting seat 15, a communication port 23 formed in the door glass 12 and a communication port 24 formed in the reinforcing panel 13 are provided.
And a communication port 25 formed in the door trim 14 and an outside air circulation portion 26.

As shown in FIG. 5, the frame 7 has a side member 2 made of a square pipe whose front end is open.
7, a suspension tower member 28 attached to the upper surface of the side member 27 to communicate with the internal space thereof, a cross member 29 attached to the inner surface of the rear end portion of the suspension tower member 28 to communicate with the internal space, and the suspension tower. The member 28 is provided on the upper surface of the rear end of the member 28. Then, a part of the outside air introduced into the frame 7 from the front end opening of the side member 27 is led out from the rear end of the suspension tower member 28 to the installation portion of the combination lamp 9 via the support column 30. At the same time, the remaining outside air is introduced into the cross member 29, and is led out from the exhaust port 31 formed on the rear surface of the cross member 29 into the passenger compartment through the ventilation duct 32 connected thereto. (See Figure 2).

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the B pillar 5 is
Is installed so that the outer surface thereof projects outwardly more than the door glass 12 of the side door 4, and an inlet port for introducing outside air flowing along the outer surface of the door glass 12 at the outer edge of the front surface of the side door 4. 33 is formed, and an outlet 34 for the outside air is formed on the rear surface thereof. A rear window 6 having a double glass structure is disposed behind the B pillar 5, and a double glass of the rear window 6 forms an outside air communication passage 35 communicating with an exhaust port (not shown). ..

When the automobile having the above-described structure travels, the outside air is introduced into the front vehicle body through the outside air introduction port 8 at the front end, and a part of the outside air is guided by the straightening vanes 20 and 21 and the rear end surface of the front fender 16 is guided. 1 formed on the
After being led out to the outside of the vehicle body from the outlet formed by 7, 18, and 19, it flows along the door glass 10 of the side door 4. The outside air from which the fender louver 17 at the upper end is led out flows into the mounting seat 15 through the opening 22 provided in the mounting seat 15 of the door mirror 10, and then the door glass 12
The fluid flows into the vehicle interior through the circulation portion 26 including the communication ports 23, 24, and 25 formed in the same, and flows backward along the inner surface of the door glass 12.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the outside air led out from the fender louver 18 in the middle section is the door glass 12
Flows rearward along the outer surface of the B-pillar, flows obliquely upward guided by the upper surface of the ticket window 11, and then flows into the B-pillar 5 from the inlet 33 at the front end of the B-pillar, and from the lower end of the B-pillar 5. Together with the discharged air, it flows into the communication passage 35 through the discharge port 34 at the rear end of the B pillar, and is discharged outside the vehicle from an exhaust port (not shown). Further, the outside air led out from the lower fender louver 19 flows rearward along the outer surface of the door glass 12, and is guided by the lower surface of the ticket window 11 to flow obliquely downward, and then to the front end portion of the rear fender 36. From the formed opening 37, it flows into an engine room (not shown) provided at the rear of the vehicle body and is discharged to the outside of the vehicle from an exhaust port formed at the rear end portion of the vehicle body or the like.

Further, a part of the outside air introduced into the side member 27 of the frame 7 after being introduced into the front vehicle body is
The combination lamp 9 is supplied to the installation portion from the suspension tower member 29 through the support column 30 to cool the combination lamp 9, and the remaining outside air is crossmember 2
It is introduced into the vehicle compartment through the ventilation duct 32 from the opening 31 of 9 and is used for ventilation in the vehicle compartment.

As described above, a lead-out port composed of the fender louver 17 is formed on the rear end face of the front fender 16, and an opening 22 facing the above-mentioned lead-out port is formed in the mounting seat 15 of the door mirror 10, and this opening 22 is formed. Since the outside air introduced from the inside of the mounting seat 15 is caused to flow out along the inner surface of the door glass 12 of the side door 4 through the circulation portion 26, the dew and dirt attached to the inner surface of the door glass 12 are removed. It can be effectively removed by the outside air.

Further, as described above, the front fender 16
Three fender louvers 17, 18, 19 on the rear end face
And the outside air led out from the middle-stage fender louver 18 is introduced into the B pillar 5 from the inlet 33 at the front end of the B pillar.
In the case where the air is introduced into the interior of the B pillar 5 and is discharged from the lower end of the B pillar 5 to the outside of the vehicle through the communication passage 35 from the outlet 34 at the rear end of the B pillar, In a vehicle in which a fuel tank is arranged below the panel, after the air in the tank installation portion is introduced into the inside from the lower end portion of the B pillar 5,
Since it can be discharged to the outside together with the outside air,
Even if vaporized fuel leaks from the fuel tank to the outside, it is possible to reliably prevent the fuel gas from flowing into the passenger compartment or the like.

Further, as shown in the above embodiment, the outside air led out from the lower fender bar 19 is made to flow into the engine room of the rear vehicle body through the opening 37 formed at the front end of the rear fender 36. In this case, there is an advantage that this outside air can effectively ventilate the inside of the engine room located at the rear portion of the vehicle body.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the rectifying plates 20 and 21 for guiding the outside air are provided at the installation portions of the fender louvers 17, 18 and 19, the opening portion 22 of the mounting seat 15, The outside air can be reliably supplied toward the inlet 33 of the B pillar 13 and the front end opening 37 of the rear fender 36. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, when the ticket window 11 provided at the central portion of the door glass 12 is formed in a tapered shape so that the outside air is guided by both upper and lower sides thereof, The outside air can be more effectively supplied to each of the above parts.

Further, in the above embodiment, the frame 7 is used as a guide passage for the outside air, and the outside air is supplied from the column 30 to the installation portion of the combination lamp 9, and
Since it is configured to be introduced into the vehicle compartment from the ventilation duct 32, the vehicle interior can be effectively ventilated by this outside air, and the combination lamp 9 can be effectively cooled. Therefore, even when the layout component such as the combination lamp 9 is installed at the side end of the cowl panel 2 close to the passenger compartment as described above, the influence of the heat can be reliably prevented from reaching the passenger compartment.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, an outlet for the outside air that has flowed into the front vehicle body is formed on the rear end surface of the front fender, and the opening for facing the outlet is formed on the mounting seat of the door mirror. Is formed, and the outside air introduced into the mounting seat through this opening is configured to flow out along the inner surface of the door glass of the side door through the circulation portion, so that dew and dirt adhered to the inner surface of the door glass. Can be effectively removed by the outside air. Therefore, even when a layout component such as a combination lamp is installed at the side end of the cowl panel close to the passenger compartment and the side defroster cannot be installed, the outside air flowing out from the flow section exposes the inner surface of the door glass. There is an advantage that it is possible to reliably prevent the adherence of the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile having an outside air introducing structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 1 showing the front body of the automobile.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view showing a front portion of a side door.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a front portion of a frame.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Cowl panel 9 Combination lamp 10 Door mirror 12 Door glass 15 Mounting seat 22 Opening part 26 Distribution part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a vehicle in which layout parts such as combination lamps are arranged at side ends of a cowl panel, an outlet for outside air flowing into a front vehicle body from a front end portion of the vehicle body is formed on a rear end surface of a front fender. At the same time, an opening is formed in the mounting seat of the door mirror that faces the outlet, and the outside air that flows into the inside of the mounting seat of the door mirror from this opening flows out along the inner surface of the door glass of the side door. An outside air intake structure for a vehicle, which is provided with a portion.