JPH05301546A - Mounting structure for seal member - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the efficiency of a manufacturing work and to reduce a manufacturing cost by reducing the number of parts as attractiveness of appearance of a seal member is improved. CONSTITUTION:A seal member 20 located between the front end part, where a head lamp 3 is positioned, of a car body and the front end part 4a of an engine hood 4 is mounted on, for example, the upper end part of the head lamp 3. An approximately horizontally extending holding rib 24 is integrally formed to the upper end flange 23a of the back cover 23 made of synthetic resin of the head lamp 3, and the base part 20a of the seal member 20 is securely pressed by a holding rib 24 as it is brought into contact with the glass member along the flange part 22a of the glass member 22.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a seal member for sealing between a front end of a vehicle body of an automobile and an engine hood.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a seal member for sealing an engine room is provided between a front end portion of a vehicle body on which a radiator grill and a headlamp of an automobile are located and a front end portion of an engine hood. As the mounting structure of this seal member, various structures have been conventionally provided.

7 and 8 show an example of a conventional seal member mounting structure. That is, in the figure, 2 is an engine room formed in the front part of the vehicle body 1, 3 and 3 are horizontally long headlamps provided at the left and right ends of the engine room 2, and 4 is an engine hood for opening and closing the engine room 2. hand,
Inside the front end of the engine hood 4, seal members 5, 5 are provided.
Is provided. The seal member 5 contacts the upper ends of the headlamps 3, 3 when the engine hood 4 is closed to seal the engine room 2. That is,
The running wind is prevented from flowing into the engine room 2 from the radiator grill 6 without passing through the radiator, and dust and the like are prevented from entering the engine room 2. It also suppresses wind noise and high air resistance when driving.

The seal members 5 and 5 are integrally formed by extrusion molding, and are mounted along the width direction of the vehicle body 1 by a clip 8 fixed to a clip mounting hole 7 of the engine hood 4 (actual flat opening). 3-64152 gazette etc.).

Further, as another conventional example, there is one in which a seal member is attached to the upper surface of the front end member of the vehicle body by using a double-sided adhesive tape.

Further, as another conventional example, as shown in FIG. 9, a plate-like fixing member 11 made of synthetic resin is fixed by screws 12 to a back cover 10 fixed to the rear portion of the glass member 9 of the headlamp 3. On the other hand, the sealing member 13 is attached along the front end edge of the fixing member 11 while being adhered from below to the double-sided adhesive tape 14 which is previously adhered to the lower surface of the front end portion of the fixing member 11. Is becoming

[0007]

However, since the seal member 5 is attached to the engine hood 4 by the clip 7 in the first conventional example,
Due to variations in the formation position of the clip 7 attachment hole 6 formed in the engine hood 4 in the front-rear direction, variations in the attachment position of the inner panel 4b in which the attachment hole 6 is formed in the front-rear direction, etc. The placement position of has changed,
The engine hood 4 protrudes in a wavy shape from the front end edge of the engine hood 4 to deteriorate the appearance on the front end side of the vehicle, resulting in deterioration of appearance quality.

Further, in the second conventional example, when the seal member is adhered to the upper surface of the double-sided adhesive tape, there is no positioning of the adhering portion, so that the arrangement position of the seal member changes as described above. It becomes a meandering state, and it protrudes into a wave shape and the appearance deteriorates.

Further, in the third conventional example, since the seal member 13 is attached while being positioned along the fixing member 11, the change of the arrangement position of the seal member 13 is avoided and the appearance is deteriorated. Can be prevented, but the fixing member 11
In addition to screws and screws 12, double-sided adhesive tape 14 and back cover 1
Since the boss portion 10a on which the screw 12 is screwed on is required, the number of parts is inevitably increased, the manufacturing work becomes complicated, and the mounting work of the seal member 13 becomes complicated, so that each work efficiency is improved. This has led to lower prices and higher costs.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. First, in the invention of claim 1, the front end portion of the vehicle body on which the headlamp and the like are located. A seal member interposed between a front end of the engine hood and the engine hood, the base of the seal member is positioned at least on a flange portion provided at the upper end of the headlamp in the structure for attaching to the front end of the vehicle body; A holding rib for fixing the base portion is integrally provided on the flange portion along the width direction of the vehicle body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a structure in which a seal member, which is interposed between a front end portion of a vehicle body on which a headlamp and the like are located, and a front end portion of an engine hood, is attached to the front end portion of the vehicle body, It is characterized in that the base is positioned at least on the flange portion provided at the upper end portion of the headlamp and fixed to the flange portion with a clip.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in order to mount the seal member, the base of the seal member is simply positioned from the front along the flange portion provided at the upper end portion of the headlamp, for example, the holding rib and the upper surface of the headlamp. If the seal member is pushed in between, the seal member can be easily attached to the upper surface of the headlamp while being positioned in the front-rear direction while being pressed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the base portion of the seal member can be easily attached to the flange portion with a clip while positioning the base portion along the flange portion provided on the upper end portion of the headlamp.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show each embodiment of the mounting structure of the seal member according to the invention of claim 1, and FIGS. 4 to 6 show each embodiment of the invention of claim 2.

That is, 2 in FIG. 1 showing the first embodiment is an engine room, 4 is an engine hood for opening and closing the engine room 2, and 3 is a laterally long headlamp of a vehicle body front end covered by a front end 4a of the engine hood 4. , 20 is the headlamp 3
A seal member 20 interposed between the engine hood 4 and the engine hood 4, the seal member 20 being integrally formed of a rubber material by extrusion molding, and a belt-shaped base portion 20a fixed to the upper surface of the headlamp 3. The engine hood 4 is formed by rising from the front edge of the base 20a and bending inward.
And a seal lip 20b that abuts the lower surface of the front end portion 4a. The base portion 20a has a fitting groove 21 having a rectangular cross section formed in the inner end portion on the engine room 2 side along the longitudinal direction.

The headlamp 3 includes a hard glass member 22 on the front surface and a back cover 23 made of synthetic resin and fixed to the rear portion of the glass member 22. The glass member 22 and the back cover 23 are provided with flange portions 22a and 23a which are joined to each other on the outer peripheral portion in parallel, and the seal member 20 is fitted to the outer peripheral edge of the flange portion 23a of the back cover 23. A holding rib 24 into which the mating groove 21 fits is integrally provided. This retaining rib 2
4 is formed in a long plate shape along the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the headlamp 3, and is bent substantially horizontally from the outer peripheral edge of the flange portion 23a toward the front of the vehicle body such that the tip end portion 24a rides over the flange portion 22a of the glass member 22. It is formed by bending. The thickness of the retaining rib 24 is set to be slightly larger than the width of the fitting groove 21 of the seal member 20. Furthermore, the width dimension L of the gap between the lower surface of the holding rib 24 and the upper surface of the glass member 22 is set to be slightly smaller than the thickness dimension between one side surface of the fitting groove 21 and the lower surface of the base portion 20a.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, in order to mount the sealing member 20 on the upper surface of the headlamp 3, the fitting groove 21 of the base 20a is simply held by holding the sealing member 20 from one end side with respect to the holding rib 24. Push in the other end in order.
As a result, the sealing member 20 is positioned by the holding rib 24, and the fitting force of the fitting groove 21 with respect to the holding rib 24 and the sandwiching pressure between the holding rib 24 and the glass member 22 with respect to the lower end of the base portion 20a cause headlamps. It can be easily and surely attached to 3.

Therefore, the seal member 20 is positioned along the holding ribs 24 to prevent the mounting position from changing in the front-rear direction and to prevent the corrugated protrusion from occurring when the engine hood 4 is closed. And the appearance is improved.

Further, the seal member 20 can be surely attached to the upper surface of the headlamp 3 by the holding ribs 24 or the like as described above.
0 is provided with a fitting groove 21, and the back cover 23 is provided with a holding rib 2
Since only 4 is provided, the number of parts is reduced as compared with the related art, the manufacturing workability and the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the mounting workability is also improved.

FIG. 2 shows the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the base portion 20a of the seal member 20 is not provided with a fitting groove, but the distal end portion 20c of the base portion 20a rises substantially upwardly. The core metal 25 is formed in a bent shape and is embedded inside the tip portion 20c. on the other hand,
In the holding rib 24 of the back cover 23, the tip edge portion 24b of the extended tip portion 24a is bent downward in a substantially L shape, and is formed between the tip portion 24a and the flange portion 22a of the glass member 22. The bent tip portion 20c of the base portion 20a is fitted.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the sealing member 20 can be simplified simply by pushing the tip portion 20c of the sealing member 20 between the tip portion 24a of the holding rib 24 and the flange portion 22a of the glass member 22 and fitting them. And it can be securely attached. In particular, since the core metal 25 is embedded inside the tip portion 20c, the hook-like engagement force with the tip edge portion 24b is strengthened, and the sealing member 2 from the holding rib 24 is strengthened.
It is possible to prevent accidental dropping of 0. Further, other operational effects are similar to those of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which the base portion 20a of the seal member 20 is bent and formed in a substantially U shape, while the tip end portion 24a of the holding rib 24 is extended in the horizontal direction. ing. Further, a protrusion 22b parallel to the flange 22a is provided on the upper surface of the glass member 22, and
A base portion 20a is provided between the protrusion portion 22b and the flange portion 22a.
A fitting groove 26 for fitting the bent tip portion 20c is formed.

Therefore, in order to attach the seal member 20, first, the tip end portion 24a of the holding rib 24 is lifted up to open the upper end opening of the fitting groove 26, and at the same time, the fitting groove 2 is formed.
The bent front end portion 20c of the seal member 20 is fitted into the inside of 6. After that, when the lifting of the holding rib 24 is released, the tip end portion 24a of the holding rib 24 is elastically exerted by the base portion 20a.
The upper surface of a is pressed against the upper end of the protrusion 22b, and the bent tip 20c is securely fixed to the fitting groove 26. Therefore, the seal member 20 can be securely and firmly attached to the headlamp 3.

FIG. 4 shows a first embodiment according to the invention of claim 2 in which the tip portion 20c of the base portion 20a of the seal member 20 is
The glass member 22 is bent in a substantially crank shape along the flange portion 22a of the glass member 22, and a cored bar 27 is embedded in the tip portion 20a. Further, the tip portion 2 of the base portion 20a
0c is formed by the clip 28 on both flange portions 22a, 2a.
It is fixed to 3a. The clip 28 is formed of a spring steel plate material having elasticity and is elongated, and is formed in a cross section having a substantially ohm symbol shape.
With the flange portion 23a of the back cover 23 and the seal member 2
It is designed to press the base portion 20a of 0.

Therefore, first, the base portion 20a of the seal member 20 is brought into contact with and positioned along the flange portion 22a of the glass member 22. After that, the clip 28 is opened against the elastic force, and the back cover 2 is opened at both ends 28a and 28b.
When the flange portion 23a of 3 and the base portion 20a are sandwiched,
The inner peripheral surface of the base portion 20a is the flange portion 2 of the glass member 22.
The seal member 20 can be securely and firmly attached by being crimped and fixed to the 2a. In particular, since the shape of the base portion 20a is held by the cored bar 27, the crimping state by the clip 28 becomes reliable, and the seal member 20 is prevented from being accidentally dropped.

As described above, in this embodiment, the seal member 2
0 to each flange portion 22a, 23a by a clip 28
Since it is pressure-bonded and fixed to, reliable positioning can be obtained, and the same effects as the invention of claim 1 such as reduction of the number of parts can be obtained. In particular, since the clip 28 itself has an extremely simple shape, not only the manufacturing work but also the mounting workability is good.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the base portion 20a of the seal member 20 is formed in a flat plate shape,
The clip 29 having a substantially ohm symbol shape in cross section has one end 29
A pressing piece 29c for pressing the base portion 20a from above from the end edge of a
Are provided integrally. Therefore, in this embodiment, after the seal member 20 is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the glass member 22, both flange portions 22a and 23a of the clip 29 are pinched by the pressing portions 29c. 20a is pressure-bonded and fixed to the upper surface of the glass member 22. Therefore, also in this embodiment, the same operational effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which the tip portion 20c of the base portion 20a of the seal member 20 is bent into a substantially U shape along the outer peripheral surfaces of the flange portions 22a and 23a. At the same time, a metal core-shaped clip 30 is embedded inside the tip portion 20c. The clip 30 is formed of a spring steel plate material having elastic force, and is bent in a substantially U shape along the shape of the tip portion 20c. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the seal member 20 is attached, the tip portion 20c of the base portion 20a is simply pushed between the flange portions 22a and 23a against the spring force of the clip 30, and the elasticity of the clip 30 is reduced. Both flanges 22 with force
The seal members 20 are attached to the flange portions 22a and 23a by pressing the a and 23a together. Therefore, not only the reliable positioning operation of the seal member 20 can be obtained, but also the mounting work thereof becomes extremely easy. Further, since the clip 30 can be integrally embedded during the extrusion molding of the seal member 20, its manufacturing workability is improved and the number of parts can be greatly reduced.

The respective inventions are not limited to the configurations of the above-described embodiments, and the shapes of the holding ribs 24 and the clips 28 to 30 can be changed. In addition to the headlamp, it is also possible to form a flange portion on the upper end portion of the radiator grill and attach the sealing member with a holding rib or a clip.

[0031]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the seal member mounting structure of each invention, the base portion of the seal member is positioned on the upper end portion of the headlamp while being mounted on the flange portion by the holding rib or clip. As a result, it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the appearance of the seal member due to the variation in the front and rear positions of the mounting holes and the meandering adhesion at the time of adhering to the double-sided adhesive tape as well as reduce the number of parts. Work efficiency can be improved and cost can be reduced.
Further, the work of attaching the seal member is facilitated, and the work efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an essential part showing a first embodiment of the invention of claim 1.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a first embodiment of the invention according to claim 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front end side perspective view of a vehicle body to which a conventional seal member mounting structure is applied.

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

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... vehicle body, 2 ... engine room, 3 ... headlamp, 4
... engine hood, 20 ... sealing member, 20a ... base,
22 ... Glass member, 22 ... Flange part, 23 ... Back cover, 23a ... Flange part, 24 ... Holding rib, 28-3
0 ... clip.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A structure in which a seal member, which is interposed between a front end of a vehicle body where a headlamp and the like are located, and a front end of an engine hood, is attached to the front end of the vehicle body, at least the base of the seal member is A seal member mounting structure characterized in that a holding rib for fixing the base portion is integrally provided on the flange portion provided on the upper end portion of the headlamp along the vehicle body width direction. 2. In a structure for mounting a seal member, which is interposed between a front end portion of a vehicle body where a headlamp and the like are located, and a front end portion of an engine hood, to the front end portion of the vehicle body, at least the head of the base portion of the seal member is provided. A seal member mounting structure, characterized in that the seal member is fixed to a flange portion provided on an upper end portion of the lamp while being fixed to the flange portion by a clip.