JPH05345543A - Floor carpet attaching method for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To spread car floor carpets on a lower body and a side body beforehand and connect both of them to each other to make it follow up accurately. CONSTITUTION:A carpet 20 and a carpet 37 are spread beforehand on a lower body and a side body, respectively, both of which have completed their assembly and outfitting processes. When they are connected integrally, the end parts 20a and 37a of the carpets are stored and held in a recessed groove 59 formed along a connection part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a floor carpet laid from the vehicle body floor to the interior surface of a side sill.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a floor carpet of an automobile is attached to a vehicle body by the structure shown in FIG.
Published by Sankaido Co., Ltd. on April 20, 1993, "Automotive Engineering Complete Book 1"
(3rd Passenger Car Body ", page 181). That is, a side sill 4 having a closed cross-section including a sill inner 2 and a sill outer 3 is joined to both side edges of the floor panel 1, and a tunnel portion 5 is formed in the center of the floor panel 1 in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
Are formed. A floor carpet 7 is laid on the floor panel 1 via a felt 6, and a terminal portion 7a of the floor carpet 7 is fixed to a sill inner 2 together with a kicking plate 9 that covers a flange of the side sill 4 with a screw 8. Has been done.

[0003]

However, in the conventional structure as described above, although the tunnel portion 5 is erected at an obtuse angle with respect to the general surface 1a of the floor panel 1, the sill inner 2 has the general surface. It is coupled in a substantially right angle shape with respect to 1a. Therefore, the floor carpet 7 can be laid following the shape of the corner portion C ₁ extending from the general surface 1a to the tunnel portion 5,
A corner portion C ₂ extending from the general surface 1a to the sill inner ₂
In this case, it is difficult to follow this, and as shown in the figure, it is the actual situation that a suitable bent portion 10 is formed and laid without intentionally following the corner portion C ₂ . . Therefore, in the bent portion 10, the floor carpet 7 is in a state of being separated from the corner portion C _2, and as a result, the bent portion 10 is stretched or distorted due to partial stress concentration such as the pedaling pressure of the occupant.
There was a risk that the appearance quality would deteriorate.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional situation, and provides a floor carpet structure of an automobile which can be laid down while accurately following from a floor panel to a side sill. is there.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a lower body having a front floor panel that has been subjected to assembly and fitting processes, and a side having a side sill joined to a lower end of a pillar. A vehicle floor carpet structure comprising a vehicle body that is butt-joined to a body in a final step, wherein a lower flange is formed at a lower portion of the side sill, and a kicking plate disposed on an upper surface of the side sill is attached to a car of the side sill. A side carpet that hides the interior surface is integrally coupled, and flanges are vertically provided on both side edges of the front floor panel via a step portion, and when the lower body and the side body are butt coupled to each other, the front floor panel is provided. By connecting a flange of the side sill to a lower flange of the side sill. Along molding the concave groove, the terminal portion of the main floor carpet is laid on the front floor panel in recess in the groove, are accommodated clamping the terminal portions of the side carpet.

[0006]

In the above structure, the side carpet integrally joined to the side sill and the main floor carpet laid on the front floor panel are formed by butt-joining the lower body and the side body so that the interior surface of the side sill and the floor panel The side carpet and the main floor carpet can be laid without being separated from each other in conformity with the shape, and the terminal portions of the side carpet and the main floor carpet are housed and held in the recessed groove to prevent displacement.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle body according to this embodiment includes the lower body 11, the side body 12, the engine compartment 13, the roof assembly 14, the rear end assembly 15, etc. which have been assembled and fitted in each line in the final step. It is configured to butt-join with peripheral components of the. The lower body 11 has a structure in which a front floor panel 16 and a rear floor panel 17 are coupled to each other. A flange 19 is provided on both side edges of the front floor panel 16 via a step portion 18 as shown in FIG. It is set up. A main floor carpet 20 is laid on the front floor panel 16, front seats 21, 22 and a rear seat 23 are arranged on the main floor carpet 20, and a lower surface of the rear floor panel 17 is provided. A rear axle unit 24 is arranged.

The side body 12 includes a front pillar 25, a center pillar 26, a rear pillar 27, roof side rails 28 and side sills 29 joined to upper and lower ends of the pillars 25, 26, 27, and a rear fender panel. 30 and a front door 31 are assembled, and the side sill 29 is a sill outer 32.
And the sill inner 33 are joined by upper and lower flanges 34, 35 to form a closed cross section. A kicking plate 36 is attached to the upper surface of the side sill 32 with a screw 37. The interior surface of the side sill 29, that is, the sill inner 33, is attached to the kicking plate 36.
The side carpet 37 formed of the same material as the main floor carpet 20 for concealing the above is integrally joined.

In the engine compartment 13,
All necessary parts such as a power unit 39, a radiator 40, etc. to be accommodated and arranged in the engine room 38 and a front axle unit 41 are incorporated, and a radiator core support panel 42, a front fender panel 43, a front bumper 44, a front lamp unit. Four
5,45, radiator grill 46, engine hood 47
Etc. are assembled.

The roof assembly 14 has a roof panel 48, a front roof rail 49, a rear roof rail 50, and a ceiling trim (not shown). The rear end assembly 15 has a rear end panel 51.
The rear lamp unit 52 is assembled to the rear lamp unit 52. In the figure, 53 is a front window, 54 is a back door, and 56 is a rear bumper.

In such a construction, in the final step, the lower flange 35 of the side sill 29 and the front floor panel 1 are
The flange 19 of 6 is fixed with the bolt 57 and the nut 58, and the side body 12 is attached to both sides of the lower body 11. Then, a recessed groove 59 is formed between the step portion 18 and the sill inner 33 as shown in FIG. 1, and the terminal portions 20a, 37a of the main floor carpet 20 and the side carpet 37 are pushed into the recessed groove 59. Hold the house. As a result, a corner portion C having a substantially right-angled shape like the joint portion between the side sill 29 and the front floor panel 16 is formed.
_{Also in 2} , the main floor carpet 20 and the side carpet 37 can be laid so as to follow the shape of the corner portion C ₂ without causing separation, and the terminal portions 20a and 37a are located in the concave groove 59. By being held and held, it is possible to reliably prevent the displacement due to displacement due to the occupant's pedaling pressure or the like.

As described above, the main body carpet 20 is laid on the lower body 11, and the kicking plate 36, to which the side carpet 37 is integrally connected, is attached to the side body 12 in the fitting process. Carpet laying work is eliminated, and it becomes easy to automate all vehicle body assembly and outfitting processes, including floor carpet laying work, using a robot.

After the side body 12 and the lower body 11 have been joined, the engine compartment 13, the roof assembly 14, and the rear end assembly 15 are sequentially joined by bolts and nuts, and the front window 53, the back door 54, etc. are assembled. The car can be completed by.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the side carpet for concealing the interior surface of the side sill is integrally connected to the kicking plate disposed on the upper surface of the vehicle side sill, and the side sill and the floor panel are connected. When the side body and each end portion of the main floor carpet laid on the floor panel are butt-joined to the lower body and the side body in the final step, the side carpet and the end portions of the main floor carpet laid in the concave groove formed in I chose Therefore, the side carpet and the main floor carpet can freely follow the vehicle interior surface of the side sill and the floor panel, and are securely held by the concave groove in the connecting portion. Therefore, unlike the case where a single floor carpet is used, there is no occurrence of a bent portion separated from the joined portion between the side sill and the floor panel, and the quality caused by the position displacement deformation of the bent portion is not generated. It is possible to eliminate a decrease in feeling.

Further, by dividing the floor carpet into the side carpet integrally joined to the kicking plate and the main floor carpet laid on the floor panel as described above, the lower body and the side body are separated as shown in the embodiment. In the vehicle body structure that is assembled after the assembly and outfitting steps, the step of laying a floor carpet in a narrow vehicle interior is not required, and automatic assembly using a robot becomes practical.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view in an assembled state showing an embodiment of the present invention.
Sectional drawing corresponded to the II line.

FIG. 2 is an overall exploded perspective view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a conventional automobile floor carpet structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4, 29 ... Side sill 9, 36 ... Kicking plate 16 ... Front panel 20 ... Main floor carpet 20a ... Terminal part 33 ... Sill inner (vehicle interior surface) 37 ... Side carpet 37a ... Terminal part 59 ... Recessed groove

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A floor carpet for an automobile, comprising a vehicle body in which a lower body having a front floor panel that has been subjected to respective assembling / fitting steps and a side body having a side sill joined to a lower end portion of a pillar are butted and joined together in a final step. In the structure, a lower flange is formed in a lower portion of the side sill, and a kicking plate disposed on an upper surface of the side sill is integrally coupled with a side carpet that conceals a vehicle interior surface of the side sill, and the front floor panel A flange is vertically provided on both side edges via a step, and when the lower body and the side body are butt-joined to each other, the flange of the front floor panel is joined to the lower flange of the side sill to join the joint. A groove is formed along the groove on the front floor panel. A method of assembling a floor carpet of an automobile, characterized in that a terminal portion of the laid main floor carpet and a terminal portion of the side carpet are held between them.