JPH06219330A - Hood structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide hood structure of a vehicle capable of constantly holding the open state of a hood by a hood stay favourable even when the hood is fanned by the wind. CONSTITUTION:In hood structure of a vehicle for holding a hood in an opening state by way of providing a roughly L-shaped hole 11 consisting of a removable part (f) and a holding part (g) on a hood inner panel 4 and hooking the head end part of a hood stay in the hole 11, the hole 11 is formed close to the center of a car body rather than a base part fixing position of the hood stay 10, and at least the holding part (g) of the hole 11 is formed in a state where the hood inner panel 4 is inclined by a proper angle in the counterclockwise direction in the case when the hood inner panel 4 is seen from below. Additionally, the hood stay is so constituted as to be inclined to the control side of the car body at the time when the head end part of the hood stay 10 is hooked in the hole 11 of the hood inner panel 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hood structure for a vehicle, and more specifically, a substantially L-shaped hole having a detachable portion and a holding portion is provided in a hood inner panel, and the tip portion of the hood stay is provided in the hole. The present invention relates to a vehicle hood structure for hanging and holding the hood in an open state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 6 and 7 show a conventional vehicle hood structure. In this conventional hood structure, the front end 1a of the hood stay 1 is hooked in the long hole 3 provided in the hood inner panel 2 to hold the hood 4 in the open state.

The tip portion 1a of the hood stay 1 is
As shown in FIG. 7, a base linear portion a, a first curved portion b,
It is composed of a central straight portion c, a second curved portion d curved in a direction opposite to the first curved portion b, and a tip straight portion e.

The food stay 1 has a second end portion 1a having a second end.
The curved portion d and the straight tip end portion e are passed through the elongated hole 3 of the hood 4, and the first curved portion b is a substantially concave bead portion 5 of the hood 4.
It supports the own weight of the hood 4.

Here, when the hood 4 is pushed up while the hood stay 1 is hooked, the second curved portion d and the tip straight portion e of the hood stay 1 cause the long hole 3 of the hood inner panel 2 to move.
The hood stay does not come off from the long hole 3 because it hangs on one edge portion.

Conversely, when the hood 4 is pushed down, the hood stay 1 moves to the other side of the elongated hole 3 of the hood inner panel 2, and the second curved portion d of the hood stay causes the other edge of the elongated hole 3 to move. It hits the part and supports the weight of the hood 4.

[0007]

By the way, in the above hood structure, the hood 4 is shaken by the wind and vibrates, and the hood stay 1 moves in the longitudinal direction of the long hole 3 of the hood inner panel 2 and easily comes off. There was a drawback.

Therefore, in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawback, FIG.
As indicated by a dotted line, the second curved portion d and the front end straight portion e of the front end portion of the hood stay 1 are separated by about 1 with respect to the longitudinal direction of the slot 3.
It has been proposed to make a twist about 0 degrees.

However, in the above plan, it becomes difficult to insert the tip end portion of the hood stay 1 into the long hole 3 of the hood inner panel 2 and it becomes difficult to remove it, and further, the twisting of the tip end portion of the hood stay 1 occurs. For this reason, there has been a problem that the a portion of the hood stay 1 and the bead portion 5 of the hood inner panel 2 are easily displaced from each other.

Further, conventionally, the hood stay 6 is formed into a substantially L-shape by bending the front end portion 6a thereof, and also has a detachable portion 7a extending laterally corresponding to the front end portion 6a of the hood stay 6. A holding portion 7 extending substantially at right angles to the attaching / detaching portion
It is proposed that the hood inner panel 2 is formed with a substantially L-shaped elongated hole 7 composed of b and b.

In this plan, the tip portion 6a of the hood stay 6 is
The hood 4 can be held in the open state by inserting it into the attaching / detaching portion f of the long hole 7 and then moving it to the holding portion g.

At this time, the tip portion 6a of the hood stay 6 is
Is retained by the reinforcing member 8 provided in the hood inner panel 2 in a state of being hung on the elongated hole 7.

In such a supporting structure for the hood 4, as in the case of the above-described structure, when the hood 4 is agitated by the wind, there is a problem that the hood stay 6 is disengaged from the elongated hole 7.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a hood structure for a vehicle, which can always maintain a good open state of the hood by the hood stay even if the hood is swung by the wind. With the goal.

In the present invention, in order to achieve the above object,
The hood inner panel is provided with a substantially L-shaped hole composed of a detachable part and a holding part, and the tip of the hood stay is hung in the hole,
In the hood structure of a vehicle that holds the hood in an open state, the hole is formed closer to the center of the vehicle than the base fixing position of the hood stay, and at least the holding portion of the hole is viewed from below the hood inner panel. In this case, the hood stay is formed so as to be tilted in an appropriate angle in the counterclockwise direction, and when the front end of the hood stay is hooked in the hole of the hood inner panel, the hood stay is tilted toward the center of the vehicle body.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a vehicle hood structure according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 1
FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the present invention. In these figures, those having the same functions as those shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 are designated by the same reference numerals, and their duplicate description will be omitted.

The hood structure of this embodiment has a hood stay 10 having a tip portion 10a substantially similar to the tip portion 1a of the hood stay 1, a detachable portion f and a holding portion g provided on the hood inner panel 2. L-shaped elongated hole 11 having
It has and.

That is, the tip portion 10 of the hood stay 10
a is a base linear portion a, a first curved portion b, a central linear portion c, and a second curved portion d curved in a direction opposite to the first curved portion b, as shown in FIG. 7. It consists of a straight end portion e.

The food stay 10 has a tip 1
The base linear portion a is slightly bent so that 0a is located on the center side of the vehicle body with respect to the base portion 10b.

On the other hand, the elongated hole 11 is formed closer to the center of the vehicle than the fixed position of the base portion 10b of the hood stay 10, and is tilted counterclockwise by an angle θ with respect to the horizontal line when the hood 4 is opened. Is formed in a closed state (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

In this state, the attachment / detachment portion f of the elongated hole 11 faces obliquely upward, and the holding portion g thereof faces almost the center of the vehicle body and obliquely downward.

Here, in order to hold the hood 4 in the open state, first, the second curved portion d and the tip straight portion e of the tip portion 10a of the hood stay 10 are attached to the attaching / detaching portion 11 of the elongated hole 11 of the hood 4.
Pass through a.

Next, the tip portion 10a of the food stay 10
Is moved to the center side of the vehicle body in the holding portion g of the long hole 11.
At this time, since the long hole 11 is inclined by the angle θ,
The tip portion 10a of the hood stay 10 can smoothly move to the deep portion along the holding portion g of the long hole 11.

When the tip portion 11a of the hood stay 10 reaches the deep portion of the holding portion g, the first curved portion b thereof is engaged with the substantially concave bead portion 5 of the hood 4, whereby the weight of the hood 4 is reduced. Are supported by the food stay 10.

In this embodiment, the size of the elongated hole 11 and the inclination angle θ are appropriately determined so as to satisfy the following conditions.

That is, the width of the holding portion g of the long hole 11 is preferably formed with a minimum gap that is movable with respect to the thickness of the hood stay 10, so that within the section of the holding portion g. The food stay 10 cannot be separated from the long hole 11.

Further, the inclination angle θ of the long hole 11 is set to such an extent that the hood stay 10 can be moved within the holding portion g by its own weight when the tip portion 11a of the hood stay 10 is inside the holding portion g. Is preferred.

Furthermore, the food stay 10 of this embodiment is
It is arranged so as to satisfy the following conditions.

That is, the food stay 10 includes the hood 4
Is arranged so as to be inclined by an angle i with respect to the vertical line in the deep portion of the holding portion g of the long hole 11 in the opened state, whereby the hood stay is always inclined toward the vehicle body center side by its own weight. Is urged to do.

Further, the hood stay 10 is arranged so as to form an angle j with the longitudinal direction of the holding portion g of the slot 11 when the hood 4 is opened. This angle j
Is set to be larger than 90 degrees.

As a result, when the hood 4 is lifted, the tip portion 10a of the hood stay 10 tends to move to the deep side of the elongated hole 11, that is, the center side of the vehicle body.

With the above structure, the present embodiment has the following operations. That is, when the hood 4 is pushed up with the hood stay 10 hanging, the angle θ of the elongated hole 11 is increased.
Due to the inclination, the tip portion 10a of the hood stay 10 moves to the deep side of the elongated hole 11, and the second curved portion d and the tip straight portion e of the hood stay are located at the deep edge portion of the holding portion g of the elongated hole 11. Therefore, the food stay cannot be removed from the long hole 11.

On the contrary, when the hood 4 is pushed down, the hood stay 1 is tilted at the angle i and the hood stay 1
The tip portion 10a of 0 moves to the deep side of the long hole 11, and the second curved portion d and the tip straight portion e of the hood stay are the deep edge portion of the holding portion g of the long hole 11, as in the case described above. To
The food stay cannot be removed from the long hole 11.

[0034]

According to the vehicle hood structure of the present invention, the hood inner panel is provided with a substantially L-shaped hole composed of a detachable portion and a holding portion, and the front end portion of the hood stay is hooked in the hole to form the hood. In the hood structure for a vehicle that holds the open state, the hole is formed closer to the center of the vehicle than the base fixing position of the hood stay, and at least the holding portion of the hole is viewed from below the hood inner panel. It is formed in a state in which it is tilted counterclockwise at an appropriate angle.
Since the hood stay is configured to incline toward the vehicle body center side when the front end portion of the hood stay is hooked in the hole of the hood inner panel, when the hood is pushed up when the hood stay is hooked, The tip portion of the stay hooks on the deep edge portion of the holding portion of the elongated hole, and when the hood is pushed down, the tip portion of the hood stay becomes long by the inclination of the hood stay. The hood stay is attached to the deep edge portion of the holding portion of the hole, and the hood stay cannot be removed from the long hole.

Therefore, in the hood structure of the present invention, the open state of the hood by the hood stay is always good even if the hood is blown by the wind without using a special separate part for holding and fixing the hood stay. Can be held at.

Therefore, in the hood structure of the present invention, the hood stay can be easily attached and detached, and the hood stay can be prevented from being accidentally removed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle to which a vehicle hood structure according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a main part of an embodiment of a vehicle hood structure according to the present invention, and is a view showing a part surrounded by a circle shown by an arrow A in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a vehicle hood structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a vehicle hood structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a main part of a conventional vehicle hood structure.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a tip portion of a hood stay.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of a conventional vehicle hood structure.

9 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the hood structure of the conventional vehicle shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Food stay 10a Tip part 10b Base part 11 Long hole f Desorption part g Holding part

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] July 24, 1992

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0007

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[0007]

By the way, in the above hood structure, when the hood 4 is vibrated by the wind and vibrates, and the hood stay 1 moves in the longitudinal direction of the long hole 3 of the hood inner panel 2, the hood stay is moved. There was a case where the engagement with the hood inner panel 2 was disengaged.

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0013

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Even in such a supporting structure of the hood 4, when the hood 4 is agitated by the wind, the engagement with the elongated hole 7 of the hood stay 6 may be disengaged, as in the case of the above-mentioned structure. .

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0033

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

On the contrary, when the hood 4 is pushed down, the second curved portion d of the hood stay 10 comes into contact with the upper edge of the long hole 11 at the deepest portion of the holding portion g of the long hole 11 to restrict the movement of the hood stay. It Further, in this case, as shown in FIG. 4, since the first curved portion b of the hood stay 10 is engaged with the concave bead portion 5 of the hood inner panel 2, the hood stay 10 has a horizontal direction. Movement is restricted.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be corrected] Drawing

[Name of item to be corrected] Figure 2

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] March 19, 1993

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0007

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[0007]

By the way, in the above hood structure, when the hood 4 is vibrated by the wind and vibrates, and the hood stay 1 moves in the longitudinal direction of the long hole 3 of the hood inner panel 2, the hood stay is moved. There was a case where the engagement with the hood inner panel 2 was disengaged.

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0013

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Even in such a supporting structure of the hood 4, when the hood 4 is agitated by the wind, the engagement with the elongated hole 7 of the hood stay 6 may be disengaged, as in the case of the above-mentioned structure. .

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0033

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

On the contrary, when the hood 4 is pushed down, the second curved portion d of the hood stay 10 comes into contact with the upper edge of the long hole 11 at the deepest portion of the holding portion g of the long hole 11 to restrict the movement of the hood stay. It Further, in this case, as shown in FIG. 4, since the first curved portion b of the hood stay 10 is engaged with the concave bead portion 5 of the hood inner panel 2, the hood stay 10 has a horizontal direction. Movement is restricted.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be corrected] Drawing

[Name of item to be corrected] Figure 2

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Fig. 2]

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hood structure for a vehicle, wherein a substantially L-shaped hole composed of a detachable part and a holding part is provided in a hood inner panel, and a front end part of a hood stay is hung in the hole to hold the hood in an open state. The hole is formed closer to the center of the vehicle than the base fixing position of the hood stay, and at least the holding portion of the hole is formed in a state in which the hood inner panel is tilted at an appropriate angle counterclockwise when viewed from below. Therefore, when the front end portion of the hood stay is hooked in the hole of the hood inner panel, the hood stay inclines toward the center of the vehicle body.