JPH0624313Y2 - Body front undercover structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a structure of a front undercover provided so as to cover a front lower surface of a vehicle body.

(Prior Art) Recently, four-wheel drive vehicles have been widely used as vehicles capable of running on rough roads, but when driving on such rough roads, the vehicles often repeatedly violently move up and down. In such a case, the lower surface of the front part of the vehicle body may collide with the road surface, and this part may be damaged. Some have a front undercover that covers and protects it. In this case, due to the structure of the lower surface of the front part of the vehicle body, the front undercover is usually in a front rising shape (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-94423).

(Problems to be solved by the invention) By the way, when the front undercover collides with the above water when the above car travels on a road surface where water collects, the front undercover becomes a front rising shape. Therefore, the water is pushed out toward the front of the vehicle body, and particularly when the above-described collision is vigorous, the water is largely scattered toward the upper front. Then, in this case, the scattered water falls on the vehicle body due to the traveling wind, which causes the inconvenience of unnecessarily soiling the vehicle body and impairing the comfortable riding feeling.

(Purpose of the Invention) The present invention was made by paying attention to the above-mentioned circumstances, and more reliably protects the front portion of the vehicle body, and at the same time, the front under cover provided on the vehicle body while the vehicle is running. When the water collides with the water on the road surface and the water is about to fly toward the upper front of the car body, guide the water downward so that the water does not fall on the car body. With the goal.

(Structure of the Invention) The feature of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is that the front edge of the front undercover is located near the lower end of the front bumper, and the front edge is curved downward. It is bent, and a jumping water guide surface extending in the vehicle width direction is formed on the lower surface of the front edge of the front undercover.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an automobile, and a vehicle body 2 of the automobile 1 has a pair of left and right side frames 3 at a lower portion thereof, a front wheel 4 is supported at a front portion of the left and right side frames 3, and a rear wheel 5 is provided at a rear portion. Is supported. A front bumper 7 that covers the front portion of the vehicle body 2 from the front is provided on the front portion of the vehicle body 2.

The front undercover 8 made of sheet metal is provided below the front bumper 7 to cover the front lower surface of the vehicle body 2 and protect the same. In this case, the front undercover 8 specifically covers the engine in the engine room 9 formed in the front part of the vehicle body 2 and the lower surface of the axle of the front wheels 4. The front under cover 8 protects the vehicle 1 from being damaged by the engine or the like colliding with the road surface 10 when the vehicle 1 travels.

In particular, in FIG. 2, the front undercover 8 is a bracket 1 attached to the front end of the side frame 3.
The front undercover 8 is firmly fixed to the vehicle body 2 by means of a bolt 12 so that it can be detachably screwed.

The front edge of the front under cover 8 is bent in a curved shape toward the front lower side, and the lower surface of the front edge of the front under cover 8 has a circular groove groove for jumping water that linearly extends in the vehicle width direction. A guide surface 13 is formed. The front end of the front undercover 8 is located near the rear of the lower end of the front bumper 7, that is, the engine room 9
The bottom side of is closed as much as possible.

When the vehicle 1 having the above structure travels on the road surface 10 in which water 15 is accumulated, when the front surface of the front undercover 8 violently collides with the above water 15, the front undercover 8 is in a front rising shape. Because of that water 1
5 tries to fly along the front surface of the front undercover 8 so as to be flipped upward toward the front upper part of the vehicle body 2.

However, in this case, the water 15 which is about to be scattered along the front surface of the front under cover 8 is guided by the guide surface 13 so as to be scattered toward the lower front as shown by an arrow A in FIG. Therefore, the water 15 is prevented from landing on the vehicle body 2 by the traveling wind.

Further, in the above case, since the front end of the front undercover 8 is located in the vicinity of the rear of the lower end of the front bumper 7, the water 15 guided forward and downward by the guide surface 13 is provided.
Is prevented from jumping into the engine room 9 from between the lower end of the front bumper 7 and the front end of the front under cover 8.

(Effect of the Invention) According to this invention, since the front edge of the front undercover that covers the front part of the vehicle body is positioned below the front bumper near the lower end of the front bumper that covers the front part of the vehicle body, The front bumper and the front under cover both cover the gap more closely.

Therefore, the front part of the vehicle body can be protected more reliably.

Moreover, since the front edge of the front under cover is bent, the rigidity of the front under cover is improved accordingly. Therefore, the protection of the front part of the vehicle body is further ensured.

Further, since the front edge of the front undercover is bent downward in a curved shape, and a jumping water guide surface extending in the vehicle width direction is formed on the lower surface of the front edge of the front undercover, the front undercover is covered during running. Is violently colliding with the water on the road surface, and when this water is about to fly toward the front upper part of the vehicle body, the guide surface guides this water downward, suppressing the above-mentioned front splashing. To do.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the water that has collided and scattered from the front undercover from falling on the vehicle body due to the traveling wind.

Moreover, as described above, the front edge of the front undercover is located near the lower end of the front bumper, and the gap between them is small, so that the water is prevented from draining through this gap, that is, this water Is suppressed from falling on the front part of the vehicle body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 2 is an overall side view. 1 ... Car, 2 ... Car body, 7 ... Front bumper, 8
...... Front undercover, 13 ...... Guide surface, 15 ...
…water.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vehicle provided with a front bumper for covering a front portion of a vehicle body from the front, and a front bumper front undercover for covering and protecting a lower surface of the front portion of the vehicle body under the front bumper. The front edge of the front under-cover is located near the lower end of the front bumper, and the front edge is bent downward to be curved so that the jumping water extending in the vehicle width direction on the lower surface of the front edge of the front under-cover. Front undercover structure of the car body with a guide surface for the vehicle.