JPH0630607Y2 - Car hood mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a mounting structure for an automobile hood.

[Prior Art] Generally, in order to open and close the hood of an automobile, there are many hood hinges provided at the rear end of the hood, and the hood hinge is pivotally supported by a hinge bracket fixed to the vehicle body. A structure having the above is devised (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-141172).

FIG. 3 shows a conventional example of the structure around the hood hinge on the right side, but a structure symmetrical to this is formed on the left side.

With this structure, a front panel 3 is provided below the cowl panel 2 in the vehicle width direction D, and a side frame 5 is connected to a side portion of the front panel 3. Then, the fan 6 is located on the outside thereof. The front panel 3 has a through hole 3 for passing the hood hinge 8.
a is provided, and the separator 10 is provided along the hood hinge 8.

The hinge bracket 12 is formed in an L shape, and the base portion 12a of the hinge bracket 12 is placed on the front panel 3 along the through hole 3a, and the edge portion of the separator 10 is placed under the front panel 3. The mounting bolts 14 are screwed into the welding nuts 15 fixed to the lower side of the mounting holes of the separator 10 through the mounting holes of the hinge bracket 12 and the front panel 3 to fix each component.

The hood hinge 8 is superposed on the rising portion 12b of the hinge bracket 12 via the spacer 17, and the hood hinge 8 is rotatably supported around the pin 18 through the pin 18. A hood (not shown) is connected to the hood hinge 8, and when the hood is opened and closed, the hood hinge 8 rotates about the pin 18 within the through hole 3a of the front panel 3.

The cowl panel 2 located above is fixed to the front panel 3 by a clip 20 near the center of the vehicle body.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

As described in the conventional example of FIG. 3, the hinge bracket is generally attached to the vehicle body in a cantilever structure in many cases. Therefore, in order to secure the lateral rigidity of the hinge bracket, it is necessary to increase its plate thickness, which is not preferable.

Further, the cowl panel located above is irrelevant to the hood hinge mechanism, and as shown in FIG. 3, the cowl panel 2 is fixed to the front panel 3 near the center of the vehicle body. Therefore, from the mounting portion (clip 20) to the edge 2
Since the dimension E up to a is large and this is an overhang shape, the vertical rigidity of the cowl panel 2 is insufficient, and it becomes difficult to maintain a sense of rigidity or to secure quality such as adjustment of a gap with the adjacent fan 6. However, there was a problem that the improvement was necessary.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The present invention provides a mounting structure for an automobile hood that solves the above problems.

That is, in the one in which the left and right hood hinges provided at the rear end of the hood are pivotally supported by the left and right hinge brackets located below the cowl panel, each of the hinge brackets is formed in a shape, and one end thereof is The hood hinge is pivotally supported at the end by being secured to the front panel provided in the width direction, the other end is secured to the side frame, and the cowl panel is clipped to the top of the hinge bracket by a clip. I wear it.

[Action]

In this invention, since the hinge bracket is formed in a shape and both ends are fixed to the vehicle body as described above, the rigidity strength is remarkably increased.

Further, since the cowl panel is fixed to the top of the hinge bracket, the overhang as in the conventional example is eliminated, the rigidity is increased, and the quality can be easily ensured.

〔Example〕

The details of this invention will be described below with reference to the embodiment shown in FIGS. A structure symmetrical to these drawings is also formed on the other side in the vehicle width direction. In FIG. 2, the F direction shows the front of the vehicle body.

The structure is such that a front panel 31 is provided below the cowl panel 30 in the vehicle width direction D, and the side frame 3 is provided on a side portion thereof.
Combine 3 Further, the fuser 35 is located outside thereof. The front panel 31 is provided with a through hole 31a through which the hood hinge 37 passes, and a separator 38 is provided along the hood hinge 37.

The hinge bracket 40 is shaped and has a base 4
0a and one rising edge 40b, and one top 40c
And the other end composed of the descending portion 40d.

Then, the mounting hole 40e provided in the base portion 40a of the hinge bracket 40 is superposed on the mounting hole of the front panel 31 along the through hole 31a, and the edge of the separator 38 is mounted below the mounting hole of the front panel 31. The mounting holes provided in the parts are overlapped with each other, and the mounting bolts 42 are screwed into the welding nuts 43 fixed to the lower side of the mounting holes of the separator 38 through these mounting holes to fix each component.

Further, the mounting hole provided in the hood hinge 37 is overlapped with the mounting hole provided in the rising portion 40b of the hinge bracket 40 via the spacer 44, and the hood hinge 37 is freely pivoted around the pin 46 through the pin 46. Pivot.

Further, the mounting hole 40f provided in the descending portion 40d of the hinge bracket 40, the side frame 33, and the front panel 3
The mounting holes provided in the connecting portion with 1 are overlapped with each other, and the mounting bolts 48 are screwed into the welding nuts 49 fixed inside the mounting holes 40f to fix each component.

The hood (not shown) is coupled to the hood hinge 37 by its mounting hole 37a, and when opening and closing the hood,
The hood hinge 37 rotates about the pin 46 in the through hole 31a of the front panel 31.

The cowl panel 30 located above is attached to the top portion 40c of the hinge bracket 40. The attachment hole of the cowl panel 30 is overlapped with the attachment hole 40g formed in the top cormorant 40c, and the clip 51 is fixed. .

[Effect of device]

This invention is as described above, and since the hinge bracket for attaching the hood hinge is formed in a shape,
The rigidity strength is significantly improved, and it is not necessary to increase the plate thickness.

The hinge bracket is attached to the side frame and is located along the vehicle width, that is, the side of the vehicle body, and the cowl panel is fixed to the top of the hinge bracket. Never be. Therefore, there is an advantage in that the rigidity of the cowl panel in the vertical direction does not become insufficient, and it becomes easy to maintain a sense of rigidity or to secure quality such as adjusting a gap between adjacent cowers.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a hood mounting structure showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hood hinge and a hinge bracket of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a conventional hood mounting structure. FIG. 30 ... Cowl panel, 31 ... Front panel, 33 ... Side frame, 35 ... Fender, 37 ... Hood hinge, 40 ... Hinge bracket, 40a ... Base part, 40b ... Standing part, 40c ... Top part , 40d ... Descent part, 51 ... clip, D ... vehicle width direction.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A left and right hood hinges provided at a rear end portion of a hood are pivotally supported by left and right hinge brackets located below a cowl panel, each hinge bracket being formed in a shape, and one end thereof being formed. Part is fixed to a front panel provided in the vehicle width direction to pivotally support the hood hinge at the end, and the other end is fixed to a side frame, and the cowl panel is further provided at the top of the hinge bracket. A hood mounting structure for an automobile, characterized in that it is fastened with a clip.