JPH0661595U - Car body structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a body structure of an automobile having a drip rail and a roof round structure having a good appearance when the center pillar is exposed as an outer plate. [Structure] Roof tops of a front door and a rear door are integrally formed with roof round portions that are close to the roof over a drip rail. A garnish that covers the drip rail and has an outer surface that is substantially continuous with the outer surface of the roof round portion is attached to the upper end of the center pillar.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an automobile body structure, and more particularly to a body structure for an automobile having a roof round structure having a drip rail.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, in order to prevent the dividing line at the upper end of the door from being seen from the side of the vehicle body, there is a front door and a rear door which are provided with roof round portions extending to above the roof panel (actually developed 64-32217). Issue). In particular, in the case of an automobile having drip rails provided on both sides of the roof in the front-rear direction, it is desirable in terms of appearance design if the drip rail is covered by the roof round portion.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 On the other hand, the center pillar may be exposed as an outer plate between the front door and the rear door in order to facilitate the construction of the body and the front and rear doors and enhance the cross-sectional rigidity of the center pillar. However, in the case of a roof round structure having a drip rail, if the center pillar is exposed as an outer plate, there is a restriction on the appearance design that only the upper part of the center pillar cannot cover the drip rail. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle body structure which has a drip rail and can realize a roof round structure having a good appearance when the center pillar is exposed as an outer plate.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vehicle in which drip rails are provided on both sides of a roof in a front-rear direction and a center pillar is exposed as an outer plate between a front door and a rear door. A roof round portion that is close to the roof beyond the drip rail is integrally formed on the upper ends of the front door and the rear door, and the drip rail is covered on the upper end side of the center pillar, and the outer surface of the roof round portion is formed. The garnish has an outer surface that is almost continuous with.

[0005]

[Action]

 Since the portion of the drip rail corresponding to the center pillar is covered with the garnish, the entire area of the drip rail is covered with the door and the garnish, which eliminates the problem of appearance design. Further, since the outer surface of the garnish is formed almost continuously with the outer surface of the roof round portion integrally formed with the upper ends of the front door and the rear door, the outer surface of the body can have a smooth structure. Also, if a weather strip is attached to the tip of the drip rail, the drip rail and the roof round part of the door and between the drip rail and the garnish are securely sealed, and rainwater etc. are drip rail. As it flows along, it never flows into the room.

[0006]

【Example】

 1 to 4 show an example of a van type vehicle to which a body structure according to the present invention is applied, 1 is a roof panel, 2 is a front door, 3 is a sliding rear door, 4 is a slide rail, and 5 is a center pillar. is there. As shown in FIG. 2, a drip rail 6 is fixed to a side end portion of the roof panel 1, and an inner end portion of the drip rail 6 is joined to a roof side rail 7 by welding or the like. The drip rail 6 is provided in the range from the front end of the front door 2 to the rear end of the rear door 3, and the rear of the rear door 3 has a dripless roof structure. The roof side rail 7 is joined to the upper end of the center pillar 5 by welding or the like. A reinforcement 8 is arranged inside the upper end of the center pillar 5 to receive an impact force caused by closing the doors 2 and 3.

Roof round portions 2a, 3a having substantially the same cross-sectional shape are integrally formed at the upper end portion of the front door 2 and the upper end portion of the rear door 3, and these roof round portions 2a, 3a extend beyond the drip rail 6 and the roof. Close to panel 1. When the doors 2 and 3 are closed, the weather strip 9 attached to the front end portion of the drip rail 6 is crimped to the inner side surfaces of the roof round portions 2a and 3a to seal the gap between the two. .

The center pillar 5 is exposed as an outer plate between the front door 2 and the rear door 3. The upper end of the center pillar 5, that is, the portion corresponding to the drip rail 6 is recessed as shown in FIG. 2, and a resin garnish 10 is fixed so as to cover the recess 5 a and the drip rail 6. The garnish 10 has an outer surface that is substantially continuous with the roof round portions 2a, 3a of the front door 2 and the rear door 3, and the inner surface thereof is pressed against the weather strip 9. As shown in FIG. 4, a flange portion 10a is integrally formed on both sides of the garnish 10, and the flange portion 10a is screwed to a nut 12 fixed to the back side of the upper end portion of the center pillar 5 with a screw 11. As a result, the garnish 10 is fixed. Note that the garnish 10 is not limited to the resin as described above, and may be made of metal, and the fixing method may be replaced with the screw 11 by using another method such as a clip.

As described above, since the upper end of the center pillar 5 is covered with the drip rail 6 and the garnish 10 having an outer surface substantially continuous with the outer surfaces of the roof round portions 2a and 3a is attached, the center pillar having the roof round structure is attached. The body structure that exposes 5 can be configured without difficulty. Further, since the drip rail 6 can be passed through the inside of the roof round portion and the weather strip 9 attached to the tip of the drip rail 6 and the roof round portions 2a, 3a and the garnish 10 are in close contact with each other, rainwater and the like can be stored in the room. It can be prevented from flowing inward. Further, the joint structure between the upper end of the center pillar 5 and the roof side rail 7 becomes simple, which is advantageous in terms of strength.

FIG. 5 shows another fixing method of the garnish 10. In this case, a clip 13 is attached to the inside of the garnish 10, the clip 13 is inserted into the center pillar 5 to prevent the clip from coming off, and a pin 14 protruding from one side or both sides of the garnish 10 is attached to the center pillar 5. 5 is inserted and positioned. In this case, the pin 14 is inserted into the center pillar 5 via the cushioning material 15 which also serves as a seal. In this embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the screws 11 are not exposed when the doors 2 and 3 are opened, and the appearance is not deteriorated, and the positioning and the mounting rigidity are higher than those when only the clip 13 is used for fixing. Has the effect of improving. The material of the garnish 10 of this embodiment may be resin or metal.

It goes without saying that the body structure of the present invention can be applied to not only van type vehicles but also all types of vehicles.

[0012]

[Effect of device]

 As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the center pillar has the upper end portion covered with the drip rail, and the garnish having the outer surface substantially continuous with the outer surfaces of the roof round portions of the front and rear doors is attached. The entire drip rail can be covered with doors and garnishes, and a roof round structure can be reasonably configured to expose the center pillar. Moreover, since the drip rail can be passed through the roof round part and the inside of the garnish, rainwater etc. can be prevented from flowing into the inside of the room. Further, the joint structure between the upper end of the center pillar and the roof side rail is simplified, which is advantageous in terms of strength.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a van-type vehicle having a body structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an essential part of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an example of the garnish of the present invention.

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Roof Panel 2 Front Door 3 Rear Door 2a, 3a Roof Round Part 4 Slide Rail 5 Center Pillar 10 Garnish

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vehicle having a roof and a drip rail provided on both sides in the front-rear direction, and a center pillar exposed as an outer plate between the front door and the rear door. A roof round portion that is close to the roof beyond the drip rail is integrally formed with the garnish, and the center pillar has an upper end portion that covers the drip rail and has an outer surface that is substantially continuous with the outer surface of the roof round portion. The body structure of the automobile, which is characterized by the attachment.