JPH0735827Y2 - Car front body structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a front body structure of an automobile.

(Prior Art) Generally, in a front body of an automobile, fender panels are arranged on both sides of a hood covering an engine room, and a headlamp housing is incorporated inside a front end of the fender panel.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, the applicant of the present application arranges a front end upper panel, which extends in the vehicle width direction continuously with the front end of the fender panel, at the front end of the fender panel. A body structure was developed in which a front end portion and an end portion of the front end upper panel in the vehicle width direction define a part of a space for incorporating the headlamp housing. It is conceivable that the lamp light emitted from the outer circumference of the housing may leak to the outside through the gap between the boundary between the fender panel and the front end upper panel.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to make it extremely easy and surely prevent the light of the headlamp from leaking to the outside from the gap without using a special part. It is to provide a front body structure that can be used.

(Means for Solving the Problem) However, the present invention provides a front end upper panel that extends in the vehicle width direction continuously to the front end of the fender panel and a radiator support that extends in the vehicle width direction. And a front end portion of the fender panel and an end portion in the vehicle width direction of the front end upper panel define a part of an assembling space of the headlamp housing, wherein The end portion of the end upper panel in the vehicle width direction is fixed to the radiator support via a bracket, and the bracket is interposed between the head lamp housing and the gap between the front end upper panel and the fender panel. And a shield plate that prevents light from the lamp housing from leaking through the gap. It is characterized by having formed a body.

(Operation) According to the present invention, since the shielding plate for preventing light from leaking from the lamp housing is formed integrally with the fixing bracket of the front end upper panel, the number of parts is of course reduced. Therefore, the shield plate can be assembled at a predetermined position by assembling the front end upper panel to the radiator support.

(Embodiment) A front body structure according to the present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a front body of an automobile, in which (1) is a hood that opens and closes an engine room, and (2) is fenders arranged on both sides of the hood (1). A front end upper panel (3) is disposed in the vehicle width direction along the front end edge of the hood (1), and both lengthwise edges thereof are at the front end portion of the fender panel (2). A radiator grille (4) is arranged along the lower edge of the front end upper panel (3), and a front end lower panel (5) is arranged along the lower edge of the front end upper panel (3). The front end of the fender panel (2) and both ends of the front end upper panel (3), the radiator grille (4), and the front end lower panel (5) in the longitudinal direction. And it defines the built-space (7) of the square of the headlamp housing (6).

The front end upper panel (3) shown in the figure has an upper wall (3) extending continuously forward from the front end edge of the hood (1).
1) and a vertical wall (3 that extends downward from the rear end of the upper wall (31)
2) and a lower wall (33) extending rearward from the lower ends of both ends of the vertical wall (32) in the vehicle width direction in a substantially horizontal direction, and an upper portion of the lower wall (33) has an upper portion of the hood (1). ) Of the upper wall (31) is integrally formed with a tongue-shaped connecting wall (34) extending downward at both ends of the upper wall (31) in the vehicle width direction. A radiator support (8) is arranged below the rear part of (3).

With the above configuration, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the vehicle width direction end of the front end upper panel (3) is fixed to the radiator support (8) via the bracket (9) with the bolt (81). At the same time, the bracket (9) is interposed between the headlamp housing (6) and the gap (S) at the boundary between the front end upper panel (3) and the fender panel (2), The shield plate (90) for preventing the light of the lamp housing (6) from leaking to the outside through the gap (S) is integrally formed.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the bracket (9) includes a first fixing piece (91) bolted to the radiator support (8) and a vehicle width direction of the first fixing piece (91). A second fixing piece (92) extending inward from the inner edge and being one step higher than the first fixing piece (91), and a third bending piece that is bent downward from the vehicle width direction outer side of the first fixing piece (91). And a fixing piece (93), and a pair of bolt insertion holes (91
a) (91b) is formed and a nut (92a) is fixed to one (91a) of the bolt insertion holes. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the nut (92a) is attached to the lower end of the third fixing piece (93). The shield plate (90) extending outward in the vehicle width direction is integrally formed.

The bracket (9) has the second fixing piece (92) on the lower surface of the lower wall (33) of the front end upper panel (3) and the third fixing piece (93) on the front end upper panel (3). ) Is spot-welded to the outer surface of the connecting wall (34), the first fixing piece (91) is placed on the radiator support (8), and a pair of bolts (81) mounted on the radiator support (8). Is inserted into the bolt insertion holes (91a) (91b), and nuts (92a) (92b) are screwed into the insertion end portions of the bolts, so that the first fixing pieces (91)
Is fixed to the radiator support (8), and thus the shielding plate (90) is located above the headlamp housing (6) as shown in FIG. The headlamp housing (6) is provided at a predetermined position between the headlamp housing (6) and the gap (S) at the boundary between the fender panel (2) and the headlamp housing (6). The lamp light emitted from the outer circumference of 6) is prevented from leaking to the outside through the gap (S).

(Advantages of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the end portion of the front end upper panel in the vehicle width direction is fixed to the radiator support via the bracket, and the bracket is used to define the boundary between the front end upper panel and the fender panel. It is necessary to form the shielding plate particularly by interposing between the gap and the headlamp housing and integrally forming a shielding plate for preventing light of the lamp housing from leaking from the gap. Of course, the number of parts is reduced accordingly, and the shielding plate can be assembled in a predetermined position by assembling the front end upper panel to the radiator support. Therefore, it is extremely easy as a whole. Moreover, it is possible to reliably prevent the light of the headlamp from leaking to the outside through the gap without using any special parts. It came to be possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a front body structure of an automobile according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a main part without a hood, FIG. 2 is a perspective view, and FIG. 3 is a front end upper panel. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an assembled state with a bracket, FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view of a main part, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the bracket. (2) …… Fender panel (3) …… Front end upper panel (6) …… Headlamp housing (8) …… Radiator support (9) …… Bracket (90) …… Shield plate (S) …… Gap

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A front end upper panel that extends continuously in the vehicle width direction and a radiator support that extends in the vehicle width direction are provided at the front end portion of the fender panel, and the front end upper panel and the radiator support extend in the vehicle width direction. A front body structure of an automobile, wherein a front end portion and an end portion in the vehicle width direction of the front end upper panel define a part of a built-in space of a headlamp housing, wherein the end portion in the vehicle width direction of the front end upper panel is It is fixed to the radiator support via a bracket, and the bracket is mounted between the headlamp housing and the gap between the front end upper panel and the fender panel so that the light of the lamp housing is An automobile characterized by integrally forming a shielding plate for preventing leakage from the gap. Front body structure.