JPH0748447Y2 - Car body protection structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention is intended to protect a vehicle body panel of an automobile and an overfender attached thereto from a stepping stone or the like by disposing a liner in the overfender. The present invention relates to a car body protection structure.

[Conventional technology]

As a structure of a wheel house portion of an automobile, there is a structure in which a fender is mounted in an overhang shape on a vehicle body panel of the portion. In an automobile equipped with such an over fender, a liner is provided inside the over fender in order to protect the vehicle body panel and the over fender from flying stones from the wheels, and the front side portion of the over fender is In some cases, a structure is adopted in which the left and right ends of the bumper mounted on the vehicle are covered (for example, the actual open sho 62-6).
See 6583 publication).

6 and 7 show the overfender, liner,
And the general layout of bumpers is shown. In the figure, 31
Is an over fender, 32 is a liner arranged so as to cover the inner surface of the over fender 31, 33 is a bumper attached to the front end of the vehicle body, and extensions 34 are fixed to both ends thereof. The extension 34 is arranged so as to cover the front side of the over fender 31 with a predetermined gap A therebetween.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional vehicle body protection structure, mud or the like is wound up outward through the gap A between the over fender 31 and the extension 34 of the bumper 33, and this adheres to the outer surfaces of the extension 34 and the over fender 31 (see the figure. For example, when the extension 34 is made black for design reasons, there is a problem that the appearance is deteriorated.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the appearance by preventing dirt and the like from adhering to the outer surfaces of bumpers and over fenders. Is intended to provide.

[Means for solving problems]

According to the present invention, a liner for protecting the overfender and the vehicle body panel from flying stones is arranged in the overfender mounted on the vehicle body panel, and the front side of the overfender is covered by both ends of a bumper attached to the vehicle body. In the vehicle body protection structure for an automobile, the overfender mounting portion of the liner covers the gap between the bent portion of the overfender and the upper flanges at both ends of the bumper below, and is located outside the vehicle body with respect to the gap. It is characterized in that extensions are formed close to the inner surfaces of both ends of the bumper.

[Action]

According to the vehicle body protection structure of the present invention, the overfender side attachment portion of the liner is extended to cover the gap between the overfender and the bumper, so that mud and the like from the road surface hits the extension portion and drops, and It is rarely rolled up outside. Therefore, mud or the like hardly adheres to the outer surface of the bumper or the like, and the deterioration of the appearance can be avoided. In this case, since the liner is simply extended, the number of parts or the mounting man-hour does not increase.

Further, since the extension portion of the liner extends toward the inner surface of the bumper located outside the vehicle body from the gap, the gap between the extended end of the extension portion and the bumper is farther from the tire than the gap on the upper side. Therefore, the scattering path of mud and the like from the tire has a zigzag maze structure (see arrow C in FIG. 1), and as a result, leakage of splashing water from the tire can be more reliably prevented.

〔Example〕

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

1 to 5 are views for explaining a vehicle body protection structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is an off-road vehicle adopting the structure of this embodiment. A front bumper 3 is provided at a front end of a vehicle body 2 of the automobile 1 and left and right split rear bumpers 4 are provided at a rear end thereof.
The bumpers 3 and 4 are attached to the left and right ends of the bumpers 3 and 4, respectively.
Is installed.

Further, front and rear wheelhouses 5 and 6 are formed on the front and rear portions of the left and right sides of the vehicle body 2, and the front and rear wheelhouses 5 and 6 are formed on the front and rear panels 2a and 2a of the side panel, respectively. It has a configuration in which over fenders 7 and 8 are attached to 2b. Since both wheel houses 5 and 6 have the same structure, the front wheel house 5 will be described below.

The overfender 7 of the front wheel house 5 is made of a resin having a generally arcuate shape in a side view, and includes a front portion 7d, a rear portion 7e located in front of and behind the wheel, and an upper portion 7f located above the wheel. A reinforcing flange 7b is formed on the inner peripheral edge of the over fender 7 by bending, and a reinforcing rib 7a is integrally formed on the outer peripheral side.
The reinforcing flange 7b and the reinforcing rib 7a are formed over the entire circumference of the over fender 7 and directed toward the inside of the vehicle. Further, the rear portion 7e of the reinforcing flange 7b is
A support portion 7c is integrally formed on the portion in a stepped manner.

At the lower end of the front portion 7d of the overfender 7, as shown in FIG. 1, a bent portion 7g is bent inwardly of the vehicle body in a stepped shape. The upper flange 3b of the extension 3a is located on the front side of the bent portion 7g, and a gap A is provided between the rear end of the upper flange 3b and the bent portion 7g. This gap A is for avoiding abnormal noise due to interference between the extension 3a and the over fender 7.

As shown in FIG. 2, the overfender 7 is attached to the front panel 2a by a stay 11 made of a steel plate. This stay
The outer end of 11 is fixed to the reinforcing rib 7a with a bolt 12a and a nut 12b, and the inner end is fixed to a supporting flange 2c bent at the edge of the front panel 2a with a nut plate 13b and a bolt 13a. There is. Reference numeral 14 is an elastic member interposed between the vehicle inner peripheral edge of the over fender 7 and the front panel 2a.

Inside the over fender 7, a liner 9 for protecting the fender 7 and the front panel 2a described above from flying stones and the like.
Is provided. This liner 9 is made of resin, and its center portion 9a in the vehicle width direction is fixed to the support flange 2c of the front panel 2a with clips 10 at predetermined pitches, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. . Further, a portion 9b of the outer peripheral edge of the vehicle corresponding to the upper portion 7f of the over fender 7 is fixed to the reinforcing rib 7a with a clip 10, and the rear portion 7e.
The portion 9c corresponding to is fixed to the supporting portion 7c of the reinforcing flange 7b by the clip 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, a portion 9d of the liner 9 corresponding to the front portion 7d of the over fender 7 is a front panel.
The stay 11 fixed to 2a extends outward along the lower end of the bent portion 7g. The extension 9e covers the gap A between the bent portion 7g and the extension 3a at a lower position,
Further, there is a gap B between the outer edge of the extension 9e and the inner surface of the extension 3a, and the gap B is the gap A.
It is located farther from the tire. The gap may be further extended so as to close the gap, or an elastic member may be interposed in the gap. The liner may be made of steel plate.

Next, the function and effect of this embodiment will be described.

According to the vehicle body protection structure of the present embodiment, the over fender 7
Since the liner 9 is arranged inside to cover the lower portion of the over fender 7 and the front panel 2a, stepping stones or earth and sand do not hit the over fender 7 and the front panel 2a. Etc. can be protected.

Then, the front portion 9d of the liner 9 is extended as it is to form an extension portion 9e, which covers the lower portion of the gap A between the over fender 7 and the extension 3a, so that flying stones, mud, dust, etc. from the road surface Hits the extended portion 9e and falls downward, and therefore the earth and sand hardly leaks out from the gap A, and as a result, the appearance of the extension 3a due to dirt can be prevented from being deteriorated. Further, in this case, since the leakage is prevented only by extending a part of the liner 9, there is no need for a separate part,
Moreover, the number of installation steps does not increase.

Further, since the extension portion 9e extends toward the extension 3a located outside the vehicle body from the gap A, the gap B between the extension 3a and the extension portion 9e is located away from the tire, and the extension portion 9e The splash water can be prevented from entering from the tire without increasing the protrusion amount so much. Further, the path connecting the clearance B in front of the extension 9e and the clearance A has a zigzag-like labyrinth structure, so that leakage of muddy water or the like to the outer surface of the bumper 3 can be more reliably prevented.

Further, of the mounting portion of the liner 9 to the over fender 7, a portion 9b corresponding to the upper portion 7f of the over fender 7
Is fixed to the reinforcing rib 7a having a high position, the wheel does not interfere with the liner 9 even when the wheel is fully bound. On the other hand, the part 9c corresponding to the rear part 7e is a reinforcing flange.
Since it is fixed to the supporting portion 7c of 7b, the portion between the supporting portion 7c and the rib 7a, which is a conventional shelf portion, is covered with the liner 9 (hatched portion in FIG. 4). Therefore, mud or the like does not accumulate in the portion, and deterioration of the appearance can be avoided.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the vehicle body protection structure of the present invention, since the bumper-corresponding portion of the liner is extended to cover the gap between the bumper and the over fender, leakage of earth and sand from the gap is prevented. This has the effect of preventing the deterioration of the external appearance, and since the liner only needs to be extended, the number of parts and mounting man-hours do not increase.

Further, in the present invention, since the mounting portion of the liner is extended toward the inner surface of the bumper located outside the vehicle body from the gap, it is possible to form a maze structure for the scattering path of muddy water and the like, and prevent muddy water from leaking from the tire. Further, there is an effect that can be surely prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 5 are views for explaining a vehicle body protection structure for an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
Fig. 2 is a sectional side view of the line I-I in Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is a sectional front view of the line II-II in Fig. 5, Fig. 3 is a sectional front view showing a state where the liner is attached to the panel, and Fig. 4 is Fig. 5. IV-IV line sectional plan view of FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a perspective view seen from the front side of the automobile to which this embodiment is applied, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views showing a conventional structure,
It is a sectional side view. In the figure, 1 is an automobile, 2a is a front panel (body panel), 3 is a bumper, 3a is an extension (both ends of the bumper), 7 is an overfender, 9 is a liner, and 9d is a front part of the liner (overfender mounting). Part), 9e is an extension part, and A is a gap.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A liner for protecting the over fender and the vehicle body panel from flying stones is provided in the over fender attached to the vehicle body panel, and the front side of the over fender is defined by both ends of a bumper attached to the vehicle body. In the covered vehicle body protection structure, a bent portion that is formed in a stepped inward direction from the front portion of the over fender and a bent portion that is formed inward at both ends of the bumper in the over fender attachment portion of the liner. A vehicle body protecting structure for an automobile, characterized in that an extension portion is formed so as to cover a gap between the upper flange and the upper flange below and to be close to inner surfaces of both ends of the bumper located outside the vehicle body.