JPH08230715A - Fitting structure of overfender - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a fitting structure of an overfender, by which an overfender can be installed easily and precisely without lowering of fitting work efficiency and appearance. CONSTITUTION: A projected part 7 bent like an acute angle toward the inside of a wheel house is provided on a wheel arch part 2 of a fender panel 1. A clip provided on the back of the vicinity of an upper end of an overfender made of hard resin disposed along the wheel arch part 2 is inserted and engaged in a hole provided in the fender panel 1. A tongue part 8 superimposed on the lower surface of the projected part 7 is disposed on the lower edge of the overfender 3. The tongue part 8 is fixed to the projected part 7 by a fastening means such as a bolt 10 or the like, whereby the fitting work efficiency for the overfender 3 is remarkably improved and the appearance is heightened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for an over fender, and more particularly to a mounting structure for an over fender having excellent mounting workability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when attaching an overfender c along a wheel arch portion b of a fender panel a as shown in FIG. 5, conventionally, as shown in FIG. Fix the bolt d,
A bolt d is inserted into a hole e provided in the fender panel a and tightened with a nut f, or a clip g attached to the inner surface of the upper end of the over fender c as shown in FIG. 7 is attached to the fender panel a. After inserting and engaging with the hole h provided, the lower edge i of the over fender c is overlapped with the lower surface of the flange j provided on the wheel arch portion b of the fender panel a, and both are fastened and fixed by the fastener k. There is something like this.

However, in the former case in which the over-fender c is fastened and fixed to the fender panel a with the bolt d and the nut f, it is necessary to perform the fastening work of the nut f inside the fender panel a. Therefore, the workability of mounting the over fender is poor. Further, in the case of the latter, in which the lower edge i of the over fender c is overlapped with the lower surface of the flange j provided on the wheel arch portion b of the fender panel a and both are fastened and fixed by the fastener k, Although it is not necessary to perform the tightening work on the inside of the fender panel a, there is a problem that the appearance is deteriorated because the fastener k is easily visible from the outside.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an overfender capable of easily and accurately attaching the overfender without deterioration of workability and appearance. It is an object to provide a mounting structure.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a wheel arch part of a fender panel with a projection bent in an acute angle toward the inside of a wheel house and at the wheel arch part. A clip provided on the back surface near the upper end of a hard resin over fender arranged along the above is inserted and engaged with a hole provided in the fender panel. A tongue that overlaps the lower surface of the protrusion is provided at the lower edge of the overfender, and the tongue is fixed to the protrusion.

Further, according to the present invention, a rib that abuts the outer surface of the wheel arch portion can be provided on the lower inner surface of the over fender. Further, according to the present invention, the rising portion that comes into contact with the inner end edge of the protrusion can be provided at the inner end portion of the tongue.

[0007]

In the mounting structure of the over fender constructed as described above, the protrusion provided on the wheel arch portion of the fender panel is bent and formed into an acute angle, and the overlapping tongue portion of the lower surface of the protrusion is formed under the over fender. Since it is provided on the edge, the over fender exhibits a physical property in which the clip and the tongue tend to bend toward each other. Therefore, if the clip is inserted into the hole provided in the fender panel and engaged after the tongue is overlapped with the lower surface of the protrusion and the overfender is temporarily placed, the overfender grips the wheel arch part of the fender panel. Zero the gap between the upper edge of the over fender and the fender panel.

Further, since the protrusion is bent at an acute angle, the tongue can be fixed to the protrusion by attaching a fastener such as a bolt from the lower side of the wheel arch portion to the diagonally outward direction. . For this reason, there is no need to perform tightening work in the wheel house as in the conventional case, and the head and tongue of the fastener are hard to be seen from the outside, and the parting of the lower edge of the over fender is constant. The appearance becomes high.

When a rib that abuts the outer surface of the wheel arch portion is provided on the lower inner surface of the over fender, the lower edge portion of the over fender is used to make the lower edge portion of the over fender use the sandwiching action of the rib and the tongue portion. It can be easily positioned on the arch portion. Furthermore, when a rising portion that abuts the inner edge of the protrusion is provided at the inner end of the tongue,
The positioning workability of the overfender can be further enhanced by utilizing the positioning action of the rising portion and the protrusion.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view including a tongue portion and a projection portion showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view including a clip portion, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a part of the overfender used in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is a perspective view. In these drawings, the over fender 3 attached along the wheel arch portion 2 of the fender panel 1 is formed by molding a hard resin material typified by ABS or the like into a substantially C-shaped cross section.

Box ribs 4 are provided at a plurality of positions on the back surface near the upper end of the over fender 3, and the heads of the clips 5 are engaged and held by the box ribs 4, respectively. Then, the shaft portion of the clip 5 is inserted into the hole 6 provided in the fender panel 1 so that the upper end portion of the over fender 3 is engaged and held by the fender panel 1.

On the other hand, at a plurality of positions of the wheel arch portion 2 of the fender panel 1, there are provided projections 7 that are bent toward the inside of the wheel house at an acute angle with respect to the fender panel 1. Further, a tongue portion 8 that overlaps the lower surface of the protrusion 7 is integrally provided on the lower edge of the over fender 3.

By providing a rib 9 that abuts the outer surface of the wheel arch portion 2 on the lower inner surface of the over fender 3, the wheel arch portion 2 is sandwiched between the tongue portion 8 and the rib 9 and the lower end of the over fender 3 is formed. After positioning the parts, the tongue 8 is tightened to the protrusion 7 with the bolt 10 that functions as a fastener, and the over fender 3 is attached to the fender panel 1.
It is fixed to. 11 is a retainer inserted in the protrusion 7,
Reference numeral 2 is a fender liner, and 13 is a sealing material attached to the upper edge of the over fender 3.

In the mounting structure of the over fender configured as described above, the wheel arch portion 2 of the fender panel 1 is provided with the projection 7 that is bent toward the inside of the wheel house at an acute angle.
On the other hand, the overlapping tongue portion 8 on the lower surface of the protrusion 7 is provided at the lower edge of the over fender 3. For this reason, the over fender 3 exhibits physical properties in which the clip 5 and the tongue portion 8 tend to bend in the direction in which they approach each other.

Accordingly, when the clip 5 is inserted into the hole 6 provided in the fender panel 1 and engaged with the lower tongue portion 8 being overlapped with the lower surface of the protrusion 7 so that the lower end portion of the over fender 3 is positioned, The wheel arch portion 2 of the fender panel 1 is gripped by the over fender 3 by the reaction force of the over fender 3. For this reason, if the overfender 3 is temporarily placed, the sealing material 13 attached to the upper edge of the overfender 3 is brought into close contact with the outer surface of the fender panel 1, so that the mating portion of the overfender 3 and the fender panel 1 is The clearance can be easily adjusted.

Further, since the protrusion 7 is bent at an acute angle, the wheel arch portion 2 is orthogonal to the protrusion 7.
The tongue 8 can be fastened and fixed to the protrusion 7 by screwing the bolt 10 obliquely outward from below. For this reason, there is no need to perform the mounting work in the wheel house as in the conventional case, and the head and tongue portion 8 of the bolt 10, which is a fastener, is hard to be visually recognized from the outside, and the lower edge of the over fender 3 is Appearance is enhanced because the cut-outs are constant.

When the rib 9 that abuts the outer surface of the wheel arch portion 2 is provided on the inner surface of the lower portion of the overfender 3 as shown in the embodiment, the sandwiching action of the rib 9 and the tongue portion 8 is utilized. Thus, there is an advantage that the lower edge portion of the over fender 3 can be easily positioned on the wheel arch portion 2 of the fender panel 1.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a tongue portion 8 and a protrusion 7 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the rising portion 14 that abuts the inner end edge of the protrusion 7 is tongue-shaped. It is provided at the inner end of the portion 8. Therefore, in the case of this embodiment, the positioning accuracy and workability of the over fender 3 can be further improved by bringing the rising portion 14 into contact with the inner end edge of the protrusion 7.

In the embodiment, the protrusions 7 are provided at a plurality of positions on the wheel arch 2 and the tongues 8 are provided at a plurality of positions near the lower edge of the over fender 3 to suppress the increase in weight. The rigidity of the wheel arch portion 2 can be increased by providing a continuous flange-shaped protrusion, or the lower edge portion of the over fender 3 can be increased by providing a continuous flange-shaped tongue. Further, although the bolt 10 is adopted as the fastener in the embodiment, other fasteners represented by rivets or the like can be used.

[0020]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, if the over-fender is positioned at the wheel arch portion of the fender panel, the gap between the both fitting portions is automatically reduced, and the wheel is The tongue can be fastened and fixed to the protrusion by attaching the fastener from the lower side of the arch portion to the diagonally outward direction. Therefore, the workability of attaching the over fender is significantly improved, and the head and tongue of the fastener are less likely to be visually recognized from the outside, and the outer edge of the lower edge of the over fender is fixed, so that the appearance is improved.

Further, a rib that abuts the outer surface of the wheel arch portion is provided on the lower inner surface of the over fender, or
By providing the rising portion that abuts the inner end edge of the protrusion on the inner end portion of the tongue portion, the workability of positioning the over fender can be further enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view including a tongue portion and a protrusion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view including a clip portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a part of the over fender used in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view including a tongue portion and a protrusion according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a conventional example of an automobile having an over fender.

6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

7 is a cross-sectional view showing another conventional example corresponding to the AA cross section of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Fender Panel 2 Wheel Arch 3 Overfender 4 Box Rib 5 Clip 6 Hole 7 Projection 8 Tongue 9 Rib 10 Bolt (Fastener) 11 Retainer 12 Fender Liner 13 Sealing Material 14 Standing Part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fender panel having a protrusion in a wheel arch portion that bends toward the inside of a wheel house at an acute angle, and an over-fender made of a hard resin disposed along the wheel arch portion. A clip attached to the back surface near the upper end of the over fender is inserted into and engaged with a hole provided in the fender panel, and a tongue portion provided at a lower edge of the over fender is fixed by being superposed on the lower surface of the protrusion. Overfender mounting structure. 2. The overfender mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein a rib that abuts an outer surface of the wheel arch portion is provided on a lower inner surface of the overfender. 3. The overfender mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein a rising portion that abuts an inner end edge of the protrusion is provided at an inner end portion of the tongue portion.