JPH082443A - Louver structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide e louver structure which expands a movable range for a lower turning end of a wiper blade and has a drain function. CONSTITUTION:A mounting seat face 10 for a louver 2 is projected in a cowl panel 3 on which the lower end of a vehicle front window glass 1 is fixed by means of a dam 4 and an adhesive 5, and on the same plane as the surface of the front window glass 1, an L-shaped notch receiving face 6 supporting the lower end edge of the front window glass 1 is arranged in the upper end part of the louver 2, while multiple drain holes 7 are opened in the inclined part 2a in the louver 2, and the louver 2 is fixed on the cowl panel 3 via the mounting seat face 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a louver structure which is a vehicle body constituent member under a front window glass of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 5, a vehicle body structure below a front windshield of a vehicle has a lower end of the front windshield 1 fixed to a cowl panel 3 by a dam 4 and an adhesive 5, and an upper end 10a of a louver 10 described above. The structure is such that the upper surface of the lower end of the front window glass 1 is pressed.

[0003]

In the above conventional structure,
Since the upper end 12a of the louver 12 has a step protruding from the surface of the front window glass 1, the lower turning end L1 of the wiper blade 8 for wiping the front window glass 1 is the louver 12 described above.
Is above the upper end 12a of the and the movable range of the wiper blade 8 was restricted.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a louver structure in which the movable range of the lower turning end of the wiper blade is expanded.

[0005]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is to provide a louver mounting seat surface on a cowl panel in which a lower end of a vehicle front window glass is fixed by a dam and an adhesive. , An L-shaped notch receiving surface that supports the lower edge of the front window glass on the same surface as the surface of the front window glass is provided at the upper end of the louver, and a large number of drain holes are formed in the slope of the louver. The louver is fixed on the cowl panel via the mounting seat surface.

[0006]

With the above structure, the movable range of the lower turning end of the wiper blade is expanded to the slope of the louver, and
Water is drained from the drainage hole on the slope of the louver, and water collected on the slope of the louver is guided to the drainage hole by a wiper blade and drained.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, 1 is a window glass in front of the vehicle, 2 is a louver, and has a slope 2a. As shown in FIG. 2, the lower end of the vehicle front window glass 1 is attached to a cowl panel 3 and a dam 4 as shown in FIG.
And the adhesive 5.

A mounting seat surface 10 of the louver 2 is projected on the cowl panel 3, and a lower end of the front window glass 1 is flush with the front surface of the front window glass 1 at an upper end portion of a slope portion 2a of the louver 2. An L-shaped notch receiving surface 6 for supporting the edge is provided, and a large number of drainage holes 7 are formed in the slope portion 2a of the louver 2. The louver 2 is fastened and fixed to the mounting seat surface 10 with a screw 11. However, the upper end of the slope 2a of the louver 2 is fixed by the adhesive 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, a concave groove 9 is provided at both upper ends of the slope 2a of the louver 2, and the lower edge of the front window glass 1 is fitted and held in the concave groove 9.

Since the present invention has the above-described structure, the lower end of the front window glass 1 supported by the L-shaped notch receiving surface 6 formed on the upper end of the slope 2a of the louver 2 has the louver 2's lower end. The surface of the front window glass 1 and the surface of the lower edge of the front window glass 1 are flattened,
As a result, the movable range of the lower swivel end L2 of the wiper blade 8 for wiping the front window glass 1 is expanded to the slope 2a of the louver 2.

Further, the drainage hole 7 provided in the slope 2a of the louver 2 drains rainwater flowing down from the front window glass 1 and, as shown in FIG. 4, below the slope 2a of the louver 2. The water (1) accumulated on the wiper blade 8 adheres to the wiper blade 8 which has swung downward due to the surface tension and the wind, and is guided to the drainage hole 7 when the wiper blade 8 swivels upward to be drained.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, the lower edge of the front window glass by the louver is provided with the L-shaped notch receiving surface for leveling and supporting the surface of the louver and the front window glass and the slope portion of the louver. Due to the structure of the drainage hole, the lower swivel end of the wiper blade for wiping the windshield can be expanded to the slope of the louver to improve the visibility below the windshield. It has the advantage that the rainwater that flows down and the water that accumulates below the slopes of the louvers can be quickly drained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the BB conventional device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the draining action.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a conventional structure

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Front window glass 2 Louver 2a Slope of louver 3 Cowl panel 4 Dam 5 Adhesive 6 L-shaped notch receiving surface 7 Drain hole 8 Wiper blade 9 Recessed groove 10 Mounting seat surface 11 Screw

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A louver mounting seat surface is provided on a cowl panel having a lower end of a front window glass of a vehicle fixed by a dam and an adhesive, and the upper end of the louver is flush with the surface of the front window glass. An L-shaped notch receiving surface that supports the lower edge of the glass is provided, and a large number of drain holes are formed in the slope portion of the louver, and the louver is fixed on the cowl panel via the mounting seat surface. Characteristic vehicle louver structure.