JPH09109936A - Installing structure of lid body for service hole of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the generation of a clearance between the opening edge of a service hole and the outer edge of a lid body in a simple structure when the lid body is installed to the opening edge of the service hole, and to prevent the generation of rust at the joint of the opening edge of the service hole and the outer edge of the lid body, even though a minute crearance is generated at the joint. SOLUTION: A service hole 26 is formed on a car body floor 3. A lid body 27 to close the service hole 26 from the upper side allowable to open and to close is provided. The outer edge 28 of the lid body 27 is jointed to the opening edge 29 of the service hole 26, and both members are installed by a fastening unit 30. A bead 33 projecting to the lower side is formed to the opening edge 29 of the service hole 26. A drainage hole 35 is formed to the bottom of the bead 33.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is provided with a service hole formed on a floor of an automobile and a lid for opening and closing the service hole, and an outer edge of the lid with respect to an opening edge of the service hole. The present invention relates to a part mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some automobiles are provided with an engine or the like under the floor. In this case, a service hole is formed in the floor, and a lid for opening and closing the service hole is provided. The outer edge of the lid is joined to the opening edge of the service hole, attached with a fastener, and passed through the service hole opened by removing the lid, and maintenance is performed on the engine and the like from the passenger compartment side on the floor. There is a device that can be inspected (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-75966).

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, when a slight gap is formed between the opening edge of the service hole and the outer edge portion of the lid body attached to this opening edge, the floor is provided in this gap. Rainwater or the like splashed up from below may enter and cause rust at the joint between the opening edge of the service hole and the outer edge of the lid.

Therefore, it is conceivable that a reinforcing member is attached to the opening edge of the service hole to improve its rigidity so that the above-mentioned gap does not occur.
However, simply doing so complicates the structure of the lid attachment structure.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above circumstances, and prevents a gap from being formed between the opening edge of the service hole and the outer edge portion of the lid body attached to the opening edge. In this case, this should be achieved with a simple structure, and even if a slight gap is created, rust should not occur at the joint between the opening edge of the service hole and the outer edge of the lid. Is an issue.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the mounting structure for a vehicle service hole lid according to the present invention has a service hole 26 formed in the vehicle body floor 3, and the service hole 26 is formed from above. When a lid 27 that can be opened and closed is provided, and an outer edge portion 28 of the lid 27 is joined to the opening edge 29 of the service hole 26 and attached by a fastener 30, the lid 27 is located below the opening edge 29 of the service hole 26. A bead 33 is formed so as to project toward, and a drain hole 35 is formed at the bottom of the bead 33.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 1 in the drawings is a one-box type vehicle body of an automobile, and an arrow Fr indicates the front thereof.

The vehicle body 1 has a body body 2 made of sheet metal and a floor 3 made of sheet metal provided in a lower portion inside the body body 2, and a space surrounded by the body body 2 and the floor 3 is a vehicle. It is room 4. The vehicle body 1 has front and rear wheels 5, 6
Is supported on the road surface 7.

A front seat 9 is provided in a front portion of the vehicle compartment 4, and a pair of front and rear rear seats 10 and 11 are provided behind the front seat 9, and each of the seats 9 to 11 is described above. 1 fastener for each floor 3
It is concluded by 2.

1 to 5, the floor 3 has a floor body 14 fixed to the vehicle body 2 and is provided at a portion of the floor body 14 between the front seat 9 and a front rear seat 10. A floor opening 15 is formed. Further, the floor 3 has the floor opening 15
A front reinforcing panel 17 extending in the vehicle width direction along the front opening edge 16 of the front opening edge 16, and a front reinforcing panel 17 joined to the upper surface of the front opening edge 16 and extending in the vehicle width direction along the rear opening edge 18 of the floor opening 15. The rear reinforcement panel 19 is provided.

The front reinforcing panel 1 is provided at the front opening edge 16.
7 are fastened by fasteners 22, whereby the front opening edge 16 is reinforced by the front reinforcing panel 17. The fastener 22 is an anchor of the seat belt 23 for the front seat 9.

The rear reinforcing panel 1 is provided at the rear opening edge 18.
The rear edge 9 is fixed by spot welding (in the figure, the part marked with X, the same applies hereinafter), whereby the rear opening edge 18 is formed.
Are reinforced by the rear reinforcement panel 19. Further, cross members 24 extending in the vehicle width direction are provided along the respective lower surfaces of the rear opening edge 18 and the rear reinforcing panel 19, and the rear opening edge 18, the rear reinforcing panel 19, and the cross member 24 are three-layered. The spot welding is performed, the cross member 24 reinforces the floor body 14, and
The rear opening edge 18 is also strongly reinforced.

In the floor opening 15, a space sandwiched between the front reinforcing panel 17 and the rear reinforcing panel 19 from the front and back serves as a service hole 26. The service hole 26 has a rearward descending shape, and an engine or the like (not shown) is provided near the front of the service hole 26 and below the floor 3, and through the service hole 26, from the vehicle compartment 4 side to the engine Maintenance for etc.,
It can be inspected.

A lid 27 made of sheet metal is provided to open and close the service hole 26 from above. An outer edge portion 28 of the lid 27 is joined to an opening edge 29 of the service hole 26 and is detachably attached by a fastener 30. In this case, the service hall 26
The opening edge 29 at the front part of the above is formed by the front reinforcing panel 17, and the opening edge 29 at the rear part of the service hole 26 is formed by the rear reinforcing panel 19. Further, since the front reinforcing panel 17 is fastened to the front opening edge 16 by the fastener 30, the front opening edge 16 is further reinforced.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 31 is a center line passing through the center of the vehicle body 1 in the vehicle width direction, and the vehicle body 1 is symmetrical with respect to the center line 31.

The service hole 26 is opened rearward and upward, and the lid 27 that closes the service hole 26 has a rearward downward shape.

Between the outer edge of the outer edge portion 28 of the lid 27 and the opening edge 29 of the service hole 26,
A sealing material 32 is provided around the entire circumference of the service hole 26, and the sealing material 32 is used for the service hole 2 described above.
Rainwater is prevented from entering the passenger compartment 4 side through 6 (6).

The opening edge 2 at the rear of the service hole 26
The bead 3 protruding downward to the portion of the rear reinforcing panel 19 which is 9 facing the outer edge portion 28 of the lid 27.
3 are formed. The bead 33 is formed by bending the rear reinforcing panel 19 by pressing, and extends long in the vehicle width direction.

Further, the rear opening edge 1 of the floor opening 15
8 to the sealing material 32 in front of the rear reinforcing panel 19, another bead 34 protruding upward.
Are formed. The other bead 34 is also formed by bending the rear reinforcing panel 19 by pressing, and extends over almost the entire service hole 26 in the vehicle width direction.

The opening edge 2 at the rear of the service hole 26
9 (rear reinforcement panel 19) is reinforced by the beads 33 and 34 to improve rigidity, so that the outer edge portion 28 of the lid 27 is fastened to the opening edge 29 of the service hole 26 by the fastener 30.
It is prevented that the opening edge 29 of the service hole 26 is bent by the fastening force of the fastener 30 when it is attached by, and the opening edge 29 of the service hole 26 and
The outer edge portion 28 of the lid 27 attached to the opening edge 29
A gap is prevented from being formed between the two.

Therefore, rainwater is prevented from entering the joint between the opening edge 29 of the service hole 26 and the outer edge 28 of the lid 27, and rust is prevented from occurring.

A drainage hole 3 is formed in the bottom of the bead 33 so that the inside of the bead 33 penetrates downward.
5 are formed.

Therefore, even if a gap is created at the joint between the opening edge 29 and the outer edge portion 28 and water 36 such as rainwater enters the gap, the water 36 collects at the bottom of the bead 33. At the same time, the water is drained from the drain hole 35 to the outside of the vehicle.

Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the occurrence of rust at the joint.

When the rear reinforcing panel 19 is attached to the rear opening edge 18, the drainage hole 3 is attached to the setting pin.
5, the rear reinforcing panel 19 is positioned at a predetermined position. That is, the drain hole 3
5 also functions as a reference hole during assembly and molding. Although the reference hole 37 is formed in addition to the drain hole 35, the reference hole 37 may be omitted.

[0027]

According to the present invention, a service hole is formed in the vehicle body floor, and a lid body is provided to close the service hole from above so that the outer edge portion of the lid body serves as an opening edge of the service hole. In a mounting structure for a vehicle service hole lid which is joined and attached by a fastener, a bead protruding downward is formed at an opening edge of the service hole.

Therefore, the opening edge of the service hole is reinforced by the beads to improve the rigidity. Therefore, when the outer edge portion of the lid is attached to the opening edge of the service hole by a fastener, the fastening force of the fastener is increased. Therefore, the opening edge of the service hole is prevented from bending, and a gap is prevented from being formed between the opening edge of the service hole and the outer edge portion of the lid body attached to the opening edge.

Therefore, with the opening edge of the above service hole,
Rainwater is prevented from entering the joint with the outer edge of the lid, and therefore rust is prevented from occurring at the joint.

Further, according to the present invention, a drainage hole is formed at the bottom of the bead.

Therefore, even if a gap is created at the joint and water such as rainwater infiltrates into the gap, this water is collected at the bottom of the bead and immediately drained from the drain hole. It will be.

Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the occurrence of rust at the joint.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 2 is a side view of an automobile.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a rear seat and a service hole.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway view taken along the line 4-4 of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vehicle Body 3 Floor 4 Vehicle Room 26 Service Hall 27 Lid 28 Outer Edge 29 Opening Edge 30 Fastener 33 Bead 34 Other Bead 35 Drain Hole 36 Water

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A service hole is formed on a vehicle body floor,
In the attachment structure of the automobile service hole lid, which is provided with a lid for opening and closing the service hole from above, the outer edge of the lid is joined to the opening edge of the service hole and attached by a fastener, A structure for mounting a lid for a service hole of an automobile, in which a bead protruding downward is formed at an opening edge of the service hole, and a drain hole is formed at a bottom portion of the bead.