JPH09202137A - Bracket structure of door guard bar - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a bolt or a nut from being dropped in a door guard bar. SOLUTION: A door guard bar 18 is arranged in a space provided between a door outer panel 12 of a rear door 10 and a door inner panel in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, and a bracket 20 is fitted to each end part of the door guard bar 18. Each bracket 20 is fixed to the door inner panel, and an extension part 20a extended to the position close to the door outer panel 12 above a fitting part to the door guard bar 18 of the bracket 20 is provided on the bracket 20 provided in the vicinity of an arch part formed in an arch shape along a wheel house of a rear end part of the rear door 10. The extension part 20a comprises a shelf part 20b extending in the vehicle lateral direction and a connection part 20c extending upward from an exterior end part of the shelf part 20b along the door outer panel 12, and the connection part 20c is adhered to the door outer panel 12 with the adhesive 22.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door guard bar bracket structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional bracket structure of a door guard bar, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7, a door outer panel 12 located outside the rear door 10 and a door inner panel 14 located inside the rear door 10 are shown. A door guard bar 18 is provided in the space 16 provided between
Are arranged at both ends 18a of the door guard bar 18.
There is a bracket 60 attached to each of the brackets, the bracket 60 is fixed to the door inner panel 14, and a space 62 is formed between the bracket 60 and the door outer panel 12.

[0003]

However, in the conventional bracket structure of the door guard bar as described above, when the bolts and nuts are accidentally dropped when mounting the peripheral parts above the door guard bar 18, the bolts and nuts are accidentally dropped. There is a case where the above or the like passes through the space between the bracket 60 and the door outer panel 12 and enters the inside from the end portion of the door guard bar 18. In particular, the arch portion 1 formed in an arch shape along the wheel house at the rear end of the rear door 10.
In the portion of the door guard bar 18 located near 0a, the bolts and nuts fall down in the space 62 between the bracket 60 and the door outer panel 12 so as to be guided to the end of the door guard bar 18 along the arch portion 10a. Since it goes, it is easy to enter the inside 18b of the door guard bar 18.

Therefore, the inside 18 of the door guard bar 18 is
If the bolts or nuts get into b, the bolts or nuts that have entered must be taken out at some stage before the rear door 10 is assembled to the vehicle body, and the workability deteriorates. In addition, there is a problem that it may be shipped without being taken out. The present invention is to solve such a problem.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a door outer panel located outside the door and a door inner panel located inside the door. A door guard bar is disposed in the space provided in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and brackets are attached to both ends of the door guard bar, and the bracket is fixed to the door inner panel. In the bracket structure, at least one of the brackets is provided with an extension portion extended to a position closer to the door outer panel above an attachment portion of the bracket with the door guard bar. Is.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the extension portion of the bracket is adhered to the door outer panel through an adhesive. It is a feature.

In the invention according to claim 3 of the present invention, in the invention according to claim 2, the extension part of the bracket includes a shelf part extending in the vehicle width direction and an outdoor side end part of the shelf part. And a connecting portion that extends upward along the door outer panel and is bonded to the door outer panel.

The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is the invention according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the bracket provided with the extension is provided along the wheel house at the rear end of the rear door. It is characterized in that it is provided in the vicinity of an arch portion formed in an arch shape.

[0009]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1 of the present invention, since the extension portion of the bracket is extended to the position close to the door outer panel, the portion above the attachment portion of the door guard bar is provided. If there is no space between the bracket and the door outer panel for bolts and nuts to pass through, and the bolts and nuts are accidentally dropped when mounting peripheral parts above the door guard bar, before they reach the door guard bar. Since it is caught on the extension of the bracket, bolts and nuts do not enter inside from the end of the door guard bar, and workability can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the extension portion of the bracket and the door outer panel are adhered to each other with an adhesive agent interposed therebetween, and the adhesive agent serves as a cushion, and the bracket is caused by vibration of the door. Interference with the door outer panel can be prevented.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the bracket has an extension portion formed by a shelf portion extending in the vehicle width direction and a connecting portion extending upward from the shelf portion along the door outer panel. The rigidity of the door itself can be increased, and thus the strength of the door can be improved.

In the invention according to claim 4 of the present invention, since the rear end of the rear door is formed in an arch shape along the wheel house, a bolt or a bolt is attached when mounting peripheral parts above the door guard bar. If you accidentally drop a nut, etc., the bolt or nut will fall along the arch so as to be guided to the end of the door guard bar, and easily enter the inside from the end of the door guard bar, but extend near the arch. Since the bracket provided with the portion is provided, it is possible to prevent the bolt, the nut, or the like from being caught by the bracket and entering the inside of the door guard bar even if the bolt or nut falls along the arch portion.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention are shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4. In the space 16 provided between the door outer panel 12 located on the outdoor side of the rear door 10 and the door inner panel 14 located on the indoor side, a space of 3 to 5 mm is provided between the rear outer door 12 and the door outer panel 12 in the vehicle longitudinal direction. Door guard bar 18 is located across
Brackets 20 are attached to both ends 18a of the door guard bar 18 by arc welding. The brackets 20 are fixed to the door inner panel 14 by spot welding, respectively, and the brackets 20 are provided in the vicinity of the arch portion 10a formed in an arch shape along the wheel house at the rear end portion of the rear door 10. Is provided with an extension portion 20a extended to a position closer to the door outer panel 12 above the attachment portion of the bracket 20 to the door guard bar 18. Extension 20a
Is composed of a shelf portion 20b extending in the vehicle width direction and a joint portion 20c extending upward from the outdoor side end portion of the shelf portion 20b along the door outer panel 12, and the joint portion 20c.
Are bonded to the door outer panel 12 with adhesive 22 interposed at a plurality of positions spaced by a predetermined distance in the vehicle width direction.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. If unillustrated bolts or nuts are accidentally dropped when mounting peripheral parts above the door guard bar 18, the bolts and nuts may be guided to the ends of the door guard bar 18 by the arch portion 10a of the rear door 10. Since it is guided, it is easy to enter the inside 18b from the end portion 18a of the door guard bar 18, but the extension portion 20a of the bracket 20 provided in the vicinity of the arch portion 10a has a door outer panel more than a mounting portion of the bracket 20 for the door guard bar 18. Because it is extended to the position close to 12,
No space is formed between the bracket 20 above the door guard bar 18 and the door outer panel 12 so that bolts and nuts can pass therethrough. Therefore, even if the bolts or nuts are accidentally dropped, the extension 20a of the bracket 20 is caught before reaching the door guard bar 18,
It is possible to prevent work such as bolts and nuts from entering the inside 18b from the end portion 18a of the door guard bar 18 and improve workability.

Further, since the extension 20a of the bracket 20 and the door outer panel 12 are adhered to each other by the adhesive 22, the adhesive 22 serves as a cushion and the bracket 20 and the door outer panel 1 due to the vibration of the rear door 10.
It is possible to prevent the interference with 2.

Further, an extension portion 20a of the bracket 20
Is formed by the shelf portion 20b extending in the vehicle width direction and the joint portion 20c extending upward from the shelf portion 20b along the door outer panel 12, the rigidity of the bracket 20 itself can be increased, and thus the strength of the rear door 10 is increased. Can be improved.

Although the bracket 20 having the extension 20a is provided near the arch 10a of the rear door 10 in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the bracket 20 may be provided at both ends 18a of the door guard bar 18. Alternatively, it may be provided on the door guard bars 18 of all the doors.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 1-1 of FIG.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of part A in FIG.

3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an overall front view of a door guard bar attached to a rear door.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 4;

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

7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Rear Door (Door) 10a Arch Part 12 Door Outer Panel 14 Door Inner Panel 16 Space 18 Door Guard Bar 18a Both Ends 20 Bracket 20a Extension 20b Shelf 20c Coupling 22 Adhesive

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A door guard bar is disposed in a space provided between a door outer panel located on the outside of the door and a door inner panel located on the inside of the door in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. In a bracket structure of a door guard bar in which brackets are attached to both ends and the brackets are fixed to the door inner panel, at least one of the brackets is located above the attachment part of the bracket with the door guard bar. A bracket structure for a door guard bar, which is provided with an extension portion extended to a position close to the door outer panel. 2. The extension portion of the bracket is bonded to the door outer panel with an adhesive interposed.
Bracket structure for the door guard bar described. 3. An extension portion of the bracket includes a shelf portion extending in a vehicle width direction, a coupling portion extending upward from an outdoor end of the shelf portion along the door outer panel, and bonded to the door outer panel. The bracket structure for a door guard bar according to claim 2, wherein 4. The bracket provided with the extension,
The rear door is provided near an arch portion formed in an arch shape along a wheel house at a rear end portion of the rear door.
Or the bracket structure of the door guard bar described in 3.