JPH092330A - Attaching structure for hood seal member - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent floating of a food seal member secured along the front end edge of a cowl louver. CONSTITUTION: In horizontal parts 1A, 1C of a cowl panel 1, clip holes 14 are formed in a cowl outer panel 11, clip holes 24, 43 are formed also in a cowl louver 2 and a hood seal member 4 at positions corresponding to the clip holes 14, and then, the cowl louver 2 and the hood seal member 4 are both attached to the cowl panel 1 by means of clips 5. In an inclined part 1B of the cowl panel 1, a locking part 25 projecting upward and having a locking pawl 252 at its upper end, is integrally incorporated with an inclined part 2B of the cowl louver 2, and a locking hole 44 is formed in the hood seal member 4 at a position corresponding to the locking part 25. Further, in the inclined part 2B, the locking hole 44 is locked to the locking part 25 of the cowl louver so as to fix the hood seal member 4, and in the inclined part 1B of the cowl panel 1, float-up of the hood seal member 4 is prevented. The cowl louver 2 is integrally molded by a synthetic resin material.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hood seal member mounting structure which is mounted on a cowl louver covering a cowl panel of a vehicle and seals between a cowl louver and an engine hood.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A cowl panel installed between left and right front pillars is provided along a lower edge of a front window opening of a vehicle, and the cowl panel is covered with a cowl louver. As shown in FIG. 3, the cowl panel 1 includes an outer panel 11 and an inner panel 12, and a front end edge 13 of the outer panel 11 has a front end edge 2 of the cowl louver 2.
1 is overlaid, and the base portion 41 of the hood seal member 4 including the base portion 41 and the hollow seal portion 42 is overlaid thereon, and the hood seal member 4 and the cowl louver 2 are both provided on the cowl panel 1 at predetermined intervals. It is fixed by the clip 5. The cowl panel 1 is made of a metal plate,
The cowl louver 2 is generally made of a hard synthetic resin material, and the hood seal member 4 is made of rubber or a soft synthetic resin material.

By the way, the shape of the cowl panel 1 composed of the cowl outer panel 11 and the cowl inner panel 12 in the vehicle width direction is matched to the engine hood, and as shown in FIG. The part is a descending slope, and the left and right terminals are almost horizontal.
The cowl outer panel 11 is formed by press working, and at the same time, the clip holes are opened. Horizontal part 1
In A and 1C, the pressing direction and the drilling direction (solid line arrow) are the same, but the inclined portion 11B has a drilling direction (broken line arrow) different from the pressing direction. Therefore, it is necessary to drill the inclined portion 1B in a separate step after press molding.

Therefore, since the inclined portion 1B is relatively short, the drilling and the clip fixing with the hood seal member 4 are generally omitted. However, due to variations in assembly of the hood seal member 4 with the cowl outer panel 11, the two do not come into close contact with each other, and the hood seal member 4 may float up at the inclined portion 1B as shown in FIG. When such lifting occurs, the sealing property with the hood deteriorates.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, according to the present invention, the hood seal member is provided without clipping the hood seal member with the inclined portions at both ends of the cowl panel, and therefore without making a hole in the inclined portion. It is an object of the present invention to realize a mounting structure of a hood seal member that can be closely fixed to an inclined portion.

[0006]

According to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the horizontal portions 1A and 1C of the cowl panel 1, a clip hole 1 is formed in the cowl outer panel 11 as in the conventional case.
4, the cowl louver 2 and the hood seal member 4 are also provided with clip holes 24 and 43 at corresponding positions, and the cowl louver 2 and the hood seal member 4 are clipped by the clip 5.
Are fixed to the cowl outer panel 11 together. In the inclined portion 1B of the cowl panel 1, the cowl louver 2 is integrally formed with an engaging portion 25 having an engaging claw 252 at the upper end thereof, and the hood seal member 4 is provided with an engaging hole 44 at a corresponding position. Then, in the inclined portion 1B, the hood seal member 4 is closely fixed along the cowl louver 2 by locking the locking hole 44 to the locking portion 25 of the cowl louver (claim 1).

The cowl louver 2 is an integrally molded body of a synthetic resin material having the engaging portion 25 on the inclined portion 2B corresponding to the inclined portion 1B of the cowl panel 1 (claim 2).

In this case, the engaging portion 25 has a protruding portion 251 protruding from the inclined portion 2B and an engaging claw 2 which is bent from the tip of the protruding portion 251 and extends downward along the inclined surface of the inclined portion 2B.
52 is provided (Claim 3).

[0009]

In the inclined portion 1B, the cowl outer panel 11 does not clip with the cowl louver 2 and the hood seal member 4, so that the clip hole 14 need not be drilled. Since the locking portion 25 of the cowl louver 2 can be molded at the same time when the synthetic resin material is molded by a mold, the number of processing steps does not increase. At the inclined portion 2B, the hood seal member 4 is locked to the cowl louver 2 by the locking portion 25 thereof, so that the hood seal member 4 does not lift as in the conventional case.

[0010]

1 and 2, a front end edge 21 of a cowl louver 2 for covering the cowl panel 1 and a front end edge 21 of the cowl panel 1 including a cowl outer panel 11 and a cowl inner panel 12 are provided. The hood seal member 4 disposed above is overlapped and fixed by a clip 5. The cowl panel 1 is made of a metal plate, and the cowl louver 2 is used.
Is made of a hard synthetic resin material, and the hood seal member 4 is made of rubber or a soft synthetic resin material. The attachment structure of the cowl louver 2 and the hood seal member 4 is as follows. The hood seal member 4 is attached to 21. That is, a plurality of clip holes 14 are provided in the front end edge 13 of the cowl outer panel 11 of the horizontal portions 1A and 1C of the cowl panel 1 at predetermined intervals, and the front ends of the horizontal portions 2A and 2C of the cowl louver 2 are provided. The clip hole 1 of the cowl outer panel 11 is also provided on the edge 21.
A clip hole 24 is formed at a position corresponding to 4. On the other hand, the hood seal member 4 includes a base portion 41 and a hollow seal portion 42, and a clip hole 43 penetrating the base portion 41 is formed at a position corresponding to the clip hole 14 of the cowl panel 1 on the bottom surface of the base portion 41. There is. The clip hole 43
The clip 5 is inserted through the front end of the cowl louver 2 by projecting the clip 5 toward the front end edge 21 side. The front edge 2 of the cowl louver 2 is attached to the front edge 13 of the cowl outer panel 11.
1 is further overlapped, and further, the base portion 41 of the hood seal member 4 is superposed on the upper surface of the front end edge 21 of the cowl louver 2, and the engaging portion of the clip 5 is fixed to the clip hole 14,
The front end edge 21 of the cowl louver 2 and the hood seal member 4 are both fixed to the front end edge 13 of the cowl panel 1 by being press-fitted in 24.

On the other hand, the left and right ends of the cowl panel 1 are inclined surfaces that descend toward both ends in the vehicle width direction, and both ends of the cowl louver 2 are also inclined parts 1B of the cowl panel 1.
Corresponding to, the inclined portion 2B descending toward both ends in the vehicle width direction is formed. And the inclined portion 2 of the cowl louver 2
A locking portion 25 standing upright in the vertical direction of the cowl louver 2 is integrally formed near the center of B. The locking portion 25 includes a protrusion 251 which stands upright in the vertical direction from the inclined portion 2B, and a locking claw 252 whose tip is parallel to the inclined portion 2B and extends downward toward the vehicle width direction end. The cross section is substantially inverted L-shaped.

The cowl louver 2 having the clip hole 24 in the horizontal portion and the locking portion 25 in the inclined portion 2B is integrally formed by injecting a synthetic resin material into the cavity of the mold. In this case, since the locking portion 25 undercuts at the time of releasing from the mold, a slide mold is used as a molding portion of the locking portion 25 of the mold, and the locking portion 25 is slid to slide the locking portion 25.
Release.

A locking hole 44 is formed in the bottom surface of the base 41 of the hood seal member 4 corresponding to the inclined portion 2B. The locking hole 44 is located at a position corresponding to the locking portion 25 of the cowl louver 2, and the pitch between the locking hole 44 and the clip 5 provided laterally adjacent to the vehicle center side of the cowl louver 2 is determined by the engagement of the front edge 21 of the cowl louver 2. The pitch is slightly narrower than the pitch between the stop portion 25 and the clip hole 24 provided laterally adjacent to the vehicle center side.

While pulling the hood seal member 4 whose center portion is locked to the cowl louver 2 by the clip 5 toward the lateral side in the vehicle width direction, the locking hole 44 is locked to the locking portion 25 of the cowl louver 2. After engaging with the claw 252, the end portion of the hood seal member 4 is clipped with the cowl louver 2
Cowl louver 2 by locking it in the clip hole 24 of the end of
The hood seal member 4 is fixed to the front edge 21 of the.

Therefore, in the inclined portion 1B of the cowl panel 1, the hood seal member 4 is locked to the locking portion 25 provided on the inclined portion 2B of the cowl louver, so that the hood seal member 4 does not rise. The pitch between the engaging hole 44 of the hood seal member 4 and the clip 5 provided laterally adjacent to the vehicle center side thereof is provided laterally adjacent to the engaging portion 25 of the front end edge 21 of the cowl louver 2 and the vehicle center side thereof. By making the pitch slightly smaller than the pitch with the clip hole 24, the locking hole 44 of the hood seal member 4 becomes the locking claw 25 of the locking portion 25.
Since it is pulled back in the direction opposite to 2, the engagement between the locking hole 44 and the locking portion 25 becomes reliable.

[0016]

According to the present invention, since no clip is used to attach the cowl louver and the hood seal member to the left and right inclined portions of the cowl panel, a clip hole is formed in the inclined portion of the cowl panel in a separate step. No processing required. Further, in the inclined portion, the locking portion of the cowl louver for fitting and locking the hood seal member can be formed at the same time when the cowl louver is molded, so that the number of processing steps does not increase. Therefore, the hood seal member has a simple structure and is advantageous in terms of manufacturing cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing one end of a cowl panel and a cowl louver to which a hood seal member is attached according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a mounting structure for a cowl louver and a hood seal member according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a front end edge of a conventional cowl panel and a cowl louver and a clip stop portion of a hood seal member.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along a line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a pressing direction of pressing in a cowl panel manufacturing process.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the lifting of the hood seal member at the inclined portions at the left and right ends when the hood seal member is attached to the conventional cowl louver.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 cowl panel 11 cowl outer panel 14 clip hole of cowl outer panel 1A, 1C horizontal part of cowl panel 1B inclined part of cowl panel 2 cowl louver 24 clip hole of cowl louver 25 locking part 251 protrusion 252 locking claw 2B inclined part of cowl louver 4 Hood seal member 43 Clip hole of hood seal member 44 Locking hole 5 Clip

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mounting structure of a hood seal member mounted along a front end edge of a cowl louver, which is superposed on a front end edge of a cowl panel of a vehicle, wherein a cowl louver and a cowl panel are provided at a substantially horizontal horizontal portion at a center in a vehicle width direction. The clip holes are provided at the front edge and the corresponding position of the hood seal member, the clip seals the hood seal member to the cowl louver, and the cowl louver is fixed to the cowl panel. A mounting structure for a hood seal member, wherein a locking portion protruding upward is integrally formed, a locking hole is provided in the hood seal member, and the locking hole is locked to the locking portion. 2. The hood seal member according to claim 1, wherein the cowl louver is made of a synthetic resin integrally molded body having the clip hole in the horizontal portion and the engaging portion in the inclined portion. Mounting structure. 3. The locking part comprises a locking claw that bends from the tip of a protrusion that stands up from the sloped part of the cowl louver and extends downward along the descending slope of the sloped part. Attachment structure of the hood seal member described in 2.