JPH10297535A - Structure for mounting fender protector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for easily mounting a fender protector. SOLUTION: In this structure for mounting a fender protector, a fender protector 7 comprises a first member 12 mounted to a washer tank 11 and a second member 13 screwed to the first member 12 and the wheel arch part 14 of a front fender 2. The first member 12 comprises a contact plane 32 contacting the ceiling plane 5 of a strut housing 4 via a sponge seal 31, a covered plane 33 extending slantwise downward from the contact plane 32 and covering the side of the strut 6 side of the washer tank 11, and a face contact plane 34 contacting the bottom plane of the washer tank 11, and the contact plane 32 and the face contact plane 34 can vertically sandwich the washer tank 11. The covered plane 33 has a horizontal part 42 extending nearly in the horizontal direction and forms a position where the second member 13 is screwed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a fender protector for preventing corrosion caused by mud splash or the like generated at the opening of a front fender tire.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 7, a front fender 82 which is bent from the engine hood side to the vehicle body side is provided at the front side of a vehicle 81 (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-190775). Reference).

[0003] A tire opening 84 formed by cutting the front fender 82 substantially in accordance with the contour of the tire 83 is formed in the tire mounting portion of the front fender 82, and the tire opening 84 is provided inside the tire opening 84. Fender protector 8 along wheel arch 85
6 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 8, one end of the fender protector 86 is screwed to a wheel arch 85 of the front fender 82, and the other end is a strut 91 for supporting a suspension of the tire 83. On the top surface 93 of the strut housing 92 to which the strut 91 is fixed, the strut 91 is screwed and fixed in the vicinity of the fixing portion. Thereby, the tire opening 8
The coating is configured so as to prevent peeling of the coating due to splashing of pebbles, water and mud generated in step 4, and rusting and corrosion due to the peeling.

[0005]

In many cases, however, a washer tank 95 is provided between the strut 91 and the front fender 82, and the strut housing 92 is provided with the fender protector 8 in the strut housing 92.
6 is attached to the strut 91 in the very narrow space between the strut 91 and the washer tank 95, the hand is put to the height of the top surface 93 of the strut housing 92, and the fender protector 86 is attached to the top surface of the strut housing 92. At 95, it had to be screwed, and the installation work was difficult.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure of a fender protector capable of easily mounting the fender protector.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mounting structure of a fender protector for preventing corrosion caused by mud splash or the like generated at the time of tire opening of a front fender. , A first member disposed between a strut of a front suspension and a front fender and attached to a tank body fixed to a vehicle body, one end of which is locked to the first member; A second member whose other end is locked to the fender protector, wherein the first member abuts on a top surface of a strut housing supporting an upper end of the strut via a sealing member. And a cover surface extending downward from the corresponding contact surface to cover the side surface on the strut side of the tank body, and the second part The locking position of the one end of, and set the coating surface.

That is, when forming the fender protector, the tank body to which the first member is attached is fixed to the vehicle body in advance. Then, one end of the second member is locked at a locking position set on the covering surface of the first member, and the other end of the second member is locked to the front fender. At this time, since the locking position is set on the covering surface extending downward from a contact surface abutting on the top surface of the strut housing, the mounting operation of the second member is performed by the strut housing. It is performed at a position lower than the top surface.

Preferably, a horizontal portion extending substantially horizontally is formed at an intermediate portion of the covering surface of the first member, and the locking position is set at the horizontal portion.

[0010] Accordingly, the mounting operation of the second member is performed as follows.
This is performed at a position lower than the strut housing and at a horizontal portion extending substantially horizontally.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a mounting structure of a fender protector for preventing corrosion caused by mud splash or the like generated at the time of tire opening of a front fender, a strut of a front suspension and a front fender are provided. The fender protector includes a tank body disposed between the tank body and fixed to the vehicle body, and a protector member having one end locked to the tank body and the other end locked to the front fender. A seal member is provided on the upper surface of the tank body, the seal member being in close contact with the top surface of the strut housing supporting the upper end of the strut, and the locking position of the one end of the protector member is set at the lower part of the tank body. Set to.

That is, when forming the fender protector, after the tank body is fixed to the vehicle body, one end of the protector member is locked at the locking position set on the tank body, and Lock the other end to the front fender. At this time, since the locking position is set at the lower part of the tank whose upper surface is closely contacted with the top surface of the strut housing, the mounting operation of the protector member is performed at a position lower than the top surface of the strut housing. Done.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(First Embodiment) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a front side portion of a vehicle 1 provided with a mounting structure of a fender protector according to the present embodiment, and shows a cross section of a tire opening 3 formed on a front fender 2. An upper end of a strut 6 of a front suspension (not shown) is fixed to a top surface 5 of a strut housing 4 of the vehicle 1, and the tire opening is provided between the strut 6 and the front fender 2. Peeling of pebbles, water and mud generated in 3
A fender protector 7 for preventing rust and corrosion caused by these is provided.

A washer tank 11 fixed to the vehicle body is provided between the front fender 2 and the strut 6. The washer tank 11 has a first member 12 constituting the fender protector 7.
Is attached. The first member 12 includes the first member
One end of a second member 13 constituting the fender protector 7 together with the member 12 is screwed, and the other end of the second member 13 is screwed to a wheel arch 14 of the front fender 2. .

As shown in FIG. 2, the second member 13 is provided with a wheel arch portion 14 of the front fender 2.
(See FIG. 1), and a screw hole 21 when screwed to the wheel arch portion 14 is provided at a center portion and front and rear ends at a side portion outside the vehicle O. ,
・ ・ Has been established. A bent portion 22 is formed in front F of the second member 13 so as to extend upward and bend outwardly of the vehicle O. At the front and rear ends of the bent portion 22, mounting holes 23, 23 are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the first member 12 is attached to the vehicle 1 through a sponge seal 31 (only shown in FIG. 1) as a seal member. A contact surface 32 that abuts on the top surface 5 of the washer 4;
A cover surface 33 that covers the side surface of the side and a surface contact surface 34 that is in contact with the bottom surface of the washer tank 11 are integrally formed, and the contact surface 32 and the surface contact surface 34
The washer tank 11 is configured to be sandwiched from above and below (see FIGS. 1 and 4). The contact surface 3
2, a J-shaped notch 35 is formed, and a cylindrical supply port 36 extending from the washer tank 11 is formed.
Can be locked. Notch 35
A flange 37 that stands up is formed at the edge of the washer tank 1, and abuts against a stopper 38 that is fitted over the supply port 36 of the washer tank 11.
1 is configured to prevent inadvertent detachment.
In addition, the top surface 5 of the strut housing 4 is provided with an insertion hole 39 through which the supply port 36 is inserted (see FIG. 1), and in a state where the supply port 36 is inserted through the insertion hole 39, The stopper 38 externally fitted to the supply port 36
Abuts the opening edge of the insertion hole 39 so that the washer tank 11 is locked. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the washer tank 11 has projecting pieces 40, 40 provided on its side.
Is a bracket spot-welded to the vehicle body (not shown)
And is fixed to the vehicle body.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plurality of vertically extending ribs 41,... Are formed on the covering surface 33, and a horizontal portion extending substantially in the horizontal direction is formed. 4
2 is formed in the middle part, and the horizontal part 42 is provided with locking holes 43, 43 that match the mounting holes 23, 23 provided in the bent part 22 of the second member 13. ing. The surface contact surface 34 is provided with two circular holes 44, 44, and the two circular holes 44, 44 project from the bottom surface of the washer tank 11 as shown in FIGS. The configured cylindrical convex portion 45 is configured to be fitted inside.

In the present embodiment having the above configuration, when the fender protector 7 is attached to the vehicle 1, first, the supply port 36 of the washer tank 11 is connected to the first port.
The cylindrical projections 45, 45 protruding from the lower surface of the washer tank 11 are engaged with the notches 35 of the member 12.
Are inserted into the circular holes 44 provided in the surface 34 of the first member 12.
44, the contact surface 32 of the first member 12 and the contact surface 34
Then, the first member 12 is attached to the washer tank 11 while the washer tank 11 is sandwiched from above and below (see FIGS. 1 and 4). Then, the supply port 36 of the washer tank 11 and the stopper 38 externally fitted to the supply port 36 are inserted from below the vehicle 1 into an insertion hole 39 provided in the top surface 5 of the strut housing 4, and the washer tank 11 is the strut housing 4
And the projecting pieces 40, 40 provided on the side of the washer tank 11 are attached to a bracket spot-welded to the vehicle body and fixed to the vehicle body (see FIG. 1).

Next, the bent portion 2 provided on the second member 13
1 and 4, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the surface of the first member 12 fixed to the vehicle body via the washer tank 11
The mounting holes 23, 23 of the bent portion 22 are aligned with the holes 3, 43 and screwed. At this time, the locking holes 43, 43
The screwing positions of the mounting holes 23 and 23 are set on the covering surface 33 extending downward from the abutting surface 32 abutting on the top surface 5 of the strut housing 4 via the sponge seal 31. Therefore, the screwing operation of the second member 13 can be performed at a position lower than the top surface 5 of the strut housing 4. And the second member 13
Are screwed in accordance with the wheel arch portion 14 of the front fender 2 as shown in FIG. 1, and the first member 12 and the second member 13 are screwed.
Thus, the fender protector 7 is formed.

As described above, the screwing operation between the first member 12 and the second member 13 and the screwing operation between the second member 13 and the front fender 2 are performed at positions lower than the top surface 5 of the strut housing 4. Can be done at
As compared with the conventional case in which the fender protector has to be screwed to reach the level of the top surface 5 of the strut housing 4 and screwed, the fender protector 7
Can be easily mounted. Further, the screwing position of the second member 13 is substantially the same as the first horizontal member.
Since the horizontal portion 42 of the member 12 is set, the screwing work from below the vehicle 1 can be more easily performed.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and only parts different from the first embodiment will be described.

That is, the fender protector 51 for preventing corrosion caused by mud splashes or the like generated at the tire opening 3 is provided with a washer tank 52 fixed to the vehicle body.
And a protector member 53 having the same shape as the second member 13 in the first embodiment. On the upper surface of the washer tank 52, the top of the strut housing 4 to which the upper end of the strut 6 is fixed is provided. A sponge seal 54 as a seal member that is in close contact with the surface 5 is provided along the edge of the washer tank 52.
The strut 6 of the washer tank 52
A lower portion of the side wall surface 55 is formed with a horizontal portion 57 which extends substantially in the horizontal direction and is in contact with the bent portion 22 of the protector member 53. The horizontal portion 57 is provided with the fender protector 51. A screwing position for screwing is formed.

In the present embodiment having the above configuration, when the fender protector 5 is formed on the vehicle 1,
The stopper 38 externally fitted to the supply port 36 of the washer tank 52 is inserted into an insertion hole 39 provided on the top surface 5 of the strut housing 4 to lock the washer tank 52 on the strut housing 4 and to perform the first operation. As in the embodiment, a projecting piece (not shown) provided on a side portion of the washer tank 52 is attached to a bracket spot-welded to the vehicle body and fixed to the vehicle body. The bent portion 22 of the protector member 53 is in contact with the horizontal portion 57 formed in the above, and the protector member 53 is screwed to the washer tank 52. At this time, since the screwing position is set at a lower portion of the washer tank 52 which is in close contact with the top surface 5 of the strut housing 4 via the sponge seal 54, the screwing operation of the protector member 53 is performed by the strut. This can be performed at a position lower than the top surface 5 of the housing 4. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform the work of attaching the fender protector 51 as compared with the related art in which the user has to reach the height position of the top surface 5 of the strut housing 4 and perform the screwing work of the fender protector. it can. Further, since the screwing position is set to the horizontal portion 57 formed substantially horizontally, the screwing operation from below the vehicle 1 can be performed more easily.

The side wall surface 5 of the washer tank 52
5 is effectively used as a part of the fender protector 51, so that the first member 12 used in the first embodiment is used.
Can be abolished. As a result, cost can be reduced. In addition, by eliminating the first member 12, the washer tank 52 can be made to protrude toward the strut 3, so that the tank capacity can be increased.

[0025]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the operation of forming the fender protector by locking the second member to the first member attached to the tank body is described.
Since it can be performed at a position lower than the strut housing, it is necessary to reach for the height position of the top surface of the strut housing and to attach the fender protector Work can be performed easily.

In particular, by setting the locking position of the second member to a horizontal portion of the first member formed substantially horizontally,
The work of attaching the second member from below the vehicle can be further facilitated.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the operation of forming the fender protector by locking the protector member to the tank body can be performed at a position lower than the top surface of the strut housing. The fender protector mounting operation can be easily performed as compared with the related art in which the fender protector mounting operation has to be performed by putting a hand up to the height position of the top surface of the strut housing. Further, the first member used in the first aspect of the present invention can be eliminated by effectively utilizing the tank body as a part of the fender protector. This allows
Cost can be reduced. Further, by eliminating the first member, the tank body can be protruded toward the strut, so that the capacity of the tank body can be increased.

[0028]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a first member and a second member in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a first member of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the second member is attached to the first member of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the washer tank of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main part showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part showing a conventional example.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 2 front fender 3 tire opening 4 strut housing 5 top surface 6 strut 7 fender protector 11 washer tank (tank body) 12 first member 13 second member 31 sponge seal (seal member) 32 contact surface 33 covering surface 42 horizontal portion 43 Locking hole 51 Fender protector 52 Washer tank (tank body) 53 Protector member 54 Sponge seal (seal member) 55 Side wall surface

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mounting structure of a fender protector for preventing corrosion caused by mud splashes or the like generated at the time of tire opening of a front fender, provided between a strut of a front suspension and a front fender and fixed to a vehicle body. A fender protector comprising: a first member attached to the set tank body; and a second member having one end locked to the first member and the other end locked to the front fender, A contact surface that contacts the top surface of the strut housing that supports the upper end of the strut via a sealing member, and a side surface of the tank body that extends downward from the contact surface and that is closer to the strut; And a locking position of the one end of the second member is set to the coating surface. Mounting structure of E Sunda protector. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a horizontal portion extending substantially horizontally is formed at an intermediate portion of the covering surface of the first member, and the locking position is set at the horizontal portion. Mounting structure of the described fender protector. 3. A mounting structure for a fender protector for preventing corrosion caused by mud splashes or the like generated at the time of tire opening of a front fender, which is disposed between a strut of a front suspension and a front fender and fixed to a vehicle body. The fender protector is constituted by a tank body and a protector member having one end locked to the tank body and the other end locked to the front fender. A fender protector, wherein a seal member is provided in close contact with a top surface of the strut housing supporting an upper end of the strut, and a locking position of the one end of the protector member is set at a lower portion of the tank body. Mounting structure.