JPH11105640A - Structure sealing space between car body and fender - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure sealing a space between a car body and a fender, which can improve the workability at the time of installing a sealing material. SOLUTION: In the structure sealing a body pillar 10 and a fender 12 equipped with a flange section 13 which is placed in an outward position of the car width leaving a space to the pillar 10, sealing material 14 is provided in the space between the pillar 10 and the flange section 13 of the fender 12. The sealing material 14 comprises a body section 22 which substantially fills the aforementioned space, a 1st contact section 23 which is formed integrally with the body section 22 at its interior edge and elastically contacts the pillar 10, and a 2nd contact section 24 which is formed integrally with the body section 22 at its exterior edge and elastically contacts the flange section 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sealing structure for sealing a space between a front pillar and a fender of a motor vehicle, particularly a passenger vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A front pillar of a passenger car and a fender disposed outside the front pillar in a vehicle width direction and covering a front tire are formed so as to allow a clearance between a rear portion of the fender and the pillar. Have been. This is intended to absorb any possible clearance in the front pillars and / or fenders. Therefore, a sealing material for filling the clearance is disposed between the front pillar and the fender to prevent generation of noise due to wind passing through the clearance (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-16981).

[0003]

The sealing material is attached to the flange of the fender projecting toward the pillar by bonding, bolting or clipping, so that the workability when attaching the sealing material is poor. .

[0004] The present invention provides a seal structure between an automobile body and a fender, which can improve workability when attaching a seal material.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pillar of a vehicle body and a flange protruding toward the pillar and arranged with a clearance outward from the pillar in the vehicle width direction. A seal structure with a fender having a portion, comprising a seal material disposed between the pillar and a flange portion of the fender. The sealing member includes a main body having a size substantially filling the clearance, a first contact portion formed integrally with an inner edge of the main body and elastically contacting the pillar, And a second abutting portion formed integrally with the outer edge of the flange and elastically contacting the flange portion.

When the sealing material is arranged at a predetermined position, the first contact portion elastically contacts the pillar and the second contact portion elastically contacts the flange portion of the fender, and a pressing force is applied to the pillar and the flange portion, respectively. Exert. The sealing material is held at a predetermined position by the reaction force of the pressing force.

[0007] Since the seal member can be attached only by forming the first contact portion and the second contact portion on the seal member, the work of attaching the seal member can be performed easily and quickly. , Workability is improved. In addition, since attachment parts such as bolts and clips are unnecessary, the number of parts can be reduced.

[0008] The seal structure according to the present invention further includes a seal member disposed between the pillar and the flange portion of the fender;
And two compressible deformable seal pieces. The sealing material has a main body having a size that substantially fills the gap,
A first abutting portion integrally formed on an inner edge of the main body portion and arranged to face the pillar; and a first abutting portion integrally formed on an outer edge of the main body portion and arranged to face the flange portion. And a second contact portion. One of the two seal pieces is disposed between the first contact portion and the pillar and compressed, and another one of the two seal pieces is connected to the second contact portion. It is arranged between the flanges and compressed.

For example, one seal piece is bonded to the first contact portion, and another seal piece is bonded to the second contact portion. Then, when the seal material is arranged at a predetermined position, the pillar receives a pressing force from the first contact portion via the seal piece, and the flange portion of the fender from the second contact portion via another seal piece. Receives pressing force. The sealing material is held at a predetermined position by the reaction force of the pressing force.

Since the sealing member can be attached by the pressing force of the sealing piece, the attaching operation of the sealing member can be performed easily and quickly, and the workability is improved. In addition, the sealing properties can be enhanced by the seal pieces.

In a preferred aspect, the first contact portion is
It extends in a bifurcated manner from the main body and is in elastic contact with the pillar.

Since the pressing force of the first contact portion acts in addition to the pressing force of the sealing piece, the mounting of the sealing material can be further ensured.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, which shows a perspective view of a seal structure before assembly, a pillar 10 of a vehicle body,
A seal member 14 is provided between the fender 12 and the flange portion 13. Flange part 1 of fender 12
3 is projected toward the pillar 10 and the pillar 10
And a clearance 16 is arranged outward in the width direction of the vehicle body. A hinge mounting portion 18 for a front door is provided at a portion of the pillar 10 facing the flange portion 13 of the fender 12, and a recess 20 is formed at a portion of the flange portion 13 facing the hinge mounting portion 18. I have.

The sealing member 14 is formed by molding a hard resin such as polypropylene. The sealing member 14 is formed integrally with a main body 22 having a size substantially filling the gap 16 and an inner edge of the main body 22. A first contact portion 23 elastically in contact with the main body portion 10 and an outer edge of the main body portion 22;
It has a second contact portion 24 that elastically contacts the flange portion 13.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 showing a perspective state and FIGS. 4 and 5 showing a sectional state, the main body 22 is shown.
The upper part 28 forming the groove 27 and the flat part 25 and the L-shaped part 26 are integrated, and the height of the flat part 25 in the vehicle width direction A gradually decreases, and the intermediate part 29 where the groove 27 disappears. , A grip portion 30 continuing to the intermediate portion 29 and a lower portion 31 below the grip portion 30. The upper portion 28 and the lower portion 31 project outward in the width direction of the vehicle body so as to fit into the recess 20 of the flange portion 13 of the fender 12. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of ribs 32 are provided on the inner surface of the main body 22. The ribs 32 are formed so as to conform to the cross-sectional shape of the main body 22, and the shape differs for each rib.

The first contact portion 23 is formed integrally with the inner edge of the main body portion 22 and extends in a forked shape. In the embodiment shown, two first abutments 23 are provided. The upper first contact portion 23 is provided on the inner edge of the intermediate portion 29, and the lower first contact portion 23 is provided on the lower portion 31. Further, it is connected to the upper first contact portion 23,
A reinforcing portion 33 is provided extending bifurcated from the inner edge of each of the intermediate portion 29 and the upper portion 28. First
As shown in FIG. 4, the contact portion 23 of the pillar 1
1, that is, the first contact portion 23
When the elastic portion is elastically deformed and comes into contact with the panel portion 11 and applies an elastic force to the panel 11, the reinforcing portion 33 comes into contact with the panel 11 and
Reduce deformation.

The second contact portion 24 is provided at an intermediate portion 29 of the main body.
Are formed integrally with the outer edge of the cover and extend diagonally. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the second contact portion 24 has a form in which one piece of the L-shaped portion 26 is extended in the width direction A of the vehicle body. The second contact portion 24 is separated from the flange portion 13 of the fender in the configuration shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, but elastically contacts the flange portion 13 as in the configuration shown by the phantom line in FIG. 4. You can also. Therefore, the second contact portion 24
Elastically contacts the flange portion 13 and the first contact portion 23
Makes elastic contact with the panel 11 of the pillar,
The sealing material 14 is held at a predetermined position.

The sealing member 14 can be assembled as shown in FIG. The seal member 14 is kept substantially vertical, the second contact portion 24 is located forward, and the first contact portion 23
Of the seal material 14 so that
The contact portion 24 is inserted into the gap 16 from behind the flange portion 13 of the fender, and is guided forward of the flange portion 13. Thereafter, the second contact portion 24 is brought into contact with the flange portion 13 to push the first contact portion 23 forward. Bifurcated first contact part 2
The assembly is completed when 3 elastically contacts the panel 11 of the pillar.

As shown in FIG. 4, one second contact portion 24 is provided.
If the seal member 14 extends obliquely to one side of the flange portion 13, the sealing material 14 may be displaced toward the arrow B in FIG. 4, that is, toward the front of the vehicle body by the elastic force of the second contact portion 24. is there. In this case, in order to hold the sealing material 14 at a predetermined position, the tip of the flange portion 13 may be inserted into the groove 27 provided in the sealing material 14. That is,
As shown in FIG. 2, when the seal member 14 has the groove 27, the second contact portion 24
And one piece of the L-shaped portion 26 are inserted into the gap 16 and guided to the front of the flange portion 13, and then the first contact portion 23 is pushed forward. Then, the flange portion 13 becomes the groove portion 27.
, And the displacement of the sealing material 14 before and after is suppressed.

The grip 30 facilitates the holding of the sealing material 14 when the sealing material 14 is assembled at a predetermined position.
Since it is located on the opposite side of the second contact portion 24 with the flange portion 13 interposed therebetween, it has a function of suppressing displacement of the seal material 14 before and after. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the portion 34 extending from the grip portion 30 toward the panel 11 is curved to one side with respect to the flange portion 13 in order to avoid interference with an obstacle 35 on the panel 11. ing. In addition, it has a groove 36 into which the tip of the flange 13 enters.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the sealing material 1 disposed between the pillar and the flange of the fender is used.
In addition to the above, two seal pieces 40 and 42 that can be compressed and deformed are provided. In this case, the first contact portion 23 is
In addition, the second contact portion 24 does not need to elastically contact the flange portion 13. However, it is preferable that the first contact portion 23 elastically contacts the panel 11.

The two seal pieces 40 and 42 are formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape by a sponge of closed cells. A double-sided adhesive tape is stuck on one surface thereof, the seal piece 40 is stuck to a bifurcated portion of the first contact part 23, and the seal piece 42 is stuck to the second contact part 24. It is attached.
In the assembled state of FIG. 4, the sealing pieces 40 and 42 are sufficiently compressed, and the sealing piece 40 applies a pressing force to the panel 11 and the sealing piece 42 applies a pressing force to the flange portion 13.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the seal member 44 has a first contact portion 46 and a second contact portion 48. The first contact portion 46 extends bifurcated from the inner edge of the main body portion 47 and elastically contacts the pillar panel 11.
On the other hand, the second contact portion 48 extends from the outer edge of the main body portion 47 to an extension thereof, and extends from the main body portion 47 so as to be spaced from the first auxiliary portion 49. And a second auxiliary portion 50. The front end of the flange portion 13 is inserted between the first auxiliary portion 49 and the second auxiliary portion 50 of the second contact portion, and the two seal pieces 52 and 54 are compressed and deformed and come into close contact with the flange portion 13. ing. First contact part 4
There is a seal piece 56 between the panel 6 and the panel 11. The seal piece 56 is compressed and deformed and is in close contact with the panel 11.
In this embodiment, as shown by the phantom line, the sealing material 44 is guided so that the tip of the flange portion 13 is inserted between the first auxiliary portion 49 and the second auxiliary portion 50, and then the first contact portion 46 is moved. Push it forward and attach the sealant 44.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a vehicle body and a fender according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state before a seal member is attached in a seal structure between the vehicle body and a fender.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the sealing material shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the sealing material shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 3, including a pillar and a fender.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3, including a pillar and a fender.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 4 of another embodiment of the seal structure between the vehicle body and the fender according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pillar 11 Panel 12 Fender 13 Flange part 14,44 Sealing material 16 Clearance 22,47 Body part 23,46 First contact part 24,48 Second contact part 40,42,52,54,56 Seal piece

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A seal structure of a pillar of a vehicle body and a fender having a flange portion protruding toward the pillar and arranged with a clearance outward from the pillar in a width direction of the vehicle body, A sealing member disposed between the pillar and the flange portion of the fender; the sealing member is formed integrally with a main body having a size substantially filling the clearance and an inner edge of the main body; A first contact portion that elastically contacts the pillar, and a second contact portion that is formed integrally with the outer edge of the main body portion and that elastically contacts the flange portion. Seal structure between the car body and the fender. 2. A seal structure of a pillar of a vehicle body and a fender having a flange protruding toward the pillar and arranged with a clearance outward from the pillar in a width direction of the vehicle body, A sealing member disposed between the pillar and the flange portion of the fender, and two compressible deformable sealing pieces, wherein the sealing member has a main body having a size that substantially fills the gap; A first abutting portion integrally formed on an inner edge of the main body portion and arranged to face the pillar; and a first abutting portion integrally formed on an outer edge of the main body portion and arranged to face the flange portion. One of the two sealing pieces is disposed between the first contacting part and the pillar and compressed, and one of the two sealing pieces is compressed. Another one is the second contact portion and the flange portion. The seal structure between the car body and the fenders, which is placed and compressed between them. 3. The sealing structure between a vehicle body and a fender according to claim 2, wherein the first contact portion extends bifurcated from the main body and elastically contacts the pillar.