JPH11198867A - Mounting structure of tail gate spoiler - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To establish an appearance as if a spoiler was mounted on a rear window glass without mounting the spoiler on the glass in an arrangement that the spoiler is installed on a tail gate in such a way as crossing the rear window glass mounted on the tail gate. SOLUTION: A stay 9 protruding outward through a gap 8 between a tail gate and car body is installed at the left and the right side frame 4a of a tail gate frame, and the rear surfaces of the left and right ends of a spoiler 6 are fastened to the stay 9. It is preferable that a bracket 12 positioned inside about the lateral direction more than the stay fastening part and reaching the stay fastening part is fastened to the rear surfaces of the left and right ends of the spoiler 6, and the spoiler 6 is fastened to the stay 9 together with the bracket 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tailgate spoiler mounting structure which is mounted on a tailgate provided at the rear of a vehicle body so as to be freely opened and closed so as to cross over a rear window glass mounted on a tailgate frame.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a tailgate spoiler is mounted on a portion of a tailgate frame below a rear window portion of a tailgate on which a rear window glass is mounted. It may be desirable to mount the tailgate spoiler across the vehicle.

In this case, it is generally considered that a mounting hole is made in the rear window glass, a bolt is inserted into the mounting hole from the rear side of the rear window glass, and the tailgate spoiler is fastened to the rear window glass. .

[0004]

If the tailgate spoiler is fastened to the rear window glass as described above, there is a possibility that water will leak from the spoiler mounting hole of the rear window glass, and the tailgate will be attached to the rear window glass when the tailgate is opened and closed. The impact from the gate spoiler may cause glass breakage, and the fastening point of the tailgate spoiler can be seen from the passenger compartment side, which impairs the appearance, and furthermore, the rear window glass is attached to the tailgate frame. Since it is difficult to drill the spoiler mounting holes later, various problems occur, such as the inability to set the tailgate spoiler as a user option.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, the present invention provides a tailgate spoiler mounting structure in which an appearance as if the tailgate spoiler was mounted on a rear window glass can be obtained without mounting the rear gate glass on the rear window glass. It is an issue.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems,
The present invention relates to a tailgate spoiler mounting structure that is mounted on a tailgate that can be opened and closed at the rear of a vehicle body so as to cross over a rear window glass mounted on the tailgate frame. And a stay protruding outward through a parting gap between the tailgate and the vehicle body, and the rear portions of the left and right ends of the tailgate spoiler are fastened to the stay.

According to the present invention, the tailgate spoiler is mounted on the tailgate frame via the stay, and there is no need to drill a mounting hole for the spoiler in the rear window glass. Therefore, water leakage and glass breakage can be prevented, and a tailgate spoiler can be set as a user option. Also, since the backs of the left and right ends of the tailgate spoiler are fastened to the stay, the stay and the stay fastening part of the tailgate spoiler do not appear in the appearance, and the appearance as if the tailgate spoiler was attached to the rear window glass was obtained. In addition, the stay and the stay fastening part of the tailgate spoiler are hidden by the side frame of the tailgate frame and are not visible from the passenger compartment side,
The appearance becomes better.

[0008] Further, on the rear surface of each of the right and left ends of the tailgate spoiler, a bracket is positioned laterally inward from the stay fastening portion, and the bracket reaching the stay fastening portion is fastened. The tailgate spoiler is fastened together with the bracket to the stay. If this is done, the tailgate spoiler will be supported by the stay over a relatively wide area via the bracket, so that the impact acting on the stay fastening portion of the tailgate spoiler when the tailgate is opened and closed is reduced, and the stay fastening portion is The bracket suppresses the impact input to the rear window glass due to the bending of the spoiler portion inward in the lateral direction toward the rear window glass side, and the durability is improved.

[0009]

FIG. 1 shows a vehicle in which a tailgate 1 which can be opened and closed is provided at a rear portion of a vehicle body, and a quarter window glass 3 is mounted on a side panel 2 of the vehicle body. The tailgate 1 is formed by mounting a rear window glass 5 on a rear window portion above a tailgate frame 4. A tailgate spoiler 6 is attached to the tailgate 1 so as to cross over the rear window glass 5. I have.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear window glass 5 is mounted on the right and left side frame portions 4a of the tailgate frame 4 constituting the rear window portion.
5a and rear window glass 5 attached to the outer edge of
Is attached with an adhesive 5c at a portion defined by the dam rubber 5b adhered to the back surface of the base member. In the figure, reference numeral 7 denotes a rear pillar portion of the side panel 2. A rain gutter portion 7a is formed in the rear pillar portion 7. When the tail gate 1 is closed, a tail gate frame is attached to a sealing member 7b mounted on the inner edges of both gutter portions 7a. The back surface of the abutment 4 abuts, so that rainwater flowing from the parting gap 8 between the tailgate 1 and the quarter window glass 3 as the vehicle body flows down the rain gutter 7a without entering the passenger compartment.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a stay 9 projecting outward through the parting gap 8 is provided on a pair of bolts 1 on the side frame portions 4a on the left and right sides of the tailgate frame 4.
Fastened by 0,10. At the end of the stay 9, a mounting seat 9a bent outward in the horizontal direction is bent, and a pair of spoiler mounting holes 9b, 9 are formed in the mounting seat 9a.
b and an intermediate screw hole 9c for the cap. A pair of nuts 6a, 6a corresponding to the mounting holes 9b, 9b are buried in the rear surface portions of the left and right ends of the tailgate spoiler 6, and the pair of nuts 6a, 6a are tightened through the mounting holes 9b, 9b. The rear surfaces of the left and right ends of the tailgate spoiler 6 are
To conclude.

Further, in the present embodiment, the tail gate spoiler 6 is positioned laterally inward from the embedded portions of the nuts 6a, 6a, which are stay fastening portions, on the back surface of each of the right and left ends of the tail gate spoiler 6,
A leg 6b that fits within the lateral width of the side frame 4a is protruded, a part of the leg 6b is recessed, and a nut 6c is embedded therein. Then, a pair of mounting holes 12a, 12a corresponding to the nuts 6a, 6a and a mounting hole 12b corresponding to the nut 6c.
Before the tailgate spoiler 6 is fastened to the stay 9, the bracket 12 is fastened to the back surface portion of the tailgate spoiler 6 by bolts 13 which are screwed into the nuts 6c through the mounting holes 12b before the tailgate spoiler 6 is fastened to the stay 9.
A spacer 14 made of an elastic material such as rubber is attached to the leg 6b.

When mounting the tailgate spoiler 6, the leg 6b is seated on the rear window glass 5 via the spacer 14, and in this state, the pair of bolts 11, 1
1 is fastened to the nuts 6a, 6a through the mounting holes 9b, 9b of the stay 9 and the mounting holes 12a, 12a of the bracket 12, and the tailgate spoiler 6 is fastened together with the bracket 12 to the stay 9. Thereafter, the cap 15 that covers the mounting seat 9a of the stay 9 from the back side is mounted with the screw 16 that is screwed into the screw hole 9c of the mounting seat 9a, and the mounting of the tailgate spoiler 6 is completed.

According to the above-described mounting structure, the fastening portion between the tailgate spoiler 6 and the stay 9 is hidden behind the tailgate spoiler 6 and does not appear on the outside, so that it is as if the tailgate spoiler 6 were mounted on the rear window glass 5. Appearance and the novelty of the design is ensured.
Further, the fastening portion between the tailgate spoiler 6 and the stay 9 is hidden by the shadow of the side frame portion 4a and cannot be seen from the passenger compartment side.
The appearance becomes better.

Further, since there is no need to drill a spoiler mounting hole in the rear window glass 5, there is no risk of water leakage, and the tailgate spoiler 6 can be set as a user option.

Further, the tail gate spoiler 6 is not only a pair of nuts 6a, 6a but also a bracket 1
2, the nut 6c is also fastened to the inner side in the lateral direction, so that the impact at the time of opening and closing the tailgate 1 is dispersed and received by the nuts 6a, 6a, 6c, and the durability is improved, and the opening and closing is improved. The flexure of the leg 6b toward the rear window glass 5 due to the impact at that time is suppressed by the bracket 12, and the impact on the rear window glass 5 is reduced.

The leg 6b and the spacer 14 can be omitted. However, in order to improve the stability of the tailgate spoiler 6, the leg 6b is
It is desirable to be seated on the rear window glass 5 through the interface.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an appearance as if the tailgate spoiler was mounted on the rear window glass, to ensure the novelty of the design, and to use the tailgate spoiler. Problems such as water leakage, glass breakage, deterioration of appearance from the passenger compartment side, and the inability to set as a user option, which occur when the camera is mounted on the rear window glass, can be solved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a vehicle equipped with a tailgate spoiler according to the structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure of the tailgate spoiler.

3A is a sectional view of the assembled state taken along line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view of the assembled state taken along line BB of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tail gate 4 Tail gate frame 4a Side frame part 5 Rear window glass 6 Tail gate spoiler 8 Parting gap 9 Stay 12 Bracket

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A tailgate spoiler mounting structure which is mounted on a tailgate provided at the rear part of a vehicle body so as to be openable and closable so as to cross over a rear window glass mounted on the tailgate frame, wherein side frames on the right and left sides of the tailgate frame are provided. A tailgate spoiler mounting structure, characterized in that a stay protruding outward through a parting gap between the tailgate and the vehicle body is provided on the part, and the rear portions of the left and right ends of the tailgate spoiler are fastened to the stay. 2. A bracket reaching the stay fastening portion is fastened to the back surface of each of the left and right ends of the tailgate spoiler at a position laterally inward from the stay fastening portion, and the tailgate spoiler is fastened together with the bracket to the stay. The mounting structure of the tailgate spoiler according to claim 1, wherein