JPH11291942A - Car body structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform the piping and wiring operations for drain hose, etc., simply and effectively by certainly preventing a drain hose, wire harness, antenna wire, etc., from intruding to the region (gap) behind a door hinge reinforcement. SOLUTION: A flange 12 is formed in bent shape on a door hinge reinforcement 2, and the gap (closed section 5b) generated between the reinforcement 2 and a step 6 formed in bent shape at a side body outer panel 4 in such a way as opposing to the side end face 7a of a window glass 7 is blocked with the flange 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door hinge reinforcement at a lower portion of a pillar formed in a closed cross-sectional shape by a side body outer panel and a pillar inner panel and in a portion of the pillar in a closed cross-sectional shape. The present invention relates to a vehicle body structure of an automobile in which mounting, piping, and wiring are inserted through the interior of the pillar into a closed cross-sectional shape portion formed by the door hinge reinforcement and the pillar inner panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a structure of a front pillar 1 of a four-wheeled vehicle, and is a horizontal sectional view at a joint portion between a front pillar 1 and a door hinge reinforcement 2. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the front pillar 1 is a vehicle body portion formed by joining a pillar inner panel 3 and a side body outer panel 4 in a closed cross-sectional shape, and has both side edges 3a and 3b of the front pillar inner panel 3. Side edges 2 of door hinge reinforcement 2 between both sides 4a, 4b of side body outer panel 4
In the state where a and 2b are sandwiched, they are joined together by spot welding S ₁ and S ₂ . A door hinge reinforcement 2 as a reinforcing material for a door hinge (not shown) is disposed in a closed section 5 formed by the front pillar inner panel 3 and the side body outer panel 4.

A step portion 6 is bent at a front portion of the side body outer panel 4, and the step portion 6 is used for a front window glass shield on which a side edge of a front window glass 7 is mounted. The molding 8 is adhered and fixed. Therefore, in the closed cross section 5, the front pillar inner panel 3 and the door hinge reinforcement 2 form the closed cross section 5a, and the step 6 of the side body outer panel 4 and the step 6 The side body outer panel portion 4a and the flat front end portion 2c of the door hinge reinforcement 2 form a closed section 5b having a substantially triangular cross section.

By the way, among four-wheeled vehicles, for example,
In some cases, a member such as a drain hose, a wire harness, and an antenna wire of a sunroof is inserted into the front pillar 1 as described above for piping and wiring. In this case, members such as a drain hose, a wire harness, and an antenna wire of a sunroof are inserted into a closed cross-sectional shape portion 5a formed by the door hinge reinforcement 2 and the front pillar inner panel 3. The drain hose and the like are passed through the closed section 5a because of the closed section 5b composed of the side body outer panel 4 and the door hinge reinforcement 2, that is, the front window glass 7. Side body outer panel 4 so as to face side end surface 7a of
If the drain hose or the like is allowed to pass through the gap region α existing between the stepped portion 6 bent and formed and the door hinge reinforcement 2, the following problem occurs. That is, the clearance area α has a small opening area, and the clearance area α includes a door hinge mounting bolt and the like.
This is because these members may be damaged when the antenna wire or the like comes into contact, and in addition, it takes time to pass the drain hose or the like, and the workability is deteriorated.
Therefore, the place through which the drain hose or the like is passed is the closed section 5a having a relatively large opening area and no door hinge mounting bolts or the like.

[0005]

However, there have been the following problems in the prior art. That is, when the wire harness or the like is passed from the upper portion of the front pillar 1 into the closed sectional shape portion 5a, the wire harness or the like is fixed with an adhesive tape or the like, or the wire harness or the like is interposed through the gap region α. Since it is necessary to assemble into the closed section 5a while paying attention so as not to enter the closed section 5b, which is the rear side area of the door hinge reinforcement 2, the insertion and assembling work is troublesome. was there.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a drain hose,
It is possible to reliably prevent a problem that a wire harness, an antenna wire, and the like enters the rear side area (gap area) of the door hinge reinforcement 2, and therefore, it is possible to easily and efficiently perform piping and wiring work of a drain hose and the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle body structure that can perform the above-described operations.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a lower portion of a pillar having a closed cross-sectional shape formed by a side body outer panel and a pillar inner panel, and the pillar is closed. A door hinge reinforcement is attached to a location in the cross-sectional shape portion, and piping and wiring are inserted through the interior of the pillar into a closed cross-sectional shape portion formed by the door hinge reinforcement and the pillar inner panel. In the body structure of the automobile, the flange is bent and formed on the door hinge reinforcement, and the door hinge reinforcement is bent between the stepped portion formed on the side body outer panel so as to face the side end surface of the window glass and the door hinge reinforcement. The existing gap area is replaced with the door hinge reinforcement franc. It is as to block at. Further, in the present invention, the flange is provided at an upper end portion of the door hinge reinforcement.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, the same parts as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 shows a vehicle body front portion of a four-wheeled vehicle 9 having a vehicle body structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a closed section 5 which is a lower part of the front pillar 1 in front of the door opening 10 and is constituted by the front pillar inner panel 3 and the side body outer panel 4. Is provided with a door hinge reinforcement 2 for reinforcing the door hinge mounting portion. A door hinge (not shown) of the side door 11 is attached to a lower portion of the front pillar 1 reinforced by the door hinge reinforcement 2, and the side door 11 is rotatably mounted around the door hinge. I have.

In this embodiment, FIGS.
As shown in FIG.
Are integrally provided with a flange 12. More specifically, as clearly shown in FIG. 4, a flange 12 formed of a bent piece that is substantially perpendicular to the door hinge reinforcement body 2d is provided at a predetermined position on the upper end of the door hinge reinforcement 2 by pressing or the like. (Integral molding) by the bending process. Thus, under the state where the door hinge reinforcement 2 is disposed in the closed cross-sectional shape portion 5 of the front pillar 1, as shown in FIG. 3, piping and wiring are performed by the door hinge reinforcement 2 and the front pillar inner panel 3. A cross-sectional shape portion 5b formed by the door hinge reinforcement 2 and the side body outer panel 4 is formed while the closed-shape portion 5b formed by the door hinge reinforcement 2 is formed.
Are closed by the flanges 12 of the main body. That is, the gap region α existing between the stepped portion 6 bent and formed on the side body outer panel 4 so as to face the side end surface 7a of the front window glass 7 and the door hinge reinforcement 2 is formed by the door hinge reinforcement 2. It is configured to be closed by the flange 12.

According to such a vehicle body structure, the flange 12 is provided integrally with the door hinge reinforcement 2 and the gap region α (closed section 5b) is closed by the flange 12. During piping and wiring work of a wire harness, an antenna wire, and the like, it is possible to reliably prevent these members from coming out of the passage in the closed cross-sectional shape portion 5a, which is a regular passage, and entering the gap region α. Is a closed cross-sectional shape portion 5 which is a regular passage.
Piping and wiring can be performed correctly and with good workability. Therefore, it is possible to avoid such a problem that the member such as the drain hose is damaged due to being erroneously assembled into the gap region α. Furthermore, since the flange 12 is integrally bent at the upper end of the door hinge reinforcement 2, the rigidity at the upper end of the door hinge reinforcement 2 can be improved by the presence of the flange 12.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.
Various modifications and changes are possible based on the technical concept of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the vehicle body front structure on the front pillar 1 side has been described, but the present invention is also applicable to the vehicle body rear structure on the rear pillar side.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a door hinge reinforcement is formed by bending a flange on a door hinge reinforcement, and a stepped portion formed on a side body outer panel so as to face a side end surface of the window glass. The door hinge reinforcement is used to close the gap between the door and the door hinge reinforcement. It can be reliably prevented from being removed from the passage of the cross-sectional shape portion and entering the gap region, and it is possible to accurately assemble it into the regular passage with good workability. It is possible to avoid such a problem that it is damaged as a result of being assembled. Further, according to the vehicle body structure of the present invention, when a drain hose or the like is mounted or repaired in a factory, the work of inserting the drain hose or the like into the pillar can be easily performed without using a fixing device such as a fixing tape or a clamp. Therefore, the man-hour for assembling the drain hose and the like can be reduced. In addition, by bending the flange of the door hinge reinforcement,
The rigidity of the door hinge reinforcement itself can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the flange is provided at an upper end of the door hinge reinforcement, the flange is provided at an upper end of the gap region when piping and wiring such as a drain hose. Of the drain hose or the like can be prevented beforehand at the beginning of the gap region, and the drain hose or the like can be reliably incorporated into the regular passage by a simple assembling operation. Therefore, there is no need to repeat the insertion work due to erroneous installation of the drain hose or the like, and it is possible to further improve the workability of installation. In addition, the presence of the flange can improve the rigidity of the door hinge reinforcement, particularly at the upper end.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a front portion of a vehicle body of a four-wheeled vehicle having a vehicle body structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an arrangement state of a front pillar and a door hinge reinforcement of the above-mentioned four-wheeled vehicle.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a door hinge reinforcement.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a body structure of a front part of a conventional four-wheeled vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 front pillar 2 door hinge reinforcement 2 a door hinge reinforcement body 3 front pillar inner panel 4 side body outer panel 5, 5 a, 5 b closed cross section 6 stepped portion 7 front window glass 9 four-wheeled vehicle 10 door opening 11 side door 12 Flange α Clearance area (closed cross section)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A door hinge reinforcement is attached to a lower portion of a pillar formed into a closed cross-sectional shape by a side body outer panel and a pillar inner panel and in a closed cross-sectional shape portion of the pillar, and piping and wiring are provided. Through the interior of the pillar, into the interior of a closed cross-section formed by the door hinge reinforcement and the pillar inner panel, wherein a flange is formed by bending the door hinge reinforcement. Then, a gap region existing between the stepped portion formed by bending the side body outer panel and the door hinge reinforcement so as to face the side end surface of the window glass is closed by a flange of the door hinge reinforcement. The body structure of an automobile, characterized in that: 2. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, wherein said flange is provided at an upper end portion of said door hinge reinforcement.