JPS5839964Y2 - Rear wheel house in a van type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to the structure of a rear wheel house in a pan-type automobile having a luggage compartment communicating with the driver's cab.

There are two types of luggage compartments in pan-type cars: a standard type in which the wheel house bulges out into the compartment, and a flat deck type in which the wheel house does not protrude.

Flat-deck vehicles have the floor panel of the standard vehicle mentioned above slightly higher and the wheels have a smaller diameter to eliminate the bulge in the wheel house. All of the large panel members, such as the inner panel and outer panel, had to be newly designed, which was very uneconomical.

This idea was created by focusing on the above-mentioned problems, and by creating a stylish wheel house for flat deck cars based on the wheel house of standard cars, it was possible to share parts with standard cars. This is what we are trying to achieve.

Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given according to the embodiments of the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a general body of a pan-type automobile.
A rear wheel house 5 is formed at the rear of the vehicle body consisting of two large outer panels 3.

Figure 2 shows the structure of the rear wheel house section of a standard type vehicle in which the rear wheel house 5 bulges out into the luggage compartment A, and the side wall B of the luggage compartment A is formed by the outer panel 3 and inner panel 6. It has a double structure, and the lower edge 6a of the inner panel 60 is bent outward and welded to the lower edge 3a of the outer panel 3.

In addition, there is a luggage compartment A between the inner panel 6 and the floor panel 7.
A housing member 8 that bulges inward is provided, and a lower edge 6a of the inner panel 6 is bent with the housing member 8.
This constitutes a rear wheel house 5 that accommodates a rear wheel 9.

Note that 10 is a side member attached to the lower surface of the floor panel 7 and extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

Figures 3 and 4 show the structure of the rear wheel house section for a flat deck vehicle according to the present invention, which is constructed based on the above standard type vehicle. The explanation will be given using the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 3, the floor panel 7' is made slightly higher than the floor panel 7 of a standard type vehicle, and the rear wheel γ is made into a double tire so that the tire diameter is reduced.

The side edge 7a' of the floor panel 7' immediately abuts the lower edge 6a' of the inner panel 6' and is welded at seven flange 7b'.

On the other hand, a housing member 11 is provided between the inner panel 6' and the outer panel 3', and the housing member 1
1 is an integrally molded product made of a sheet metal member as shown in FIG. 5a, for example, and its outer edge 11a and inner edge 11b are
As shown in FIG. 4, the outer panel 3' and the inner panel 6' are respectively welded and attached to form a rear wheel house 5'.

Note that 11c is a hole for attaching an over fender, which will be described later.

Further, an over fender 13 is attached to the housing member 11 to reduce the size of the rear wheel house 5/ by an amount corresponding to the reduced tire diameter.

As shown in FIG. 5, the over fender 13 is an integrally molded article made of synthetic resin and has an arch shape, and a mounting rib 13b having bolt holes 13a is provided on the back surface of the over fender 13.

The installation of the over fender 13 is carried out in advance on the housing member 1.
A nut 14 is welded to the hole 11c of the over fender 13, and the mounting rib 13a of the over fender 13 is tightened and fixed to the lower surface of the housing member 11 with the bolt 16 via the gasket 15, and the upper edge 13c of the over fender 13 is It is attached to the lower edge 3a' of the outer panel 3' from the outside so that the outer panel 3' and the over fender 13 are connected.

Although the above embodiments use an integrally molded housing member, the housing member may be constructed from several plates.

Since this invention has the above-described structure, the overfender is securely attached to the wheel house, and the mounting bolts and the like are not exposed to the outside, so that the appearance of the vehicle body is not damaged.

Therefore, a wheel house for a flat deck vehicle can be efficiently constructed by using the outer panel of a standard type vehicle as is, and production costs can be significantly reduced by standardizing the outer panel parts.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The inner and outer edges of a housing member shaped to follow the outer circumference of the tire are joined to the lower edges of the outer panel and inner panel that make up the side walls of the cargo compartment, and the housing member is made of synthetic resin and has a lip for mounting on the back side. A rear wheel house for a pan-type automobile, which is provided with an over fender, a mounting rib of the over fender is fixed to the housing member with bolts, etc., and an upper edge of the over fender is adhered to a lower edge of the outer panel.