JPS6017413Y2 - car body structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to an automobile body structure in which the durability of the front fender portion is increased.

In a typical automobile, the lower edge of a reinforcement installed vertically on the front fender and its inner surface is often closely fixed to the lower end of a rocker panel fixed to the outer surface of the lower end of the cowl side panel.

Moreover, conventionally, as described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 49-29606, a space formed by a front fender and a reinforcement, and/or a space formed by a reinforcement and a rocker panel (front pillar). Because the front fender, reinforcement, or rocker panel is open to the front, muddy water splashed up by the front wheel enters the space and accumulates at the bottom of the space, causing corrosion near the lower end of the front fender, reinforcement, or rocker panel. There are some problems.

In order to solve these problems, for example,
As shown in Publication No. 14918, there are some cases where the front of the space is sealed with a panel (fender bracket) and a seek, but in this case, installing the front fender sometimes requires filling the seek. At the same time, when removing the front fender, it is necessary to peel off the seek, which causes problems such as poor workability in attaching and detaching the front fender.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and aims to increase the durability of the front fender portion without impairing the workability of attaching and detaching the front fender.

In order to achieve this objective distantly, in this invention, the rear lower edge of the front fender that covers the front wheel and the lower edge of the reinforcement installed vertically on the inner surface of the front fender are positioned in the same phase. A notch hole functioning as a drainage hole is provided in each of the reinforcement panels and a recessed portion functioning as a guide groove to the notch hole is provided in the outer surface near the lower end of the reinforcement and rocker panel.

By adopting such a configuration, the space formed by the front fender and the reinforcement and the space formed by the reinforcement and the rocker panel are replaced by the hollow space (guide groove) formed by the recess and the notch hole (drain hole). ), so that muddy water, etc. that has entered the inside of the front fender or reinforcement due to the splashing action of the front tire can be quickly discharged.

An embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings will be described below.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a front fender, and a reinforcement 2 is attached to the inside of the fender as in the conventional case.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a cowl side panel, and a rocker panel 5 connected to the lower end of the front pillar 4 is fixed to the outer surface of the lower end of the cowl side panel.

It should be noted that, needless to be described in detail, the cowl side panel 3, front pillar 4, and rocker panel 5 constitute a so-called closed cross-section structural member.

Further, the lower edges of the front fender 1 and the reinforcement 2 are overlapped with the lower surface of the rocker panel 5, and are fixed to nuts 6 fixed to the inner surface of the rocker panel 5 with setscrews (not shown). As in the conventional case, spaces 7 and 8 are formed between the front side and the reinforcement 2 and the front side is open between the reinforcement 2 and the rocker panel 5, respectively.

Cut holes 9 and 10 are provided on the lower edge of the front fender 1 and the lower edge of the reinforcement 2 installed in this way, and the outer surfaces of the reinforcement 2 and the rocker panel 5 are provided with overlapping notch holes 9 and 10. , by providing recesses 11 and 12 that reach the respective notch holes 9 and 10,
The space 7 on the outer surface and the space 8 on the inner surface of the reinforcement 2 are exposed to the outside (downward) through the notch holes 9 and 10, respectively.
It is open to the public.

Therefore, even if muddy water or the like intrudes into each of the spaces 7 and 8 as the automobile travels, the muddy water and the like that have entered into the spaces 7 and 8 will be exposed to the outer surfaces of the reinforcement 2 and the rocker panel 5. Since the liquid is quickly discharged to the outside (downward) through the cavities formed by the recesses 11 and 12 and the notch holes 9 and 10, there is no fear that muddy water or the like will accumulate at the bottoms of the spaces 7 and 8.

Therefore, there is no fear that the lower edges of the front fender 1, reinforcement 2, and rocker panel 5 will be corroded by muddy water, and their durability can be improved.

Furthermore, since the front of the spaces 7 and 8 does not necessarily need to be sealed, there is no risk that the ease of attaching and detaching the front fender 1 will be impaired.

As explained above, this invention forms a notch hole as a drainage hole at the lower edge of the front fender and the reinforcement, and a recessed part as a guide groove to the notch hole at the lower edge of the reinforcement and rocker panel. Although it has an extremely simple configuration of being formed on the nearby outer surface,
Since muddy water and the like that have entered the inside of the front fender and the inside of the reinforcement can be quickly discharged, the durability of the fender part can be increased and the ease of attachment and detachment can be maintained as before.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile equipped with an embodiment of this invention;
Figure 2 is a sectional view taken from ■-■ in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken from ■-■ in Figure 2.
(2) A sectional view, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the rocker panel portion, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the front fender and reinforcement. 1...Front fender, 2...Reinforcement, 5...Rocker panel, 9.
10... Notch hole, 11, 12... Recessed part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In an automobile in which a front fender is removably attached to a vehicle body, notch holes are formed at the same phase positions of the rear lower edge of the front fender and the lower edge of a reinforcement installed vertically on the inner surface of the fender. At the same time, recesses reaching these notch holes are formed on the outer surface near the lower end of the reinforcement and the rocker panel located inside the reinforcement, and the space formed by the front fender and the reinforcement is A vehicle body structure for an automobile, characterized in that a space formed by a reinforcement and a rocker panel is opened downward through the cavity formed by the recess and the notch hole.