JPS60174318A - Cowl-grille installation structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the installation of a cowl grille and secure the sealing performance around the installation part by fitting and installing the U-shaped fitting part of a clip at the glass-side edge part of the cowl grille into the fitting piece part of the clip on the upper surface of a cowl top panel. CONSTITUTION:When a cowl grille 1 is installed onto a cowl top panel P, the lower bent piece part 2a of the front-glass side edge part 1a of the grille 1 is inserted sideways into the fixed part 4a having a U-figure form on the side of a clip body 4, and the engaging hole 3 of the lower bent piece part 2a and the hook 5 of the fixed part 4a are engaged, and the clip body 4 is positioned and fixed onto the lower bent piece part 2a of the grille 1, while the both-side leg parts 8b of a clip body 8 are engaged with a pair of engagement holes 7 on a panel P, and the clip body 8 is positioned and fixed onto the panel P. Then, the grille 1 is transferred in straight-line form sideways, and the insertion piece part 8a of the clip body 8 is inserted into the fitting part 4b having a U-figure shape on the side of the clip body 4, and then the both clip bodies 4 and 8 are easily integrated, and the front-side edge part 1a can be installed onto the panel P certainly and easily.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention particularly relates to an improvement in a structure for attaching a windshield side end of an automobile cowl grill to a cowl top panel.

"Prior art" As an example of the conventional mounting structure of this type,
There is one shown in No. 6472. This mounting structure uses a clip body made of synthetic resin that is molded separately from the cowl grille and cowl top panel, and is designed to attach the cowl grille to the cowl top panel by attaching the clip body to the cowl top panel side. The above-mentioned arrowhead-shaped clip body is fixed to the cowl top panel by integrally forming a fixing protrusion that engages with the retaining hole and an arrowhead-shaped protrusion that engages with the retaining notch on the cowl grille side. The windshield side end of the cowl grille is attached to the cowl top panel by fitting the locking notch of the cowl grille into the protrusion from above.

However, in such a conventional mounting structure, in order to fit the locking notch of the cowl grille into the arrowhead-shaped protrusion of the clip body that locks into the locking hole of the cowl top panel, the cowl top panel If the positional relationship between the locking hole and the locking notch in the cowl grille shifts in the vehicle width direction, it becomes difficult to fit the protrusion into the notch, making it necessary to forcibly suppress the cowl grille from above. The process becomes difficult and there are problems in terms of workability.

In addition, as a mounting structure using a clip body,
No. 108480 also exists, but this structure has a clip body having two upper and lower fitting grooves, the upper fitting groove is placed at the end of the cowl grille, and the lower fitting groove is placed at the end of the cowl top panel. It has a structure that can be inserted and locked into each. However,
In such a configuration, it is necessary to provide a large opening on the upper surface of the cowl top panel in order to form an insertion portion that fits into the insertion groove of the clip body, making it difficult to seal around the opening. There is a problem with this.

``Object of the Invention'' The present invention has been devised in view of the problems of the conventional mounting structure using such a clip body, and has been devised to simplify the installation work of the cowl grille, and to improve the sealing properties around the mounting portion. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cowl grill mounting structure that does not cause problems.

"Structure of the Invention" In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is based on a structure in which the cowl grill is attached to the cowl top panel via a clip body, but the windshield side end of the cowl grill is Horizontal U to the first clip body fixed to
A fitting portion extending in the vehicle width direction is provided on a second clip body fixed to the upper surface of the cowl top panel, and the fitting portion of the first clip body is connected to the second clip body. It is designed to be installed by fitting into the fitting piece part of.

``Example'' The present invention will be described in detail based on an example illustrating the present invention.
The cowl grill 1 side provided with the mounting structure according to the present invention is
As shown in FIG. 1, the windshield side end 1a of the cowl grille 1 is bent into a U-shape, and an insertion hole 3 is bored in the bent lower piece 2a constituting the bent part of the end. , a horizontal U-shaped fixing part 4a having a claw 5 that engages with the insertion hole 3 formed on the inner surface of the upper side of the bent lower piece 2a of the cowl grille 1, and an upper piece at the base of the fixing part 4a. The first clip body 4 is configured to fix the first clip body 4, which integrally has a horizontal U-shaped fitting portion 4b formed by connecting the first clip body 4b in series and forming an elastic tongue piece 6 on the lower surface of the lower side.

On the other hand, on the cowl 1-butt panel P side, as shown in FIG. A second clip body that integrally has a fitting piece 8a that fits into the horizontal U-shaped fitting portion 4b of the body 4, and flanged side leg portions 8b, 8b that fit into a pair of locking holes 7. 8 is fixed. still,
The fitting portion 8a of the second clip body 8 extends wider than the fitting portion 4b in the vehicle width direction.

Further, the second clip body 8 and the first clip body 4 are
Both shall be integrally molded from synthetic resin material.

As shown in FIG. 4, the hood side end 1b of the cowl grille 1 is inserted directly into the cowl top panel P via a screw assembly 9 and a seal member 10, as in the conventional case.

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When attaching the grille 1 to the cowl top panel P, first, as shown in FIG. The first clip body 4 is inserted into the fixed part 4a of the cowl grille 1 from the side direction, and the engagement hole 3 of the bent lower piece part 2a and the claw 5 of the fixed part 4a are engaged, and the first clip body 4 is inserted into the folded part of the cowl grille 1. Bent lower piece 2a
Position and fix.

On the other hand, in the two silk locking holes 7 of the cowl top panel P,
Both side legs 8b of the second clip body 8 are engaged with each other to position and fix the second clip body 8 to the cowl 1-butt panel P.

After obtaining such a state, the cowl grill 1 is fixed as shown in Figure B.
If the fitting piece 8a of the second clip body 8 is fitted into the horizontal U-shaped fitting part 4b of the first clip body 4 by linearly moving the Body 4/8
are easily combined, and the side end 1 is attached to the front 1 of the cowl grill 1.
a can be attached to the cowl top panel P extremely easily and reliably. Furthermore, at this time, the first clip body 4
Even if the attachment position of the second clip body 8 to the cowl grille 1 and the attachment position of the second clip body 8 to the cowl top panel P are slightly shifted in the vehicle width direction, the second clip body 8 will not fit as described above. Since the piece part 8a is wider than the joining part 4b of the first clip body 4, it becomes possible to effectively absorb the positional distortion, and even in this case, the two parts can be easily combined.

In addition, in such an attached state, as shown in the figure, the tongue piece 6 formed on the lower surface of the fitting part 4b of the first clip body 4 is attached to the fitting part 8a of the second clip body 8 and the cowl top panel 2.
Since it is elastically interposed between them and effectively prevents the first clip body 4 from wobbling, the combined state of the two lip bodies 4 and 8 is extremely good.

Moreover, the cowl top panel P is only provided with the locking hole 7 for the leg portion 8b of the second clip body 8, and the locking hole 7 is also closed by the flange on the upper part of the leg portion 8b. Therefore, the sealing performance around the locking hole 7 can be sufficiently ensured by a very simple sealing process.

In addition, after removing the glass side end 1a to the Freon 1, the fourth
As shown in the figure, by screwing the hood side end ↑b of the cowl grille 1 with the screw member 9 with the seal member 10 interposed, the entire cowl grille 1 can be reliably attached to the cowl top panel P.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the second clip body 8, which differs from the above in that one leg 8b is implanted on one side. Therefore, cowl 1-tube panel P
Only one locking hole 7 is required. In each embodiment, the leg portion 8b is used as a means for fixing the second clip body 8 to the cowl top panel P, but it may be fixed using an adhesive or double-sided tape. Needless to say, in this case, there is no need to drill the locking hole 7.

``Effects of the Invention'' As described above, according to the present invention, the work of attaching the cowl grill to the cowl top panel becomes extremely simple, which greatly contributes to improving work efficiency, and it also becomes extremely easy to ensure the sealing performance of the attachment part. This can provide great practical effects.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The first part is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the structure on the cowl grille side that is provided with the mounting structure according to the present invention, and the second part is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the structure of the cowl 1 - tongue panel side. , Fig. 3 A-B is a cross-sectional view of IK showing the procedure for attaching the cowl creel to the cowl top panel with the installation structure according to the present invention. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the second clip body - (9!1) in the removed state. ■ Cowl grille, 1a... Cowl 1-nor Freon I-glass side end, 2a... 14 bent lower parts,
3... Insertion hole, 4... First IJ Tsubui book, 4a.
... Fixed part, 4b... Fitting part, 5... Claw, 7...
Locking hole, 8...Second clip-on book, 8a...Inset piece, 8b...Leg, P...Cowl top panel, Patent applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] The structure is attached through the cowl grill body, and the first clip body fixed to the windshield side end of the cowl grill has a horizontal U-shaped fitting part, A fitting piece extending in the vehicle width direction is provided on a second clip body fixed to the top surface of the panel, and the fitting part of the first clip body is fitted to the fitting piece of the second clip body for installation. Features a cowl cril's "triangle" structure.