JPS6031974Y2 - Vehicle pillar drip structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a drip structure for a vehicle pillar.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 1, the front end of a roof drip 2 provided on a roof side 1 of a vehicle body is integrally formed with a pillar upper drip 4 provided on a front pillar 3.
Rainwater etc. that have flowed into the roof drip 2 are discharged from the pillar upper drip 4.

However, this conventional structure has front pillar 3
Since the lower end of the pillar upper drip 4 provided at Since the water flows on the surface of the flow surface, there is a problem that water scale 7 and the like adhere to the flow surface, making it easy to get dirty and making the flow surface look unsightly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a drip structure for a vehicle pillar that does not stain the surface of a corner panel.

To this end, in the present invention, the drip structure is such that a recess is formed in the lower part of the front pillar extending downward from near the upper end of the corner panel in the vertical direction, and a hollow drip is formed between the recess and the corner panel. In addition, the lower end of the pillar upper drip is provided so as to be continuous with the upper end of the recess, thereby achieving the intended purpose.

The present invention will be described below with reference to illustrative embodiments.

Between the windshield 18 and the door glass 19 of the vehicle body,
Front pillar 11 extending from the roof 20 to the bottom of the vehicle body
is provided.

Further, a corner panel 1 covering the lower part 11b of the front pillar 11 is provided downward from the lower part of the windshield 18.
2 is provided.

Furthermore, a drip panel 21 having a substantially rectangular shape is fixed to the upper portion 11a of the front pillar 11, and a pillar upper drip 13 is formed with a substantially rectangular cross section by the drip panel 21 and the side surface 1ic of the front pillar 11. The pillar upper drip 13 is formed integrally with a roof drip 15 formed on the roof side 14 at its upper end.

A recess 16 is formed in the lower part 11b of the front pillar 11 and extends downward from near the upper end 12a of the corner panel 12 in the vertical direction.The recess 16 and the corner panel 12 form a hollow drip 17. It is formed.

Further, the lower end 13a of the pillar upper drip 13 is
engaged with each other so as to be continuous with the upper end 16a of the recess 16 and fitted into the upper end 12a of the corner panel 12;
The side surface of the pillar upper drip 13 and the side surface of the corner panel 12 are made to be on the same plane.

Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 8A, the pillar upper drip 13
If the lower width H cannot be secured sufficiently due to the dimensions of the vehicle body, the height h of the wall surface of the portion may be made higher than the height h2 of the upper wall surface to increase the cross-sectional area of the portion, as shown in Figure 8. It is desirable to secure it.

Further, since the inside of the hollow drip 17 formed by the recess 16 and the corner panel 12 can be painted by electrodeposition, there is no problem in terms of rust prevention even if rainwater or the like passes through it.

As described above, according to the present invention, the lower end of the pillar upper drip provided on the front pillar is connected to the hollow drip formed by the recess formed on the front pillar and the corner panel. Rainwater flowing through the corner panels does not flow down the surface of the corner panels, but instead passes through the hollow drips formed inside the corner panels and is drained out of the vehicle. This prevents the surfaces of the corner panels from becoming contaminated with limescale, etc. There is no.

Further, according to the present invention, the side surface of the pillar upper drip of the front pillar is made flush with the corner panel, so there is no protrusion and the appearance is good.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the hollow drip is formed by providing a recess in the front pillar and covering the recess with a corner panel, so there is no increase in the number of parts or the number of man-hours for assembly work, resulting in lower costs. This has the effect that it does not lead to an increase in performance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a partial side view of a vehicle body showing a conventional drip structure;
Fig. 2 is a partial side view of the vehicle body showing the drip structure according to the present invention, Fig. 3 is a partial front view of the same as above, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the main parts of the same as seen from the rear, and Fig. 5 is the same as Fig. 2. 6 is a sectional view taken along line A-A, Figure 6 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in Figure 2, Figure 7 is a sectional view taken along line C-C in Figure 2, and Figure 8 is the other side of the drip provided on the front pillar. A is a partial front view, and the mouth is a partial side view. 11 is a front pillar, 12 is a corner panel, 13 is a pillar upper drip, 16 is a recess, and 17 is a hollow drip.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] A front pillar extending from the roof to the bottom of the vehicle body is provided between the windshield and door glass of the vehicle body, and
A corner panel is provided downward from the lower part of the windshield to cover the side surface of the lower part of the front pillar, and furthermore, a corner panel is provided at the upper part of the front pillar, continuous with the roof drip formed on the roof side, and having a cross-sectional shape with the side surface of the front pillar. In the vehicle pillar drip structure in which a pillar upper drip is formed, a recess is formed in the lower part of the front pillar and extends downward from near the upper end of the corner panel in the vertical direction;
A drip structure for a pillar for a vehicle, characterized in that a hollow drip is formed by the recess and the corner panel, and a lower end of the pillar upper drip is provided so as to be continuous with an upper end of the recess.