JPS642867Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Technical Field The present invention relates to a mudguard device for a vehicle that includes a fender panel and a side mudguard provided on the side of a vehicle body.

Prior Art and its Problems It has been well known to use the mudguard device of the above type in order to prevent muddy water, pebbles, etc. thrown up by the wheels of the vehicle from scattering outward from the vehicle when the vehicle is running. For example, see Utility Model Application No. 57-45482). FIG. 3 shows an example of a vehicle equipped with this type of mudguard. A mudguard device 1 is located on the side of a vehicle body and consists of a fender panel 4 that covers wheels 3 and a side mudguard 5. As shown in FIG. 4, in the conventional mudguard device, a fender panel 4 is fixed to a side member 6 of the vehicle body with bolts 7, and a side mud guard 5 is attached to the inner surface of the panel 4 on the outside of the vehicle with other bolts. 8. This configuration prevents the muddy water etc. splashed up by the wheels 3 from scattering to the outside of the vehicle, and in particular, the side mudguard 5 prevents muddy water from scattering to the side of the vehicle (toward the left in FIG. 2). is prevented. In this way, the conventional mudguard device can also fulfill its original function, but because the side mudguard 5 is fixed to the fender panel 4 at a position on the outside of the vehicle, it has the following drawbacks. .

That is, when fixing the side mudguard 5 to the fender panel 4 with the bolts 8, if the bolts are screwed directly into the fender panel 4, they will be exposed to the outside of the vehicle and spoil the appearance. A substantially U-shaped bracket 9 is spot-welded to the inner surface of the fender panel 4, and the side mud guard 5 is fixed to the bracket 9 with bolts 8. In this way, if the bracket 9 is used in addition to the bolt 8, the cost and weight will increase accordingly. Also, when the bracket 9 is spot welded to the fender panel 4, dents will remain on the surface of the panel 4 after welding, so normally the surface of the panel is polished to remove the dents. This increases the number of vehicle manufacturing processes, which causes an increase in costs. There is also a risk that rust will develop over time on the inner surface of the fender panel to which the bracket 9 is fixed. In addition, since the side mudguard 5 is attached to the outer side of the fender panel 4, especially when the flange 10 is formed at the lower end of the fender panel 4, the gap C between the panel 4 and the mudguard 5 becomes narrower, and the vehicle The flange 10 and the mat guard 5 interfere with each other when the vehicle is running. For this reason, when the fender panel 4 is made of metal, there is a risk that the paint on the tip of the flange 10 may peel off and rust may occur there. Furthermore, the flange 11 of the fender panel 4 on the inside of the vehicle is flush with the side member 6, and these are fixed with bolts 7, but in order to prevent muddy water etc. from leaking outside through the gap between the two, conventionally the side member 6 For example, a sealing material 12 as shown in FIG. 4 is embedded between the fender panel 4 and the fender panel 4, but this also has the drawback of increasing the cost of the vehicle. In order to improve the appearance of the vehicle, a bead-shaped sealing material 13 as shown in FIG. 5 is sometimes used, and the same applies in this case.

Object The object of the invention is to provide a mudguard device of the type mentioned at the outset, in which the above-mentioned conventional disadvantages can be eliminated by a simple construction.

Configuration The present invention achieves the above object with an extremely simple configuration in which a side mud guard is sandwiched and fixed between a flange on the inside of the vehicle of a fender panel and a side member.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 4 showing the configuration of a mudguard device 1 according to the present invention. Similarly to FIG. 4, 6 is a side member of the vehicle body, 4 is a fender panel, and 5 indicates the side mudguard. In this case, the upper end of the side mud guard 5 is sandwiched between the flange 11 on the inside of the vehicle of the fender panel 4 and the lower part of the side member 6, and these members 4, 5, and 6 are integrally connected by bolts 7. There is.

In this way, the side mudguard 5 is located not on the outside part of the fender panel 4, but on the flange 1 on the inside of the car.
1, the bolts 7 for fixing the mud guard 5 are covered by the fender panel 4 and cannot be seen from the outside of the vehicle under normal conditions. Therefore, the appearance of the vehicle will not be damaged even if the bolt 7 is directly attached to the three members 4, 5, and 6, and the bolt 7 can be screwed using an intermediate member such as the bracket 9 (Fig. 4). There's no need.
Therefore, all the drawbacks that occur when using the conventional bracket 9 (FIG. 4) can be avoided.

In addition, the side mud guard 5 shown in FIG.
It is made of a molded product of hard synthetic resin, and if the mud guard 5 made of such material is sandwiched between the fender panel 4 and the side member 6, the mud guard itself will become the side member 6 and the fender panel 4.
Therefore, there is no need to provide separate sealing materials 12, 13 (FIGS. 4 and 5) as in the conventional case. In this case, if the cross section of the upper end a of the side mud guard 5 is formed round, a decorative effect similar to that obtained when a conventional bead-shaped sealing material 13 is used can be obtained.

The side mudguard 5 shown in FIG. 1 has an intermediate portion 5b inclined toward the lower left in the figure, and muddy water and pebbles thrown up by the wheels 3 are formed by this intermediate portion 5b and a lower portion 5c below the intermediate portion 5b. etc., and is configured to provide exactly the same mud protection function as the mud guard shown in Fig. 4. In order to prevent the mudguard 5 from deforming in the direction of arrow B at this time, a suitable number of reinforcing ribs 14 are formed on the mudguard itself.

As mentioned above, the mud guard 5 has its middle part 5b.
is inclined toward the left side in the figure, that is, toward the outside of the vehicle, but since this mound guard 5 is located closer to the inside of the vehicle than before, the gap between the flange 10 of the fender panel 4 on the outside of the vehicle and the mound guard 5 C
can be made much larger than in the case of FIG. Therefore, when the vehicle is running, Matsudo Guard 5
Even if the fender panel 4 vibrates, they do not interfere with each other, and the problem of rust occurring on the flange 10 of the fender panel 4 can be prevented. By providing the reinforcing ribs 14, deformation of the mud guard 5 can be suppressed, and the interference prevention effect can be more reliably obtained.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, if the lower end 6a of the side member 6 is inclined diagonally downward toward the outside of the vehicle, that is, toward the left in the figure, the side mudguard 5 can be made of, for example, semi-hard rubber. Even if a relatively flexible plate material such as the one shown in FIG. If the guard can be configured by the natural bending of the guard itself, a plate material other than a molded product can be used as the guard, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Effects According to the present invention, there is no need to use a bracket to attach the side mudguard, and all the drawbacks associated with using a bracket can be eliminated. Moreover, rusting of the fender panel due to interference between the fender panel and the side mudguard can be prevented. Furthermore, if a material having a sealing function, such as synthetic resin or rubber, is used as the side mud guard, it becomes possible to eliminate the sealing material between the fender panel and the side member, which was always required in the past.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line - - of Fig. 3, showing the configuration of the mudguard according to the present invention, with some members omitted, and Fig. 2 shows another embodiment. FIG. 3 is a partial side view showing an example of a vehicle equipped with a mudguard, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 1 showing an example of a conventional mudguard. FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view similar to FIG. 4 showing another embodiment. 1...Mud guard device, 4...Fender panel, 5
...Side mat guard, 6...Side member,
11...Flange.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A mudguard device for a vehicle comprising a fender panel and a side mudguard provided on the side of the vehicle body, wherein the side mudguard is connected to a side member of the vehicle body and the inside of the fender panel. The mudguard is clamped and fixed between the flange of the mudguard.