KR20160055323A - Assembling structure of cowl top cover and the assembling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a coupling assembly for a cowl top cover, in which a windshield and a cowl top cover are arranged in a linear shape, and a coupling method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the coupling assembly for a cowl top cover comprises: a windshield which is formed on the front surface of a vehicle; a bracket which is attached to the bottom end of the windshield and has a coupling hole; an attachment member which attaches the bracket to the windshield; and a cowl top cover which has a protruding part coupled through the coupling hole of the bracket and allows the part connected to the windshield after the protruding part is coupled to the bracket to be arranged in a line with the exterior surface of the windshield in the same height. Thus, the present invention improves water tightness and assemblability.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cowl top cover fastening assembly and a fastening method thereof,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cowl top cover fastening assembly and a fastening method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cowl top cover fastening assembly, To a cowl top cover fastening assembly capable of increasing the appearance of a vehicle exterior and enhancing the appearance of the vehicle exterior, and a fastening method thereof.

Generally, a cowl top cover means a panel which is located under the front glass of a vehicle and connects left and right and front and rear pillars. The cowl top cover serves to distinguish between the inside and the outside of the vehicle. In the vehicle structure, the cowl top cover corresponds to an area where the strength is important, and usually consists of an outer panel and an inner panel.

On the other hand, the cowl top cover is equipped with a drainage passage for discharging rainwater, and a wiper is installed for defrosting the windshield.

As described above, the cowl top cover is assembled to the vehicle body to maintain high rigidity in order to increase the safety and durability of the vehicle, and has a watertight structure for blocking water flowing into the engine room along the front glass. Respectively.

In addition, the cowl top cover is constructed to absorb and disperse the force applied to the vehicle body in the event of an accident, so that the cowl top cover is damaged when a certain amount of impact is applied to minimize damage to the driver or the victim. At this time, the front glass connected to the cowl top cover may be damaged together when an impact amount exceeding a certain level is applied to the cowl top cover. For example, a conventional general cowl top cover has a structure in which a bottom edge of a windshield is enclosed, so that most of the windshield is damaged when the cowl top cover is broken.

A related prior art is disclosed in Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-1999-0026348 (published on July 15, 1999), and the prior art discloses a mounting structure of a car cowl top cover.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a cowl top cover fastening assembly that can arrange a cowl top cover in a flush form on a windshield to secure basic functions, improve watertightness, improve assemblability, And to provide a fastening method.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned here can be understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle including: a windshield provided on a front surface of a vehicle; A bracket attached to a lower end of the windshield and having a fastening hole; An adhesive member for attaching the bracket to the windshield; And a cowl top cover having a protruding portion which is fastened through a fastening hole of the bracket and which is connected to the windshield after being fastened to the bracket is arranged at the same height in parallel with the outer surface of the windshield, A top cover fastening assembly is provided.

At this time, one end of the bracket may be attached to the lower end portion of the windshield so as to be in contact with the lower end side face of the windshield, and the other end portion of the bracket may extend from the lower end portion of the windshield So that the cowl top cover can be fastened.

The fastening holes may be formed in a radial or quadrangular shape, and may penetrate the other end of the bracket vertically. Here, the case where the fastening hole is radial rather than a square shape is easy to disperse the impact amount.

The protrusion may be provided with a latching part at the tip thereof.

Here, the engaging portion may prevent the protrusion from being separated from the fastening hole after the protrusion is mounted through the fastening hole.

In addition, a hook-shaped hook may be provided through an end of the hook fixing part.

In addition, a plurality of the locking protrusions may protrude from the distal end of the protrusion, and the locking holes may be provided with a plurality of through holes for the plurality of locking protrusions to be coupled therethrough.

It is preferable that the bonding material has an adhesive force of at least 3.5 Kgf.

Further, the bonding material may be a thermosetting tape or a double-sided adhesive tape or a sealant.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of fastening a cowl top cover fastening assembly, the method comprising: (a) attaching the bracket to a lower end of the windshield using the fastening member; And (b) inserting the projection of the cowl top cover into the fastening hole of the bracket and fastening and mounting the cowl top cover on the bracket.

According to the cowl top cover fastening assembly and the fastening method of the present invention, the integral bracket is attached to the lower end of the windshield (i.e., the front glass), and the cowl top cover is firmly fastened and fixed to the bracket, (Flush).

As a result, it is possible to secure the stability of the vehicle, which is the original function of the cowl top cover, to secure the durability, and to improve the watertightness and the assemblability.

In addition, there is an advantage that the appearance aesthetics of the front surface of the vehicle can be increased.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a simplified illustration of a cowl top cover fastening assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart briefly showing a fastening method of a cowl top cover fastening assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 3 to 6 are views showing the step-by-step fastening state of FIG. 2. FIG.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions in the embodiments of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention of the user, the intention or the custom of the operator. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a cowl top cover fastening assembly and a fastening method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view schematically showing a cowl top cover fastening assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a cowl top cover fastening assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a windshield 110, a cowl top cover 120, a bracket 130, and an adhesive member 140.

The windshield 110 may be a front glass provided on the front surface of the vehicle. A bracket 120 may be attached to the lower end of the windshield 110.

For example, the bracket 130 may be attached to the lower end of the windshield 110 via the adhesive member 140.

The bracket 130 is a member for connecting the windshield 110 to the cowl top cover 120 and may have a fastening hole 131 to which the cowl top cover 120 is fastened.

Accordingly, the cowl top cover 120 may be arranged at the same height as the outer surface of the windshield 110 so as to be connected to the windshield 110. Such a structure may be referred to as a linear shape or a flush type arrangement structure.

The cowl top cover 120 refers to a panel that is located under the windshield 110 and connects left and right and front and rear fillers.

The cowl top cover 100 serves to distinguish between the inside and the outside of the vehicle, and corresponds to an important portion in terms of strength in a vehicle structure. In addition, although not shown separately, a drainage passage for discharging rainwater may be provided, and a wiper (not shown) may be installed for defrosting the windshield 110.

The cowl top cover 120 is assembled to the vehicle body so as to maintain high rigidity in order to increase the safety and durability of the vehicle. The cowl top cover 120 is connected to the lower portion of the windshield 110 to block the water flowing into the engine room. ≪ / RTI >

The cowl top cover 120 may be fastened to the bracket 130 attached to the lower end of the windshield 110 by the adhesive member 140.

To this end, the cowl top cover 120 may be provided with a protrusion 121 which is fastened through the fastening hole 131 of the bracket 130. The cowl top cover 120 is connected to the windshield 110 by a fastening assembly between the fastening hole 131 of the bracket 130 and the protrusion 121 of the cowl top cover 120, May be arranged at the same height in parallel with the external surface of the housing 110. The opposite side portions of the cowl top cover 120 that are not connected to the windshield 110 do not necessarily have to be arranged at the same height in parallel with the exterior surface of the windshield 110, It may have a bent shape or various free shapes as required.

According to this structure, the cowl top cover 120 may be arranged at the same height as the outer surface of the windshield 110 at a portion connected to the windshield 110. Accordingly, the bracket 130 can be structurally robust, the appearance can be improved, the outside air circulation is free, and the water tightness for cutting off the water flowing into the engine room can be improved. In addition, the assembling can be improved by fast and rigid connection with each other through simple fastening and assembling.

Further, according to this structure, it is possible to minimize the amount of deformation of the windshield 110 by dispersing the amount of impact applied to the windshield 110, thereby reducing the possibility of breakage and breakage of the windshield 110.

Hereinafter, the process of fastening the windshield 110, the cowl top cover 120, and the bracket 130 and the detailed configuration thereof will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

2 is a flowchart briefly showing a fastening method of a cowl top cover fastening assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the fastening method of the cowl top cover fastening assembly includes a bracket attaching step (S100) of attaching a bracket to a lower end of a windshield using a joining member, a step of fastening the protrusion of the cowl top cover to a fastening hole And a cow top cover attaching step (S200) in which the cowl top cover is fastened and attached to the bracket.

Hereinafter, the detailed description will be made with reference to the drawings showing the fastening state of each step shown in Figs. 3 to 6.

The bracket attaching step (S100)

This step corresponds to a step of attaching the bracket to the lower end of the windshield using the joining member.

Referring to FIG. 3, a bracket 130 having a prepared shape is attached to the lower end of the windshield 110.

One end of the bracket 130 is formed to be in contact with the bottom surface of the lower end of the windshield 110 and is firmly attached to the lower end of the windshield 110. The other end of the bracket 130 is protruded in a direction extending from the lower end of the windshield 110, and the cowl top cover can be fastened in a cowl top cover mounting step, which will be described later.

As a specific example, a coupling hole 131 may be formed at the other end of the bracket 130. The fastening hole 131 may be formed in a radial or quadrangular shape and may penetrate through the other end of the bracket 130 in a vertical direction. Particularly, when the fastening hole 131 of the bracket 130 is a radial shape, the effect of dispersing the impact amount can be improved as compared with the case where the fastening hole 131 is rectangular.

The bracket 130 may be made of a plastic material having a light weight and high rigidity. However, the bracket 130 is not limited thereto and may be made of various materials.

Referring to FIG. 4, the bracket 130 is attached to the windshield 110. An adhesive member 140 is used to attach the bracket 130 to the windshield 110.

At this time, the adhesive member 140 may exert a predetermined adhesive force between the glass, which is the material of the windshield 110, and the plastic, which is the material of the bracket 130. It is preferable that the adhesive member 140 exhibits an adhesive force of 3.5 Kgf or more.

The adhesive member 140 may be formed of a thermosetting tape, a double-sided adhesive tape, or a sealant, but is not limited thereto.

As described above, since the bracket 130 made of a highly rigid plastic material is coupled to the windshield 110 made of glass by the adhesive member 140, the force applied to the vehicle body is dispersed when a vehicle accident occurs, So that damage to the windshield 110 can be minimized.

The cow top cover mounting step (S200)

This step corresponds to the step of mounting the cowl top cover, and more specifically, the step of fitting the cowl top cover to the bracket by inserting and fixing the protruding portion of the cowl top cover into the fastening hole of the bracket.

5, the integrated bracket 130 prepared in the windshield 110 is attached to the cowl top cover 120 through the fastening holes 131 provided in the bracket 130, ) Can be inserted to securely fasten each other.

As a specific example, the protruding portion 121 of the cowl top cover 120 may be provided with a hook fixing portion 123 at the front end thereof.

The retaining portion 123 prevents the projecting portions 121 from being separated from each other after being mounted through the fastening holes 131 provided in the bracket 130. [ That is, it enables to maintain a firm coupling state.

For this purpose, a hook-shaped hook 125 may be further provided at the end of the hook 123.

A plurality of the locking protrusions 123 may protrude from the tip of the protrusion 121 with a gap therebetween. Accordingly, the fastening holes 131 may be provided with a plurality of through holes 133 through which the plurality of fastening fasteners 123 are inserted.

According to this structure, the hook-shaped hook 125 can be engaged and fixed after passing through the through hole 133. As a result, the cowl top cover 120 can be firmly fastened to the other end of the bracket 130 having one end attached to the windshield 110, and the state after the fastening can be confirmed from FIG.

Thus, in the case of the cowl top cover 120 through this step, a portion connected to the windshield 110 is formed in a line shape or line or flush (see FIG. 1) arranged at the same height in parallel with the exterior surface of the windshield 110 flush) type array structure. As a result, the watertightness can be improved while maintaining the original function of the basic cowl top cover.

In other words, the cowl top cover 120 is provided with the protruding portion 121 at the lower portion thereof so that it can be easily fastened to the fastening hole 131 provided in the bracket 130. At the end of the protruding portion 121, The cowl top cover 120 is not easily separated even if an external impact is applied after fastening between the cowl and the cover 125. [

Furthermore, since the bracket 130 can sufficiently absorb the impact applied to the cowl top cover 120, structural damage to the windshield 110, for example, damage such as breakage or breakage can be reduced .

As described above, according to the configuration and the function of the present invention, the integral bracket is attached to the lower end of the windshield (i.e., the front glass), and the cowl top cover is firmly fixed to the bracket so that the cowl top cover is connected to the windshield The windshield has a structure that is arranged at the same height in parallel with the exterior surface of the windshield.

As a result, it is possible to secure the stability of the vehicle, which is the original function of the cowl top cover, to secure the durability, and to improve the watertightness and the assemblability.

Further, it is possible to increase the appearance aesthetic of the front surface of the vehicle.

The cow top cover fastening assembly according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention and its fastening method have been described above.

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention will be indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing detailed description. It is intended that all changes and modifications that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.

110: Windshield
120: Cowl top cover
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123: Extension
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130: Bracket
131: fastening hole
133: Through hole
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Claims (10)

A windshield provided on a front surface of the vehicle;
A bracket attached to a lower end of the windshield and having a fastening hole;
An adhesive member for attaching the bracket to the windshield; And
And a cowl top cover having a protruding portion which is fastened through a fastening hole of the bracket and which is connected to the windshield after being fastened to the bracket is arranged at the same height in parallel with the outer surface of the windshield.
Cow top cover fastening assembly.
The method according to claim 1,
One end of the bracket
The windshield is attached to a lower end portion of the windshield so as to be in contact with the lower end side surface and the rear surface of the windshield,
The other end of the bracket
And a cowl top cover projecting in a direction extending from a lower end of the windshield,
Cow top cover fastening assembly.
3. The method of claim 2,
The fastening hole
Radial or square,
And a plurality of brackets disposed vertically through the other end of the bracket,
Cow top cover fastening assembly.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein a protrusion is provided at an end of the protrusion,
Cow top cover fastening assembly.
5. The method of claim 4,
The engaging /
The protrusion is prevented from being detached from the fastening hole after the protrusion is mounted through the fastening hole,
Cow top cover fastening assembly.
5. The method of claim 4,
And a hook-shaped hook is provided through an end of the hook-
Cow top cover fastening assembly.
5. The method of claim 4,
The engaging /
A plurality of protrusions protruding from the tip end of the protrusion,
The fastening hole
And a plurality of through holes for the plurality of engaging portions to be engaged therewith are provided,
Cow top cover fastening assembly.
The method according to claim 1,
The joining member
Having an adhesive force of at least 3.5 Kgf,
Cow top cover fastening assembly.
9. The method of claim 8,
The joining member
Thermosetting tape or double-sided adhesive tape or sealant,
Cow top cover fastening assembly.
A method of fastening a cowl top cover fastening assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9,
(a) attaching the bracket to a lower end portion of the windshield using the joining member; And
(b) inserting and fixing the projecting portion of the cowl top cover into the fastening hole of the bracket, and fastening and mounting the cowl top cover on the bracket.

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