WO2013128620A1

WO2013128620A1 - Vehicle side structure

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Publication number: WO2013128620A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/055276
Authority: WO
Inventors: 修二野田; 良治松本
Original assignee: トヨタ自動車株式会社
Priority date: 2012-03-01
Filing date: 2012-03-01
Publication date: 2013-09-06
Also published as: CN104136249A; JP5904265B2; JPWO2013128620A1

Abstract

Provided is a vehicle side structure whereby rainwater or the like can be effectively prevented from flowing into a gap in a boundary section between the rear end of a side door and a side member outer. In a vehicle side structure (10), the space between a side member outer (28) and a vehicle-widthwise inside surface in the outer periphery of quarter glass (34) is sealed by a seal member. A sponge (46) is provided to the bottom side of the seal member in the space between the side member outer (28) and a bottom edge part (34D) of the quarter glass (34). Therefore, when rainwater or the like flowing down to a top edge part (34B) of the quarter glass (34) travels over the outer peripheral surface of the seal member and flows from a rear edge part (34C) of the quarter glass (34) to the bottom edge part (34D), the rainwater or the like interferes with the sponge (46) and flows downward. Moreover, the sponge (46) can be compressed to increase water-tightness because the sponge (46) is held between the quarter glass (34) and a bead (42) formed in the side member outer (28).

Description

Vehicle side structure

The present invention relates to a vehicle side portion structure in which quarter glass is provided on the vehicle rear side of a door opening that is opened and closed by a side door.

In the vehicle shown in Patent Document 1 below, a quarter glass is provided on the rear side surface of the vehicle behind the side door.

Further, the following Patent Document 2 describes an invention related to a quarter glass mounting structure.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-16579 JP 2011-131771 A

In a vehicle such as that disclosed in Patent Document 1, rainwater or the like flowing down from the upper edge side of the quarter glass to the rear edge side flows to the vehicle front side through the lower edge side of the quarter glass, It may flow into the gap between the car body (cymen outer) and the parting section. Since there are parts such as a door lock device in the gap of the parting portion, the door lock device or the like is frozen in the winter, and it may be difficult to open the side door.

The present invention has been made in view of the above facts, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a vehicle side part structure that can effectively prevent rainwater and the like from flowing into the gap between the rear end of the side door and the cylinder outer.

The vehicle side portion structure according to the first aspect of the present invention is provided on the vehicle rear side of a door opening that is opened and closed by a side door, and a seal member seals a space between the outer side in the vehicle width direction and the outer outer side. A quarter glass, and a projecting portion that is provided on the lower side of the seal member in a gap between the lower edge portion of the quarter glass and the cycle outer and projects from one of the quarter glass and the cycle outer to the other side. And an elastic body sandwiched between the projecting portion and the other.

In the first aspect, the space between the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction on the outer peripheral side of the quarter glass and the cycle outer is sealed by the seal member. Further, an elastic body is provided on the lower side of the seal member in the gap between the lower edge portion of the quarter glass and the cylinder outer. For this reason, when rainwater or the like flowing down to the upper edge side of the quarter glass flows from the rear edge side of the quarter glass to the lower edge side along the outer peripheral surface of the seal member, the rainwater or the like interferes with the elastic body. Thereby, it can be made to flow down to the lower side of the quarter glass. Thereby, it can suppress effectively that rainwater etc. flow into the clearance gap between the rear end of the side door located in the vehicle front side of quarter glass, and the cycle outer. In addition, since the above-mentioned elastic body is sandwiched between the other side of the quarter glass and the cylinder outer that protrudes from the other side and the other side, the elastic body is compressed to improve water tightness. In addition, the elastic body can be prevented from being accidentally dropped.

In the vehicle side part structure according to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the protruding portion is a bead formed on the cycle outer.

In the second aspect, an elastic body is sandwiched between the bead formed on the outer cylinder and the quarter glass. Since this bead can be formed when the outer cylinder is press-molded, it can be manufactured easily.

In the vehicle side part structure according to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect or the second aspect, the lower side of the elastic body is sandwiched between the protruding portion and the other.

In the third aspect, the lower side of the elastic body is sandwiched between the projecting portion provided on one of the lower edge portion of the quarter glass and the cycle outer and the other. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the elastic body from being seen from the outside of the vehicle.

In the vehicle side part structure according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the elastic body is a sponge.

In the fourth aspect, a sponge is sandwiched between the projecting portion provided on one of the quarter glass and the cylinder outer and the other. Here, since the sponge has a smaller reaction force when compressed compared to rubber or the like, the reaction force input to the quarter glass can be reduced.

The vehicle side part structure according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle side part structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the side door is a sliding door, and the lower side of the quarter glass is in the vehicle width direction of the cycle outer. A center rail cover that covers a center rail that slidably supports the slide door is provided on the outer side, and a space that is open at both upper and lower ends is formed between the center rail cover and the cycle outer.

In the fifth aspect, rain water or the like that flows down to the lower side of the quarter glass by interfering with the elastic body enters the space between the center rail cover and the cylinder outer and is discharged from the lower end side of the space. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the scale from adhering to the surface of the center rail cover due to rain water or the like flowing down due to interference with the elastic body.

In the vehicle side part structure according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the protrusion and the elastic body are provided on the front end side of the gap.

In the sixth aspect, the protruding portion and the elastic body are provided on the front end side in the gap between the lower edge portion of the quarter glass and the cycle outer, that is, in the vicinity of the parting portion between the rear end of the side door and the cycle outer. ing. As a result, rainwater or the like that is about to flow into the gap in the parting part can be blocked immediately before, so that the inflow of rainwater or the like into the gap in the parting part can be more effectively suppressed.

As described above, in the vehicle side part structure according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively suppress rainwater or the like from flowing into the gap between the rear end of the side door and the part outer.

1 is a schematic side view showing a configuration of a rear side of a vehicle configured by applying a vehicle side portion structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. It is a side view which expands and shows the quarter glass shown by FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 3.

Hereinafter, the vehicle side part structure 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that an arrow FR appropriately shown in each drawing indicates a vehicle front direction, an arrow UP indicates a vehicle upward direction, and an arrow IN indicates an inner side in the vehicle width direction.

<Configuration>
As shown in FIG. 1, a slide door 16 (side door) that opens and closes the door opening 14 by sliding in the front-rear direction is provided on a side portion of the vehicle 12 according to the present embodiment. The slide door 16 is provided at a center rail 22 (see FIG. 2) extending from the rear portion of the door opening portion 14 to the rear of the vehicle at a substantially central height of the door opening portion 14, and at an upper portion and a lower portion of the door opening portion 14. The upper and lower rails (not shown) are supported so as to be slidable by rotatingly engaging guide rollers supported by the slide door 16 respectively. A wind glass 24 is attached to the upper side of the slide door 16.

In a state where the slide door 16 is disposed at the closed position for closing the door opening 14 (shown in FIG. 1), the latch of the door lock device 26 provided near the center in the vertical direction at the rear end of the slide door 16 is: It engages with a striker (not shown) attached to the rear part of the door opening 14. As a result, the slide door 16 is restrained to the closed position. In this constrained state, a gap 30 extending in the vehicle vertical direction is formed at a parting portion between the rear end of the slide door 16 and the side member outer panel 28 (rear fender panel: hereinafter referred to as the “cymen outer 28”). Further, in the restrained state, a weather strip (not shown) attached to the peripheral edge portion of the door opening portion 14 is in close contact with the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction on the outer peripheral portion of the slide door 16. Thereby, waterproofness, airtightness, etc. between the vehicle interior and exterior are ensured.

The above-described cycle outer 28 constitutes the design surface of the vehicle, and is joined to a side member inner panel (cycle inner) (not shown) disposed on the inner side of the cycle outer 28 in the vehicle width direction. A window opening 32 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) is formed in the cycle outer 28 on the upper side of the door opening 14 on the vehicle rear side. A quarter glass 34 is disposed outside the window opening 32 in the vehicle width direction.

The quarter glass 34 is arranged to be flush with the window glass 24 of the slide door 16 arranged at the closed position on the rear side of the vehicle. The front edge 34A of the quarter glass 34 extends in the vehicle vertical direction along the gap 30 described above. Further, the upper edge portion 34B of the quarter glass is inclined so as to be gradually lowered toward the vehicle rear side along the roof 13 of the vehicle 12. Further, the rear edge portion 34C of the quarter glass 34 is inclined so that the upper portion 34C1 is slightly directed toward the vehicle rear side as it is directed toward the vehicle lower side, and the lower portion 34C2 is inclined toward the vehicle front obliquely downward direction. In addition, the lower edge portion 34D of the quarter glass 34 is inclined so as to be gradually lowered toward the vehicle front side.

As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality (four in this case) of clips 36 are attached to the inner surface in the vehicle width direction on the outer peripheral side of the quarter glass 34. As shown in FIG. 4, these clips 36 are fitted and locked in locking holes 37 formed in the cylinder outer 28. Thereby, the quarter glass 34 is attached to the cylinder outer 28.

In addition, the quarter glass 34 is joined (adhered) to the peripheral portion of the window opening 32 in the cycle outer 28 through a urethane-based seal member 38 on the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction on the outer peripheral side. As shown in FIG. 3, the seal member 38 is provided in a frame shape over the entire circumference of the quarter glass 34, and includes a front portion 38 A extending along the front edge portion 34 A of the quarter glass 34 and the quarter glass 34. An upper portion 38B extending along the upper edge portion 34B of the glass 34, a rear portion 38C extending along the rear edge portion 34C of the quarter glass 34, and a lower portion extending along the lower edge portion 34D of the quarter glass 34 38D. The quarter glass 34 and the cylinder outer 28 are sealed (closed) by the seal member 38, and the quarter glass 34 is a so-called glass window that cannot be opened and closed.

The sealing member 38 is formed in a triangular cross section and bonded to the outer peripheral portion of the quarter glass 34 before the quarter glass 34 is attached to the cylinder outer 28, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. When the quarter glass 34 is attached to the cycler outer 28 by the clip 36, the quarter glass 34 is elastically deformed into a substantially rectangular cross section as shown by a solid line in FIG. Until the shape of the seal member 38 is stabilized, the reaction force (elastic return force) of the seal member 38 is supported by the clip 36.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, between the outer periphery of the quarter glass 34 and the outer outer 28 on the outer periphery of the seal member 38, there is a groove-like (bowl-shaped) open outer periphery of the quarter glass 34. A gap 40 is formed. The gap 40 is formed over the entire circumference of the quarter glass 34. Of the gap 40, a bead 42 as a projecting portion and an elastic body are provided on the rear end side (hereinafter referred to as “gap 40 D”) between the lower edge portion 34 D of the quarter glass 34 and the cylinder outer 28. A sponge 46 is provided. These beads 42 and sponges 46 constitute a flow control means for controlling the flow of rainwater or the like.

The bead 42 is formed by a part of the outer portion 28 facing the rear end side of the lower edge 34D of the quarter glass 34 from the inner side in the vehicle width direction bulging outward in the vehicle width direction. It protrudes to the side (vehicle width direction outside). The bead 42 is formed in a long shape along the vehicle front-rear direction, and the cross-sectional shape viewed from the vehicle front-rear direction is formed in a semicircular arc shape opening inward in the vehicle width direction. The bead 42 is disposed slightly above the vehicle from the lower end of the quarter glass 34. In the present embodiment, the length of the bead 42 is set to about 15 mm, and the protruding height of the bead 42 is set to about half of the dimension in the vehicle width direction of the gap 40D.

On the other hand, the sponge 46 is a continuous foam sponge in which bubbles are connected, and has a smaller rebound resilience than a single foam sponge. The sponge 46 is disposed between the lower edge portion 34 D of the quarter glass 34 and the cylinder outer 28 with the upper surface thereof being in close contact with the lower surface of the seal member 38. The sponge 46 is set to have the same length in the longitudinal direction of the bead 42 and the vehicle, and the lower side is sandwiched between the bead 42 and the lower edge portion 34D of the quarter glass 34 and compressed. Thereby, the sponge 46 is held (clamped) between the quarter glass 34 and the cylinder outer 28.

2 and 4, a black ceramic coating 48 is applied to the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction on the outer peripheral side of the quarter glass 34, and the above-described clip 36, seal member 38, and bead 42 are provided. , And the sponge 46 are not visible through the quarter glass 34 from the outside of the vehicle.

On the other hand, a center rail cover 50 is provided on the lower side of the quarter glass 34 and on the outer side of the cylinder outer 28 in the vehicle width direction. The center rail cover 50 is attached to the cylinder outer 28 by a plurality of clips (not shown) attached to the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction being fitted and locked in locking holes (not shown) formed in the cylinder outer 28. A space 52 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is formed between the center rail cover 50 and the cylinder outer 28, and the center rail 22 described above is accommodated in the space 52. As shown in FIG. 2, the space 52 is open at both upper and lower ends, and is opposed to the gap 40 D through a slit-like upper end opening 54, and the vehicle body through a slit-like lower end opening 56. It communicates with the outside. The above-described center rail 22 is fixed to the cycle outer 28 with bolts and nuts (not shown) with a gap between the center rail 22 and the cycle outer 28.

Further, a fuel lid door 58 that opens and closes the opening of the inlet box (not shown) to the outside in the vehicle width direction is provided below the center rail cover 50 and on the rear end side of the cycle outer 28. The fuel lid door 58 is disposed in the vicinity of the front of the vehicle at the parting line between the lower end of the rear combination lamp 60 and the upper end of the rear bumper cover 50. Is also located on the vehicle rear side. Specifically, the fuel lid door 58 is an imaginary line (an arrow W2 in FIG. 1) that is inclined 8 ° toward the vehicle rear side with respect to an imaginary line (see arrow W1 in FIG. 1) that extends downward from the rear end of the quarter glass 34. It is arranged on the vehicle rear side with respect to (see).

<Action and effect>
Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.
In the vehicle 12 having the above-described configuration, rainwater that has fallen on the roof 13 or snow melting water (hereinafter referred to as “rainwater”) that has accumulated on the roof 13 flows down to the quarter glass 34 side and the upper edge of the quarter glass 34. When entering the gap 40 between 34B and the outer cylinder 28, the rainwater or the like flows along the outer peripheral surface of the seal member 38 toward the rear edge 34C of the quarter glass 34.

Here, in the present embodiment, a part of rainwater or the like that has flowed toward the rear edge 34C of the quarter glass 34 is from the vicinity of the rear end of the quarter glass 34 (near the lower end of the upper portion 34C1 of the rear edge 34C). Even when it flows down along the surface of the center rail cover 50 (see the arrow W1 in FIG. 1), the fuel lid door 58 is covered with water because the fuel lid door 58 does not exist in the flowing direction of the rainwater or the like. Can be prevented. In addition, the fuel lid door 58 is from an imaginary line (see arrow W2 in FIG. 1) that is inclined 8 ° toward the vehicle rear side with respect to a phantom line (see arrow W1 in FIG. 1) extending from the rear end of the quarter glass 34 to the vehicle lower side. Is also arranged on the vehicle rear side. For this reason, for example, even when the vehicle 12 is parked on a steep slope with an upward slope of 8 degrees, the fuel lid door 58 can be prevented from being flooded by rainwater or the like flowing from the vicinity of the rear end of the quarter glass 34. Thereby, it can prevent or suppress effectively that the fuel lid door 58 freezes in winter and an open / close failure occurs.

Further, in the present embodiment, a part of rainwater or the like that has flowed to the rear edge portion 34C side of the quarter glass 34 is transmitted between the lower edge portion 34D of the quarter glass 34 and the cycle outer 28 along the outer peripheral surface of the seal member 38. Even when flowing into the gap 40D, the rainwater or the like interferes with the sponge 46 provided in the gap 40D and flows down to the lower side of the sponge 46 (see arrow W3 in FIG. 1). Thereby, it is possible to prevent or effectively suppress rainwater or the like from flowing into the gap 30 between the rear end of the slide door 16 positioned on the front side of the quarter glass 34 and the outer outer part 28. Accordingly, the door lock device 26 and the cable connected to the door lock device 26 can be prevented or effectively prevented from getting wet, so that a malfunction occurs in the door lock device 26 due to rust or water entering. This can be prevented.

In addition, since the sponge 46 is compressed by being sandwiched between the bead 42 provided on the outer cylinder 28 and the lower edge portion 34D of the quarter glass 34, the sponge 46 is compressed to provide a sealing property (watertightness). ) Can be increased. In particular, as in the present embodiment, even when the sponge 46 is of an inexpensive open-cell type, the water tightness of the sponge 46 can be increased, so that the cost can be reduced. Further, since the sponge 46 has a smaller reaction force when compressed compared to rubber or the like, the reaction force input to the quarter glass 34 can be reduced. Thereby, the reaction force input to the clip 36 can be reduced, and the quarter glass 34 can be prevented from being lifted carelessly.

Further, as described above, the sponge 46 is compressed by being sandwiched between the bead 42 of the cycle outer 28 and the lower edge portion 34D of the quarter glass 34, so that the sponge 46 is bonded to the cycle outer 28 or the quarter glass 34 by means such as adhesion. Even if it is not fixed, the sponge 46 can be prevented from inadvertently falling off. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

In the present embodiment, the bead 42 for compressing the sponge 46 is formed on the cycle outer 28 as described above. For this reason, since the bead 42 can be formed when the die outer 28 is press-molded, a special process for forming the bead 42 is unnecessary. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced also by this.

Further, in this embodiment, since the lower side of the sponge 46 is sandwiched between the bead 42 and the quarter glass 34 of the cylinder outer 28, the vicinity of the lower edge 34D of the quarter glass 34 is the vehicle as shown in FIG. Even when observed from the outside (see arrow E in FIG. 2), the sponge 46 can be made invisible.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, rainwater or the like that interferes with the sponge 46 and flows down to the lower side of the quarter glass 34 enters the space 52 from the upper end opening 54 of the space 52 between the center rail cover 50 and the cylinder outer 28. It enters and is discharged from the lower end opening 56 to the outside of the vehicle (see arrow W3 in FIGS. 1 and 2). Thereby, it is possible to prevent water scale from adhering to the surface of the center rail cover 50 due to rain water or the like flowing down due to interference with the sponge 46.

<Supplementary explanation of the embodiment>
In the above embodiment, the bead 42 and the sponge 46 are provided on the rear end side of the gap 40D. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the bead 42 and the sponge 46 are provided on the front end side of the gap 40D. It may be. In that case, rainwater or the like that is about to flow into the clearance 30 between the rear end of the slide door 16 and the cycler outer 28 can be blocked immediately before the rainwater or the like flows into the clearance 30 more effectively. Can be suppressed.

Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the side door of the vehicle 12 was the slide door 16, this invention is not limited to this, It can apply also to the vehicle provided with side doors other than a slide door. it can.

In the above embodiment, the sponge 46 is applied as an elastic body. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a structure in which rubber, urethane, or the like is applied as an elastic body may be used.

In the above embodiment, the lower side of the sponge 46 (elastic body) is sandwiched between the bead 42 (protruding portion) and the quarter glass 34. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the elastic body and the protruding portion are provided. The arrangement in the vehicle vertical direction with respect to the section can be changed as appropriate.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the bead 42 (projection part) was provided in the structure outer 28 (cycle outer), this invention is not limited to this, The structure provided in the lower edge part of quarter glass It may be.

In the above embodiment, the case where the flow control means is configured by the bead 42 (protruding portion) and the sponge 46 (elastic body) has been described. However, the bead 42 and the sponge 46 are omitted, and the lower portion 38D of the seal member 38 is provided. A protrusion (flow control means) that protrudes downward may be integrally provided on the lower surface. Even in such a configuration, the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained by causing rainwater or the like to interfere with the protrusions to flow downward. However, when the protrusions as described above are formed on the urethane-based seal member 38, there is a possibility that the flow of rainwater or the like cannot be controlled well because there is a limitation on the shape setting of the protrusions and it is difficult to form the protrusions with high accuracy. is there. Therefore, it is preferable that the flow control means is constituted by the protrusion and the elastic body as in the present invention.

In addition, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the scope of the invention. It goes without saying that the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

Claims

A quarter glass provided on the vehicle rear side of the door opening that is opened and closed by the side door, and sealed between the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction on the outer peripheral side and the cycler outer by a sealing member;
Protruding portions provided on the lower side of the seal member in the gap between the lower edge portion of the quarter glass and the cycle outer, and projecting from one side of the quarter glass and the cycle outer to the other side,
An elastic body sandwiched between the protrusion and the other;
Vehicle side part structure provided with.
2. The vehicle side part structure according to claim 1, wherein the projecting portion is a bead formed on the cycle outer.
3. The vehicle side part structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the elastic body is sandwiched between the projecting part and the other side on the lower side.
The vehicle side part structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the elastic body is a sponge.
The side door is a slide door, and a center rail cover that covers a center rail that slidably supports the slide door is provided on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the cylinder outer under the quarter glass. The vehicle side part structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a space in which both upper and lower ends are opened is formed between the cover and the outer cylinder.
The vehicle side part structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the protrusion and the elastic body are provided on a front end side of the gap.