JP2000006847A - Front fender structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To narrow a rear part lower side of a front fender without dividing it and lowering strength of it. SOLUTION: It is possible to increase freedom of formation by narrowing a lower side part by providing an inverse part 4 on a roughly upper half part of a rear end of a front fender 1 and eliminating an inverse part on the lower side part. A band type baffle plate 5 is connected to a flange 3 of the inverse part 4, and an extended part 6 of the lower side part is connected to and fixed on a wheel arch edge part 2. The baffle plate 5 functions as a beam member to connect the wheel arch edge part 2 and the inverse part 4 to each other, and it is possible to improve strength of the rear part lower side of the front fender 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle front fender structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 4 and 5 show a conventional front fender structure. A flange 23 is bent inward at a rear edge of a front fender 21 for reinforcement. In order to avoid interference at the time of opening the edge, the flange 23 is formed so as to be bent obliquely forward at an acute angle to form an inverse portion 24.

Further, a wheel arch edge 22 is formed in the front fender 21 in a substantially semicircular shape. The wheel arch edge 22 is provided on the outer peripheral surface for mounting a fillet molding 25 which also serves as a decoration and a chipping protector. A clip 27 mounted on a clip stand 26 integrally formed in several places on the back surface of the fillet molding 25 is stepped inwardly one step lower than the fender general surface into a mounting hole 28 formed in the wheel arch edge 22. By inserting and engaging, the fillet molding 25 is mounted so as to be substantially flush with the general surface of the fender.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Front fender 21
The inverse portion 24 at the rear edge of the front fender 21 is formed by a slide mold 29 during press molding, and the wheel arch edge portion 22 and the inverse portion 24 are formed on the rear lower side of the front fender 21 as described above. It is necessary to secure a slide stroke S for removing the slide mold 29 between the molds, and therefore, there is a limit in narrowing the width L in the front-rear direction on the lower side of the rear part. It is greatly restricted.

For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the rear lower side is separately formed as a narrow width fender lower part 21A having no inverse portion at the rear edge, and the fender lower part 21A is unillustrated as a front pillar. It is also known that the front and rear fenders 21 can be narrowed by fixing to the front fender 21 via a bracket to reduce the front-rear width dimension of the rear lower part. Not only does the strength of the rear lower part decrease, but also the seam with the fender lower part 21A becomes noticeable as a parting line on the lower rear part of the front fender 21 as a parting line, and the number of parts increases, resulting in cost reduction. It is undeniable that it will be disadvantageous.

Therefore, the present invention can reduce the width of the rear lower part of the front fender without dividing and reducing the strength of the front fender, thereby improving the external appearance and increasing the degree of freedom in molding. A fender structure is provided.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a flange is formed on a substantially upper half portion of a rear edge of a front fender in which a front pillar is disposed inward, and an obliquely forward acute angle is formed. A reverse baffle plate is formed by folding up and providing an inverse portion, and a band-shaped baffle plate projecting inward along the flange side edge of the inverse portion on the front pillar side is vertically joined, and a lower portion of the baffle plate is provided. And at least a lower end portion of the extended portion is joined and fixed to the edge of the wheel arch.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the baffle plate according to the first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that an edge on the front pillar side is formed by bending a flange edge for reinforcement.

According to the invention of claim 3, claims 1 and 2
A bracket piece is bent and formed on the outer edge of the extended portion of the baffle plate described in (1), and is joined and fixed to the edge of the wheel arch via the bracket piece.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the bracket piece according to the third aspect is provided with a mounting seat to which a clip of a fillet molding mounted on an edge of the wheel arch is engaged. I have.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the mounting seat according to the fourth aspect is recessed inwardly, and the bracket piece is provided with the wheel arch edge at upper and lower portions with the mounting seat being an intermediate portion. It is characterized by being fixedly joined to the part.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the bracket piece according to the third aspect is joined to a bracket near the through hole through which at least a part of the fixing portion of the fillet molding mounted on the edge of the wheel arch passes. It is characterized in that a joint to be fixed is formed.

In the invention of claim 7, claims 3 to 6 are provided.
Is formed over substantially the entire length of the extending portion.

In the invention of claim 8, claims 1 to 7
The extended portion of the baffle plate described in the above, is extended to extend below the flow-down position of the drain water drained from the drain hole of the cowl box side, and the extended portion has a drain that flows down from the drain hole. It is characterized by having a drain guide surface inclined forward to receive water.

[0015]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the rear edge of the front fender is provided with an inverse portion in a substantially upper half thereof, and the lower portion is not provided with an inverse portion. The width dimension of the lower part in the front-rear direction can be reduced, and the degree of freedom in modeling can be increased.

A strip-shaped baffle plate projecting toward the front pillar along the flange side edge is vertically joined to the inverse portion, and a lower extension of the baffle plate is connected to a wheel. Since the extension is fixed to the edge of the arch, the extended portion functions as a beam member connecting the edge of the wheel arch and the inverse at the lower side of the front fender, and increases the strength of the lower rear of the front fender. Can be.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
In addition to the effect of the invention, the baffle plate is formed by bending a reinforcing flange edge on the side edge on the front pillar side to increase rigidity, so that the strength of the lower rear portion of the front fender can be further increased. it can.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first and second aspects of the present invention, the extended portion of the baffle plate is provided on the outer side edge portion of the baffle plate via a bent bracket piece. Since it is joined and fixed to the edge of the wheel arch, the joining area of the extended portion to the edge of the wheel arch can be arbitrarily enlarged, and therefore, the strength of the rear lower portion of the front fender can be further increased.

According to the invention described in claim 4, according to claim 3,
In addition to the effect of the invention, since the bracket piece is provided with a mounting seat for the clip of the fillet molding, the mounting seat can bear the pressing load when mounting the fillet molding, and the wheel arch of the front fender can be directly provided. The front fender is less affected as compared with the case where the clip is engaged with the mounting hole at the edge.

According to the invention set forth in claim 5, according to claim 4,
In addition to the effect of the invention, it is not necessary to form the mounting hole forming portion of the wheel arch edge portion by deep drawing for receiving the clip stand on the back of the fillet molding, so that the formability of the wheel arch edge portion can be improved. It is possible to improve the sense of quality by eliminating wrinkles.

Further, since the bracket pieces are joined and fixed to the edge of the wheel arch at the upper and lower portions of the mounting seat, the rigidity around the mounting seat is increased, and the mounting rigidity of the fillet molding can be increased.

According to the invention of claim 6, according to claim 3,
In addition to the effect of the invention of the above, even if the clip head directly penetrates and engages with the through hole at the edge of the wheel arch edge of the front fender, the joint load can bear the pressing load at the time of mounting. , Which does not affect the front fender.

According to the invention of claim 7, according to claim 3,
In addition to the effects of the sixth to sixth aspects, since the bracket piece is formed over substantially the entire length of the extended portion, the rigidity of the extended portion can be further increased, and the strength of the lower rear portion of the front fender can be further increased. Can be.

According to the invention described in claim 8, according to claim 1,
In addition to the effects of the inventions of (1) to (7), the drain water drained from the drain hole on the cowl box side flows down onto the forwardly inclined guide surface of the extension portion and is drained forward, so that the drain water is drained by the side sill. Of the front pillar and the door pillar of the front pillar can be prevented from freezing.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a front fender in which a substantially semicircular wheel arch edge 2 is stepped toward the inside, and a flange 3 is provided on a substantially upper half of the rear edge of the front fender 1. Is turned inward at an acute angle toward the inside, and an inverse portion 4 is provided.
The rigidity of the rear edge of the front door is increased, and interference at the time of opening the front edge of the front door (not shown) is avoided.

A substantially lower half of the rear edge of the front fender 1 is formed by bending a reinforcing flange 1a having the same width as that of the reinforcing flange 2a bent toward the inside of the wheel arch edge 2 toward the inside. The front fender 1 is configured to secure surface rigidity at the lower rear portion.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a band-shaped baffle plate which is vertically joined along a side edge of the flange 3 of the inverse portion 4, and the baffle plate 5 is arranged so as to project inward toward the front pillar 12 side. An extension 6 extending downward and forward is integrally formed on the lower side thereof, and the extension 6 is joined and fixed near the rear lower portion of the wheel arch edge 2. The extending portion 6 has a shape that bypasses the vicinity of a portion where the door hinge HG is attached to the front pillar 12.

The front pillar 12 of the baffle plate 5
A flange edge 5a for reinforcement is bent along the entire length including the extended portion 6 at the side edge, and the outer edge of the extended portion 6 is formed along the entire length of the extended portion 6. Bracket piece 7 over
Is bent to increase the surface rigidity of the baffle plate 5, and the extension 6 is fixed to the wheel arch edge 2 by spot welding via the bracket piece 7.

At the portion of the bracket piece 7 that overlaps the back surface of the wheel arch edge 2, the mounting seat 8 to which the clip of the fillet molding 13 attached to the outside of the wheel arch edge 2 is engaged faces inward. The bracket piece 7 is spot-welded to the wheel arch edge 2 at the upper and lower joints 7a and 7b with the mounting seat 8 in the middle.

On the back of the fillet molding 13, for example, a clip stand 14 capable of replacing and replacing only the clip is provided so as to be reusable even when the front fender 1 is repaired or replaced. The clip stand 14 has a so-called hidden clip structure in which a clip 15 is mounted. Therefore, the mounting hole 1 for inserting the clip stand 14 is provided in the wheel arch edge 2.
The clip stand 14 is inserted into the mounting hole 11 and the clip 15 is inserted and engaged with the clip engaging hole 9 of the mounting seat 8.

A drain hole 17 is provided in a side portion of the cowl box 16, and a drip guide 18 is protruded below the drain hole 17 to guide drain water downward by the drip guide 18. Thus, the extending portion 6 extends below and extends below the drip guide 18 through which the drain water flows down, and the forwardly inclined drain guide surface 10 which receives the drain water flowing down from the drip guide 18 is provided. It is formed.

According to the structure of the above-described embodiment, the rear edge of the front fender 1 is provided with the inverse portion 4 substantially in the upper half thereof, and the lower side portion is provided with a short reinforcing flange edge 1a.
Is not bent and the inverse portion 4 is not provided. Therefore, it is not necessary to secure a slide stroke of a slide die (see FIG. 5) for forming the inverse portion on the lower side of the front fender 1. Therefore, the width L of the lower portion in the front-rear direction can be reduced, and the degree of freedom in modeling can be increased.

The inverse portion 4 has the flange 3
A strip-shaped baffle plate 5 projecting toward the front pillar 12 along the side edge of the baffle plate is vertically joined, and an extension 6 on the lower side of the baffle plate 5 is joined and fixed to the wheel arch edge 2. Therefore, the extending portion 6 functions as a beam member connecting the wheel arch edge 2 and the inverse portion 4 at the lower side of the front fender 1 to increase the strength of the rear lower side of the front fender 1. Can be.

Further, the baffle plate 5 has a rear side portion of the front fender 1 and a front pillar 1 inside thereof.
Since it exists in the up and down direction so as to close the gap between the two, the noise in the engine room and the splash noise due to the tires can be cut off, and the quietness in the vehicle interior can be improved.

Here, in the present embodiment in particular, a reinforcing flange edge 5a is formed on the edge of the baffle plate 5 on the front pillar 12 side over the entire length including the extending portion 6 by bending. At the same time, a bracket piece 7 is bent along the entire length of the outer edge of the extension 6 to increase rigidity, and the extension 6 is connected to the wheel arch through the bracket 7. The front fender is joined and fixed to the edge 2 to increase the joining strength by arbitrarily increasing the joining area to the wheel arch edge 2, thereby increasing the rigidity of the baffle plate 5. 1, the strength of the lower rear side can be further increased.

Since the mounting piece 8 of the clip 15 of the fillet molding 13 is recessed inward on the bracket piece 7, the clip stand 14 is
Unlike the case where the clip 15 is interposed and fixed directly to the wheel arch edge 2, the mounting hole 11 of the wheel arch edge 2 is formed to have a size into which the clip stand 14 can be inserted. Therefore, it is not necessary to form the formed portion by deep drawing to receive the clip stand. Therefore, the formability of the wheel arch edge 2 can be improved, and wrinkles can be eliminated to improve the quality.

Further, since the bracket piece 7 is fixedly joined to the wheel arch edge 2 at the upper and lower joints 7a and 7b with the mounting seat 8 being in the middle, the rigidity around the mounting seat 8 is high. The mounting rigidity of the fillet molding 13 can be increased.

Further, the extending portion 6 is provided with a cowl box 16.
The drainage guide surface 10 is formed to extend below and extend below a drip guide 18 protruding below the drainage hole 17 and to form a forward inclined drain guide surface 10 for receiving drain water flowing down from the drip guide 18. The drain water flowing down on the drain guide surface 10 can be drain-guided to the front of the vehicle along the slope of the drain guide surface 10, so that the drain water flows into a connection portion between the rear lower end of the front fender 1 and a side sill (not shown). By freezing and expanding the volume of the front fender, the rear lower end of the front fender 1 is detached from the side sill, or flows around the door hinge of the front pillar 12 and freezes, thereby causing a situation where opening of the front door is difficult. It does not occur, and the quality and reliability can be improved.

In the above embodiment, the baffle plate 5
Is an example that extends forward and diagonally downward,
However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the case where the front end position of the inverse portion 4 to which the baffle plate 5 is fixed and the position near the rear lower part of the wheel arch edge 2 at the rear lower side of the front fender 1 are approaching in the front-rear direction , May extend only downward, as long as it extends in a shape that can support at least the rear lower side of the front fender 1.

Further, the mounting seat 8 is recessed in the extending portion 6 to be separated from the wheel arch edge 2, and the clip 15 passes through the mounting hole 11 of the wheel arch edge 2, and the clip 15 is attached to the mounting seat 8. The thing to be engaged is illustrated, but not limited to this,
For example, in a case where the clip is directly erected on the back surface of the fillet molding 13 without using a clip stand, it is not necessary to form the wheel arch edge 2 by deep drawing. It is also possible to form an engagement hole through which only the head of the clip penetrates through the wheel arch edge 2 and engage the clip, and does not form a clip engagement hole in the extension 6. There may be. In any case, the bracket piece 7 has a fillet molding 13 attached to the wheel arch edge 2.
If at least the lower joining portion 7b of the joining portions 7a and 7b joined and fixed near the mounting hole 11 through which at least a part of the clip penetrates is formed, the lower rear portion of the front fender 1 will be affected. Without giving, Fillet Mall 1
3 can be attached.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the front fender according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a conventional structure.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side view showing another example of the conventional structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front fender 2 Wheel arch edge 3 Flange 4 Inverse part 5 Baffle plate 5a Flange edge 6 Extension part 7 Bracket piece 8 Mounting seat 10 Drainage guide surface 12 Front pillar 13 Fillet molding 15 Clip 16 Cowl box 17 Drain hole

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An inverse portion is formed by forming a flange at an approximately upper half portion of a rear edge of a front fender in which a front pillar is disposed inward and bent obliquely forward and inward toward an inward side to provide an inverse portion. A band-shaped baffle plate projecting inward on the front pillar side along the side edge is joined and arranged in the up-down direction, and an extension portion extending at least downward is provided at a lower portion of the baffle plate. A front fender structure, characterized in that at least a lower end of the provided portion is fixedly joined to an edge of the wheel arch. 2. The front fender structure according to claim 1, wherein a flange edge for reinforcement is bent at an edge of the baffle plate on the front pillar side. 3. The baffle plate according to claim 1, wherein a bracket piece is bent and formed on an outer edge of the extended portion of the baffle plate, and is joined and fixed to an edge portion of the wheel arch via the bracket piece. The front fender structure described in 1. 4. The front fender structure according to claim 3, wherein the bracket piece is provided with a mounting seat to which a clip of a fillet molding mounted on an edge of the wheel arch is engaged. 5. The mounting seat is recessed inward, and
5. The front fender structure according to claim 4, wherein the bracket piece is fixedly joined to an edge of the wheel arch at upper and lower portions with the mounting seat being in the middle. 6. The bracket piece is formed with a joining portion which is joined and fixed in the vicinity of a through hole through which at least a part of the fixing portion of the fillet molding attached to the wheel arch edge penetrates. The front fender structure according to claim 3, wherein 7. The front fender structure according to claim 3, wherein the bracket piece is formed over substantially the entire length of the extending portion. 8. The extension of the baffle plate extends below the drainage position of the drain water drained from the drainage hole on the cowl box side, and extends from the drainage hole to the extension. 8. A drain guide surface which is inclined forward to receive the drain water.
The front fender structure according to any one of the above.