JP2006205901A - Vehicle body skeleton structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle body skeleton structure for satisfying reduction of production cost by supporting a connecting part by a simple constitution of only a basic skeleton without a reinforcing member against intrusion of a tire at the time of a collision and providing simple constitutions in molding and assembling processes, in a connecting structure of a side sill reinforce provided in a side sill arranged on the side of a vehicle body and a front pillar reinforce connected to a front pillar and extended in the substantially vertical direction. <P>SOLUTION: In this skeleton structure, the front pillar reinforce 1 is formed into a substantial U-shape in cross section and having a lower part formed into an open shape widened toward the end, the side sill reinforce 2 is formed into a substantial U-shape extended in a straight line in a front/rear direction, and the side sill reinforce 2 is inserted into the open part of the front pillar reinforce 1 till a front end of the side sill reinforce 2 is in contact with a front surface of the front pillar reinforce 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle body frame structure of a vehicle, and in particular, a coupling for coupling a side sill reinforcement provided inside a side sill disposed on a side of the vehicle body to a pillar reinforcement that is coupled to the pillar and extends in a substantially vertical direction. Concerning structure.

  FIG. 4 shows a connecting structure of a front pillar 101 and a side sill 102 in a conventional vehicle body skeleton structure. The vehicle body frame structure of the vehicle forming the front door ring is composed of a front pillar 101, a side sill 102, a roof pillar, a center pillar (both not shown), and the like. The door is fitted.

  The front pillar 101 extends in the vertical direction in front of the left and right sides of the vehicle body, and the lower portion has a substantially L-shaped aperture shape having a corner portion. Further, the side sill 102 extends in the front-rear direction at the lower left and right sides of the vehicle body, and has a linear shape with a substantially U-shaped cross section. The front pillar 101 and the side sill 102 are coupled and fixed by welding or the like with the front end of the side sill 102 inserted into the lower portion of the front pillar 101 by a predetermined distance.

  The coupling portion between the front pillar 101 and the side sill 102 is a portion that plays a very important role in preventing the intrusion of tires and the like caused by a collision into the vehicle interior and maintaining the space in the vehicle interior. Although strength is required, the front pillar 101 and the side sill 102 are difficult to maintain the necessary strength by themselves, and therefore, partial reinforcement using parts such as the bulkhead 103 is usually applied.

  In addition, with regard to the coupling structure for coupling the front end portion of the side sill in such a vehicle body skeleton structure to the lower part of the front pillar, a thick part as a reinforcing part has been provided in the skeleton member where the strength is required, Front pillar and side sill connection structure that reduces weight while maintaining strength by changing the thickness of the skeleton member according to the required part, such as providing a thin part as a weak part in the part where strength is not required ( Patent Document 1) and by forming a closed cross section at the front end of the reinforcement sill side outer to form a frame structure similar to the partition wall member to reinforce the cross section at the lower part of the front pillar, and further, the side sill and the front pillar Front pillar and side sill joint structure (special feature) that enables the joint strength to be maintained firmly by expanding the weld area Document 2) proposed or invention like such as have been made.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-22271 JP 2002-29455 A

  However, in the vehicle body skeleton structure as described above, the welding is easily peeled off due to the small number of joints, and it is difficult to maintain the vehicle interior space against the intrusion of tires from the front of the vehicle at the time of a collision. The problem that positioning is difficult and the assembly process is not easy, the structure is simplified, the strength of the joint cannot be obtained, and it is necessary to apply local reinforcement such as additional parts, which leads to an increase in material and weight, or In order to maintain the bond strength, the front pillar and side sill have been made into a narrowed shape that is difficult to mold, so the member may crack or break in the molding process. There is a possibility that problems such as the need for use and an increase in production cost may occur.

  For this reason, the present invention increases the strength of the joint portion and reduces the material and weight as a configuration that does not need to be partially reinforced by additional members, etc., and improves the moldability, thereby reducing the cost associated with the material. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle body skeleton structure that can reduce the time required for the assembly process by reducing the number of assembly steps and facilitating positioning during assembly.

  A vehicle body skeleton structure according to claim 1 of the present invention for solving the above-described problems is formed by a side sill reinforcement provided inside a side sill disposed on the side of the vehicle body, and a front pillar to substantially vertically In the coupling structure with the extending front pillar reinforcement, the front pillar reinforcement has a substantially U-shaped cross section and an open shape with the lower end widened, and the side sill reinforcement has a substantially U-shaped cross section extending linearly in the front-rear direction. The side sill reinforcement is inserted into an opening portion of the front pillar reinforcement, and the front end of the side sill reinforcement is extended until it contacts the front surface of the front pillar reinforcement.

  A vehicle body skeleton structure according to a second aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problems is a vehicle body skeleton structure according to the first aspect, wherein a joint flange is attached to an end portion of the side sill reinforcement that is coupled to the front pillar reinforcement. Is provided.

  A vehicle body skeleton structure according to claim 3 of the present invention for solving the above-described problems is the vehicle body skeleton structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front pillar reinforcement side surface and the side sill reinforcement are provided. Welding of the overlapping portions of the side surfaces is performed in a distributed manner at a plurality of locations.

  According to the vehicle body skeleton structure of the first aspect of the present invention, the side pillar reinforcement having the substantially U-shaped cross section is inserted into the opened lower portion of the front pillar reinforcement having the substantially U-shaped cross section. The upper part of the side sill reinforcement is present as a bulkhead structure with respect to the force opening part, and the overlapping part of the side surface of the front pillar reinforcement and the side sill reinforcement has a dual structure role. Similar to the case where the reinforcing member is provided, the strength of the coupling portion can be maintained against the intrusion of the tire or the like at the time of collision.

  In addition, the front pillar reinforcement and the side sill reinforcement have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the lower part of the front pillar reinforcement has an open shape. Improves, and the molding process becomes easier. Furthermore, with the improvement of moldability, there is no risk of cracking or breakage during molding, and it is possible to use an inexpensive material instead of a high-grade material for the skeleton member.

  According to the vehicle body skeleton structure according to claim 2 of the present invention, the joint flange is provided at the end portion of the side sill reinforcement, so that, when assembled, the end portion of the side sill reinforcement is opposed to the opening portion of the front pillar reinforcement. It is only necessary to insert the connecting flange until it abuts against the inner wall of the front pillar reinforcement, and to fix it by welding or the like at this position, so that the assembly is facilitated and the time required for the assembly process is shortened. Moreover, since the part of a joining flange becomes a double structure, intensity | strength also rises.

  Further, since the joining flange portion is coupled to the front pillar reinforcement, the impact force caused by the intrusion of the tire or the like at the time of collision directly acts on the end portion of the side sill reinforcement, and the energy transmission efficiency is increased.

  According to the vehicle body skeleton structure according to claim 3 of the present invention, the overlapping portions of the front pillar reinforcement side surface and the side sill reinforcement side surface are dispersed and welded at a plurality of locations, and the bonding area is expanded as compared with the conventional case. Since the number of welding points is also increased, the effect of each welding point acts against the intrusion of a tire or the like at the time of a collision, whereby the bonding strength is increased and the rigidity of the bonding portion can be held more firmly.

  Therefore, according to the vehicle body structure of the present invention, the shape of the skeleton member is simplified to improve the moldability, and the coupling strength of the coupling portion of the side sill reinforcement and the front pillar reinforcement with respect to the front side input of the vehicle body and Since the rigidity of the coupling portion can be firmly maintained, it is not necessary to provide a reinforcing member or the like for local reinforcement. Therefore, it is possible to provide a vehicle body skeleton structure capable of reducing the weight and reducing the costs related to the process and the material while maintaining the strength.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to examples described later.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the coupling structure of the lower part of the front pillar of the vehicle and the side sill in this embodiment relates to the reinforcement that is a member constituting the vehicle body skeleton, and is coupled to the front pillar and extends in the substantially vertical direction. It is comprised from the reinforcement 1 and the side sill reinforcement 2 provided in the inside of a side sill, and the tire 4 is arrange | positioned ahead of both. In all the drawings used in this embodiment, the left side is the front of the vehicle.

  The front pillar reinforcement 1 is extended in the vertical direction of the vehicle as shown in FIG. 3A, and has a front surface portion 11, a side surface portion 12, a rear surface portion 13, and a front surface. The front flange 14 and the rear flange 15 are provided along the portion 11 and the rear surface portion 13. Further, the lower part of the front pillar reinforcement 1 has a shape opened to the lower side, and the side surface part 12 has a divergent shape that widens toward the lower part.

  The side sill reinforcement 2 is extended in the front-rear direction of the vehicle as shown in FIG. 3 (b), has a shape extending linearly to the front end, and has an upper surface portion 23 having a substantially U-shaped cross section. The side surface portion 22, the lower surface portion 26, and the upper flange portion 24 and the lower flange 27 provided along the upper surface portion 23 and the lower surface portion 26. A joining flange 21 is provided at the front end. Since the front pillar reinforcement 1 and the side sill reinforcement 2 are combined, the side face 12 and the flanges 14 and 13 and the side face 22 and the flange 24 are configured to have the same depth.

  Next, the assembly process of the front pillar reinforcement 1 and the side sill reinforcement 2 will be described. This assembly can be easily performed as compared with the conventional process. That is, the side sill reinforcement 2 is inserted into the open part below the front pillar reinforcement 1 from the rear so that the side face 12 and the side face 22 are brought into contact with each other, and the front pillar 11 and the rear face 13 at the lower end of the front pillar reinforcement 1 On the other hand, it fixes in the position where the joining flange 21 and the upper surface part 23 of the side sill reinforcement 2 contact, respectively.

  If it is said arrangement | positioning, the connection part of the front pillar reinforcement 1 and the side sill reinforcement 2 is each about the front part 11, the joint flange 21, the side parts 12 and 22, and the front flange 14, the rear flange 15, and the upper flange 24, respectively. The overlapped portion has an overlapped portion, and the overlapped portion is coupled and fixed by performing spot welding at a position indicated by * in FIG. In addition, about the joint surface of the side parts 12 and 22, it welds at several places and intervals so that a welding point may be disperse | distributed.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the simple shape in which both the front pillar reinforcement 1 and the lower side sill reinforcement 2 are opened eliminates the need for complicated molding as in the prior art, thereby improving the moldability. This facilitates the molding process. Further, even if an inexpensive material is used for the molded member, there is no risk of cracking or breakage during the molding of the front pillar reinforcement 1, so that the material cost can be reduced and the production cost can be reduced.

  Furthermore, the front pillar reinforcement 1 has a shape opened to the lower side, and the side sill reinforcement 2 has a shape extending linearly to the front end, so that the upper surface portion 23 and the side surface portion 22 of the side sill reinforcement 2 are assembled. And the joining flange 21 can determine the position only by inserting the side sill reinforcement 2 to the position where it contacts the lower end of the rear surface portion 13, the side surface portion 22, and the front surface portion 11, each of which is an open shape of the front pillar reinforcement 1. Alignment can be performed easily and the time required for the assembly process can be shortened.

  In addition, because the weld point is increased because the area of the joint portion between the front pillar reinforcement 1 and the side sill reinforcement 2 is set wider than the conventional one, the front pillar reinforcement 1 is attached due to tire intrusion at the time of collision. Since it is difficult for the welding to peel off due to the resistance of each welding point against the force to bend backward, it is possible to hold the joint portion of the front pillar reinforcement 1 and the side sill reinforcement 2.

  Further, the front surface portion 11 and the joining flange 21 and the side surface portions 12 and 22 are overlapped to form a double structure, and as shown in FIG. 2, the front surface portion 11 and the side surface portion 12 of the front pillar reinforcement. In addition, the upper surface portion 23 of the side sill reinforcement 2 shown by the hatched portion in FIG. 1 has a bulkhead structure and has a reinforcing effect with respect to the space formed by the rear surface portion 13 and having a substantially U-shaped cross section. It is possible to maintain the same strength as when additional reinforcement is applied even though it is a simple configuration with only two members, because the strength is increased and there is no need to perform local reinforcement etc. against the front side input due to intrusion .

  In the present embodiment, the flange 24 provided at the front end of the side surface portion of the side sill reinforcement 2 is provided at two locations, but is not limited to this and may be provided at three locations. Further, the shape of the connecting portion formed by the side surface portions 11 and 21 of the front pillar reinforcement 1 and the side sill reinforcement 2 is not limited to the shape indicated by the shaded portion in FIG.

  Further, in FIG. 1, the front pillar reinforcement 1 and the side sill reinforcement 2 are both configured by a plurality of planes, but may be configured by uneven surfaces as long as the parts to be welded are in contact with each other. . Further, the shape of the lower portion of the front pillar reinforcement 1 is assumed to be in accordance with the shape of the front portion of the side sill reinforcement 2, but it is not necessary to make them completely coincide with each other as long as the parts to be welded are in contact with each other. Moreover, although the location which welds is not restricted to the position shown in the figure, it is desirable to perform welding by plane parts.

  Moreover, although the present Example demonstrated the connection structure of the front pillar reinforcement 1 arrange | positioned ahead of a vehicle body and the side sill reinforcement 2 front end, not only this but the pillar reinforcement and the side sill reinforcement 2 are substantially L-shaped. What is necessary is just a part which has a shape coupling | bond part.

  The present invention relates to a vehicle body frame structure of a vehicle, and in particular, a coupling for coupling a side sill reinforcement provided inside a side sill disposed on a side of the vehicle body to a pillar reinforcement that is coupled to the pillar and extends in a substantially vertical direction. Available for construction.

It is a side view which shows the vehicle body frame structure by the Example of this invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the arrow in FIG. 1. 3A is a side view showing a front pillar reinforcement according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a side view showing a side sill reinforcement according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional vehicle body frame | skeleton structure.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front pillar reinforcement 2 Side sill reinforcement 11 Front pillar reinforcement front part 12 Front pillar reinforcement side part 13 Front pillar reinforcement rear part 14 Front pillar reinforcement front flange 15 Front pillar reinforcement rear flange 21 Side sill reinforcement joint flange 22 Side Sill Reinforce Side Side 23 Side Sill Reinforce Top View 24 Side Sill Reinforce Top Flange 26 Side Sill Reinforce Bottom View 27 Side Sill Reinforce Bottom Flange

Claims (3)

  In the coupling structure of the side sill reinforcement provided inside the side sill arranged on the side of the vehicle body and the front pillar reinforcement that is connected to the front pillar and extends in the substantially vertical direction, the front pillar reinforcement has a substantially U-shaped cross section. The side sill reinforcement has a substantially U-shaped cross section extending linearly back and forth, and the side sill reinforcement is inserted into the opening of the front pillar reinforcement, and the side sill reinforcement The vehicle body skeleton structure is characterized in that a front end is extended to contact with a front surface of the front pillar reinforcement.   The vehicle body skeleton structure according to claim 1, wherein a joint flange is provided at an end of the side sill reinforcement that is coupled to the front pillar reinforcement.   3. The vehicle body skeleton structure according to claim 1, wherein welding of overlapping portions of the front pillar reinforcement side surface and the side sill reinforcement side surface is performed at a plurality of locations. Car body skeleton structure.

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