JP3222789B2 - Body flange finish - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a body comprising a finishing member which is covered so as to conceal a fitting portion of a flange formed by joining the peripheral edges of an inner panel and an outer panel which constitute a body such as a door opening of an automobile. In particular, the present invention relates to an improvement in a flange finished portion of a body having a reinforcing member interposed at a distance between an inner panel and an outer panel and fixed between the flanges of both panels.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, an automobile body 12 includes an inner panel 14 and an outer panel 16 which are spaced apart from each other, and
And an outer panel 16 and a reinforcing member 18 arranged at an interval. The peripheral edges 14a and 16a of the inner panel 14 and the outer panel 16 are
And are directly joined to each other by spot welding or the like to form the flange 20 of the body 12.

As can be seen from FIG. 4, the flange 20 of the body 12 is thicker at the flange portion 20a having the reinforcing member 18 and thinner at the flange portion 20b having no reinforcing member 18, so that the two portions 20a, 20b Between the reinforcing members 18 is large,
The thin flange portion 20b becomes longer.

[0004] In order to conceal and make up the mating portion of the flange 20 of the body 12, a finishing member 22 having a U-shaped cross section is put on the flange 20, and this finishing member 22 is formed on inner surfaces of both side walls 23 and 23 '. A pair of elastic holding pieces 2 extending from and fixed to the flange 20 while holding the flange 20
4, 24 '.

However, when the flange 20 of the body 12 has a thick flange portion 20a and a thin flange portion 20b, as shown in FIGS. 2
Since the distance between the two side walls 23 and 23 'is widened and the flange 20 must be clamped by a pair of elastic clamping pieces 24 and 24', the finished member 22 is formed as shown in FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B). Then, the width of the side walls 23, 23 'changes in the longitudinal direction.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, when the body 12 is a door opening, a decorative member 26 such as a trim for decoration is attached along an edge of the inner panel 14, and a peripheral edge 26a of the decorative member 26 is , Flange 20 of body 12
To be engaged with corresponding side walls 23 of the finishing member 22.

However, as already described, the finishing member 2
When the distance between the two side walls 23 and 23 ′ changes in the longitudinal direction, the peripheral edge 26 a of the decorative member 26 does not correspond to the reinforcing member 18 as shown in FIGS. As a result, a gap 28 is generated with respect to the side wall 23 of the finishing member 22, and there is a disadvantage that the appearance is deteriorated.

[0008]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the side walls of the finishing member, which conceal the mating portion of the flange of the body, have the same constant distance over the entire length without changing the width. It is an object of the present invention to provide a flange finish portion of a body that allows a finish member to be attached to a flange while maintaining the above condition.

[0009]

The object of the present invention is to provide an inner panel and an outer panel which are aligned with each other, and a reinforcing member which is arranged at a distance between the inner panel and the outer panel. A part having a reinforcing member at the periphery of the inner panel and the outer panel of the body is joined with the reinforcing member interposed therebetween, and the other part is a body formed of a finishing member attached so as to cover a flange formed by directly joining. In the flange finishing part, one or both of the inner panel and the outer panel of the body,
Flange finishing of a body, characterized in that it has a bulge partially bulged outward at a flange portion not sandwiching the reinforcing member, and the finishing member is attached to the flange including the bulge. To provide a department.

[0010] As described above, the flange portion of the body which does not sandwich the reinforcing member of one or both of the inner panel and the outer panel has the bulging portion partially bulging outward, and the body including the bulging portion is provided. When the finishing member is mounted on the flange, the width of the finishing member does not become small at the flange portion where the reinforcing member of the body is not sandwiched, so that the both side walls of the finishing member have the same constant distance over the entire length. The finishing member can be attached to the flange while maintaining the width. For this reason, for example, there is no gap between a decorative member such as a trim that is trimmed and attached to the inner panel of the body and a finished member,
Deterioration of appearance can be reliably prevented.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to the drawings, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an automobile body 12 having a flange finish 10 according to the present invention, for example, a door opening. As shown in FIG.
It is shown exactly as the prior art body 12. That is, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the vehicle body 12 has an inner panel 14 and an outer panel 16 that are spaced apart from each other, and an interval between the inner panel 14 and the outer panel 16. The peripheral edges 14a, 16a of the inner panel 14 and the outer panel 16 are joined to each other by spot welding or the like with the reinforcing member 18 interposed therebetween or directly with each other to form the flange 20 of the body 12. are doing.

As can be seen from FIG. 1, the flange 20 of the body 12 is thicker at the flange portion 20a having the reinforcing member 18 and thinner at the flange portion 20b having no reinforcing member 18. In the illustrated embodiment, the flange 20
The thin flange portion 20b is formed by squeezing the peripheral edge 14a on the inner panel 14 side toward the peripheral edge 16a on the outer panel 16 side and joining them together.
The peripheral edges 14a, 16a of both the outer panel 4 and the outer panel 16 may be formed by being squeezed so as to approach each other and joined to each other.

The flange finishing portion 10 of the present invention has a thinner flange portion 20 b without the reinforcing member 18.
In order to reduce the length, the reinforcing member 18 is provided on one or both of the inner panel 14 and the outer panel 16 of the body 12.
Has a bulging portion 30 formed by partially bulging outward a flange portion 20b not sandwiching the flange portion 20b. Finishing member 2
2 is a flange 20 including the bulging portion 30 for covering and fitting the mating portion (joining portion) of the flange 20.
It is attached over.

In the illustrated embodiment, the peripheral edge 14a of the flange 20a on the side of the inner panel 14 is narrowed toward the peripheral edge of the outer panel 16, so that the bulging portion 30 is also provided on the peripheral edge 14a of the inner panel 14 of the body 12. ing. Therefore, as can be seen from FIG.
Both the thick flange portion 20a having the protrusion and the bulging portion 30 are formed by bulging the peripheral material on the inner panel 14 side.

The finishing member 22 has two side walls 23, 2
The opening trim 22A has a pair of elastic holding pieces 24 and 24 'extending from the inner surface of the flange 3' and fixed to the flange 20 while holding the flange 20 therebetween. As already mentioned, the flange 20 of the body 12 has a bulge 30 on the thin flange portion 20b between the thick flange portions 20a.
Is provided to reduce the length of the thin flange portion 20b, so that the finishing member 22 can be provided with a pair of elastic holding pieces 24, 2 without reducing the distance between the side walls 23, 23 '.
4 'enables the finishing member 22 to be firmly attached to the flange 20 by being securely pressed against the thick flange portion 20a of the flange 20 and the bulging portion 30. Therefore, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the width, which is the distance between the side walls 23 and 23 ′ of the finishing member 22, is maintained constant over the entire length of the flange 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the body 12 is a door opening, a decorative member 26 such as a trim for decoration is attached along an edge of the inner panel 14, and a peripheral edge 26a of the decorative member 26 is , Flange 20 of body 12
To be engaged with corresponding side walls 23 of the finishing member 22.

As described above, the finishing member 22 is provided on both side walls 2 over the entire length of the flange 20 of the body 12.
Since the attachment is performed while maintaining the distance between 3, 3 'constant, the peripheral edge 26a of the decorative member 26 is engaged with the opening trim 22A without any gap, so that the decorative member 26 looks good with respect to the flange finish portion 10. It turns out that it can be attached without lowering.

[0018]

According to the present invention, as described above, the flange of the body is partially outwardly bulged at a portion where the reinforcing member of one or both of the inner panel and the outer panel is not sandwiched. It has a bulging portion, and since the finishing member is attached to the flange of the body including the bulging portion and attached, the width of the finishing member does not become small at a portion corresponding to a portion not sandwiching the reinforcing member of the body, Therefore, the finishing member can be attached to the flange while maintaining both side walls of the finishing member at the same constant interval over the entire length. For this reason, for example, there is no gap between a decorative member such as a trim that is trimmed and attached to the inner panel of the body and the finishing member, and there is a benefit that the appearance can be reliably prevented from lowering. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an automobile body having a flange finish according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a body having a flange finish of the related art.

FIG. 5 is an assembled perspective view of the body of FIG. 4;

6A and 6B are cross-sectional views of the body of FIGS. 4 and 5; FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIA-VIA of FIG. 5; FIG. is there.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Flange finishing part of body 12 Body for automobiles 14 Inner panel 14a Peripheral edge of inner panel 16 Outer panel 16a Peripheral edge of outer panel 18 Reinforcement member 20 Flange 20a Thick flange portion sandwiching reinforcement member 20b Thin flange portion not sandwiching reinforcement member 18 Reference Signs List 22 finishing member 22A opening trim 23 one side wall of finishing member 22 23 ′ the other side wall of finishing member 22 24 one elastic holding piece 24 ′ the other elastic holding piece 26 decorative member 26a peripheral edge 28 of decorative member 26 gap 30 bulge Department

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A body comprising an inner panel and an outer panel aligned with each other, and a reinforcing member disposed at a distance between the inner panel and the outer panel, the peripheral edge of the inner panel and the outer panel of the body being the reinforcing member. A portion having a reinforcing member sandwiched between the reinforcing members, and the other portion is a flange finishing portion of a body including a finishing member attached so as to cover a flange formed by directly joining the inner panel and the outer panel of the body. One or both has a bulging portion partially bulging outward at a flange portion not sandwiching the reinforcing member, and the finishing member is attached to the flange including the bulging portion. The flange finishing part of the body characterized by that.