JP3873038B2 - Mudguard mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mud guard mounting structure for a vehicle, and more particularly to a mud guard mounting structure for mounting a mud guard to a rear bumper having a small number of flange portions.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, articles such as fender liners and mud guards have been used to protect the vehicle body from flying stones and mud during vehicle travel. When attaching such accessories such as liners and mudguards, the appearance considering the balance with other members is important so as not to impair the design of the entire vehicle.
[0003]
Therefore, various mounting structures that take the appearance into account when mounting such liners and mudguards have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).
[0004]
By the way, in recent years, there are many cases where a wide tire is mounted for an RV vehicle or the like. In such a case, for example, the flange portion, which is a folded portion of the rear fender, is compared with the case where a normal tire is mounted. Becomes shorter. For this reason, in order to make the appearance of the rear fender and the rear bumper uniform (to improve the appearance), it is inevitably necessary to shorten the flange part that is the folded back part of the rear bumper in the width direction. ing.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-19642 [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-148885 [Patent Document 3]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-44772 [0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the liner and mudguard mounting structures disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 described above, the liner and the mudguard are all attached to the flange portion that is the folded portion of the fender or bumper, for example, by tapping. For this reason, when mounting such a wide tire as described above, the folded portion (flange portion) of the fender or bumper is shortened in the width direction, which causes a problem that it is difficult to mount with the conventional mounting structure. .
[0007]
In particular, in the case of a resin rear bumper, it is necessary to improve the strength by a reinforcing member or the like when the folded portion is short in the width direction by mounting the wide tire as described above. It was.
[0008]
Accordingly, in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a mounting structure for a mud guard that secures the mounting strength and does not impair the appearance when the mud guard is mounted on a rear bumper having a small flange portion. The purpose is to do.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, a mudguard mounting structure according to the present invention is a mudguard mounting structure for mounting a mudguard to a rear bumper of a vehicle. The mudguard mounting structure extends along the inner side surface shape of the rear bumper and the rear bumper. A mounting member having a first mounting surface attached to the second guard member and a second mounting surface for supporting the mud guard, and an attachment part for penetrating and fixing the first mounting surface and the rear bumper is provided on the mud guard. The strength of the rear bumper is improved by being covered with a peripheral edge and the mounting member also serving as a reinforcing member of the rear bumper .
[0010]
In the mud guard mounting structure according to the present invention configured as described above, the first mounting surface that extends along the inner surface shape of the rear bumper and is mounted on the rear bumper, and the second mounting surface that supports the mud guard As the mounting member is provided with the mounting member, the strength of the mounting part of the mudguard and the strength of the resin rear bumper are improved, and the mounting part is covered with the peripheral part of the mudguard, so that the appearance is not impaired. A mud guard mounting structure can be realized.
[0011]
Here, the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface of the mounting member are substantially orthogonal, the second mounting surface extends along the end portion extending direction of the rear bumper, The outer surface of the end portion of the rear bumper and the outer surface of the second mounting surface may be on substantially the same plane.
[0012]
In this case, since the outer surface of the end of the rear bumper and the outer surface of the second mounting surface are substantially on the same plane, the end of the rear bumper and the mounting member are continuously formed in appearance. Therefore, the aesthetics can be further improved.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the mounting state of the mudguard at the left end of the vehicle with the mudguard mounting structure according to the present invention as viewed from the inside of the vehicle. FIG. 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.
[0015]
First, a schematic configuration of the mud guard mounting structure according to the present invention will be described.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the mudguard mounting structure according to one embodiment of the present invention, the side surface 30 w extending in the vehicle side surface direction and the end 30 e of the side surface portion 30 w A rear bumper 30 having a flange portion 30s bent in the width direction, a first mounting surface 20a that extends along the inner surface shape of the end 30e of the rear bumper 30 and is attached to the rear bumper 30, and the first mounting surface 20a A mounting member 20 having a second mounting surface 20b that is substantially orthogonal to the first mounting surface 20a and supports the mudguard 10; a peripheral edge portion 10e extending so as to cover the vicinity of the end 30e of the rear bumper 30; The mudguard 10 is provided with a mudguard 10 having a mounting portion 10b that is mounted on the second mounting surface 20b of the mounting member 20 so as to face a vehicle tire surface (not shown). Via a biasing member 20 attached to and supported by a rear bumper 30.
[0017]
Here, the rear bumper 30 in the mud guard mounting structure of the present invention can be formed of, for example, resin, and is suitable for a rear bumper having a short flange portion 30s.
[0018]
When such a rear bumper 30 is adopted, when a wide tire is mounted, the folded portion of the fender is shortened and the flange portion is inevitably shortened in the width direction. The above alignment can be achieved. Further, since the mounting member 20 also serves as a reinforcing member for the rear bumper 30, the strength of the rear bumper 30 can be improved. In addition, the rear bumper 30 can be easily molded and the accumulation of mud and the like inside the flange portion can be reduced.
[0019]
In addition, in this embodiment, although the attachment state in the vehicle left end part was shown for the sake of simplicity, the mud guard is also attached to the vehicle right end part by a similar structure with left-right symmetry.
[0020]
Next, details of each member will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0021]
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the mounting member 20 according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the mudguard 10 according to the present invention.
[0022]
3 and 4 both show the attachment members at the left end of the vehicle. However, as described above, the attachment members having symmetrical shapes are used at the right end of the vehicle.
[0023]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mounting member 20 has a substantially L-shaped horizontal cross section in the mounted state, and has a first mounting surface 20 a and a second mounting surface 20 b that are orthogonal to each other. Here, a stepped portion 20c is formed at the intersection of the first mounting surface 20a and the second mounting surface 20b so as to follow the inner surface shape in the vicinity of the end 30e of the rear bumper 30 in the mounted state. . Further, the second mounting surface 20b is arranged such that the outer surface of the flange portion 30s and the outer surface of the second mounting surface 20b are substantially on the same plane in the direction in which the flange portion 30s of the rear bumper 30 extends. Is formed. Further, for example, two tapping holes 20h and 20j are formed on the first mounting surface 20a and the second mounting surface 20b, respectively.
[0024]
Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the mudguard 10 according to the present invention is opposed to a tire rear portion (not shown) and is a facing surface 10 a serving as a mudguard surface, and the mounting member 20 is formed from the facing surface 10 a. It has a mounting portion 10b formed along the second mounting surface 20b and a peripheral edge portion 10e extending so as to cover the side surface of the vehicle, and the mounting portion 10b corresponds to the tapping hole 20j of the mounting member 20. For example, two mounting holes 10j are formed.
[0025]
In the mud guard mounting structure of the present invention configured as described above, the first guard surface 20a extending along the inner surface shape near the end 30e of the rear bumper 30 and attached to the rear bumper 30, and the mud guard 10 are provided. Since the mounting member 20 having the second mounting surface 20b for supporting the mudguard is provided, the strength of the mounting portion of the mudguard is improved and the mounting member 20 functions as a reinforcing member. Bumper strength can be improved. Moreover, since the 1st attachment surface 20a is covered with the peripheral part 10e of the mud guard 10, the attachment structure of the mud guard which does not impair an external appearance can be provided.
[0026]
Further, since the outer surface of the flange portion 30s of the rear bumper 30 and the outer surface of the second mounting surface 20b are substantially on the same plane, the flange portion 30s of the rear bumper 30 and the mounting member 20 are continuous in appearance. It can be formed and the aesthetics can be further improved.
[0027]
As mentioned above, although the supporting apparatus of the automotive interior goods of this invention has been demonstrated with reference to an accompanying drawing, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Various deformation | transformation implementation is carried out within the range of the thought of this invention. Is possible. For example, the mounting member 20 may be provided with a mounting surface 20a of the rear bumper 30 and a mounting surface 20b of the mud guard 10 following the shape of the inner surface of the rear bumper 30, and the positions and quantities of the mounting holes 20h and 20j are mud guards. It can be selected as appropriate according to the 10 shapes. Further, the mud guard 10 may have a shape similar to that of the conventional product as long as it has the peripheral edge portion 10e.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the mounting structure of the mudguard for attaching a mudguard to the rear bumper of the vehicle according to claim 1 of the present invention, it is attached to and rear bumper extends following the inner surface shape of the rear bumper A mounting member having a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface that supports the mud guard, and the mounting member also serves as a reinforcing member for the rear bumper, thereby improving the strength of the rear bumper. Since the mounting part that penetrates and fixes the first mounting surface and the rear bumper is covered by the peripheral part of the mudguard, the outer appearance is improved. It is possible to realize a mud guard mounting structure that is not damaged.
[0029]
According to the mudguard mounting structure of the second aspect, in the first aspect, the outer surface of the end portion of the rear bumper and the outer surface of the second mounting surface are substantially on the same plane. In terms of appearance, the end of the rear bumper and the mounting member are continuously formed, and the aesthetic appearance can be further improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a view showing a mounting state of a mud guard at a left end portion of a vehicle by a mud guard mounting structure according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, showing a mounting state of the mud guard.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an attachment member according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a mudguard according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Mudguard 10a Opposing surface 10b Mounting portion 10e Peripheral portion 10h Mounting hole 10j Mounting hole 20 Mounting member 20a First mounting surface 20b Second mounting surface 20c Stepped portion 20h Tapping hole 20j Tapping hole 30 Rear bumper 30e End 30s Flange 30w side part

Claims (2)

In the mudguard mounting structure for mounting the mudguard on the rear bumper of the vehicle,
Wherein comprises a first mounting surface extending Mashimashi and following the inner surface shape of the rear bumper attached to the rear bumper, the mounting member having a second mounting surface for supporting the mudguard,
The mounting part that penetrates and fixes the first mounting surface and the rear bumper is covered with a peripheral portion of the mud guard,
A mounting structure for a mud guard, wherein the mounting member also serves as a reinforcing member for the rear bumper to improve the strength of the rear bumper . The first mounting surface and the second mounting surface of the mounting member are substantially orthogonal to each other, the second mounting surface extends along an end portion extending direction of the rear bumper, The mud guard mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the end portion and the outer surface of the second mounting surface are substantially on the same plane.

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