JP3952503B2 - Vehicle exterior mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle exterior product mounting structure for mounting an exterior product on an outer panel of a vehicle body having an outer panel and an inner panel.

Conventionally, as a vehicle exterior product mounting structure for mounting an exterior product on an outer panel of a vehicle body having an outer panel and an inner panel, an outer panel of the vehicle body and an inner panel arranged at intervals inside the outer panel A spacer is provided between the spacer and the inner panel between the inner and outer sides, and a seat is provided, and the outer panel, spacer, inner panel, and seat are inserted through the outer parts mounting bolts. A vehicle exterior product mounting structure is known in which a nut is screwed from an abutment side end of an exterior product installation bolt to fasten the exterior product installation bolt (see Patent Document 1). According to this, since the exterior product can be firmly attached to the outer panel, it is possible to prevent the outer panel from being deformed when an external force is applied to the exterior product.

Further, there is known a vehicle exterior product mounting structure in which a reinforcing member is welded via an elastic member to the back side of a portion of an outer panel of a trunk lid with an air spoiler where the leg portion of the air spoiler abuts (see Patent Document 2). ). According to this, when the trunk lid is closed impactively, the impact on the outer panel due to the inertial force of the air spoiler can be absorbed, and deformation of the outer panel can be prevented.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-171055 JP-A-5-238436

However, in the above-described conventional technology, when the exterior is attached to the outer panel, the spacer is interposed between the outer panel and the inner panel, and the inner panel is sandwiched between the inner and outer sides between the spacer. Provide a seat and insert the exterior product mounting bolt through the outer panel, spacer, inner panel and seat, and screw the nut from the end of the exterior product mounting bolt to the exterior product mounting bolt. For fastening, there is a problem in that the structure for firmly attaching the exterior product to the outer panel is complicated, and the number of steps for attaching the exterior product to the outer panel is increased.

In the latter case, since the reinforcing member is welded to the inner panel, the reinforcing member and the elastic member are provided even in a vehicle in which no exterior product is attached, and the reinforcing member is welded to the inner panel and elastic in a vehicle in which the exterior product is not attached. There is a problem in that useless cost of providing the member occurs.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and in order to prevent deformation of the outer panel due to the force acting on the exterior product, it is easy to attach a reinforcing member that reinforces the outer panel and It is an object to provide a vehicle exterior product mounting structure in which a reinforcing member is mounted only at the time of mounting.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the vehicle exterior product mounting structure according to the present invention employs the following means.

That is, the invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle exterior product mounting structure in which an exterior product is attached to the outer panel of a vehicle body having an outer panel and an inner panel, and the exterior product mounting portion on the inner surface of the outer panel. A reinforcing member for reinforcing the outer panel is provided between a vicinity and the inner panel, and the reinforcing member has a bracket body formed in a substantially U shape in a side view, and a lower surface on one end side of the bracket body parts are fixed detachably to the inner panel, that an upper surface portion of the other end side opposite to the lower surface of the bracket body is inclined so that the end portion is an upper, support the inner surface of the outer panel Features.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the reinforcing member supports an inner surface of the outer panel via an elastic member.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the reinforcing member that reinforces the outer panel is provided between the vicinity of the mounting portion of the exterior product on the inner surface of the outer panel and the inner panel, and one end side of the reinforcing member is detachable from the inner panel. Since the other end is formed to support the inner surface of the outer panel, it is easy to attach a reinforcing member that reinforces the outer panel to prevent deformation of the outer panel due to the force acting on the exterior product. The reinforcing member can be attached only when attaching the exterior product. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the man-hours for firmly attaching the exterior product to the outer panel, and it is possible to prevent useless cost of reinforcing the outer panel when the exterior product is not attached.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the force acts on the exterior product, the support of the outer panel by the reinforcing member is elastic, so that the force applied to the exterior product mounting portion is buffered and the exterior product mounting portion is buffered. The elastic member can absorb the variation in dimensions between the inner surface of the outer panel and the reinforcing member when the reinforcing member is attached to the inner panel. It is possible to facilitate the management of the dimensional accuracy and the mounting accuracy of the reinforcing member to the inner panel.

Embodiments of a vehicle exterior product mounting structure according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are views for explaining a first embodiment of a vehicle exterior product mounting structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a vehicle exterior product mounting structure 10 of the present embodiment. The vehicle exterior product mounting structure 10 of this embodiment is a structure in which an air spoiler 14 that is an exterior product is attached to a trunk lid 12. The trunk lid 12 forms an upper wall and a rear wall of the trunk room of the vehicle body. The trunk lid 12 is rotatably connected to the upper front portion of the trunk room. The trunk lid 12 includes an outer panel 16 and an inner panel 18. The outer panel 16 forms an outer wall of the trunk lid 12. The outer panel 16 is provided with holes 20 for attaching the air spoiler 14 at predetermined positions. The inner panel 18 reinforces the outer panel 16. The inner panel 18 is joined to a predetermined portion of the outer panel 16 by welding or the like at a distance from the outer panel 16. The inner panel 18 is provided with holes 22 for attaching the air spoiler 14 to the outer panel 16 at predetermined positions.

The air spoiler 14 is attached to the vehicle body, and improves the driving force and braking force of the vehicle by pressing the vehicle body against the road surface side using an air flow when the vehicle is traveling at high speed. Bolts 24 are integrally provided on the attachment portion of the air spoiler 14 to the outer panel 16 so as to protrude from the outer surface. The air spoiler 14 is formed by inserting an integrally provided bolt 24 into the hole 20 of the outer panel 16 and tightening the nut 26 from the inner panel 18 side through the hole 22 of the inner panel 18 to the bolt 24 and tightening. Is attached to.

A bracket 30 for reinforcing the outer panel 16 is provided between the vicinity of the air spoiler 14 mounting portion of the outer panel 16 and the inner panel 18. The vicinity of the air spoiler 14 mounting portion is the vicinity of the inner surface of the outer panel 16 in which the bolt 24 provided integrally with the air spoiler 14 is fastened to the outer panel 16 with a nut 26. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of the bracket 30. 2A is a top view of the bracket 30, and FIG. 2B is a side view of the bracket 30. The bracket 30 includes a bracket body 32 and a nut 34. The bracket body 32 is formed in a substantially U shape in a side view. The upper surface portion 32a of the bracket body 32 is inclined so that the opening end portion is upward. A U-shaped groove 32c is formed in the upper surface portion 32a of the bracket body 32 in a top view. The bottom surface 32b of the bracket body 32 is provided with a plurality of holes 36 (two places in the figure). A nut 34 is joined to the upper surface of the lower surface portion 32b of the bracket main body 32 by welding or the like so that the center thereof coincides with the hole 36.

In the vicinity of the hole 22 of the inner panel 18, a hole 28 for attaching the bracket 30 is provided. The bracket 30 is detachably fixed to the inner panel 18 by a bolt 38 with a lower surface portion 32b so that the upper surface portion 32a supports the inner surface of the outer panel 16. A nut 26 for attaching the air spoiler 14 to the outer panel 16 is located in the groove 32c of the upper surface portion 32a of the bracket 30. The bracket 30 is formed by substantially aligning the centers of the hole 28 of the inner panel 18 and the hole 36 of the bracket 30 and inserting a bolt 38 from the lower surface side of the inner panel 18 through the hole 28 of the inner panel 18 and the hole 36 of the bracket 30. The nut 30 is attached to the inner panel 18 by being screwed and tightened. The bracket 30 reinforces the outer panel 16 so as to prevent the outer panel 16 from being deformed when a force is applied to the air spoiler 14.

Next, a procedure for attaching the air spoiler 14 to the trunk lid 12 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a procedure for attaching the air spoiler 14 to the trunk lid 12. First, as shown in FIG. 3A, the trunk lid 12 is opened, the bracket 30 is inserted into the hole 22 of the inner panel 18, and the bolt 38 is inserted into the hole 28 and the bracket 30 of the inner panel 18 from the lower surface side of the inner panel 18. The bracket 30 is attached to the inner panel 18 by being inserted into the hole 36 and screwed into the nut 34 of the bracket 30 and tightened. Next, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the bolt 24 provided integrally with the air spoiler 14 is inserted into the hole 20 of the outer panel 16, and the nut 26 is bolted from the hole 22 of the inner panel 18 from the inner panel 18 side. The air spoiler 14 is attached to the outer panel 18 by being screwed into 24 and tightened.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the bracket 30 that reinforces the outer panel 16 is provided between the vicinity of the attachment portion of the air spoiler 14 on the inner surface of the outer panel 16 and the inner panel 18, and the lower surface portion 32b of the bracket 30 is the inner surface. Since the upper surface portion 32a is detachably fixed to the panel 18 and is formed so as to support the inner surface of the outer panel 16, the outer panel 16 is prevented from being deformed by a force acting on the air spoiler 14. It is possible to easily attach the reinforcing member that reinforces the bracket 30 and to attach the bracket 30 only when the air spoiler 14 is attached. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the man-hours for firmly attaching the air spoiler 14 to the outer panel 16 and to prevent unnecessary costs for reinforcing the outer panel 16 when the air spoiler 14 is not attached.

Further, since the nut 26 for attaching the air spoiler 14 to the outer panel 16 is located in the groove 32c of the upper surface portion 32a of the bracket 30, it is possible to reliably prevent the outer panel 16 from being deformed when force is applied to the air spoiler 14. Can do.

Next, a second embodiment of the vehicle exterior product mounting structure according to the present invention will be described. 4 and 5 are views for explaining a second embodiment of the vehicle exterior product mounting structure according to the present invention. In the present embodiment, the same components as those shown in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a vehicle exterior product mounting structure 50 according to this embodiment. The vehicle exterior product mounting structure 50 is obtained by using the bracket 30 of the vehicle exterior product mounting structure 10 of the first embodiment as a bracket 60. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing details of the bracket 60. FIG. 5A is a top view of the bracket 60, and FIG. 5B is a side view of the bracket 60. The bracket 60 includes a bracket body 62, a nut 64, and an elastic member 66. The bracket body 62 is formed in a substantially U shape in a side view. The upper surface portion 62a of the bracket body 62 is inclined so that the opening end portion is upward. A U-shaped groove 62c is formed in the upper surface portion 62a of the bracket body 62 in a top view. The bottom surface 62b of the bracket body 62 is provided with a plurality of holes 68 (two in the figure). A nut 64 is joined to the upper surface of the lower surface portion 62b of the bracket main body 62 by welding or the like with the hole 68 being aligned with the center. An elastic member 66 is bonded to the upper surface of the upper surface portion 62a of the bracket body 62 by bonding or the like.

A hole 28 for attaching the bracket 60 is provided in the vicinity of the hole 22 of the inner panel 18. The bracket 60 is detachably fixed to the inner panel 18 by a bolt 38 with a lower surface portion 62b so that the upper surface portion 62a supports the inner surface of the outer panel 16 via an elastic member 66. A nut 26 for attaching the air spoiler 14 to the outer panel 16 is located in the groove 62c of the upper surface portion 62a of the bracket 60. The bracket 60 is formed by substantially aligning the centers of the hole 28 of the inner panel 18 and the hole 68 of the bracket 60 and inserting the bolt 38 from the lower surface side of the inner panel 18 through the hole 28 of the inner panel 18 and the hole 68 of the bracket 60. The nut 60 is attached to the inner panel 18 by being screwed and tightened. The bracket 60 reinforces the outer panel 16 so as to prevent the outer panel 16 from being deformed when a force is applied to the air spoiler 14.

In this embodiment, the procedure for attaching the air spoiler 14 to the trunk lid 12 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the force is applied to the air spoiler 14, the support of the outer panel 16 by the bracket 60 is elastic, so that the force applied to the mounting portion of the air spoiler 14 is buffered and the mounting portion of the air spoiler 14 is damaged. In addition, the elastic member 66 can absorb the variation in dimensions between the inner surface of the outer panel 16 and the bracket 60 when the air spoiler 14 is attached to the inner panel 18. Management of the dimensional accuracy of 60 and the mounting accuracy of the bracket 60 to the inner panel 18 can be facilitated.

The first embodiment and the second embodiment have a structure in which the air spoiler 14 is attached to the trunk lid 12. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and other exterior products such as a carrier can be used as a vehicle body. You may apply to the structure attached to.

1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a vehicle exterior product mounting structure according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows the detail of the bracket of FIG. It is a figure which shows the procedure which attaches an air spoiler to a trunk lid. It is a figure which shows 2nd Embodiment of the exterior article attachment structure of the vehicle which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the detail of the bracket of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10, 50 Vehicle exterior mounting structure
12 Trunk lid
14 Air spoiler (exterior)
16 Outer panel
18 Inner panel
30, 60 bracket

Claims (2)

A vehicle exterior product mounting structure for mounting an exterior product on the outer panel of a vehicle body having an outer panel and an inner panel,
A reinforcing member that reinforces the outer panel between the inner panel and the vicinity of the mounting portion of the exterior product on the inner surface of the outer panel;
The reinforcing member has a bracket body formed in a substantially U shape in a side view, and a lower surface portion on one end side of the bracket body is detachably fixed to the inner panel, and the lower surface portion of the bracket body The vehicle exterior product mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the opposing upper surface portion is inclined so that the end portion is upward, and supports the inner surface of the outer panel.   2. The vehicle exterior product mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member supports an inner surface of the outer panel via an elastic member.

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