JP4420945B2 - Decoration part mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a decorative part mounting part structure used in a vehicle.

There is a rear pillar that supports both sides of a rear window glass of a vehicle provided with a molding, and an end cap is attached to the rear end of the molding (see Patent Document 1).
JP 07-69053 A

  However, when considering the assembly with a member provided adjacent to the end cap, it is necessary to further improve the assembly strength of the end cap.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a decorative part mounting portion structure in which members adjacent in the extending direction of a molding can be assembled by further improving the assembly strength of an end cap.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is provided with an end cap (for example, the end cap 52 in the embodiment) at an end of a molding (for example, the mall 20 in the embodiment) provided in the vehicle, A cover member (for example, the hinge cover 5 in the embodiment) is provided adjacent to the extending direction of the molding of the end cap, and the end cap is attached to one end of the mounting portion (for example, in the embodiment). includes a mounting portion 54), have a engagement portion engaged with the extending direction of the mall projecting the cover member to the other end (e.g., the engaging portion 53 in the embodiment), the engagement of the end cap The base part is formed in a direction away from the base part (for example, the base part 56 in the embodiment) formed continuously from the attachment part in the extending direction of the molding. It is formed in a substantially T-shaped cross section having a protruding portion (for example, the protruding portion 57 in the embodiment) that protrudes, the protruding portion engages with the cover member, and the protruding portion is an end portion of the molding (for example, In this embodiment, the end face 55 is in contact with the end face 55) .
By configuring in this way, the end cap is provided with an engaging portion that protrudes in the extending direction of the molding, so even when a force around the extending direction of the molding acts on the cover member while being a simple shape, The cover member can be firmly fixed.
Further, by engaging the cover member with the protruding portion, it is possible to reliably receive the force around the molding extending direction.
Furthermore, the protruding portion of the end cap can also act as a positioning portion for the molding.

In the invention described in claim 2 , the cross-sectional shape of the engaging portion is formed symmetrically.
By comprising in this way, an end cap can be shared in the mall provided in a different position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the engaged portion (for example, the recess 51 in the embodiment) of the cover member that engages with the engaging portion is formed in a direction intersecting with the extending direction of the molding. Yes.
By comprising in this way, it becomes possible to engage the engaging part which protrudes in the extending direction of a mall, and the to-be-engaged part formed in the direction which cross | intersects the extending direction of a mall.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the engaging portion that protrudes in the extending direction of the molding is provided on the end cap, the force around the extending direction of the molding acts on the cover member while having a simple shape. In addition, since the cover member can be firmly fixed to the molding, it is possible to ensure the mounting reliability of the cover member.
Further , by engaging the cover member with the projecting portion, there is an effect that the force around the extending direction of the molding can be reliably received.
Furthermore , since the protrusion part of an end cap can be made to act also as a positioning part with a molding | mall, there exists an effect that the installation precision with respect to a cover member can be ensured.
According to the invention described in claim 2 , since the end cap can be shared in the molding provided at different positions, there is an effect that the number of parts can be reduced.
According to the invention described in claim 3 , an assembly error is caused by engaging the engaging portion protruding in the extending direction of the molding and the engaged portion formed in a direction crossing the extending direction of the molding. Even if this occurs, there is an effect that the engaged state can be reliably maintained.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, FR indicates the front side, and OUT indicates the vehicle width direction outer side.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an upper rear end corner portion 3 of the front fender 2 aligned with the front end portion of the front pillar 1 is connected to the front end portion. Both side portions of the cowl top garnish 4 are attached to the upper rear end portions of the left and right front fenders 2 and 2 from the lower side so as to straddle them.
The mounting portion of the cowl top garnish 4 of the front fender 2 is covered from above with a resin hinge cover 5 which is a decorative part. The hinge cover 5 is used for projecting a hinge arm (not shown) fixed to the vehicle body to the front side. A recessed portion 6 is formed.
The upper rear end corner portion 3 of the front fender 2 is composed of an outer wall 7 that constitutes an outer plate of the vehicle body, and an inner wall 8 that falls inward from the upper edge of the outer wall 7. An inner flange portion 9 is formed on the front side of the upper rear end corner portion 3 so as to extend horizontally from the inner wall 8 toward the inside of the vehicle body. A wheel arch portion 10 is formed on the lower edge of the front fender 2.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the front pillar 1 includes a pillar outer panel 11 having an L-shaped cross section. A clip base 13 is bonded and fixed to the vertical wall 12 of the pillar outer panel 11 at a predetermined interval. A groove 14 is formed in each clip base 13 in the vertical direction, and a clip 15 is attached inside the groove 14. The clip 15 includes a leg portion 16 that is inserted into and fixed to the clip base 13 and a clip head portion 17 provided on the upper portion of the leg portion 16. The clip head 17 includes a locking edge 18 that extends inward in the vehicle width direction, and a molding 20 that is a decorative part is mounted so as to surround the locking edge 18 from the outside. Here, the molding 20 is attached so as to overlap with the front pillar 1 and a portion connected to the roof side portion (not shown).

The molding 20 is a flat member that is formed in a substantially C-shaped cross section and extends inward in the vehicle width direction. A cored bar 21 is provided on the inner side and the clip head 17 is elastically installed inside. A space 22 is formed. The cored bar 21 is provided with a downwardly extending portion 24 in which the inner edge of the upper wall 23 curved upward is folded back to the middle. The outer side of the metal core 21, that is, the upper surface of the upper wall 23 and the lower surface of the lower extension 24 are integrally covered with a resin colored portion 25 that covers the outer portion from the outside. 11 is formed, and an inner lip portion 27 extending obliquely downward is formed inside the colored portion 25. A drip guide 29 extending near the upper surface of the lower front window glass 28 is formed in the lower extension 24 of the core bar 21 after the coloring portion 25 extends inward, and the front window glass 28 is formed at the lower end of the drip guide 29. A seal lip portion 30 is provided in close contact with the upper surface.
Therefore, the front window glass 28 is attached to a portion surrounded by the bottom wall 31 of the pillar outer panel 11, the cowl top garnish 4, and a roof front rail (not shown), and a U-shape is formed between the front window glass 28 and the molding 20. A drip guide portion 32 is formed. Note that the clip 15 closest to the end of the molding 20 is disposed at a position slightly lowered to the rear side from the front end of the molding 20, and the margin for inserting the end cap 52 is secured at the end of the molding 20.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the left hinge cover 5 as viewed from the left front side of the vehicle, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the left hinge cover 5 as viewed from the left rear side of the vehicle. Since the right hinge cover has the same configuration, the description thereof is omitted.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the hinge cover 5 is provided with a front half 33 and a rear half 34 with a notch 6 through which a hinge arm (not shown) is inserted as a boundary. A slit 35 for escaping the hinge arm is formed in the upper edge of the recess 6 toward the rear. The front half 33 is formed with a front wall 37 and a side wall 38 rising from a bottom wall 36. The inner edge of the bottom wall 36 of the front half 33 of the hinge cover 5 is joined to the bottom surface of the cowl top garnish 4, and this bottom wall 36 continues to the bottom surface of the cowl top garnish 4. The front wall 37 and the side wall 38 prevent falling leaves and the like from entering the engine room.

A flange portion 39 that extends horizontally is formed on the upper edge of the front wall 37 and the side wall 38 of the front half portion 33 of the hinge cover 5, and a front extension piece that extends outward through a constricted portion 40 on the flange portion 39 of the side wall 38. 41 is formed.
An upper wall 42 is formed at a position where the rear half 34 of the hinge cover 5 rises from the bottom wall 36 of the front half 33 by the height dimension of the recess 6, and the upper wall 42 is aligned with the upper surface of the upper wall of the molding 20. Further, it is bent inward so as to surround the corner portion of the front window glass 28, and is fixed to the cowl top garnish 4 in alignment with the rear stepped portion 43 of the cowl top garnish 4. Similarly to the front half portion 33, a rear extending piece 44 extending outward is formed on the side edge of the rear half portion 34 via the constricted portion 40. The hinge cover 5 is fixed to the cowl top garnish 4 so that the constricted portion 40 between the front half 33 and the rear half 34 of the hinge cover 5 is hooked on the lower edge of the inner wall 8 of the front fender 2.
Here, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 45, 45... Are provided on the outer surface of the side wall 38 of the front half 33 of the hinge cover 5 and the lower surface of the upper wall 42 of the rear half 34 along the vehicle width direction.

A rear extending piece 44 of the rear half 34 of the hinge cover 5 is formed to wrap around the rear, and a rear portion 46 of the wrapping rear extending piece 44 is formed on the bottom surface so that the molding 20 and an end cap 52 described later can be easily received. An inclined portion 47 that is inclined obliquely upward toward the rear is formed (see also FIG. 9), and the rear portion 46 extended into the vehicle interior is slightly lowered toward the vehicle interior side in order to match the outer shape of the end face of the molding 20 An insertion guide portion 48 is formed so as to return from the outside to the inside and to fall downward. The outer edge 49 of the insertion guide portion 48 is connected to the inner edge of the locking portion 50 that starts from the last reinforcing rib 45 and is bent upward. The upper edge of the locking portion 50 is connected to the upper edge of the locking portion 50. A recess 51 is formed in which the engaging portion 53 is engaged. The recess 51 is formed in a direction intersecting with the extending direction of the molding 20.

  An end cap 52 is inserted into the front end portion of the molding 20 attached to the front pillar 1, and the hinge cover 5 is disposed at a position adjacent to the extending direction of the molding 20, and the rear end portion of the hinge cover 5, that is, the rear half portion 34. The end cap 52 is locked to the recess 51 of the locking portion 50 provided at the rear end portion, so that the inner edge of the hinge cover 5 does not turn upward with the front-rear direction as an axis.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, one end portion of the end cap 52 is formed with a mounting portion 54 that is elastically inserted in the width direction of the space portion 22 of the molding 20 (see FIGS. 5 and 10). . At the other end of the end cap 52, an engagement portion 53 having a T-shaped cross section that protrudes in the extending direction of the molding 20 and engages with the recess 51 of the locking portion 50 of the hinge cover 5 is formed.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the engaging portions 53 are formed symmetrically, and are separated from the base portion 56 continuously formed from the mounting portion 54 in the extending direction of the molding 20 and downward from the base portion 56. And a projecting portion 57 projecting in the direction to be formed, and formed in a substantially T-shaped cross section. The protrusion 57 is engaged with a recess 51 formed in the locking portion 50 of the hinge cover 5. In addition, since the attaching part 54 mentioned above is a cross-sectional shape which continued with the base part 56, the end cap 52 becomes a symmetrical shape as a whole as a result. Note that a vertical rib 62 having a low height is formed behind the protruding portion 57 on the lower surface of the mounting portion 54.

  The protruding portion 57 of the end cap 52 abuts against the end portion of the molding 20, that is, the end surface 55 of the drip guide 29, thereby preventing further insertion of the molding 20 into the space portion 22. The base 56 of the end cap 52 is formed with a locking claw 58 that protrudes on both sides. Further insertion of the molding 20 into the space 22 is prevented. Triangular ribs 59 are formed at the front end and the rear end of the base portion 56 so as to extend obliquely to the left and right toward the protruding portion 57. In the end cap 52, a central ridge 60 is formed in the upper central portion from the base portion 56 to the attachment portion 54, and ridges 61 are formed on both sides of the central ridge 60 along the longitudinal direction of the molding 20. When the molding is inserted, the molding 20 is elastically deformed in the opening direction to increase the mounting force on the molding 20.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the engaging portion 53 of the end cap 52 that engages the concave portion 51 of the locking portion 50 of the hinge cover 5, specifically, the molding 20 extending direction of the protruding portion 57. This length dimension is provided with a margin in the extending direction of the molding 20 so that the locked state is not released even if it is displaced back and forth around the recess 51 of the locking portion 50 of the hinge cover 5.

  According to the above embodiment, the attachment portion 54 of the end cap 52 is inserted into the front end portion of the molding 20 attached to the front pillar 1, and the hinge cover 5 is disposed at a position adjacent to the extending direction of the molding 20. Since the engaging portion 53 of the end cap 52, that is, the protruding portion 57 is engaged with the concave portion 51 of the locking portion 50 provided at the rear end portion of the cover 5, that is, the rear end portion of the rear half portion 34, the hinge cover 5 Even when the inner edge is subjected to a force about the direction in which the inner edge moves upward with the extending direction of the molding 20 as an axis, the engaging portions 53 of the end cap 52 are located on both sides of the concave portion 51 of the locking portion 50 of the hinge cover 5. This force is securely received and the rotation is prevented. Therefore, the hinge cover 5 can be firmly fixed. Therefore, as shown by an arrow in FIG. 12, the inner edge of the hinge cover 5 can be reliably prevented from turning upward, and the mounting reliability of the hinge cover 5 is improved. be able to.

  When the mounting portion 54 of the end cap 52 is inserted into the molding 20, the protruding portion 57 of the end cap 52 abuts against the end of the molding 20, that is, the end surface 55 of the drip guide 29, and further in the space 22 of the molding 20. The hook 56 is prevented from being inserted into the base portion 56 of the end cap 52, and locking claws 58 are formed on both sides of the molding 20, that is, both ends of the core 20 of the molding 20. The protrusion 57 of the end cap 52 can mainly act as a positioning portion for the molding 20 to prevent the further insertion of the molding 20 into the space 22 by abutting and locking with the hinge cover. 5 can be secured.

Since the cross-sectional shapes of the engaging portion 53 and the mounting portion 54 of the end cap 52 are formed symmetrically, the end cap used at the front end portion of the molding 20 of the right front pillar 1 and the rear end portion of the molding 20 are used. Since end caps 52 used at different positions, such as end caps, can be shared by the end cap 52, the number of parts can be reduced.
And the protrusion part 57 of the engaging part 53 of the end cap 52 formed in the extending direction of the molding 20 is the recess 51 of the locking part 50 of the hinge cover 5 formed in the direction intersecting with the extending direction of the molding 20. Is provided with a margin in the extending direction of the molding 20 so that the locked state is not released even if it is displaced back and forth around the recess 51 of the locking portion 50 of the hinge cover 5. As a result, even when an installation error in the extending direction of the molding 20 or expansion and contraction due to heat occurs, the protruding portion 57 of the end cap 52 does not come off from the recessed portion 51 in the front-rear direction, and the mounting reliability can be improved.

It is the perspective view which looked at the vehicle of the embodiment of this invention from diagonally forward. It is the perspective view which looked at the principal part of FIG. 1 diagonally back from the engine room side. It is the perspective view which looked at the principal part of FIG. 1 from the vehicle interior side to the side. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line of FIG. It is a perspective view of a hinge cover, an end cap, and a molding. It is the perspective view which looked at the hinge cover from back. It is a perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore the end cap with the mall. It is a perspective view which shows the state which cut | disconnected FIG. 7 by the BB line part. It is the side view which looked at the assembly state of a hinge cover, a molding, and an end cap slightly from the front side. It is the side view which looked at the assembly state of a hinge cover, a molding, and an end cap slightly from the rear side. It is the side view which looked at the assembly state of a hinge cover, a molding, and an end cap from the slanting rear side. It is sectional drawing which follows the CC line of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

5 Hinge cover (cover member)
20 molding 51 recess (engaged part)
52 End cap 53 Engagement part 54 Attachment part 55 End surface (end part)
56 Base 57 Projection

Claims (3)

An end cap is provided at an end portion of the molding provided in the vehicle, a cover member is provided adjacent to the extending direction of the molding of the end cap, and the end cap includes an attachment portion connected to the molding at one end portion. , have a engagement portion engaged with the extending direction of the mall projecting the cover member to the other end, the engagement portion of the end cap, continuously from the mounting portion in the extending direction of the mall It is formed in a substantially T-shaped cross section having a base portion to be formed and a protrusion portion protruding in a direction away from the base portion, the protrusion portion engages with the cover member, and the protrusion portion is an end of the molding. A decorative part mounting part structure, wherein the decorative part mounting part structure is in contact with the part.   The decorative part mounting part structure according to claim 1, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the engaging part is formed symmetrically.   3. The decorative part mounting according to claim 1, wherein the engaged portion of the cover member that engages with the engaging portion is formed in a direction intersecting with an extending direction of the molding. Part structure.

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