JP6466726B2 - Fender liner mounting structure and fender liner mounting clamping member - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fender liner mounting structure and a fender liner mounting clamping member for mounting a fender liner provided in a wheel house in a vehicle such as an automobile to an exterior part such as a bumper constituting a vehicle body of the vehicle.

  In general, a wheel house of a vehicle such as an automobile is provided with a fender liner as a guard member against road surface noise and mud, sand, pebbles, etc. on the road surface during traveling of the vehicle. The fender liner is a plate-like member made of a synthetic resin material or the like that is formed in a semicircular arc shape or a semicylindrical shape as a whole so as to cover the upper half portion of the tire disposed in the wheel house.

  The fender liner is attached in a state of being fixed to a plurality of locations with respect to such parts as exterior parts such as bumpers and front fender panels constituting the vehicle body of the vehicle. Various attachment structures are employed in the fixing portion of the fender liner with respect to the vehicle body.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a configuration in which a fender liner is attached to an edge portion of a bumper using a substantially S-shaped attachment clip in a side view as a fender liner attachment structure. Specifically, the mounting clip described in Patent Document 1 is formed on the inside formed along the tire-side arched edge (foil arch) of the bumper by a portion having a substantially S shape in a side view. A portion that sandwiches and holds the flange portion, which is a substantially right-angled bent portion, and a portion that sandwiches and holds the edge portion of the fender liner. The mounting clip is fixed to the flange portion and the fender liner is fixed to the mounting clip by the fixing clip that passes through the mounting clip in the direction of clamping the bumper flange portion and the fender liner.

  In addition, as a mounting structure of the fender liner, there is a configuration in which the edge portion of the fender liner is fixed to a rib that is a plate-like protruding portion formed on the inner surface of the bumper by a fixing member such as a clip (for example, (See Patent Document 2). The rib is provided on the inner surface of the bumper at a position offset from the wheel arch of the bumper to the back side, that is, radially outward of the wheel house. In such a configuration, the edge portion of the fender liner is overlapped with the rib on the inner surface of the bumper, and the edge portion of the fender liner is fixed to the rib by a fixing member passing therethrough.

JP 2002-308150 A JP 2013-32033 A

  According to the configuration in which the fender liner is fixed by the mounting clip to the flange portion formed on the foil arch of the bumper as in Patent Document 1, the fixing portion of the fender liner by the mounting clip is the edge of the bumper on the tire side Will be located. For this reason, the fixing part of the fender liner by the mounting clip appears on the outer appearance around the tire, and causes the appearance of the vehicle to deteriorate. In particular, depending on the material of the mounting clip, the degree of discoloration (fading) due to aging deterioration is greater than that of the bumper, and the mounting clip becomes conspicuous in the fixing portion of the fender liner, which further affects the appearance of the vehicle.

  On the other hand, according to the configuration in which the fender liner is fixed to the rib located on the back side from the foil arch of the bumper as in Patent Document 2, the fixed portion of the fender liner is less likely to appear on the appearance, and the fixed portion of the fender liner This can avoid affecting the appearance of the vehicle. However, when the rib formed on the inner surface of the bumper is used as the fixing portion of the fender liner, there are the following problems.

  First, in order to secure an area for providing a through hole or a screw insertion portion for a fixing member such as a clip or a bolt on the rib on the inner surface of the bumper, the height of the rib (the amount of protrusion from the inner surface of the bumper) is considerably high. Necessary. When the height of the rib is increased to a certain degree or more, there is a problem that the structure of the mold for forming the bumper which is an injection molded product becomes complicated. Specifically, the rib formed on the inner surface of the bumper becomes an undercut portion (negative angle portion) in the mold release direction in the mold structure. Beyond the possible range, a mold structure including a large inclined core is required for demolding, which complicates the mold structure. Here, the forced demolding means that the undercut portion is demolded by forcibly expanding the molded product by elastic deformation by an operation of a mold called a demolding core. The complexity of the mold structure causes an increase in mold cost and design restrictions on other parts of the bumper (for example, an opening for a fog lamp).

  In addition, for the rib on the inner surface of the bumper, even in the case of using a mounting clip such as Patent Document 1, for example, from the viewpoint of preventing the mounting clip from tilting or falling when being fixed to the rib of the mounting clip, It is necessary to ensure a certain level of rib height. In this regard, the mounting clip of Patent Document 1 has an abutting portion that extends from the main body portion of the mounting clip in a direction along the inner surface of the bumper in order to prevent the mounting clip from being inclined when the fender liner is fixed. This abutting portion is a plate-like portion extending substantially at right angles to the main body portion of the mounting clip, and supports the main body portion of the mounting clip by contacting the inner surface of the bumper.

  By the way, regarding the rib formed on the inner surface of the bumper, the bumper shape around the rib, such as the standing angle (projection direction) of the rib with respect to the body portion of the bumper and the bent / curved shape of the bumper at the portion where the rib is provided, It varies depending on the site and vehicle type. For this reason, when it is going to apply the attachment clip of patent document 1 to the rib formed in the inner surface of a bumper, it is very difficult to make the above-mentioned contact part function regardless of the bumper shape around a rib. That is, the conventional attachment clip like patent document 1 is poor in versatility about a bumper shape.

  Moreover, since the attachment clip like patent document 1 is the structure which pinches | interposes and hold | maintains a fender liner by the side view substantially S-shape, when assembling a fender liner, a fender liner is inserted in the holding part of an attachment clip. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to deform (bend) the fender liner or the bumper. For this reason, the attachment clip like patent document 1 has room for improvement in terms of assembly property.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, can improve the appearance of the vehicle, and can avoid the complication of the mold structure for forming the parts to be attached to the fender liner. An object of the present invention is to provide a fender liner mounting structure and a fender liner mounting clamping member that are capable of improving the versatility of a mounting target part and the assembly of a fender liner.

  A fender liner mounting structure according to the present invention is a fender liner mounting structure for mounting a vehicle fender liner to a mounting target part constituting a vehicle body of the vehicle, and is a plate-like protrusion provided on the inner surface of the mounting target part. A supporting plate part that is a part, an attachment clamping member that is attached to the support plate part while sandwiching the support plate part, and that constitutes the support part of the fender liner, and the fender liner is fixed to the attachment clamping member And a fixing member that fixes the mounting sandwiching member to the support plate portion, and the mounting sandwiching member includes a pair of plate-like portions that are connected to each other and face each other. A plate-like main body portion that passes the fixing member through the plate-like portion, and sandwiches the support plate portion at a portion opposite to the one side by the pair of plate-like portions, and the plate-like portion of the plate-like portion A pair of plate-like portions are provided substantially perpendicularly to the plate-like portions from the end opposite to the side toward the opposite side to the opposite side, and are more easily elastically deformed than the plate-like portions. And an elastic support portion that supports the plate-like main body portion with respect to the inner surface by contacting the inner surface of the part to be attached.

  Further, in the fender liner mounting structure according to the present invention, the plate surface of each plate-like portion on the side from which the elastic support portion protrudes has a surface on the side in contact with the inner surface of the mounting target component of the elastic support portion. A contact support portion is provided that limits the amount of deformation in the direction of reducing the angle formed by the plate-like portion of the elastic support portion by contacting the surface on the opposite side.

  Further, in the fender liner mounting structure according to the present invention, either one of the support plate portion and the plate-like portion is provided with a fitting protrusion that protrudes from a plate surface, and the support plate portion and the plate A fitting hole which is an opening for fitting the fitting protrusion is formed on either one of the shaped portions.

  In the fender liner mounting structure according to the present invention, of the pair of plate-like portions, one plate-like portion has a larger dimension in a predetermined direction than the other plate-like portion, and the support plate portion is sandwiched. In the direction, the other plate-like portion has a protruding portion that does not overlap.

  A fender liner mounting clamping member according to the present invention is for mounting a fender liner for mounting a vehicle fender liner on a support plate portion that is a plate-like protruding portion provided on an inner surface of a mounting target component constituting a vehicle body of the vehicle. A pair of plate-like portions that are connected to each other and are opposed to each other, the fixing members for fixing the fender liner passing through the pair of plate-like portions, and the pair of plate-like portions A plate-like main body portion sandwiching the support plate portion at a portion opposite to the one side, and a side where the pair of plate-like portions face each other from an end of the plate-like portion opposite to the one side. It is a portion that is provided substantially perpendicular to each plate-like portion toward the opposite side, and is more elastically deformed than the plate-like portion, and is in contact with the inner surface of the mounting target component with respect to the inner surface. Elasticity to support the plate body A lifting unit, and has a.

  Further, the fender liner mounting clamping member according to the present invention has a plate surface of each of the plate-like portions on the side where the elastic support portion protrudes, on the side of the elastic support portion that contacts the inner surface of the component to be mounted. A contact support portion is provided that limits the amount of deformation in the direction of reducing the angle formed by the plate-like portion of the elastic support portion by contacting the surface opposite to the surface.

  Further, the fender liner mounting clamping member according to the present invention is a fitting that is an opening for fitting a fitting protrusion provided on the plate-like portion so as to protrude from the plate surface to the support plate portion. A fitting protrusion that is provided so as to protrude from the hole portion or the plate surface of the plate-like portion and is fitted to the fitting hole portion formed in the support plate portion is provided.

  In the fender liner mounting clamping member according to the present invention, of the pair of plate-like portions, one plate-like portion has a larger dimension in a predetermined direction than the other plate-like portion, and the support plate portion The other plate-like part has a protruding part that does not overlap in the clamping direction.

  According to the present invention, the appearance of the vehicle can be improved, the complexity of the mold structure for forming the attachment target part of the fender liner can be avoided, and the versatility of the attachment target part can be avoided. Assembling property of the fender liner can be improved.

It is a side view which shows the front part of the vehicle body which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a partial sectional view showing a fender liner attachment structure concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial sectional view showing a fender liner attachment structure concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective sectional view showing a part of bumper concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the front part of the vehicle body which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view from the front side which shows the attachment clip which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view from the back side showing an attachment clip concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the attachment clip which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a rear view which shows the attachment clip which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the attachment clip which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the attachment clip which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view which shows the attachment clip which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is BB sectional drawing in FIG. It is explanatory drawing about the fender liner attachment structure which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing about the attachment procedure of the fender liner by the fender liner attachment structure which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of application of the fender liner attachment structure which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the type | mold for forming the bumper which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a partial cross section figure showing the modification of the fender liner attachment structure concerning one embodiment of the present invention.

  The present invention relates to a fender liner mounting structure in a vehicle such as an automobile, by improving the configuration of a fender liner mounting clamping member that is fixed to a mounting target component such as a bumper. It is intended to improve the versatility of the machine and to improve the assemblability of the fender liner. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a wheel house 3 in which a front tire 2 is located is formed at a front portion of a vehicle body 1 of a car as a vehicle, and a fender liner 4 is provided in the wheel house 3. The fender liner 4 is a plate-like member made of a synthetic resin material or the like that is formed in a semicircular arc shape or a semicylindrical shape as a whole so as to cover the upper half portion of the front tire 2 disposed in the wheel house 3. .

  At the front part of the vehicle body 1, there are a synthetic resin bumper 5 constituting the front lower end of the vehicle body 1 as an exterior part of the vehicle body 1, and an outer casing of the vehicle body 1 continuously with the bumper 5. A metal front fender panel 6 constituting the portion is provided. The front fender panels 6 are provided on both outer sides in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body 1, and a bonnet 7 is provided between the left and right front fender panels 6. Above the bumper 5, headlights 8 arranged on the left and right of the automobile are arranged, and below each headlight 8, a fog lamp 9 is arranged.

  The bumper 5 and the front fender panel 6 form a wheel arch 1a having an arch shape along the outer shape of the front tire 2. For this reason, the wheel arch portions 5a and 6a that form the wheel arch 1a continuously with each other are formed at the edge portions of the bumper 5 and the front fender panel 6 on the front tire 2 side.

  As described above, the fender liner 4 provided so as to cover the upper half of the front tire 2 is attached to the bumper 5 and the front fender panel 6 while being fixed at a plurality of locations. A fender liner mounting structure (hereinafter simply referred to as “mounting structure”) 10 according to the present embodiment is employed in a fixing portion of the fender liner 4 with respect to the bumper 5. That is, the attachment structure 10 according to the present embodiment is for attaching the fender liner 4 to the bumper 5 using the bumper 5 constituting the vehicle body 1 of the automobile as an attachment target part.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, the fender liner 4 is fixed to the bumper 5 at two fixing portions, and the mounting structure 10 is adopted at each fixing portion. Although FIG. 1 shows the right side surface of the front part of the vehicle body 1 of the automobile, the fender liner 4 is provided in the wheel house 3 of each tire of the automobile. For this reason, the mounting structure 10 is also used for the fender liner 4 provided in the wheel house 3 on the left side of the front portion of the vehicle body 1, and the bumper (not shown) provided in the rear portion of the vehicle body 1 is also connected to the front bumper 5. Similarly, it is a part to be attached to the fender liner 4.

  The bumper 5 is a resin molded product by injection molding. The material of the bumper 5 is, for example, a polypropylene resin. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the flange arch portion 5 a of the bumper 5 is formed with a flange portion 5 b along the arch shape. The flange portion 5b is a substantially right-angled bent portion to the inside (left side in FIG. 2) with respect to the main body portion of the bumper 5, which is a substantially plate-like member as a whole. That is, the flange portion 5b has a substantially “L” shape together with the body portion of the bumper 5 in the wheel arch portion 5a, which is the edge of the bumper 5 on the front tire 2 side, in a sectional view as shown in FIG. Part. The flange portion 5b of the bumper 5 forms an arch shape continuously with the flange portion 6b formed on the wheel arch portion 6a of the front fender panel 6. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bumper 5 is formed with fog lamp openings 5 c for disposing left and right fog lamps 9 of the automobile. The fog lamp opening 5 c is formed so as to penetrate the main body portion of the bumper 5.

  In the configuration as described above, the mounting structure 10 according to the present embodiment uses the mounting clip 20 and the screw 11 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and uses the inner surface of the bumper 5 (hereinafter referred to as “bumper inner surface”) 5d. The edge portion of the fender liner 4 is fixed to the rib 12 formed in (1). That is, the attachment structure 10 according to the present embodiment includes a rib 12 provided on the bumper 5, an attachment clip 20 attached to the rib 12, and a screw 11 that is a fastening member for the attachment clip 20.

  The rib 12 is a plate-like protruding portion provided on the bumper inner surface 5d as a support plate portion. In the present embodiment, the rib 12 is formed along the flare line 5FL of the bumper 5. The flare line 5FL is formed in the bumper 5 by a ridge line portion along the arch shape of the wheel arch 1a. Specifically, it is as follows.

  From the viewpoint of design, the edges of the bumper 5 and the front fender panel 6 on the side where the wheel arch 1a is formed are arranged along a substantially vertical plane formed so as to follow the arch shape of the wheel arch 1a with a substantially constant width. An arched flat surface portion 1b which is a flat surface portion is provided. For example, in the body shape of the vehicle body 1 continuously formed by the bumper 5 and the front fender panel 6, the arch-shaped flat portion 1b bulges outward in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body 1 along the wheel arch 1a. It is a part which makes the end surface part of the vehicle width direction outer side of the bulging part 1c formed in this way. The bulging portion 1c is roughly formed by an arch-shaped flat portion 1b and a slope portion that is a continuous surface portion and gradually increases in diameter from the outside in the vehicle width direction to the inside.

  Accordingly, the bumper 5 and the front fender panel 6 each have a portion that forms the bulging portion 1c including the arch-shaped flat portion 1b. When paying attention to the bumper 5 which is a component to be attached to the fender liner 4, the bumper 5 is formed on the arch plane portion 5e and the arch plane portion 5e having the arch-shaped plane portion 1b and the wheel arch portion 5a at the edge. And a main surface portion 5f including a portion which is continuous and forms a slope portion of the bulging portion 1c.

  The arch plane portion 5e is a surface portion slightly bent with respect to the main surface portion 5f. That is, the arch plane part 5e and the main surface part 5f form a bent surface part that forms a predetermined angle with each other. A flare line 5FL is formed at a boundary portion (R-shaped portion) between the arch plane portion 5e and the main surface portion 5f. That is, the flare line 5FL appears on the front surface side of the bumper 5 as a ridge line formed at the boundary between the arch plane portion 5e and the main surface portion 5f, and on the back surface side of the bumper 5, the arch plane portion 5e and the main surface portion. It appears as a valley line formed at the boundary with 5f.

  As described above, the rib 12 is provided along the flare line 5FL formed in the bumper 5. Specifically, the rib 12 is provided within a predetermined width centered on the boundary between the arch plane part 5e and the main surface part 5f in the R-shaped part formed by the arch plane part 5e and the main surface part 5f. Therefore, the rib 12 exists in the bumper inner surface 5d at a position offset from the wheel arch portion 5a to the back side, that is, radially outward in the wheel house 3. For example, the rib 12 is entirely formed in a range from the edge of the bumper 5 on the front fender panel 6 side to the edge on the lower end side of the vehicle body 1 along the wheel arch 5a.

  Thus, the rib 12 being formed along the flare line 5FL of the bumper 5 reduces the influence on the appearance of sink marks by forming the rib 12 in the bumper 5 that is an injection molded product. based on. In the bumper 5 which is an injection-molded product, the thickness of the base portion of the rib 12 is inevitably thick, and sink marks may occur on the surface side of the bumper 5 in this portion. Sink marks are depressions caused by insufficient injection pressure, insufficient cooling, and the like. For example, even if the depth is about several micrometers, it causes poor appearance. Therefore, by forming the rib 12 along the flare line 5FL, sink marks are formed on the side opposite to the protruding side of the rib 12, that is, on the surface side of the bumper 5, as compared with the case where the rib 12 is formed on the flat portion of the bumper 5. It can be prevented from occurring or the sink mark can be made inconspicuous, and the appearance can be improved.

  The attachment clip 20 is a fender liner attachment clamping member that is attached to the rib 12 with the rib 12 interposed therebetween and constitutes a support portion of the fender liner 4. The mounting clip 20 is a flexible integral member formed of a resin material. The material of the mounting clip 20 is, for example, polyacetal (POM) resin.

  The mounting clip 20 has a substantially rectangular plate-like outer shape as a whole, and sandwiches the plate-like ribs 12 in the direction perpendicular to the plate surface on one long side thereof. The mounting clip 20 sandwiches the rib 12 in a direction in which the plate surface of the substantially rectangular plate-like outer shape is parallel or substantially parallel to the plate surface of the rib 12. The attachment clip 20 sandwiches the rib 12 in such a manner that the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular plate-like outer shape is substantially along the extending direction of the rib 12. Therefore, the mounting clip 20 faces one plate surface side of the substantially rectangular plate-shaped outer shape toward one plate surface side of the rib 12, that is, the wheel arch portion 5a side, and the other plate surface side of the outer shape is The rib 12 is attached to the rib 12 in a state facing the other plate surface side, that is, the side opposite to the wheel arch portion 5a. Then, the mounting clip 20 is a support surface portion of the fender liner 4 with the surface portion facing the wheel arch portion 5a in a state of being attached to the rib 12 (hereinafter referred to as “attachment state”).

  The screw 11 is a fixing member for fixing the fender liner that fixes the fender liner 4 to the mounting clip 20 and fixes the mounting clip 20 to the rib 12. The screw 11 passes through the mounting clip 20 in the mounting state in the plate surface direction, that is, the clamping direction of the ribs 12, thereby fastening the mounting clip 20 and the fender liner 4 in the mounting state together. In the present embodiment, the screw 11 does not directly act on the rib 12 and is fastened through the fender liner 4 and the mounting clip 20 to fix the fender liner 4 to the mounting clip 20. The mounting clip 20 is clamped and fixed to the rib 12.

  The mounting clip 20 according to this embodiment will be described in detail. In the following description, in the mounting clip 20, the side (left side in FIG. 10) that is the wheel arch portion 5a side in the mounted state is the front side, and the opposite side (right side in the figure) is the back side. The side (lower side in FIG. 8) that sandwiches is the lower side, and the opposite side (upper side in the figure) is the upper side. Further, the left-right direction of the mounting clip 20 in the front view (FIG. 8) is defined as the left-right direction of the mounting clip 20.

  The attachment clip 20 is a member for attaching the fender liner 4 to the rib 12 provided on the bumper inner surface 5d. The mounting clip 20 is a portion constituting the main body portion, and includes a plate-like main body portion 21 including a pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24 facing each other, and a bumper provided at the lower end of the plate-like main body portion 21. It has the elastic support plate part 22 as an elastic support part which supports the plate-shaped main-body part 21 with respect to 5 d of inner surfaces. The mounting clip 20 is configured to have a symmetrical shape with respect to the left-right direction with the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular plate-like outer shape being the left-right direction (width direction).

  First, the plate-like main body 21 will be described. The plate-like main body portion 21 has a substantially rectangular plate-like outer shape as a whole, and has a pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24 whose one side is connected to each other. Each of the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24 has a substantially rectangular plate-like outer shape, is provided substantially parallel to each other with a predetermined interval, and is on one side (upper side) that is one long side. They are connected together. The plate-like main body portion 21 has a connection portion 25 that connects the upper sides of the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24 to each other, and has a substantially inverted “U” shape in a side view (see FIG. 10).

  The plate-like main body 21 opens the opposite side (lower side) to the connection side of the pair of plate-like parts 23 and 24 in the vertical direction (lower side), and sandwiches the ribs 12 on this open side. That is, the mounting clip 20 forms a sandwiching space 20a of the rib 12 between the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24 constituting the plate-like main body portion 21, and on the other long side of the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24. The rib 12 is clamped by positioning the rib 12 between the plate-like parts 23 and 24 in such a manner that the rib 12 is inserted into the clamping space 20a on the side of the other side (lower side). The distance between the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24 in the lower sandwiched portion of the plate-like main body portion 21 is substantially the same as the plate thickness of the rib 12.

  In the mounting clip 20 of the present embodiment, the plate-like main body portion 21 has a height (vertical dimension) that is approximately three times the height of the rib 12 (the amount of protrusion from the bumper inner surface 5d) (see FIG. 14). The plate-like main body 21 sandwiches the rib 12 with its lower end positioned at the base of the rib 12. Therefore, in the mounting clip 20 in the mounted state, the approximately 1/3 portion on the lower side of the plate-like main body portion 21 is a portion that sandwiches the rib 12. In other words, the rib 12 is sandwiched between approximately one third of the lower side of each of the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24. As described above, the plate-like main body 21 sandwiches the rib 12 between the pair of plate-like parts 23 and 24 at a portion opposite to the connection side by the connection part 25.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, in the mounting clip 20 in which one plate surface side is directed to the wheel arch portion 5a side in the mounted state, the front of the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24 constituting the plate-like main body portion 21. The plate-like portion located on the side (the wheel arch portion 5a side) is referred to as “front-side plate-like portion 23”, and the plate-like portion located on the back side is referred to as “back-side plate-like portion 24”. That is, the plate-like main body portion 21 brings the front-side plate-like portion 23 into contact with the outer surface 12a, which is the surface on the wheel arch portion 5a side, of both the plate surfaces of the rib 12, and is opposite to the wheel arch portion 5a side. The rib 12 is clamped in a state where the back side plate-like portion 24 is in contact with the inner side surface 12b which is a surface.

  The front side plate-like portion 23 has a shape that follows a trapezoidal shape in the upper half, and a shape that follows a rectangular shape whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction in the lower half (see FIG. 8). Therefore, the front side plate-like portion 23 is gradually widened from the lower side to the upper side (the size in the left-right direction) from the lower side to the upper side at the side portions on both sides in the left-right direction (short side portion in a substantially rectangular outer shape). A hypotenuse part 23a for reducing For this reason, the upper side part of the front side plate-like part 23 is shorter than the lower side part.

  The back-side plate-like portion 24 is a substantially rectangular plate-like portion, has substantially the same height dimension (vertical dimension) as the front-side plate-like portion 23, and is substantially the same width dimension as the upper side portion of the front-side plate-like portion 23. Have In this way, the upper side portion of the back side plate-like portion 24 and the upper side portion of the front side plate-like portion 23 having substantially the same width dimension are connected to each other by the connection portion 25 that is a substantially horizontal plate surface portion. That is, the connection part 25 forms a folded part by the front side plate part 23 and the back side plate part 24 in the plate body 21.

  The back side plate-like portion 24 has a substantially constant width dimension in the vertical direction. For this reason, the front side plate-like portion 23 includes protruding portions 23b and 23b which are portions protruding from the left and right sides, including a portion forming the oblique side portion 23a in the rear view of the mounting clip 20 (see FIG. 9). That is, most of the front side plate-like portion 23 has a larger dimension in the width direction than the back side plate-like portion 24 and overlaps in the opposite direction of the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24 on both sides in the width direction. The protruding portion 23b is exposed without exposing the inner plate surface.

  Thus, among the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24 constituting the plate-like main body portion 21, the front-side plate-like portion 23 that is one plate-like portion is more than the back-side plate-like portion 24 that is the other plate-like portion. Also, the dimension in the width direction is large. Thereby, the front side plate-shaped part 23 has the protrusion part 23b in which the back side plate-shaped part 24 does not overlap with respect to the sandwiching direction of the rib 12 (left and right direction in FIG. 10).

  Moreover, in the back side plate-shaped part 24, the lower part which pinches | interposes the rib 12 with the front side plate-shaped part 23 partially so that the dimension of the space | interval between the front side plate-shaped part 23 may be partially narrowed. It is formed as a stepped surface portion 24a located on the back side plate-like portion 24 side. That is, with respect to the distance between the front side plate-like part 23 and the back side plate-like part 24, the distance D1 in the lower part where the stepped surface part 24a is provided in the rear side plate-like part 24 is the distance D2 in the other upper part. Is relatively narrow (see FIG. 10). In this way, the portion where the gap between the plate-like portions 23 and 24 is partially narrowed by the stepped surface portion 24 a becomes the sandwiching portion of the rib 12 in the plate-like main body portion 21.

  The plate-like main body portion 21 having the front-side plate-like portion 23 and the back-side plate-like portion 24 as described above allows the screw 11 to pass through the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24. Therefore, screw holes into which the screw 11 is screwed are formed in each of the front side plate-like portion 23 and the back side plate-like portion 24. Such a screw hole is provided at one location in the center of the plate-like main body 21.

  Specifically, in the front side plate-like portion 23, a screw insertion hole 23 c that penetrates the front side plate-like portion 23 in the thickness direction is formed at the center of the front side plate-like portion 23. Further, in the back side plate-like portion 24, a screw insertion hole 24c penetrating the back side plate-like portion 24 in the thickness direction is formed at the center of the back side plate-like portion 24. In the screw insertion hole 24 c, a boss portion 24 d that protrudes in a cylindrical shape is provided on the outer plate surface of the back side plate-like portion 24. The boss portion 24 d ensures the length of the screw insertion portion of the screw 11.

  In each of the front-side plate-like portion 23 and the back-side plate-like portion 24, the screw insertion holes 23c and 24c are provided at positions above the sandwiched portions of the ribs 12 by the front-side plate-like portion 23 and the back-side plate-like portion 24. . That is, the screw 11 is screwed into the plate-like main body 21 via the fender liner 4 without acting directly on the rib 12. The screw 11 is screwed into the plate-like main body portion 21 from the front side plate-like portion 23 side. For this reason, the head 11a of the screw 11 in a state of being screwed into the plate-like main body portion 21 is located on the outer surface side of the front-side plate-like portion 23 (see FIG. 3).

  Due to the fastening force of the screw 11 screwed into the screw insertion holes 23c, 24c provided in each of the front side plate-like portion 23 and the back side plate-like portion 24, the mounting clip 20 with the rib 12 interposed therebetween is attached to the rib 12. The rib 12 is fixed in pressure contact with the holding direction. Here, from the viewpoint of reliably obtaining the clamping action of the rib 12 by the planar front side plate-like part 23 and the back side plate-like part 24, the clamped part 12 c (see FIG. 4) clamped by the mounting clip 20 on the rib 12. The portion to be included is partially formed in a planar shape (linear shape) in the rib 12 formed in a curved surface shape (curved surface shape) along the flare line 5FL as described above. In other words, the portion including the sandwiched portion 12c of the rib 12 is partially arranged so that the rib 12 is sandwiched in a state where the planar front plate portion 23 and the rear plate portion 24 are in contact with the rib 12 entirely. In general, a planar configuration is employed. However, the rib 12 may be a portion that is formed in a curved surface as a whole including the sandwiched portion 12c.

  As described above, the mounting clip 20 fixed to the rib 12 with the rib 12 sandwiched by the screw 11 forms a protruding portion from the rib 12 by the plate-like main body portion 21 and constitutes a support portion of the fender liner 4. To do. In the present embodiment, the front side plate surface 23 f that is the front side plate surface of the front side plate-like portion 23 in the plate-like main body portion 21 serves as the support surface of the fender liner 4. That is, the screw 11 is screwed into the plate-like main body portion 21 from the front-side plate-like portion 23 side in a state where the edge portion of the fender liner 4 is overlapped with the front-side plate surface 23 f of the front-side plate-like portion 23. The edge of the fender liner 4 is fixed to the mounting clip 20. For this reason, the hole 4a which penetrates the screw 11 is formed in the part corresponding to the screw hole of the plate-shaped main-body part 21 in the edge part of the fender liner 4 (refer FIG. 14).

  Next, the elastic support plate part 22 will be described. The elastic support plate 22 is formed from the lower end of each plate-like portion 23, 24 of the plate-like main body portion 21 toward the opposite side to the side where the pair of plate-like portions 23, 24 face each other. 23 is a plate-like portion provided substantially perpendicularly to 23 and 24. The elastic support plate part 22 is provided for each of the front side plate-like part 23 and the back side plate-like part 24, and extends in the opposite direction from the lower end of each plate-like part 23, 24. It is a plate-like portion that is substantially perpendicular to the portions 23 and 24.

  The elastic support plate portion 22 provided on the front side plate-like portion 23 is a plate-like portion formed so as to be bent at a right angle from the lower end portion of the front side plate-like portion 23 to the front side (left side in FIG. 10). The elastic support plate portion 22 provided in the side plate-like portion 24 is a plate-like portion formed so as to be bent at a right angle from the lower end portion of the back-side plate-like portion 24 to the back side (right side in FIG. 10). Therefore, each elastic support plate portion 22 has a substantially “L” shape in a side view together with the front side plate-like portion 23 or the back side plate-like portion 24, and the plate-like main body portion 21 and the elastic support plate portion 22 as a whole are as follows. It has a substantially inverted “T” shape in side view (see FIG. 10). In the following description, the elastic support plate portion 22 provided on the front side plate-like portion 23 side is appropriately referred to as “front-side elastic support plate portion 22A”, and the elastic support plate portion 22 provided on the back side plate-like portion 24 side is appropriately referred to as “rear face”. Side elastic support plate portion 22B ".

  Each elastic support plate portion 22 extends in the same dimension as the width direction (left-right direction) of the lower end portions of the plate-like portions 23 and 24, and has a substantially rectangular shape with the width direction as the longitudinal direction. Therefore, regarding the dimension of the elastic support plate part 22 in the width direction (longitudinal direction), the front elastic support plate part 22A is longer than the back elastic support plate part 22B. About the dimension of the transversal direction (projection direction from the plate-shaped parts 23 and 24) of both the elastic support plate parts 22, it is substantially the same mutually. In this embodiment, the dimension of the elastic support plate 22 in the short direction is approximately 1/3 of the height of the plate-like main body 21, that is, the overall height of the mounting clip 20. In addition, each elastic support plate part 22 has a round shape part in the corner | angular part of the both sides of a protrusion side edge part.

  The elastic support plate portion 22 supports the plate-like main body portion 21 with respect to the bumper inner surface 5d by contacting the bumper inner surface 5d. That is, in the attachment state of the attachment clip 20 in which the lower end portion of the plate-like main body portion 21 is positioned at the base portion of the rib 12, each elastic support plate portion 22 is in contact with the bumper inner surface 5d, and the plate-like portions 23 and 24 are in contact. The plate-like main body portion 21 is supported on the front side and the back side by the rigidity between the two. Regarding the support of the plate-like main body portion 21 with respect to the bumper inner surface 5d by the elastic support plate portion 22, the lower surface 22a of each elastic support plate portion 22 becomes a contact surface with respect to the bumper inner surface 5d, that is, a support surface. Thus, the elastic support plate portion 22 is a fall-preventing shape portion for preventing the plate-like main body portion 21 from falling to the front side or the back side.

  Further, the elastic support plate portion 22 is provided as a plate-like portion that is thinner than the plate-like portions 23 and 24 and is easily elastically deformed. That is, with respect to the elastic support plate 22, the plate-like portions 23 and 24 are also made thin so that the rigidity is lowered, the flexibility is increased, and the elastic deformation is easily bent, that is, has a property of being easily bent. ing. In the present embodiment, the plate thickness of the elastic support plate portion 22 is about ½ of the plate thickness of the front side plate portion 23.

  The ease of elastic deformation of the elastic support plate 22 is as described later. The shape of the bumper 5 where the rib 12 is provided, particularly the arch plane portion 5e forming the flare line 5FL along which the rib 12 is formed. And the main surface portion 5f. Therefore, as the plate thickness of the elastic support plate portion 22, in consideration of the characteristics depending on the material of the mounting clip 20, the function of supporting the plate-like main body portion 21 with respect to the bumper inner surface 5d as described above and the portion near the flare line 5FL of the bumper 5 are provided. A thickness is adopted so as to be compatible with the ease of elastic deformation to cope with the design shape.

  Further, in the mounting clip 20 of the present embodiment, a triangular rib 26 as a contact support portion is provided on each of the front side plate-like portion 23 and the rear side plate-like portion 24. The triangular ribs 26 are provided on the plate surfaces of the plate-like portions 23 and 24 on the side where the elastic support plate portions 22 protrude. That is, in the front side plate-like portion 23, the triangular ribs 26 are provided on the front side plate surface 23 f, and in the rear side plate-like portion 24, the triangular ribs 26 are on the back side plate surface of the back side plate-like portion 24. It is provided on a certain back side plate surface 24f.

  The triangular rib 26 is a portion that forms a contact surface 26 a that is a surface facing the upper surface 22 b of the elastic support plate portion 22 with a predetermined interval. The contact surface 26a is substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the elastic support plate portion 22 and the plate-like portions 23 and 24 are relatively close to each other by bending the elastic support plate portion 22, that is, in the natural state of the elastic support plate portion 22. In the range of elastic deformation of the elastic support plate 22 in the direction of reducing the angle formed by the plate-like portions 23 and 24 and the elastic support plate 22, the upper surface 22 b is provided at a contact position. In other words, the dimension E1 (see FIG. 10) of the distance between the upper surface 22b of the elastic support plate portion 22 and the contact surface 26a of the triangular rib 26 is such that the upper surface 22b contacts with the elastic deformation of the elastic support plate portion 22. The size is set so as to be able to contact the surface 26a.

  In the present embodiment, the triangular ribs 26 are plate-like portions projecting so as to form a substantially right triangle shape in a side view with respect to the plate surfaces of the plate-like portions 23 and 24 and to form a rectangular shape in a front view. It is. Specifically, the triangular rib 26 has a hypotenuse in a substantially right triangle shape, which is a side view shape, from the base side of the triangular rib 26 (the plate surface side of the plate-like portions 23 and 24) to the front end side in the protruding direction. It is provided to be oriented. That is, in the triangular rib 26, one side portion forming a right angle in the substantially right triangle shape which is a side view shape is set as a lower side portion forming the contact surface 26a.

  In the present embodiment, the triangular ribs 26 are provided at two positions on both sides in the left-right direction in each plate-like portion 23, 24. Specifically, in the front side plate-like portion 23, the triangular ribs 26 are provided on the left and right protruding portions 23 b and 23 b in the lower half of the front side plate-like portion 23. Further, in the back side plate-like portion 24, the triangular ribs 26 are at the same height as the triangular ribs 26 provided on the front side plate-like portion 23, and positions near the left and right edges of the back side plate-like portion 24. Is provided.

  The triangular ribs 26 come into contact with the surface opposite to the lower surface 22a, that is, the surface on the side contacting the bumper inner surface 5d of the elastic support plate portion 22, that is, the upper surface 22b. The amount of deformation in the direction of decreasing the angle formed by 24 is limited. That is, the triangular rib 26 is provided at a position spaced apart from the elastic support plate portion 22 by a predetermined amount (dimension E1), and the elastic support plate portion 22 is formed into the plate-like portion 23 by the predetermined amount of space. , 24 (allowing a predetermined amount of elastic deformation to bend so as to reduce the bending angle), and when the deformation amount of the elastic support plate portion 22 exceeds a predetermined amount, the contact surface 26a is moved to the elastic support plate portion. The elastic support plate portion 22 is prevented from being deformed by being brought into contact with the upper surface 22b.

  Limiting the elastic deformation amount of the elastic support plate portion 22 by the triangular ribs 26 in this way corresponds to limiting the amount of inclination of the plate-like main body portion 21 with respect to the elastic support plate portion 22. That is, the triangular ribs 26 protrude from the plate-like portions 23 and 24 above the elastic support plate portion 22, thereby functioning as a shape portion for preventing the plate-like main body portion 21 from falling. In the mounting clip 20 in the mounted state, when the plate-like main body portion 21 is tilted when the screw 11 is screwed or the like, the elastic support plate portion 22 bottoms against the triangular rib 26 so that the plate-like main body portion 21 is tilted. The range is limited, and the mounting clip 20 is prevented from falling.

  Further, the mounting structure 10 of the present embodiment has the following configuration as a structure for positioning the mounting clip 20 with respect to the rib 12. In other words, the sandwiched portion 12c of the rib 12 is provided with a fitting projection 12d, and the mounting clip 20 is provided with a fitting hole 27 which is an opening for fitting the fitting projection 12d. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the fitting protrusion 12 d is provided so as to protrude from the plate surface of the sandwiched portion 12 c of the rib 12 toward the wheel arch portion 5 a of the bumper 5. That is, the fitting protrusion 12 d is provided so as to protrude from the outer surface 12 a of the rib 12. The fitting protrusion 12d is provided along the upper edge of the rib 12 as a protrusion having a substantially rectangular shape in cross section.

  On the other hand, in the mounting clip 20, the fitting hole portion 27 into which the fitting protrusion 12 d is fitted is a plate-like portion on the wheel arch 1 a side of the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24 constituting the plate-like main body portion 21. A certain front side plate-like portion 23 is provided. In the configuration in which the rib 12 is sandwiched between the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24, the fitting protrusion 12d that is a protruding portion of the rib 12 toward the outer surface 12a side becomes a protruding portion toward the front-side plate-like portion 23 side. In order to receive such a protruding portion, a fitting hole 27 is formed in the front side plate-like portion 23.

  The fitting hole portion 27 is a portion that forms a hole that penetrates the front side plate-like portion 23 in the plate thickness direction, and is sandwiched by the plate-like main body portion 21 so as to correspond to the fitting protrusion 12 d of the rib 12. It is formed at a position corresponding to the upper edge of the rib 12. In the present embodiment, the fitting hole 27 forms a substantially rectangular opening elongated in the left-right direction corresponding to the shape of the fitting protrusion 12 d between the left and right triangular ribs 26 in the front side plate-like portion 23. (See FIG. 8).

  The opening shape / dimension of the fitting hole 27 is substantially the same as the protruding shape / dimension of the fitting protrusion 12d so that the fitting protrusion 12d fits in substantially the entire range with respect to the opening of the fitting hole 27. It is the same. Further, the protruding amount of the fitting protrusion 12 d from the outer surface 12 a of the rib 12 is substantially the same as the plate thickness of the front side plate-like part 23. Therefore, in a state in which the fitting protrusion 12 d is fitted in the fitting hole 27, the protruding end surface part 12 e of the fitting protrusion 12 d is in front of the front side plate-like part 23 through the fitting hole 27. It faces the side and is substantially flush with the front side plate surface 23f.

  A procedure for mounting the fender liner 4 by the mounting structure 10 of the present embodiment as described above will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 15A, when the fender liner 4 is attached to the bumper 5, first, the attachment clip 20 is attached to the sandwiched portion 12c (see FIG. 4) of the rib 12 formed on the bumper inner surface 5d. .

  When the attachment clip 20 is attached to the rib 12, the rib 12 is inserted into the lower open side of the front-side plate-like portion 23 and the back-side plate-like portion 24 in the plate-like main body portion 21 of the attachment clip 20. Here, as described above, the distance between the pair of plate-like portions 23 and 24 in the sandwiched portion of the plate-like main body portion 21 is substantially the same as the plate thickness of the rib 12, and the upper portion of the rib 12 in the sandwiched portion 12c. Since the fitting protrusion 12d is provided at the edge, the attachment clip 20 is elastically deformed when the attachment clip 20 is attached to the rib 12.

  Specifically, by pressing the attachment clip 20 against the rib 12 so that the rib 12 is inserted into the sandwiched portion of the plate-like main body portion 21, the front-side plate-like portion 23 and the back-side plate-like portion 24 are formed on the rib 12. In order to receive the portion of the fitting protrusion 12d, the lower open portion is bent so as to spread. When the rib 12 is inserted and the fitting protrusion 12d is fitted into the fitting hole 27, the front side plate-like portion 23 and the back side plate-like portion 24 return from the bent state to the original state. As a result, the attachment clip 20 is positioned and attached to the predetermined sandwiched portion 12c of the rib 12.

  In the mounting state of the mounting clip 20, the elastic support plate portions 22 on both the front and back sides correspond to the bent shapes of the arch flat surface portion 5e and the main surface portion 5f forming the bumper inner surface 5d, and are in a state along each surface portion. . In the example shown in FIG. 2, the arch plane part 5e is substantially perpendicular to the rib 12, and the front elastic support plate part 22A is in contact with the arch plane part 5e without substantially deforming. Further, the main surface portion 5f forms an angle of about 80 ° with respect to the rib 12, and the back side elastic support plate portion 22B is elastically deformed so as to be bent toward the back side plate-like portion 24 side, so that the main surface portion 5f is inclined. It follows and is in the state which contacted the main surface part 5f.

  When the attachment clip 20 is in the attached state, the support portion of the fender liner 4 is configured in the sandwiched portion 12 c of the rib 12. That is, the support surface of the fender liner 4 is formed by the front plate surface 23 f of the front plate portion 23 of the mounting clip 20.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG.15 (b), the edge part of the fender liner 4 is piled up from the front side with respect to the attachment clip 20 of an attachment state (refer arrow F1). That is, the edge portion of the fender liner 4 is applied to a predetermined position from the front side of the mounting clip 20 with respect to the front side plate surface 23 f that serves as a support surface of the fender liner 4 in the mounting clip 20. Thereby, the edge part of the fender liner 4 will be in the state which made the outer surface 4c contact the front side board surface 23f in the attachment clip 20 entirely. Here, in the fender liner 4, notches 4b are formed for avoiding interference with the two triangular ribs 26 protruding from the front side plate surface 23f of the front side plate-like portion 23 (see FIG. 14).

  And as shown in FIG.15 (c), the screw 11 is screwed in from the front side of the attachment clip 20 to which the fender liner 4 was assigned (refer arrow F2). The screw 11 passes through the hole 4 a of the fender liner 4 and is screwed into the screw insertion holes 23 c and 24 c of the front-side plate-like portion 23 and the rear-side plate-like portion 24 of the mounting clip 20. Thereby, the attachment clip 20 in the attached state is clamped and fixed to the rib 12, and the fender liner 4 is fixed to the attachment clip 20.

  In the process of screwing the screw 11, the plate-like main body that receives screwing of the screw 11 is supported by the mounting clip 20 in the mounted state supported by the elastic support plate portion 22 and the triangular rib 26 having a fall prevention function. The attachment clip 20 is prevented from being detached from the rib 12 by the portion 21 being excessively inclined or bent.

  As described above, the fender liner 4 is attached by the attachment structure 10 of the present embodiment. For example, when the mounting clip 20 is replaced, the mounting clip 20 is removed from the rib 12. In this case, after the screw 11 is removed, the attachment clip 20 is removed from the rib 12. When the mounting clip 20 is removed, the protruding portion 23b of the mounting clip 20 is used.

  In order to remove the mounting clip 20 from the rib 12, it is necessary to release the fitting of the fitting protrusion 12d with respect to the fitting hole 27. To release this fitting, the front side plate-like portion 23 and the rear surface It is necessary to widen the sandwiched portion of the rib 12 by the side plate-like portion 24. Therefore, the protruding portion 23b is used as the pressing portion in order to spread the sandwiched portion between the front side plate-like portion 23 and the back side plate-like portion 24. That is, in the mounting clip 20 in the mounting state, the protrusion 23 b is pressed by a finger or the like, and the space between the front side plate-like portion 23 and the rear side plate-like portion 24 is widened by elastic deformation, so that The fitting of the fitting protrusion 12d is released, and the mounting clip 20 is removed from the rib 12.

  According to the mounting structure 10 using the mounting clip 20 according to the present embodiment as described above, the appearance of the automobile can be improved, and the mold structure for forming the bumper 5 that is a mounting target part is complicated. This can be avoided, and the versatility of the bumper 5 and the assembly of the fender liner 4 can be improved. The fact that such an effect can be obtained will be specifically described.

  In the mounting structure 10 of the present embodiment, the fender liner 4 is attached to the rib 12 that is offset by the mounting clip 20 from the wheel arch portion 5a on the inner surface 5d of the bumper, that is, at a position offset radially outward in the wheel house 3. Fixed. Thereby, the fixing part of the fender liner 4 with respect to the bumper 5 is located on the back side with respect to the wheel arch part 5a which is the edge part of the bumper 5 on the front tire 2 side. For this reason, the fixing part of the fender liner 4 is less likely to appear on the outer periphery of the front tire 2, and the fixing part of the fender liner 4 can be avoided from affecting the appearance of the vehicle. Thus, the attachment structure 10 of this embodiment can contribute to the improvement of appearance.

  Moreover, the attachment structure 10 of this embodiment does not use the flange part 5b along the wheel arch part 5a of the bumper 5 as an attachment part of the fender liner 4. For this reason, there is no restriction | limiting for attaching the fender liner 4 about the shape of the flange part 5b of the bumper 5. FIG. Therefore, it becomes possible to make the width of the flange portion 5b of the bumper 5 as narrow as possible, and from this point of view, the appearance can be improved. In particular, the width of the flange portion 5b of the bumper 5 is matched to the width of the flange portion 6b of the front fender panel 6, for example, and the overall flange portion width along the wheel arch 1a is narrowed to obtain a high appearance design. Can do. Further, since the fender liner 4 is entirely covered from the front side with respect to the mounting clip 20 in the mounting state, it is possible to prevent the mounting clip 20 from being conspicuous from such a point as well. Can be improved.

  Further, according to the mounting structure 10 and the mounting clip 20 of the present embodiment, high versatility can be obtained for the bumper 5 that is a component to be mounted on the fender liner 4. As described above, the bumper 5 has the arch plane portion 5e and the main surface portion 5f as the bent surface portions that form a flare line 5FL at a predetermined angle. The angle formed between the arch flat surface portion 5e and the main surface portion 5f (hereinafter referred to as “flare surface angle”) is, for example, in the range from about 150 ° to about 180 °, and varies depending on the part of the bumper 5, the vehicle type, and the like. . The attachment clip 20 is attached to the rib 12 along the flare line 5FL. Regarding the rib 12, the bumper shape around the rib, such as the standing angle (protruding direction) of the rib 12 with respect to the body portion of the bumper 5 and the bent / curved shape of the bumper 5 at the portion where the rib 12 is provided, It varies depending on the vehicle type.

  Therefore, the mounting clip 20 of the present embodiment includes an elastic support plate portion 22 that is a support portion of the plate-like main body portion 21 for the bumper inner surface 5d and is a thin plate portion having flexibility intended for elastic deformation. The elastic support plate portion 22 elastically deforms following the inclination of the arch plane portion 5e and the main surface portion 5f on both sides of the rib 12, that is, the flare surface angle, and the bumper inner surface 5d of each of the arch plane portion 5e and the main surface portion 5f. The plate-like main body portion 21 is supported in a state where it is in contact with the plate.

  FIG. 16A shows a case where the flare surface angle is about 180 ° (flare surface angle α1 = about 180 °). In this case, the elastic support plate portions 22 on both the front and back sides of the mounting clip 20 are in contact with the arch plane portion 5e and the main surface portion 5f without being substantially deformed. FIG. 16B shows a case where the flare surface angle is about 170 ° (flare surface angle α2 = about 170 °). In this case, the elastic support plate portions 22 on both the front and back sides are elastically deformed so as to form about 85 ° with respect to the front side plate-like portion 23 or the back-side plate-like portion 24, whereby the arch plane portion 5e and the main surface portion 5f. It follows the inclination and is in contact with these surface portions. FIG. 16C shows a case where the flare surface angle is about 160 ° (flare surface angle α3 = about 160 °). In this case, the elastic support plate portions 22 on both the front and back sides are elastically deformed so as to form about 80 ° with respect to the front-side plate-like portion 23 or the back-side plate-like portion 24, so that the arch plane portion 5 e and the main surface portion 5 f It follows the inclination and is in contact with these surface portions. In the illustration of these flare surface angles, for the sake of convenience, it is assumed that the angles formed by the rib 12 with respect to the arch plane portion 5e and the main surface portion 5f are equal to each other.

  As described above, the mounting clip 20 according to the present embodiment can elastically deform the elastic support plate portion 22 according to the flare surface angle to bring the elastic support plate portion 22 into contact with the bumper inner surface 5d. Or the function of supporting the plate-like main body portion 21 corresponding to the flare surface angle that varies depending on the vehicle type. That is, the mounting clip 20 of the present embodiment can flexibly follow the design shape of the bumper 5 that varies depending on the part of the bumper 5 and the vehicle type while maintaining its function. In other words, the freedom degree about the design shape of the part to which the attachment clip 20 is attached in the bumper 5 can be improved. Thereby, the versatility of the mounting clip 20 can be improved, and the mounting clip 20 is used as a general-purpose component for a plurality of vehicle types, not a dedicated component for each part or vehicle type in the bumper 5. Is possible.

  Moreover, according to the attachment structure 10 and the attachment clip 20 of this embodiment, the attachment property of the fender liner 4 can be improved. For example, in a conventional mounting clip, the fender liner 4 is supported and fixed in a manner sandwiched between the mounting clips. On the other hand, the mounting clip 20 of this embodiment is a structure which supports the fender liner 4 in the state which contacted the fender liner 4 with respect to the fender liner 4 by the front side plate surface 23f. For this reason, when the fender liner 4 is fixed to the mounting clip 20 by the screw 11, it is only necessary to apply (cover) the fender liner 4 to the front side of the mounting clip 20 (see FIG. 15B, arrow F1). A troublesome operation such as inserting the liner 4 into a predetermined part while bending it becomes unnecessary, and it is possible to obtain a satisfactory assemblage without difficulty.

  Moreover, according to the attachment structure 10 and the attachment clip 20 of this embodiment, complication of the mold structure for forming the bumper 5 which is an attachment object component can be avoided. One of the causes of the complicated mold structure is that the height of the rib 12 formed on the bumper inner surface 5d is high. That is, the rib 12 formed on the inner surface 5d of the bumper is an undercut portion (negative angle portion) with respect to the mold release direction in the mold structure. Exceeding this range requires a mold structure including a large inclined core for demolding, which complicates the mold structure.

  In this respect, according to the mounting clip 20 of the present embodiment, the flare surface angle in the bumper 5 can be followed by the elastic deformation of the elastic support plate portion 22, so that the plate-like main body portion 21 constituting the clamping portion of the rib 12. Since the lower end portion of the rib 12 can be positioned at the base portion of the rib 12, the entire height direction of the rib 12 can be used as a sandwiching portion. For this reason, the height of the rib 12 can be minimized, and the height of the rib 12 can be suppressed as much as possible. Thereby, it can avoid that the type | mold structure of the bumper 5 becomes complicated. Therefore, the height of the rib 12 is set to a height within a range where forced demolding is possible, for example, in relation to the demolding structure in the mold of the bumper 5. This will be described with reference to an example of a mold for forming the bumper 5.

  In order to form 5 according to the present embodiment, a mold 30 as shown in FIG. 17 is used. In the mold 30, the flange portion 5 b and the rib 12 included in the bumper 5 serve as an undercut portion with respect to the mold release direction (see arrow G <b> 1).

  The mold 30 includes a general core 31 that is a fixed mold that forms most of the bumper 5, and a first demolding core 32 and a second demolding core 33 for demolding the bumper 5. The demolding cores 32 and 33 are configured to perform forced demolding, and by sliding and moving in a predetermined direction, the molded product is spread over the general core 31, so that the general core 31 and the bumper are expanded. This is a configuration for avoiding interference with the undercut portion 5.

  When releasing the bumper 5, first, the first demolding core 32 moves in a direction away from the general core 31 (see arrow G2), thereby releasing the surface side of the flange portion 5b. Next, when the second demolding core 33 moves in the same direction as the first demolding core 32 (see arrow G3), the bumper 5 is pushed outward from the flange part 5b side, and the bumper 5 is elastically deformed. (See arrow G4). By the operation of the second demolding core 33, interference of the rib 12 with the general core 31 is avoided. That is, by the operation of the second demolding core 33, the bumper 5 is pushed out to at least the height of the rib 12.

  In such a demolding structure of the mold 30, the height of the rib 12 of the bumper 5 is set to a height within a range in which interference with the general core 31 can be avoided. And according to the mounting clip 20 of this embodiment, since the height of the rib 12 can be suppressed as much as possible as described above, it is easy to cope with the mold structure that performs the above-described forced demolding. Can do. Thereby, it is not necessary to adopt a mold structure including a large inclined core for demolding, and the complexity of the mold structure can be avoided. As a result, it is possible to avoid an increase in mold costs and design restrictions on other parts of the bumper 5 (for example, the fog lamp opening 5c).

  Further, in the mounting clip 20 of the present embodiment, triangular ribs 26 are provided for limiting the amount of deformation in the direction of reducing the angle formed by the plate-like portions 23 and 24 of the elastic support plate portion 22. According to such a configuration, when the plate-like main body portion 21 is tilted when the screw 11 is screwed or the like, the elastic support plate portion 22 bottoms against the triangular rib 26 so that the plate-like main body portion 21 is tilted. Since the range can be limited, the mounting clip 20 can be prevented from falling. Thereby, the plate-like main body 21 can be prevented from escaping from the screw 11 when the screw 11 is fastened, and the workability of assembling the fender liner 4 to the mounting clip 20 can be improved. Further, since the self-supporting property of the mounting clip 20 due to the clamping action of the plate-like main body portion 21 with respect to the rib 12 can be reinforced by the triangular ribs 26, the height of the rib 12 held by the plate-like main body portion 21 can be effectively increased. It can be kept low.

  Further, in the mounting structure 10 of the present embodiment, a fitting structure of the fitting protrusion 12d of the rib 12 and the fitting hole 27 of the mounting clip 20 is used. According to such a configuration, the attachment clip 20 can be reliably attached to the predetermined portion with respect to the rib 12. In addition, since the fitting structure can reinforce the self-supporting property of the mounting clip 20 due to the clamping action of the plate-like main body portion 21 with respect to the rib 12, the height of the rib 12 held by the plate-like main body portion 21 is effective. Can be kept low.

  Further, the fitting hole portion 27 is provided in the front side plate-like portion 23 on the side of the wheel arch portion 5 a of the bumper 5, and the fitting protrusion 12 d is inserted into the fitting hole portion 27 when the attachment clip 20 is attached. Therefore, the fitting state of the fitting protrusion 12d with respect to the fitting hole 27 can be easily confirmed from the wheel arch 1a side. Thereby, the attachment state of the attachment clip 20 can be visually recognized easily, and the attachment workability | operativity with respect to the rib 12 of the attachment clip 20 can be improved.

  Moreover, in the mounting clip 20 of this embodiment, the protrusion part 23b is provided in the front side plate-shaped part 23 side in the relationship between the front side plate-shaped part 23 and the back side plate-shaped part 24. As shown in FIG. According to such a configuration, when the mounting clip 20 is removed from the rib 12, the protruding portion 23 b is used as a pressing portion with a finger or the like, so that the clamping portion between the front side plate-like portion 23 and the back side plate-like portion 24 can be easily formed. Can be spread out. Thereby, the attachment clip 20 can be easily detached from the rib 12 without using a tool or the like.

  As described above, the fender liner mounting structure and the fender liner mounting clamping member according to the present invention described using the embodiments are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modes can be used within the scope of the present invention. Can be adopted.

  In the above-described embodiment, the rib 12 is in the bumper 5 in the range from the edge on the front fender panel 6 side of the bumper 5 to the edge on the lower end side in the vehicle body 1 along the wheel arch portion 5a. Although formed as a whole, the rib 12 that is a support plate portion for the mounting clip 20 may be provided at least in a portion sandwiched by the mounting clip 20. However, from the viewpoint of reinforcing the bumper 5 by increasing the rigidity of the bumper 5, the rib 12 has a configuration in which the rib 12 is provided entirely between the edge portions in a predetermined portion of the bumper 5 as in the above-described embodiment. preferable.

  Further, the position where the rib 12 is provided in the bumper 5 is not limited to the position along the flare line 5FL of the bumper 5. However, by forming the rib 12 along the flare line 5FL, as described above, it is possible to prevent the sink on the surface side of the bumper 5 due to the formation of the rib 12, or to make the sink inconspicuous. Can be improved. Accordingly, the appearance design around the front tire 2 is coupled with the fact that the mounting clip 20 is not conspicuously located on the back side and the width of the flange portion 5b of the bumper 5 can be reduced. Can be improved effectively.

  In the above-described embodiment, the screw 11 is employed as the fixing member according to the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the fixing member may be a combination of a bolt and a nut or a fixing pin. A clip or the like may be employed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the elastic support plate portion 22 included in the mounting clip 20 has a substantially rectangular shape that extends at a right angle with the same size as the width direction of the lower end portions of the plate-like portions 23 and 24. However, the present invention is not limited to such a shape, and may be, for example, a plurality of plate-shaped or bar-shaped portions. In other words, the elastic support portion according to the present invention has both the support function of the plate-like main body portion 21 for the bumper inner surface 5d as described above and the ease of elastic deformation to correspond to the design shape of the bumper 5. What is necessary is just a part, and what is necessary is just the part provided in the right-angled form from the lower end part of each plate-shaped part 23 and 24 as a part which is more elastically deformed than plate-shaped part 23 and 24.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the mounting clip 20 has the triangular ribs 26 having a substantially right triangle shape as the contact support portion with respect to the elastic support plate portion 22, but the shape and number of the contact support portions are particularly limited. It is not a thing. As the contact support portion, any shape can be used as long as it is a portion that protrudes from the plate-like portions 23 and 24 and forms the contact surface 26a facing the upper surface 22b of the elastic support plate portion 22 with a predetermined interval. The number is not particularly limited.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, as the fitting portion between the mounting clip 20 and the rib 12, a substantially rectangular shape portion whose longitudinal direction is the width direction of the mounting clip 20 is employed. There are no particular restrictions on the shape or number of the.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the fitting protrusion 12d is provided on the rib 12 side and the fitting hole 27 is provided on the mounting clip 20 side, but the configuration is not limited thereto. That is, as a fitting portion between the mounting clip 20 and the rib 12, a fitting protrusion protruding from the plate surface is provided on one of the rib 12 and the plate-like portion 23 (24), and the rib 12 and the plate-like portion are provided. The fitting hole part which fits a fitting protrusion should just be formed in the other side of the part 23 (24).

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18A, the fitting portion between the mounting clip 20 and the rib 12 is fitted so as to protrude from the inner plate surface of the front side plate-like portion 23 of the mounting clip 20. The protrusion 27x may be provided, and the fitting hole 12x for fitting the fitting protrusion 27x in the rib 12 may be provided. The fitting protrusion 27x is, for example, a protrusion having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape, similar to the fitting protrusion 12d described above. The fitting hole portion 12x is a portion that forms a hole penetrating the rib 12 in the plate thickness direction. Further, when the fitting hole portion 12 x is provided on the rib 12 side, the fitting protrusion on the mounting clip 20 side may be provided on the back side plate-like portion 24. In this case, as shown in FIG. 18B, the fitting protrusion 27 y is provided so as to protrude from the inner plate surface of the back side plate-like portion 24 of the mounting clip 20. Further, although not shown, a fitting protrusion is provided so as to protrude from the rib 12 to the side opposite to the wheel arch portion 5a side of the bumper 5, and a fitting hole is provided in the back side plate-like portion 24 of the mounting clip 20. It may be a configuration. However, as in the embodiment described above, the fitting protrusion 12d is provided so as to protrude toward the wheel arch portion 5a of the bumper 5 in the rib 12, and the fitting hole 27 is provided in the front-side plate-like portion 23 in the mounting clip 20. According to the provided structure, in addition to being able to reinforce the self-supporting property of the attachment clip 20, as described above, the attachment state of the attachment clip 20 can be easily visually confirmed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the protruding portion 23b of the front side plate-like portion 23 of the mounting clip 20 is a portion protruding on both sides in the width direction of the mounting clip 20, but the protruding direction, shape, position, etc. Is not particularly limited. In other words, the protruding portion 23b is a portion where the front side plate-like portion 23 is larger than the back side plate-like portion 24 in a predetermined direction so that the rear side plate-like portion 24 does not overlap in the sandwiching direction of the ribs 12. What is necessary is just the protrusion part which protrudes partially from the substantially rectangular plate shape which is the whole external shape of the front side plate-shaped part 23, for example. Further, the protruding portion may be provided on the back side plate-like portion 24 side by making the size of the back side plate-like portion 24 larger than that of the front side plate-like portion 23.

1 Car body 1a Wheel arch 4 Fender liner 5 Bumper (parts to be installed)
5a Wheel arch 5d Bumper inner surface 10 Mounting structure (fender liner mounting structure)
11 Screw (fixing member)
12 Ribs (support plate)
12d fitting protrusion 12x fitting hole 20 mounting clip (mounting clamping member, fender liner mounting clamping member)
21 Plate-shaped main body 22 Elastic support plate (elastic support)
23 Front side plate-like part 23b Overhang part 23f Front side plate surface 24 Rear side plate-like part 24f Rear side plate surface 26 Triangular rib (contact support part)
26a Contact surface 27 Fitting hole 27x Fitting protrusion 27y Fitting protrusion

Claims (8)

A fender liner mounting structure for mounting a vehicle fender liner to a mounting target part constituting a vehicle body,
A support plate portion which is a plate-like protruding portion provided on the inner surface of the attachment target component;
A mounting clamping member that is attached to the support plate in a state of sandwiching the support plate, and constitutes a support portion of the fender liner,
A fixing member for fixing the fender liner to the mounting clamping member and fixing the mounting clamping member to the support plate part,
The mounting clamping member is:
One side is connected to each other and includes a pair of plate-like portions facing each other, the fixing member is passed through the pair of plate-like portions, and the pair of plate-like portions are disposed on a portion opposite to the one side. A plate-like main body for sandwiching the support plate,
A pair of plate-like portions are provided substantially perpendicularly to each plate-like portion from the end portion on the opposite side to the one side of the plate-like portion toward the opposite side to the opposite side, and the plate-like portion A fender liner mounting structure comprising: an elastic support portion that is more elastically deformable than the mounting target component and supports the plate-like main body portion with respect to the inner surface by contacting the inner surface of the component to be mounted. . By contacting the surface of the elastic support portion on the side opposite to the surface of the elastic support portion in contact with the inner surface of the attachment target component, the elastic support portion of each plate-like portion protrudes. The fender liner mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising a contact support portion that limits a deformation amount in a direction in which an angle between the support portion and the plate-like portion is reduced. Either one of the support plate portion and the plate-like portion is provided with a fitting protrusion that protrudes from the plate surface,
The fitting hole part which is an opening part which fits the said fitting protrusion is formed in either one of the said support plate part and the said plate-shaped part. The Claim 1 or Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. The fender liner mounting structure described in 1. Of the pair of plate-like portions, one plate-like portion has a larger dimension in a predetermined direction than the other plate-like portion, and the other plate-like portion does not overlap in the clamping direction of the support plate portion. The fender liner mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the structure has a portion. A fender liner attachment clamping member for attaching a vehicle fender liner to a support plate portion which is a plate-like protruding portion provided on an inner surface of a part to be attached constituting a vehicle body of the vehicle,
It includes a pair of plate-like portions that are connected to each other and are opposed to each other, a fixing member for fixing a fender liner is passed through the pair of plate-like portions, and is opposite to the one side by the pair of plate-like portions. A plate-like main body that sandwiches the support plate at the side portion;
A pair of plate-like portions are provided substantially perpendicularly to each plate-like portion from the end portion on the opposite side to the one side of the plate-like portion toward the opposite side to the opposite side, and the plate-like portion And a resilient support portion that supports the plate-like main body portion with respect to the inner surface by being in contact with the inner surface of the mounting target component. A clamping member. By contacting the surface of the elastic support portion on the side opposite to the surface of the elastic support portion in contact with the inner surface of the attachment target component, the elastic support portion of each plate-like portion protrudes. 6. The fender liner mounting clamping member according to claim 5, further comprising a contact support portion that limits a deformation amount in a direction in which an angle formed by the support portion with the plate-like portion is reduced. The plate-like portion protrudes from a fitting hole portion which is an opening for fitting a fitting protrusion provided to protrude from the plate surface to the support plate portion, or from the plate surface of the plate-like portion. 7. A fender liner mounting clamping member according to claim 5, wherein a fitting projection is provided to fit in a fitting hole formed in the support plate. . Of the pair of plate-like portions, one plate-like portion has a larger dimension in a predetermined direction than the other plate-like portion, and the other plate-like portion does not overlap in the clamping direction of the support plate portion. It has a part. The holding member for fender liner attachment of any one of Claims 5-7 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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