JP2010036641A - Windshield support part structure - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a windshield support portion structure in which a cowl top can be mounted without loosening and noise generation can be suppressed.
A windshield 10 is bonded and fixed to a fixed surface 11a of a windshield lower 11 with an adhesive 13, and a cowl top 6 is disposed on the front surface of the windshield 10 so that a lip portion 6c presses the windshield 10. To do. The engaging claw 60 is engaged with the fixed surface 11a, the cowl top 6 is attached to the windshield lower 11, and the engaging claw 60 and the lip portion 6c sandwich the fixed surface 11a and the windshield 10. .
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Description

  The present invention relates to a windshield support part structure for a vehicle.

There is known a structure in which a lower end portion of a windshield provided in front of a vehicle is supported from a passenger compartment side by a windshield lower disposed in the passenger compartment.
Further, a cowl top for suitably taking outside air into the inside of the vehicle is provided on the outside (front) of the vehicle along the lower end portion of the windshield. For example, in Patent Document 1, the cowl top is provided with a windshield lower. A windshield support structure is disclosed in which a windshield is sandwiched between and supported by a cowl top and a windshield lower.

  Further, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses a windshield support structure that supports a windshield by forming a clip portion with a groove on a cowl top and engaging a lower end portion of the windshield with the groove of the clip portion. Yes.

However, for example, according to the windshield support portion structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the clip that fixes the cowl top to the windshield lower is loosened, the cowl top loosens and vibrates, and noise is generated. is there.
For example, according to the windshield support structure disclosed in Patent Document 2, if the width of the groove of the clip portion formed on the cowl top is small, the windshield may be damaged, and the width of the groove is large. Has a problem that the windshield vibrates and generates noise.
Japanese Patent No. 3449463 Japanese Patent No. 3919388

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a windshield support part structure in which a cowl top is attached without loosening and noise generation can be suppressed.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention is disposed behind a windshield of a vehicle, and has a windshield lower having a fixing surface for bonding and fixing a lower portion of the windshield, and disposed in front of the windshield, A cowl top having a flexible lip portion that presses the windshield from the front, and the fixed surface and the lip portion face each other with the windshield interposed therebetween, and the lip portion presses the windshield from the front. A windshield support structure in which the cowl top is attached to the windshield lower. Then, an end portion of the engaging claw formed at the rear of the cowl top is bent along the fixed surface, and the fixed surface and the windshield are sandwiched between the lip portion and the engaging claw. The engagement claw is engaged with the windshield lower, and the cowl top is mounted on the windshield lower.

According to this invention, the windshield and the windshield lower can be sandwiched between the lip portion formed on the cowl top and the engaging claw. Therefore, a flexible lip formed on the cowl top can be brought into contact with the front of the windshield.
Further, the rear side of the windshield can be bonded and fixed to the fixing surface of the windshield lower with an adhesive.
With this configuration, even if the lip part of the cowl top and the engaging claw sandwich the windshield lower fixing surface and the windshield with a strong force, the windshield will be damaged by the lip part and adhesive acting as a cushioning material. Can be prevented. Therefore, loosening of the cowl top mounted on the windshield lower can be suppressed, and generation of noise due to vibration of the cowl top can be preferably suppressed.
Further, the engaging claw formed on the cowl top can be engaged with the windshield lower so that the cowl top can be attached to the windshield lower. Since the engaging claw is formed integrally with the cowl top, the engaging claw does not loosen with respect to the cowl top, and the cowl top attached to the windshield lower can be prevented from loosening.
Therefore, the generation of noise due to the vibration of the cowl top can be suitably suppressed.

  Further, in the present invention, the windshield lower has a positioning portion extending in a tongue-like shape from an end portion of the fixed surface and having a positioning hole, and the cowl top is attached to the windshield lower. The positioning claw formed on the cowl top penetrates the positioning hole.

  According to this invention, when the cowl top is mounted on the windshield lower, the positioning claw formed on the cowl top can be passed through the positioning hole formed on the windshield lower, so that the cowl top against the windshield lower is formed. The positioning accuracy can be improved. Note that one of the engaging claws may be used as a positioning claw. According to this configuration, since the positioning claw is also engaged with the windshield lower, it is possible to more preferably suppress the loosening of the cowl top attached to the windshield lower.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the engaging claw is formed on the engaging claw to prevent the engaging claw from being deformed in a direction to release the holding of the fixing surface and the windshield. did.

According to this invention, by forming the reinforcing rib on the engaging claw, it is possible to suppress the engaging claw from being deformed in the direction in which the fixing surface of the windshield lower and the sandwiching of the windshield are released. Therefore, loosening of the cowl top attached to the windshield lower can be more reliably suppressed, and generation of noise due to vibration of the cowl top can be preferably suppressed.
Further, since the deformation amount of the engaging claw can be suppressed to be small, the design accuracy of the engaging claw can be improved, and the cowl top can be provided with an engaging claw that can securely clamp the fixed surface and the windshield.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the engaging claw is formed on a lower end side of the windshield from a position where the lip portion presses the windshield.

  According to this invention, the engaging claw can be formed on the lower end side of the windshield from the position where the lip portion presses the windshield. Therefore, the length of the engaging claw that engages with the lower end portion of the fixing surface of the windshield lower to which the windshield is bonded and fixed can be shortened, and the cowl top can be easily attached to the windshield lower.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the cowl top can be mounted | worn without loosening and the windshield support part structure which can suppress generation | occurrence | production of noise can be provided.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate.
FIG. 1A is a view showing a front portion of a vehicle including the windshield support portion structure according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a view showing a state where a cowl top is mounted on a windshield lower. Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. Moreover, the left-right direction may be called a vehicle width direction.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the front portion of the vehicle 1 includes left and right front fenders 2 and 3, a bonnet 4 that can be freely opened and closed between the left and right front fenders 2 and 3, and the rear of the bonnet 4. A cowl top 6, a windshield 10, and a set of wipers 9 are arranged.

The cowl top 6 is an exterior member that extends in the left-right direction (vehicle width direction) of the vehicle 1 and is disposed behind the bonnet 4 and along the lower end in front of the windshield 10. The cowl top 6 is formed with an intake port 6 a for taking outside air into the passenger compartment 1 a of the vehicle 1.
A dashboard 8 is disposed in the passenger compartment 1 a of the vehicle 1 along the rear of the windshield 10.

The cowl top 6 is a resin member, for example, and, as shown in FIG. 1B, a windshield lower 11 for attaching a dashboard 8 (see FIG. 1A) disposed in the passenger compartment 1a. Mounted forward.
The cowl top 6 may be formed with an attachment hole 9a for attaching the wiper 9 (see FIG. 1A).

A windshield lower 11 shown in FIG. 1B is a member made of, for example, a sheet metal and provided in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle 1 (see FIG. 1A) behind the windshield 10. Is fixed by welding or the like to a frame or the like (not shown) constituting the.
For example, the left and right ends of the windshield lower 11 extend forward, and the cowl top 6 overlaps with the forward extended portion. For example, the cowl top 6 is fixed to the windshield lower 11 by the clip 5 (see FIG. 3A).

  In this embodiment, the windshield 10 is sandwiched between the cowl top 6 and the windshield lower 11.

2A is an X1-X1 cross-sectional view in FIG. 1B, and FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of a portion A1 in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the cross-sectional shape of the windshield lower 11 is such that a fixed surface 11a is formed forward along the inclination of the windshield 10, and the upper end of the fixed surface 11a extends rearward. ing. And the dashboard 8 is attached to the part extended toward back.

Moreover, the cross-sectional shape of the cowl top 6 extends rearward from the lower side of the bonnet 4, and the rear end portion is inclined upward along the inclination of the windshield 10 to form a lip surface 6 b. . As described above, since the fixing surface 11 a of the windshield lower 11 is formed along the windshield 10, the lip surface 6 b is formed to face the fixing surface 11 a of the windshield lower 11.
The fixed surface 11 a of the windshield lower 11 is opposed to the lip surface 6 b of the cowl top 6 with the windshield 10 interposed therebetween.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, a seal member 12 is disposed between the fixed surface 11a and the windshield 10 so that airtightness and liquid tightness are provided between the windshield 10 and the windshield lower 11. The structure to ensure is suitable. Further, the windshield 10 is bonded and fixed to the fixing surface 11 a of the windshield lower 11 with an adhesive 13.

  The seal member 12 is preferably formed of a flexible material such as rubber. When the windshield lower 11 and the windshield 10 press the seal member 12, the windshield lower 11 and the windshield 10 are Airtightness and liquid tightness can be secured.

Further, a flexible lip portion 6c whose end portion is slightly curved toward the windshield 10 side is formed along the upper end portion of the lip surface 6b of the cowl top 6. The lip portion 6c is formed by integrally molding a soft resin with the cowl top 6, for example, by two-color molding.
With this configuration, the lip portion 6 c is provided opposite to the fixed surface 11 a of the windshield lower 11.
And the structure which presses down the windshield 10 from the front of the vehicle 1 (refer Fig.1 (a)) at the edge part of the lip | rip part 6c is suitable.

  A plurality of engaging claws 60 are formed on the cowl top 6 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2B, the engaging claw 60 includes a leg portion 60a that rises rearward from the lip surface 6b of the cowl top 6, and an end portion of the leg portion 60a that is bent upward. The engaging portion 60b is formed so as to extend along the surface 6b, and the shape of the side surface is substantially L-shaped. The engaging claw 60 is engaged with the lower end portion of the windshield lower 11 and the cowl top 6 is attached to the windshield lower 11.

3A is a schematic diagram showing a state where the cowl top is mounted on the windshield lower, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X2-X2 in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3A, a plurality of engaging claws 60 are formed behind the lip surface 6b of the cowl top 6 (on the side facing the fixed surface 11a of the windshield lower 11). The engaging claw 60 is formed so as to protrude toward the rear of the lip surface 6b, and includes an engaging portion 60b (see FIG. 2B) that is bent upward and extends along the lip surface 6b.
Since the lip surface 6b is formed so as to face the fixed surface 11a, the locking portion 60b of the engaging claw 60 extends along the fixed surface 11a. In other words, the end of the engaging claw 60 is bent upward and extends along the fixed surface 11a.

  The engaging claw 60 formed in this way engages with the lower end portion of the fixed surface 11a from the front of the windshield lower 11, and the locking portion 60b is disposed behind the fixed surface 11a. The cowl top 6 is mounted on the windshield lower 11 so that the lip surface 6b faces the fixed surface 11a from the front.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), a windshield 10 is provided in front of the fixing surface 11a of the windshield lower 11 via a seal member 12, and is bonded and fixed by an adhesive 13. The cowl top 6 is attached to the windshield lower 11 so that the surface 6b faces the windshield 10 from the front.

  And since the lip part 6c which curves slightly toward the windshield 10 side is formed in the upper end part of the lip face 6b, in this embodiment, it is formed in the lip face 6b of the cowl top 6. The lip portion 6c and the engaging claw 60 sandwich the wind shield 10 and the fixed surface 11a of the windshield lower 11 together.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the tip 60d of the engaging claw 60 is formed on the lower end side of the windshield 10 from the position where the lip 6c presses the windshield 10. Is preferred.
With this configuration, the length of the engaging claw 60 that engages with the fixing surface 11a to which the windshield 10 is bonded and fixed from the lower end of the fixing surface 11a can be shortened. Therefore, the engagement claw 60 can be easily engaged with the windshield lower 11. That is, the cowl top 6 can be easily mounted on the windshield lower 11.

Further, as described above, a flexible lip 6c (see FIG. 2B) is formed along the upper end of the lip surface 6b, and the windshield 10 (FIG. 2 (FIG. 2) is formed at the end of the lip 6c. b)) is pressed from the front of the vehicle 1 (see FIG. 1A).
With this configuration, the windshield 10 is in contact with the flexible lip 6c on the cowl top 6 side (front), and the seal member 12 and the adhesive 13 are in contact with the windshield lower 11 side (rear).

  That is, the windshield 10 is sandwiched between the cowl top 6 and the windshield lower 11 via the flexible lip 6 c, the seal member 12, and the adhesive 13. Therefore, even if the cowl top 6 and the windshield lower 11 hold the windshield 10 with a strong force, the lip portion 6c, the seal member 12 and the adhesive 13 serve as cushioning materials to prevent the windshield 10 from being damaged. it can. In other words, even if the lip portion 6c of the cowl top 6 and the engaging claw 60 sandwich the windshield 10 and the windshield lower 11 with a strong force, the windshield 10 can be prevented from being damaged.

  Then, it is preferable that the cowl top 6 attached to the windshield lower 11 is loosened by the lip portion 6c of the cowl top 6 and the engaging claw 60 holding the windshield 10 and the windshield lower 11 with a strong force. Can be suppressed. Therefore, the generation of noise due to the vibration of the cowl top 6 can be suitably prevented.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the shape of the engaging claw. As described above, the engaging claw 60 extends along the lip surface 6b with the leg portion 60a standing rearward from the lip surface 6b of the cowl top 6 and the end portion of the leg portion 60a bent upward. The side part is L-shaped. Then, the fixing surface 11a of the windshield lower 11 and the windshield 10 (see FIG. 3A) are sandwiched between the locking portion 60b of the engaging claw 60 and the lip portion 6c (see FIG. 2B). .

  Furthermore, the structure which forms the reinforcing rib 60c in the engaging claw 60 and reinforces the engaging claw 60 is suitable. The shape of the reinforcing rib 60c is not limited. For example, the reinforcing rib 60c stands in a wall shape in the vicinity of both ends of the leg portion 60a and the locking portion 60b along the direction in which the leg portion 60a stands and the direction in which the locking portion 60b extends. Formed.

Moreover, the structure which forms the reinforcement rib 60c so that the reinforcement rib 60c formed in the both ends of the leg part 60a and the latching | locking part 60b may be connected may be sufficient.
Furthermore, the structure which the lip surface 6b of the cowl top 6 stands up like a wall so that the reinforcement rib 60c formed in the leg part 60a may extend may be formed.

By providing the reinforcing rib 60c having such a shape, it is possible to suitably suppress the locking portion 60b from being deformed in a direction away from the lip surface 6b of the cowl top 6, and between the lip surface 6b and the locking portion 60b. Can be prevented from spreading. That is, it is possible to suppress the engagement claw 60 from being deformed in a direction to release the holding surface 11a of the windshield lower 11 and the windshield 10 (see FIG. 2B).
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cowl top 6 attached to the windshield lower 11 from being loosened. And generation | occurrence | production of the noise by the vibration of the cowl top 6 can be prevented suitably.

Further, by forming the reinforcing rib 60c on the engaging claw 60, for example, deformation of the engaging claw 60 at the time of manufacturing the cowl top 6 can be suppressed, so that the design error of the engaging claw 60 can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to configure the engaging claw 60 that clamps the windshield lower 11 and the windshield 10 (see FIG. 2B) with a suitable force.
Also by this, it can suppress suitably that the cowl top 6 with which the windshield lower 11 was mounted | worn is loosened.

As shown in FIG. 3A, a positioning portion 14 is provided on the fixed surface 11 a of the windshield lower 11. The positioning portion 14 is a member for positioning the cowl top 6 mounted on the windshield lower 11 in the left-right direction. For example, the positioning portion 14 extends from the lower end portion of the fixed surface 11a of the windshield lower 11 along the lip surface 6b of the cowl top 6. It is formed to extend in the shape of a tongue.
In the positioning portion 14, at least one positioning hole 14a is formed.

Further, a positioning claw 61 is formed on the cowl top 6 so as to correspond to the position of the positioning hole 14 a formed in the positioning portion 14 of the windshield lower 11.
The positioning claw 61 has the same shape as the engagement claw 60, for example, and passes through the positioning hole 14a when the cowl top 6 is mounted on the windshield lower 11 as shown in FIG. Engage with the fixed surface 11 a of the lower 11.

The dimension of the positioning hole 14a in the left-right direction is preferably configured such that the clearance with respect to the width in the left-right direction of the positioning claw 61 is reduced.
With this configuration, the left and right positions of the positioning claw 61 with respect to the positioning hole 14a can be determined with high accuracy.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the positioning claw 61 is configured to pass through the positioning hole 14 a, so that the upper end side of the cowl top 6 is in the horizontal direction with respect to the windshield lower 11. The positioning of the upper end portion of the cowl top 6 can be suitably prevented from being displaced in the left-right direction with respect to the windshield lower 11.
The shape of the positioning claw 61 is not limited to the shape equivalent to that of the engaging claw 60 as long as it is a protrusion that penetrates the positioning hole 14a.

  As described above, the cowl top 6 is an exterior member provided on the outside of the windshield 10, and in particular, the upper end side is a part that can be easily seen from the outside, so the upper end side of the cowl top 6 is the windshield. If it is mounted to be shifted in the left-right direction with respect to the lower 11, the appearance will deteriorate, and the product quality of the vehicle 1 (see FIG. 1A) will deteriorate.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the windshield lower 11 is provided with the positioning portion 14 and the cowl top 6 is formed with the positioning claw 61. With this configuration, it is possible to improve the positioning accuracy of the cowl top 6 with respect to the windshield lower 11 in the left-right direction, and to suppress deterioration in product quality.

For example, also in the process of attaching the cowl top 6 to the windshield lower 11, the positioning of the upper end portion side of the cowl top 6 with respect to the windshield lower 11 becomes easy, and the production efficiency can be improved.
Further, for example, it is possible to prevent the upper end portion of the cowl top 6 from shifting in the left-right direction due to vibration generated by the traveling of the vehicle 1 (see FIG. 1A). Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a decrease in product quality due to long-term use.

As described above, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2B, the engaging claw 60 that engages the windshield lower 11 is formed on the cowl top 6, and the engaging claw 60 is windshielded. The cowl top 6 is mounted on the windshield lower 11 so as to engage with the lower 11 and sandwich the windshield 10 and the windshield lower 11.
Further, a flexible lip portion 6 c is formed on the cowl top 6, and a windshield support portion structure is provided in which the windshield 10 is sandwiched between the lip portion 6 c and the seal member 12 provided in the windshield lower 11.

  With this configuration, the windshield 10 can be sandwiched between the flexible lip portion 6c and the seal member 12, and even when the cowl top 6 and the windshield lower 11 sandwich the windshield 10 with a strong force, the lip portion It is possible to prevent the windshield 10 from being damaged by the 6c and the seal member 12 serving as a cushioning material.

Therefore, even if the engaging claw 60 of the cowl top 6 holds the windshield 10 and the windshield lower 11 with a strong force, the windshield 10 is not damaged, and the windshield 10 and the windshield lower 11 are strong. It is possible to form the engaging claw 60 that is clamped by force.
As a result, the cowl top 6 attached to the windshield lower 11 can be suitably prevented from loosening.

In the present embodiment, the reinforcing rib 60 c is formed on the engaging claw 60 of the cowl top 6. With this configuration, the rigidity of the engaging claw 60 can be increased, and the cowl top 6 attached to the windshield lower 11 can be suitably prevented from loosening.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the generation of noise due to the vibration of the loose cowl top 6.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the windshield lower 11 is provided with the positioning portion 14. With this configuration, the positioning accuracy of the cowl top 6 in the left-right direction with respect to the windshield lower 11 can be improved, and an excellent effect can be achieved in that deterioration in product quality of the vehicle 1 (see FIG. 1A) can be suppressed. .

(A) is a figure which shows the front part of a vehicle provided with the windshield support part structure which concerns on this embodiment, (b) is a figure which shows the state with which the cowl top was mounted | worn to the windshield lower. (A) is X1-X1 sectional drawing in FIG.1, (b), (b) is the A1 part enlarged view in (a) of FIG. (A) is a schematic diagram which shows the state by which a cowl top is mounted | worn with a windshield lower, (b) is X2-X2 sectional drawing in (a) of FIG. It is a figure which shows the shape of an engaging claw.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 6 Cowl top 6b Lip surface 6c Lip part 10 Wind shield 11 Wind shield lower 11a Fixing surface 12 Seal member 13 Adhesive 14 Positioning part 14a Positioning hole 60 Engaging claw 60c Reinforcement rib 61 Positioning claw

Claims (4)

A windshield lower disposed on the rear side of the windshield of the vehicle and having a fixing surface for bonding and fixing a lower portion of the windshield;
A cowl top having a flexible lip portion disposed in front of the windshield and pressing the windshield from the front; and
In the windshield support portion structure in which the cowl top is mounted on the windshield lower so that the fixed surface and the lip portion face each other across the windshield and the lip portion presses the windshield from the front.
Bending the end of the engaging claw formed at the rear of the cowl top along the fixed surface,
The engagement claw is engaged with the windshield lower so that the fixing surface and the windshield are sandwiched between the lip portion and the engagement claw, and the cowl top is attached to the windshield lower. Windshield support structure characterized by. The windshield lower is
A positioning part extending from the end of the fixed surface in the form of a tongue and having a positioning hole;
The windshield support part structure according to claim 1, wherein a positioning claw formed on the cowl top penetrates the positioning hole in a state where the cowl top is mounted on the windshield lower.   The reinforcing rib for suppressing the deformation of the engagement claw in a direction to release the holding of the fixing surface and the windshield is formed on the engagement claw. Item 3. A windshield support structure according to Item 2.   The said engaging claw is formed in the lower end part side of the said windshield from the position where the said lip part presses down the said windshield, The any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Windshield support structure.

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