JP2015101191A - Vehicle body lower side part structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the flexibility of design of a rocker cover panel and a fender panel which form an outer side surface of a vehicle body and improve the relative fitting accuracy between the rocker cover panel and the fender panel thereby improving the visual quality of the appearance of the vehicle body.SOLUTION: A vehicle body lower side part structure of a vehicle includes: a rocker 14 which forms a lower side part of a vehicle body 2 and extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body 2; a rocker cover panel 27 which covers the rocker 14 from the outer side and forms a part of an outer side surface of the vehicle body 2; and a fender panel 32 which is located adjacent to a front part of the rocker 14 and forms another part of the outer side surface of the vehicle body 2. In the vehicle body lower side part structure of the vehicle, a bracket 24 which is supported by a front end part of the rocker 14 and extends to the front side is provided and the rocker cover panel 27 and the fender panel 32 are attached to an extension part of the bracket 24.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle body lower side structure including a rocker cover panel and a fender panel arranged side by side along the outer surface so as to form an outer surface of the vehicle body.

  Conventionally, the vehicle body lower side structure of the vehicle is disclosed in Patent Document 1 below. According to this publication, the vehicle body lower side structure includes a rocker that forms the lower side portion of the vehicle body and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a part of the outer surface of the vehicle body that covers the rocker from the outside. A rocker cover panel that forms a rocker cover panel and a fender panel that forms the other part of the outer surface of the vehicle body adjacent to the front part of the rocker, and the rocker cover panel has a front end, a rear end portion in front of the rocker, Fastened to the rear end and attached to this rocker.

  As described above, since the rocker cover panel and the fender panel form the outer surface of the vehicle body, each panel is required to improve the appearance of the vehicle body.

JP 2004-168215 A

  By the way, in the above-described conventional technology, the rocker cover panel is attached to the rocker by fastening the front end of the rocker cover panel to the front and rear ends of the rocker. For this reason, the length and shape of the rocker cover panel tend to follow those of the rocker, and the degree of freedom of design of the rocker cover panel tends to be limited, and accordingly, the appearance of the vehicle body is not improved in appearance. There is an inconvenience.

  Further, as described above, the rocker cover panel is attached to the rocker, but the fender panel is attached to a vehicle body member different from the rocker cover panel. For this reason, it is not easy to improve the relative mounting accuracy between the rocker cover panel and the fender panel, and in this respect as well, there is a disadvantage that improvement in the appearance of the vehicle body is hindered.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to improve the degree of freedom of design of the rocker cover panel and the fender panel that form the outer surface of the vehicle body, and these rockers. It is intended to improve the appearance of the vehicle body by improving the relative mounting accuracy between the cover panel and the fender panel.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a rocker 14 that constitutes a lower portion of the vehicle body 2 and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2, and a rocker cover that covers the rocker 14 from the outside and forms a part of the outer surface of the vehicle body 2 In a vehicle body lower side structure including a panel 27 and a fender panel 32 that forms the other part of the outer side surface of the vehicle body 2 adjacent to the front portion of the rocker 14,
A bracket 24 that is supported by the front end portion of the rocker 14 and extends forward is provided, and the rocker cover panel 27 and the fender panel 32 are attached to the extending portion of the bracket 24, respectively. It is a vehicle body lower side structure.

  In addition, in this section, the reference numerals and drawing numbers appended to the above terms are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention to the “Example” section and the contents of the drawings described later.

  The effects of the present invention are as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rocker that constitutes a lower side portion of the vehicle body and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, a rocker cover panel that covers the rocker from the outside and forms a part of the outer surface of the vehicle body, and the rocker Vehicle body lower side structure comprising a fender panel that forms the other part of the outer surface of the vehicle body adjacent to the front of the vehicle body,
A bracket extending forward is supported by the front end portion of the rocker, and the rocker cover panel and the fender panel are attached to the extending portion of the bracket.

  For this reason, if the extension length and shape of the bracket are variously selected, the dimensions and shape of the rocker cover panel and fender panel attached to the bracket and forming the outer surface of the vehicle body can be made desired. That is, the design freedom of the rocker cover panel and the fender panel can be improved.

  Further, as described above, since the rocker cover panel and the fender panel are both attached to the bracket, the rocker cover panel and the fender panel are relatively compared to each other when the rocker cover panel and the fender panel are attached to different body members. Can improve general installation accuracy. According to this, the outer surfaces of the opposing edge portions in the surface direction of the rocker cover panel and the fender panel are flush with each other, and the gaps between the opposing edge portions are uniform in the longitudinal direction portions. Can be.

  Therefore, by improving the design freedom of the rocker cover panel and fender panel that form the outer surface of the vehicle body described above, and improving the relative installation accuracy of these rocker cover panel and fender panel, An improvement in appearance is achieved.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view of FIG. 2. 1 is an overall side view of a vehicle. FIG. 2 is a developed perspective view of what is shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view of FIG. 4.

  The vehicle body lower side structure of the present invention improves the degree of freedom of design of the rocker cover panel and the fender panel forming the outer surface of the vehicle body, and the relative construction of the rocker cover panel and the fender panel. In order to realize the object of improving the appearance of the vehicle body by improving the accuracy, the mode for carrying out the present invention is as follows.

  That is, the vehicle body lower part structure includes a rocker that forms the lower part of the vehicle body and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a rocker cover panel that covers the rocker from the outside and forms a part of the outer surface of the vehicle body. And a fender panel forming another portion of the outer surface of the vehicle body adjacent to the front portion of the rocker. A bracket is provided that is supported by the front end of the rocker and extends forward. The rocker cover panel and the fender panel are respectively attached to the extending portion of the bracket.

  In order to explain the present invention in more detail, an embodiment thereof will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle exemplified by a convertible car, and an arrow Fr indicates the front in the traveling direction of the vehicle 1.

  A vehicle 1 includes a vehicle body 2 and rear wheels 4 and 5 that are suspended by the vehicle body 2 and support the vehicle body 2 on a running surface 3. The interior of the vehicle body 2 is a vehicle compartment 6. On the side walls 8 constituting the left and right sides of the vehicle body 2 are formed door openings 9 that allow the inside and outside of the passenger compartment 6 to communicate with each other. A side door 10 is provided that closes the door opening 9 so as to be openable and closable from the outside of the vehicle body 2.

  Of the lower end edge of the side wall 8 of the vehicle body 2, a portion sandwiched between the front and rear wheels 4, 5 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 is a rocker 14. The rocker 14 extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2, and each cross-section in the longitudinal direction has a hollow closed cross-sectional shape. The rocker 14 forms a lower opening edge of the door opening 9 in the side wall 8 and serves as a side sill for the door opening 9.

  A front opening edge portion of the door opening 9 in the side wall 8 extends in the vertical direction, and a cross section of each part in the longitudinal direction is a front pillar 15 having a hollow closed cross-sectional shape. The lower end portion of the front pillar 15 is firmly coupled to the front end portion of the rocker 14. A front cowl 16 is provided that extends in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 and is installed in the middle in the longitudinal direction of the front pillar 15 of each side wall 8 to firmly connect the left and right front pillars 15 to each other. An apron member 17 projects from the middle part of the front pillar 15 of each side wall 8 toward the front.

  The rocker 14, the front pillar 15, the front cowl 16, and the apron member 17 are all made of sheet metal and have sufficient rigidity as a skeleton member of the vehicle body 2.

  The apron member 17 is coupled to a suspension tower 20 made of sheet metal that supports the front wheel 4 via a suspension (not shown). A semi-circular sheet metal wheel house 21 that opens downward in a side view of the vehicle body 2 (FIG. 2) is formed at the front part of the side wall 8 in front of the lower part of the rocker 14 and the front pillar 15, respectively. The rear lower end portion of the wheel house 21 is joined to the front end portion of the rocker 14. The wheel house 21 covers the upper half of the front wheel 4 from above.

  A bracket 24 made of a sheet metal supported by the front end portion of the rocker 14 and extending forward is provided. The bracket 24 includes a bracket main body 24a whose front portion forms substantially the entire wing, and a forward extension portion of the bracket 24. The bracket 24 extends from the front edge of the bracket main body 24a toward the inside of the vehicle body 2. And a flange 24b extending integrally therewith. The rear end portion of the bracket 24 is fastened to the outer surface of the front end portion of the rocker 14 by the first fastener 25, whereby the bracket 24 is supported by the front end portion of the rocker 14.

  A bent portion 24c that bends in a crank shape is formed at a midway portion of the bracket 24 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2. More specifically, the bent portion 24c is bent outwardly from the vehicle body 2 after the rear end portion of the bracket 24 is known, and then bent forward, and its front end portion is the rear end of the bracket body 24a. The shape is integrally coupled with the end.

  A rocker cover panel 27 made of resin is provided to cover the rocker 14 from the outside and form a part of the outside surface of the vehicle body 2. The rocker cover panel 27 includes a cover panel main body 27a that constitutes substantially the whole and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2, and extends integrally from the front edge of the cover panel main body 27a toward the inside of the vehicle body 2. And a flange 27b to be taken out. The cover panel main body 27 a is attached to the outer surface of the rocker 14 by a second fastener 28. Further, the flange 27 b of the rocker cover panel 27 is attached to the front surface of the flange 24 b of the bracket 24 by a third fastener 29.

  A front fender panel 32 made of resin that covers the front end portion of the rocker 14 and the lower portion of the front pillar 15 from the outer sides thereof and forms the other part of the outer surface of the vehicle body 2 adjacent to the front portion of the rocker 14. Is provided. The fender panel 32 includes a fender panel main body 32a constituting almost the whole, and a surface direction of the fender panel main body 32a from an end portion of the arc concave shape along the wheel house 21 toward the inner side of the vehicle body 2. The flange 32b has a circular arc shape when the vehicle body 2 is viewed from the side.

  The apron member 17 is attached to the upper part of the fender panel main body 32a by a fastener (not shown). On the other hand, the lower end portion of the fender panel main body 32a is arranged on the inner side of the vehicle body 2 from the front end portion of the cover panel main body 27a of the rocker cover panel 27. The rear portion of the lower end portion of the fender panel main body 32a is attached to the outer surface of the rocker 14 by a fourth fastener 33, and the front portion of the lower end portion of the fender panel main body 32a is attached to the bracket main body 24a as a fifth fastener. 34 is attached.

  A resin-made fender liner panel 37 that covers the inner peripheral surface of the wheel house 21 from below is provided. The lower end of the outer edge of the outer side of the vehicle body 2 in the fender liner panel 37 is disposed behind the flange 32b of the fender panel 32, and the rocker cover panel 27 is moved by the third fastener 29. Attached to the upper front surface of the flange 24b of the bracket 24 together with the flange 27b.

  The lower end portion of the outer edge portion of the fender liner panel 37 is attached to the lower front surface of the flange 24b of the bracket 24 by a sixth fastener 38. A part of the upper side of the fender liner panel 37 is attached to the flange 32b of the fender panel 32 by a seventh fastener 39, and the other part of the upper part of the fender liner panel 37 alone is the wheel house. 21 is attached by an eighth fastener 40.

  The first to eighth fasteners 25, 28, 29, 33, 34, 38, 39, and 40 are detachable components of the vehicle body 2 that are fastened together. Accordingly, the rocker cover panel 27, the fender panel 32, and the fender liner panel 37 can be arbitrarily replaced with ones having other specifications or new ones.

  Specifically, when the rocker cover panel 27, the fender panel 32, and the fender liner panel 37 are removed from the rocker 14, the wheel house 21, and the bracket 24, first, the second and third fasteners 28, 29 are attached. The rocker cover panel 27 is removed by loosening. Next, the fourth and fifth fasteners 33 and 34 and the seventh fastener 39 are relaxed, and the fender panel 32 is removed. Next, the sixth and eighth fasteners 38 and 40 may be relaxed and the fender liner panel 37 may be removed. On the other hand, the attachment of the panels 27, 32, and 37 to the rocker 14, the wheel house 21, and the bracket 24 may be performed in the reverse order.

  In addition, each said fastener may replace the part or all of these with the latching tools which can be engaged or disengaged suitably, such as a resin clip.

  According to the above configuration, the bracket 24 that is supported by the front end portion of the rocker 14 and extends forward is provided, and the rocker cover panel 27 fender panel 32 and the fender liner panel 37 are respectively provided on the extending portion of the bracket 24. It is attached.

  Therefore, if the extension length and shape of the bracket 24 are variously selected, the dimensions of the rocker cover panel 27, the fender panel 32, and the fender liner panel 37 that are attached to the bracket 24 and form the outer surface of the vehicle body 2 The desired shape can be obtained, that is, the design freedom of the rocker cover panel 27, the fender panel 32, and the fender liner panel 37 can be improved.

  Since the rocker cover panel 27, the fender panel 32, and the fender liner panel 37 are all attached to the bracket 24 as described above, the rocker cover panel 27, the fender panel 32, and the fender liner panel 37 are different from each other. Compared with attaching to the member, the relative mounting accuracy of the rocker cover panel 27, the fender panel 32, and the fender liner panel 37 can be improved. And according to this, each outer surface of each opposing edge in the surface direction of these rocker cover panel 27, fender panel 32, and fender liner panel 37 is flush with each other, or a gap between each opposing edge is provided. It can be made uniform in each part in the longitudinal direction.

  Therefore, the design freedom of the rocker cover panel 27, the fender panel 32, and the fender liner panel 37 that form the outer surface of the vehicle body 2 is improved, and the rocker cover panel 27, the fender panel 32, and the fender liner panel 37 are improved. Improvement in the appearance of the vehicle body 2 is achieved by improving the relative mounting accuracy between them.

  On the other hand, according to the bent portion 24c of the bracket 24 described above, when the front wheel 4 is moved backward and collides with the bracket 24 by the impact force at the time of collision (front collision) while the vehicle 1 is traveling forward, The bent portion 24c is bent smoothly and the impact force is effectively relieved. Therefore, the protection of the occupant during the frontal collision of the vehicle 1 is achieved.

  The rocker cover panel 27, the fender panel 32, and the fender liner panel 37 may be partially or entirely made of sheet metal.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Car body 3 Running surface 4 Wheel 5 Wheel 6 Car compartment 8 Side wall 9 Door opening 14 Rocker 15 Front pillar 21 Wheel house 24 Bracket 24a Bracket main body 24b Flange 24c Bending part 25 First fastener 27 Rocker cover panel 27a Cover panel main body 27b Flange 32 Fender panel 32a Fender panel body 32b Flange 37 Fender liner panel

Claims (1)

A rocker that forms the lower part of the vehicle body and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, a rocker cover panel that covers the rocker from the outside and forms a part of the outer surface of the vehicle body, and a vehicle body adjacent to the front part of the rocker In the vehicle body lower side structure including a fender panel that forms the other part of the outer surface of the vehicle,
A vehicle body lower side structure characterized in that a bracket that is supported by the front end portion of the rocker and extends forward is provided, and the rocker cover panel and the fender panel are respectively attached to the extending portion of the bracket. .

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