JPH0733984Y2 - Vehicle liner and mudguard mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a liner to an overfender mounted on a vehicle body of an automobile or further for attaching a mudguard.

[Conventional technology]

As a structure of a wheel mounting portion of an automobile, there is a case where a structure in which a wheel house is covered above a wheel and a fender is mounted in an overhang shape on the wheel house portion may be adopted. In order to protect the vehicle body panel and the over fender from the stepping stones from the wheels, a liner may be provided inside the over fender, and the stepping stone,
A mudguard may be attached to prevent dirt and the like from scattering behind the vehicle.

As a mudguard mounting structure, there is a conventional structure shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, for example. In this mounting structure, the support flange 31 formed on the over fender 31
A square mounting hole 31b is formed in a, and the grommet 32 is pushed into the mounting hole 31b for fitting and mounting, and the supporting flange 31a
The mounting flange portion of the mudguard 33 is brought into contact with, and the fixing bolt 34 is inserted from the outside of the mudguard 33 and screwed into the grommet 32. As a result, the grommet 32 is tightly locked to the mounting hole 31b and the mudguard 33 is fixed to the over fender 31.

Depending on the vehicle model, the liner may be interposed between the over fender 31 and the mudguard 33 and fixed together, or only the liner may be attached.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in the conventional mudguard mounting structure described above, since the mounting hole 31b is a square hole, it is difficult to form the mounting hole 31b. In addition, as described above, there are those that are equipped with only the liner depending on the type of vehicle, but in this case as well as when only the mudguard is installed, or both the mudguard and the liner are installed, the above-mentioned grommet 32 and the fixing bolt 3
4 and each washer are required, and the mounting structure is complicated. Furthermore, when both the liner and the mudguard are mounted, there is a concern that the fixing strength is insufficient and rattling is likely to occur, resulting in poor appearance.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can easily and securely fix both the liner and the mudguard, improve the appearance without rattling, and have a mounting structure when only the liner is installed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile liner and a mudguard mounting structure that can simplify the above.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention relates to a vehicle liner and a mudguard mounting structure for mounting a liner for protecting the overfender from flying stones and the like, and a mudguard for preventing the flying stones from scattering to the overfender mounted on the vehicle body. In the support flange of, while forming a mounting hole through, around the mounting hole of the support flange,
A positioning recess having a diameter larger than that of the mounting hole is concentrically provided, and U
A bolt hole is formed through the nut plate formed in a letter shape, the nut is fixed to one side of the nut plate so as to be coaxial with the bolt hole, and the peripheral edge of the bolt hole is provided on the other side on the nut side. Form a bent locking projection, mount the nut plate on the support flange so that the locking projection locks in the positioning recess, and tighten the liner and mudguard together with the nut plate. It is characterized in that it is fixed to the support flange.

Here, the locking projection of the nut plate in the present invention can be formed by projecting the other side portion of the plate by, for example, burring processing.

[Action]

In the mounting structure according to the present invention, when both the liner and the mudguard are mounted on the support flange, first, the nut plate is locked to the support flange of the overfender and the locking projection of the plate is locked to the positioning recess. Mounting. Then, the nut is positioned coaxially with the mounting hole, and in this state, the liner and the mudguard are overlapped and brought into contact with the support flange of the over fender, and fixed together by the fixing bolt.

As described above, according to the present invention, the positioning recess is formed in the support flange of the over fender, and the locking projection of the nut plate is engaged with the positioning recess. Therefore, the positioning of the nut plate is easy and reliable. Further, since both the liner and the mudguard are fixed by using the nut and the fixing bolt, the fixing force is increased, there is not much risk of rattling of the both members, and deterioration of appearance can be prevented.

Further, since the locking projection is formed by bending the peripheral edge of the bolt hole toward the nut side, the locking projection can be simultaneously formed by burring at the time of forming the bolt hole, thus forming the nut plate. Can be done easily.

〔Example〕

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 6 are views for explaining a liner and mudguard mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an off-road vehicle adopting the structure of the present embodiment. A front bumper 3 is mounted on a front end of a vehicle body 2 of the car 1, and left and right split rear bumpers 4 are mounted on rear ends thereof. The left and right ends of each bumper 3, 4 are provided with extensions 3a, 4a having a shape surrounding the corner of the vehicle body.

Front and rear wheelhouses 5 and 6 are formed on the left and right sides of the front and rear portions of the vehicle body 2, and the front and rear wheelhouses 5 and 6 are formed on the front and rear portions 2a and 2b of the side panel, respectively. It is configured with over fenders 7 and 8 attached to. Since both wheel houses 5 and 6 have the same structure, the front wheel house 5 will be described below. The over fender 7 of the front wheel house 5 is made of a resin having a substantially arcuate shape in a side view, and the front end thereof is covered with the extension 3a on the front side.

A reinforcing flange 7b is bent inward over the entire length of the outer edge of the inner surface of the overfender 7, and a rib 7a is integrally formed over the entire length slightly inward of the reinforcing flange 7b. This reinforcing flange 7b and rib 7a
Is bent toward the side panel at the rear end of the overfender 7, and a support flange 7c is formed in a stepped manner at the inner bent portion of the reinforcing flange 7b. The support flange 7c has three mounting holes 7e formed therethrough, and a positioning recess 7f is provided around the mounting hole 7e so as to be coaxial therewith.

A nut plate 9 is attached to the support flange 7c of the over fender 7. The nut plate 9 is formed by bending a strip-shaped plate 10 into a U shape, welding a nut 11 to the outer surface of one side 10a of the plate, and bending the other side 1
The locking protrusion 10c is integrally formed on the 0b by burring so as to project inward. This locking protrusion
10c is locked in the positioning recess 7f, so that the nut plate 9 is in a predetermined position, that is, the nut 11
And the mounting hole 7e are positioned so as to be coaxial with each other.

And in the support flange 7c portion, the liner 12, the flange portions 12a, 13a of the mudguard 13 are sequentially stacked,
These are fixed by passing the fixing bolt 14 through the bolt holes 13b and 12b and screwing them into the nut 11. The liner 12 is arranged so as to cover the inner surface of the over fender 7, and the inner peripheral edge of the liner 12 is fixed to the vehicle body panel. The corresponding portion is fixed to the support flange 7c as described above, and the remaining portion is fixed to the rib 7a.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which only the liner 12 is attached. The liner 12 has a clip 15 in the mounting hole 7e of the support flange 7c.
The engaging portion 15a is inserted into the mounting hole 7e, and the engaging portion 15a is fixed by closely fitting.

Next, the function and effect of this embodiment will be described.

When fixing both the liner 12 and the mudguard 13 to the over fender 7, first, the nut plate 9
Is mounted on the support flange 7c so that the locking projection 10c of the nut plate 9 locks in the positioning recess 7f. Then, as a result, the nut 11 of the nut plate 9 has the mounting hole.
It is positioned at a predetermined position coaxial with 7e. In this state, the liner 12 and the mudguard 13 are brought into contact with each other so that the flange portions 12a and 13a are located on the support flange 7c, and the fixing bolt 14 is inserted and fixed.

In this way, on the support flange 7c of the over fender 7,
Since the mounting hole 7e is formed and the positioning recessed portion 7f which is coaxial with the mounting hole 7e is formed, the nut plate 9 can be easily and surely positioned and mounted in a predetermined position, so that the liner 12 and the mudguard 13 can be easily mounted. it can. In this case, since both the members 12 and 13 are fixed by the nut plate 9 and the fixing bolt 14, the fixing strength can be greatly improved as compared with the case where the bolt is inserted into the grommet and fixed, and the rattling is prevented. The appearance will not be deteriorated by the above.

On the other hand, in the case of a vehicle model that does not require the mudguard 13, the liner 12 is directly brought into contact with the support flange 7c without inserting the nut plate 9 and the clip 15 is inserted into the mounting hole 7e. It can be easily fixed and its structure is simple compared to the case where the above-mentioned grommet and bolt are used.

In the above embodiment, the front wheel house 5 is described, but the present invention can be applied to the rear wheel house 6 as well, and in this case, the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the automobile liner and mudguard mounting structure of the present invention, the mounting flange and the positioning recess coaxial with the mounting hole are formed in the support flange of the fender, so that the nut plate can be easily mounted by positioning. The liner and the mudguard can be easily fixed with high strength, and the appearance can be improved. Further, when forming the locking projection on the nut plate, the structure in which the periphery of the bolt hole is bent to the nut side is adopted, so that the locking projection can be formed at the same time when the bolt hole is formed, and there is an effect that the plate can be easily formed. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 6 are views for explaining a vehicle liner and mudguard mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 4, and FIG. An enlarged sectional view of the positioning recessed portion, FIG. 3 is a sectional view with only the liner attached, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view seen in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 5, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the applied automobile as seen from the front side, FIG. 6 is a perspective view as seen from the rear side, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are perspective views showing a conventional structure, respectively.
FIG. In the figure, 1 is an automobile, 2 is a vehicle body, 7 is an overfender, 7c is a support flange, 7e is a mounting hole, 7f is a positioning recess, 9 is a nut plate, 10 is a plate, 10a is one side, and 1 is a side.
0b is the other side, 10c is a locking protrusion, 11 is a nut, 12 is a liner, 1
3 is a mudguard, and 15 is a clip (locking member).

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vehicle liner and mudguard mounting structure for mounting a liner for protecting the overfender from flying stones and the like and a mudguard for preventing scattering of the flying stones and the like on an overfender mounted on a vehicle body,
A mounting hole is formed through the supporting flange of the overfender, and a positioning recess having a diameter larger than that of the mounting hole is concentrically formed around the mounting hole of the supporting flange to form a U-shape. A bolt hole is formed through the nut plate, the nut is fixed to one side of the nut plate so as to be coaxial with the bolt hole, and the periphery of the bolt hole is bent on the other side toward the nut side. A protrusion is formed, and the nut plate is attached to the support flange so that the locking protrusion locks in the positioning recess, and the liner and the mudguard are fastened together with the nut plate and fixed to the support flange. An automobile liner and mudguard mounting structure characterized by the above.