JPH0117499Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] A. Field of industrial application This invention relates to a drainage system on the inside of the windshield of an automobile, and is applicable to automobiles with an open roof, especially jeeps whose windshield is tilted forward when the roof is open. Suitable for use in canopy vehicles such as

B. Prior art As shown in FIG. 1, in a typical automobile, a weather strip 5 is fitted with a windshield 4 on the joint 1a between the outer panel 2 and the inner panel 3 of the cowl 1 on the front side of the vehicle body. The end 2a of the outer panel 2 or the ends of both panels (not shown) are fitted into the inside of the vehicle, and the front end 6a of the instrument panel 6 covers meters (not shown) on the inside of the windshield 4. A gap t is created between the cowl 1 and the cowl 1 in the front-rear direction. For this reason,
For vehicles with open roofs such as canopy cars,
When the roof is opened, rainwater may infiltrate into the interior through the gap t, potentially causing failure of various mechanical parts of the meters, and there is also a problem in that the internal mechanical parts are visible through the gap t, resulting in a poor appearance.

However, in the past, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 58-56610, for example, rainwater that enters through the gaps in the weather strip is discharged outside the vehicle using a drainage structure formed in the weather strip itself. As shown in Publication No. 53-140243, there has been a proposal to drain rainwater that falls on the instrument panel of industrial vehicles such as forklifts to the sides through drainage ditches formed in the instrument panel, but this method is not suitable for models with open roofs. At present, sufficient waterproof measures have not been taken to prevent rainwater from entering through the gap t in automobiles.

C. Purpose of the invention This invention provides a means to effectively prevent rainwater from entering through the gap between the windshield and the instrument panel in a car with an open roof such as a covered car. The aim is to prevent

D. Composition of the invention This invention is based on a panel end 1 at the joint between the outer panel 15 and the inner panel 16 of the cowl 14 on the front side of the vehicle in a type of automobile in which the roof portion is open.
4a extends to the lower part of the instrument panel 17 that covers the meters 18 inside the vehicle, and the extended portion 19 is attached to the vehicle at a position below the gap t between the windshield 11 and the front end 17a of the instrument panel 17. The present invention relates to a waterproofing device for the inside of a windshield of an automobile, characterized in that a drainage groove 20 extending in the width direction is provided.

E. Example Hereinafter, an example of this invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows the main parts of a hooded vehicle, where 11 is a windshield that can be tilted forward in the direction of the arrow through the hood wind frame 12, 13 is a weather strip fitted to the lower end of the windshield 11, and 14 is a windshield that can be tilted forward in the direction of the arrow. , a front cowl of the vehicle body formed in a box shape from an outer panel 15 and an inner panel 16; and 17 an instrument panel that covers meters 18 disposed at the front of the vehicle interior.

A joining panel end 14a between the outer panel 15 and the inner panel 16 of the vehicle front cowl 14 extends inward in the vehicle in a substantially horizontal direction from a position where it abuts the lower surface of the weather strip 13, and its tip 19a is connected to the instrument panel 17. It reaches inside and below from the front end 17a. Therefore, the extending portion 19 of the joining panel end 14a has a position directly below the gap t created between the windshield 11 and the front end 17a of the instrument panel 17.
A gutter-shaped drainage groove 20 that extends in the vehicle width direction by bending the
is formed.

In the above configuration, the gap t is the windshield 1
The forward tilting of step 1 causes the vehicle to further expand, but even if rainwater falls from the open upper part, the rainwater is discharged to the side of the vehicle body through the drainage ditch 20, so rainwater is prevented from entering the meters 18. .

Incidentally, although the above-mentioned embodiment has been exemplified with respect to a canopy type car, this invention can be similarly applied to other types of cars with open roofs. In addition, in the embodiment, the joint panel end 14a of the cowl 14 forming the drainage groove 20 is
Although the case is shown in which the extending portion 19 of the outer panel 15 and the inner panel 16 overlap, the extending portion 19 may be provided only on one of the panels 15 and 16.

F. Effects of the invention According to the waterproofing device for the inside of the windshield of an automobile according to this invention, rainwater that falls from the gap created between the windshield and the front end of the instrument panel is spread out from the extension of the panel joint end of the front cowl of the vehicle body. Since rainwater is drained to the side of the vehicle body through drainage grooves formed in the sections, rainwater is prevented from entering the meters, thereby preventing malfunctions of the meters due to such infiltration.In addition, internal mechanical parts can be seen through the gaps. This has the excellent effect of improving the appearance. Furthermore, this waterproofing device has a simple structure and has the advantage of being able to be constructed at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the vicinity of the lower part of the windshield in a conventional automobile, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the vicinity of the lower part of the windshield in an embodiment of the present invention. 11...Windshield, 14...Vehicle front cowl, 14a...Joining panel end, 15...Outer panel, 16...Inner panel, 17...Instrument panel, 17a...Front end, 18...Meters, 19...extension part, 20...drainage ditch, t
……gap.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a car with an open roof,
The panel end of the joint between the outer panel and the inner panel of the front cowl of the vehicle extends to the bottom of the instrument panel that covers the gauges inside the vehicle, and this extended portion is connected to the front end of the windshield and the instrument panel. A waterproofing device for the inside of a windshield of an automobile, characterized in that a wastewater groove extending in the vehicle width direction is provided at a position below the gap.