JPH0218784Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a hood hinge, which serves as a pivot member when opening and closing the hood of an automobile, to the body side.

(Prior art and its problems) In an automobile equipped with a concealed wiper or a semi-concealed wiper, as shown in FIG. It is common practice to install.

By the way, conventional cowl top side panels are generally formed to extend approximately linearly in the front-rear direction when viewed from above, so the resistance rigidity of the cowl top side panels against front-rear impact applied to the cowl is limited. The cowl has a strong property that deformation of the entire cowl is difficult to occur. Therefore, even if a structure in the engine room such as an engine collides with the cowl during a frontal collision of a car, the cowl is less likely to be crushed, and the steering handle and hood can be supported on the rear surface of the cowl without attenuating the impact force. The signal is transmitted to the hood supported by the cowl top side panel via the hinge, and these are instantaneously moved rearward. As a result, there is a risk that the steering handle may protrude rearward or that the windshield may be damaged due to the rearward movement of the hood. Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 4, since the mounting position of the hinge bracket b is on the inside of the vehicle body than the fender e, when viewed from above, the bolts d and other mounting parts can be seen through the gap between the fender e and the hood panel f. , there is a problem that the appearance is not good.

(Purpose of the invention) The purpose of the invention is to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional example.

(Structure of the invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a hood hinge mounting structure in which the hinge bracket of the hood hinge is attached to the upper flange of the cowl top side panel. A sloped portion is provided that slopes outward toward the cowl top side panel to form an offset between the front and rear portions of the cowl top side panel, and the hinge bracket is attached to the top flange at a rear portion of the top flange. It is characterized by

(Embodiment) In the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the whole or proximal portion of the wiper 6 is
This is applied to an automobile equipped with a concealed wiper type or semi-concealed wiper type wiper mechanism that can be stored in a storage space between the hood panel 8 and the hood panel 8.

The hood hinge 1 includes a hinge bracket 2 attached to the rear of the upper flange 4 of the cowl top side panel 13 using bolts 9, a hinge arm 11 attached to the hood panel 8 using bolts 10, and a hinge arm attached to the hinge bracket 2. It is composed of a hinge pin 12 that pivotally connects the hinge pin 11.
17 is a hood hinge reinforcing plate.

The hinge bracket 2 is attached to the cowl 3 at a location covered by the fender 5, as shown in FIG. In the present invention, an offset E is provided between the front part 14 and the rear part 15 of the cowl top side panel 13 so that the mounting position is closer to the outside than the conventional one shown in FIG. The width of 3 is increased. Incidentally, an inclined part 16 is provided between the front part 14 and the rear part 15 of the cowl top side panel 13,
The front and back impact is caused by the cowl top side panel 13.
The cowl 3 is constructed so that it can be easily bent at the inclined portion 16 to improve the crushability of the cowl 3 as a whole, and the cowl 3 can easily act as a buffer when the cowl 3 is subjected to a shock.

(Effects of the invention) The invention provides an inclined part that slopes outward toward the rear at the middle part of the cowl top side panel in the longitudinal direction, thereby forming an offset between the front and rear parts of the cowl top side panel. Therefore, the cowl top side panel is easily bent by the impact of a frontal collision along the inclined part provided at the middle part in the longitudinal direction, and the impact is alleviated by the cowl crushing effect caused by crushing and deformation of the entire cowl. As a result, the hood, which is supported by the cowl top side panel via the hood hinge, can be prevented from momentarily moving backwards, and the windshield can be prevented from breaking. In addition, the amount of rearward protrusion of the steering handle can be reduced by the crushing effect of the cowl, which has a significant effect on the safety of occupants in the event of a head-on collision.

In addition, in the present invention, the mounting position of the hinge bracket to the cowl top side panel is set at the rear of the upper flange, and can be moved outward from the mounting position of the conventional example. It becomes possible to arrange attachment parts such as the like, and as a result of making the attachment parts invisible from the outside, it also has the effect of improving the appearance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main parts of the embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the front part of the automobile, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the main parts, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal cross-section of the main parts of the conventional example. It is a diagram. 1...Hood hinge, 2...Hinge bracket, 3...Cowl, 4...Top flange.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In the hood hinge mounting structure in which the hinge bracket of the hood hinge is attached to the upper flange of the cowl top side panel, an inclined part that slopes outward toward the rear is provided at the middle part of the cowl top side panel in the front-rear direction, and the cowl top side A hood hinge attachment structure for an automobile, characterized in that an offset is formed between the front and rear parts of the panel, and the hinge bracket is attached to the upper flange at a rear part of the upper flange.