JPH0532251U - Installation structure of mad guard - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The mudguard is attached to the overfender without any gaps or steps so that its appearance is not impaired. Further, even if the mudguard is pulled downward, expansion of the gap at the boundary with the over fender is suppressed, and the mudguard is not easily separated. A locking piece 17 biased toward the tire 11 is integrally projectingly provided on a rear upper end 15a of the mudguard 15, and a tire corresponding to a biasing amount of the locking piece is provided on a rear rear lower end 13a of the overfender 13. A hole 18 that is offset to the side is provided, and the hole 1
Further, a gripping piece 19 capable of gripping the locking piece together with the rear lower end 13a of the rear portion of the over fender is vertically installed at the rear lower end 13a of the rear portion of the over fender in a state of being biased further toward the tire side and having the locking piece inserted into the hole. It Mudguard rear upper end 15a
The locking piece 17 is inserted into the hole 18 and gripped by the gripping piece 19, and the front upper end 15b of the mudguard is screwed 32 to the body 30 together with the rear front lower end 13b of the overfender.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mudguard mounting structure connected to a lower end of a rear portion of an overfender that is mounted along a wheel arch portion of an automobile fender.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 As this type of mudguard, there is known one in which the upper end opening of the mudguard 2 is continuously attached to the opening of the rear lower end of the overfender 1 as shown in FIGS. The upper end 2a of the mudguard 2 is superposed on the lower end step 1a of the rear side of the overfender 1 which is biased toward the tire side, and a screw 4 is screwed into the grommet 3 provided in the hole of the overfender 1 through the hole of the mudguard 2. To attach the rear upper end 2a of the mudguard 2 and then overlap the front upper end 2b of the mudguard 2 with the front lower end 1b of the overfender 1 and screw it through the hole of the mudguard 2 against the grommet 5 provided in the hole of the body 7. 6 is screwed in and the front upper end 2b of the mudguard 2 is attached. Further, as another conventional mudguard mounting structure, as shown in FIG. 6, a bulge of the rear upper end of the mudguard 9 via an adhesive 8 in a recess 7b formed in the rear lower end 7a of the rear portion of the overfender 7. The part 9a is inserted and attached to the lower end 7a, and the front upper end of the mudguard 9 is attached in the same manner as in FIG.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the mudguard attached with the above structure, the screw protrudes to the outer surface of the well-designed mudguard, or a gap or a step is generated at the boundary portion between the over fender and the mudguard due to the interposition of the adhesive. There was a problem that impaired the appearance of the mudguard. In particular, when an adhesive is used, there is a trouble that the screw must be stopped after the adhesive has dried. Also, when the car moves backward and the tire rides on a protrusion such as a small rock or curb with a height of about 30 cm, the lower end of the mudguard attached with the above structure is sandwiched between the protrusion and the tire. At the same time, since the tire is pulled downward by the rotational force of the tire, there is a drawback that the gap at the boundary between the mudguard and the overfender is enlarged or the mudguard is easily separated from the overfender.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mudguard mounting structure in which the mudguard is mounted on the overfender without any gaps or steps so as not to impair the appearance of the mudguard. Another object of the present invention is to prevent the mudguard from expanding easily even when the mudguard comes into contact with the tire when the vehicle is moving backward and is pulled downwards, while preventing the gap between the mudguard and the over fender from expanding. The purpose is to provide a mounting structure.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 A configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object will be described with reference to FIG. 1 corresponding to an embodiment. According to the present invention, an over fender 13 is attached along a wheel arch portion of a fender of an automobile 10, and an upper opening of a mudguard 15 having a hollow upper portion is continuously attached to an opening of a rear lower end of the over fender 13. This is an improvement of the mudguard attachment structure. The characteristic structure is that a locking piece 17 that is biased toward the tire 11 is integrally projected on the rear upper end 15a of the mudguard, and the locking piece 17 can be inserted into the rear rear lower end 13a of the overfender 13. There is a hole 18 that is biased to the tire 11 side in accordance with the amount of bias of the locking piece 17, and the overfender is biased further toward the tire 11 side than the hole 18 and the locking piece 17 is inserted into the hole 18. The grip piece 19 capable of gripping the locking piece 17 together with the rear rear lower end 13a of the rear side 13 is provided vertically on the rear rear lower end 13a of the overfender 13, and the locking piece 17 of the rear upper end 15a of the mudguard is inserted into the hole 18. The upper end 15b of the front side of the mudguard is fixed to the body 30 with the screw 32 together with the rear lower end 13b of the rear side of the overfender.

[0006]

[Action]

 When the locking piece 17 of the mudguard 15 is inserted into the hole 18 of the over fender 13, the locking piece 17 is gripped by the rear rear lower end 13a of the over fender 13 and the gripping piece 19, so that the rear rear lower end 13a of the over fender is The rear upper end 15a of the mudguard is in close contact. In this state, even if the mudguard 15 comes into contact with the tire 11 when moving backward and is pulled downward, the gripping piece 19 does not let the locking piece 17 out of the hole 18 and maintains the above-mentioned close contact state.

[0007]

【Example】

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a front overfender 13 and a rear overfender 14 made of hard resin are provided along the wheel arch portion of the fender near the front tire 11 and the rear tire 12 of the automobile 10, respectively. The upper openings of the mudguards 15 and 16 made of semi-hard resin are continuously attached to the openings of the rear lower ends of the overfenders 13 and 14, respectively. Since the mudguards 15 and 16 have almost the same structure, the mudguard 15 will be described here as a representative. A locking piece 17 biased toward the tire 11 is integrally projectingly provided on the rear upper end 15a of the mudguard 15, and a hole 18 into which the locking piece 17 can be inserted is formed on the rear rear lower end 13a of the over fender 13. Is provided. The hole 18 is provided so as to be biased toward the tire 11 side in accordance with the bias amount t of the locking piece 17. A gripping piece 19 is vertically provided at a lower end 13a which is further biased to the tire 11 side from the hole 18. The gripping piece 19 has a concave portion 19a and a holding portion 19b, and is configured to be able to grip the locking piece 17 together with the rear rear lower end 13a of the over fender 13 in a state where the locking piece 17 is inserted into the hole 18. .. That is, the inner surface of the recessed portion 19a is in close contact with the locking piece 17 with the locking piece 17 inserted in the hole 18, and the holding portion 19b is in contact with the rear inner surface 15c of the mudguard 15 immediately below the locking piece 17. Is becoming

On the door 21 side of the rear upper end 15a of the mudguard 15, a flange 22 is provided so as to project rearward. The flange 22 is provided with a screw hole 22a, and a screw 24 for fixing the flange 22 to the rocker panel 23 is inserted into the screw hole 22a. A screw hole 26 is provided at the outer upper end of the mud guard 15, and a screw 27 is inserted through the screw hole 26 to connect the outer lower end of the overfender 13. A hole 28 is provided in the front upper end 15b of the mudguard 15. A hole 31 corresponding to the hole 28 is formed in the front lower end 13b of the over fender 13. A body 30 is disposed near the front lower end 13b of the overfender 13, and a grommet 29 is attached to the hole of the panel 30.

A method of attaching the mudguard having such a configuration will be described. First, when the upper portion of the locking piece 17 of the mudguard 15 is inserted into the hole 18 of the overfender 13 and the lower portion of the locking piece 17 is brought into close contact with the concave portion 19a of the gripping piece 19, the holding portion 19b of the gripping piece 19 is engaged. It abuts on the rear inner surface 15c of the mudguard 15 just below the stop piece 17. The upper end of the locking piece 17 is inserted into the hole 18 and the pressing portion 19b is brought into contact with the rear inner surface 15c of the mudguard 15, so that the outer upper end 15a of the mudguard 15 is in the front-back direction of the vehicle 10 (left-right direction in FIG. 1). Fixed to. Further, when the locking piece 17 is gripped by the gripping piece 19, it is fixed in the vertical direction. Next, the screw 27 is inserted into the screw hole 26 at the outer upper end of the mudguard 15 and screwed to the lower end of the over fender 13, and the screw 24 is further inserted into the screw hole 22 a of the flange 22 and screwed to the rocker panel 23. .. As a result, the outer upper end 15a of the mudguard 15 is attached to the outer lower end 13a of the overfender without a gap and without a step, and the outer design of the overfender 13 and the mudguard 15 is not damaged. Further, the front upper end 15b of the mudguard 15 is overlapped with the front lower end 13b of the over fender 13, and the screw 32 is screwed into the holes 28 and 31 with respect to the grommet 29 attached to the hole of the body 30 so that the front upper end 15b of the mudguard 15 is inserted. Is attached to the body 30 together with the front lower end 13b of the overfender 13.

The vehicle 10 having the mudguard 15 mounted thereon moves backward and the tire 11 or 12 rides on a protrusion such as a small rock or curb having a height of about 30 cm, and the lower end 15d of the mudguard 15 becomes the protrusion and the tire. Even when the mudguard 15 is sandwiched and pulled downward by the rotational force of the tire 11 or 12, the locking piece 17 is locked in the hole 18 and firmly gripped by the gripping piece 19, so that the rear upper end 15a of the mudguard 15 and A gap is unlikely to be formed at the boundary with the rear lower end 13a of the over fender 13, and the mudguard 15 is prevented from being separated from the over fender 13.

Although the locking piece of the mudguard is simply inserted into the hole of the over fender and gripped by the gripping piece in the above embodiment, the locking piece may be gripped by the gripping piece via an adhesive. Since the mudguard is accurately positioned with respect to the overfender even if an adhesive is interposed, no step is created between the overfender and the mudguard.

[0012]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the mudguard mounting structure of the present invention, after the locking piece of the mudguard is inserted into the hole of the overfender and then firmly gripped by the gripping piece, there is a gap between the mudguard and the overfender. Does not create any gaps or steps, and does not impair the appearance of the mudguard. Further, even if a large downward tensile force acts on the mudguard, the mounting structure of the present invention has sufficient durability, suppresses the expansion of the gap at the boundary with the over fender, and facilitates the mudguard. Do not let go. Further, unlike the conventional mudguard mounting structure using an adhesive, when the upper end of the mudguard is overlapped with the lower end of the overfender, the positioning is properly performed, so that there is an advantage that the screw can be immediately fixed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2 showing a mudguard mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the mudguard before being attached to the over fender.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of an automobile to which the mudguard is attached.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view in which a mudguard of a conventional example is attached.

5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4 showing the mounting structure.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a mounting portion of another conventional mudguard.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Automobile 11,12 Tire 13,14 Overfender 13a Rear rear lower end 13b Overfender rear front lower end 15,16 Mudguard 15a Mudguard rear upper end 15b Mudguard front upper end 17 Engagement piece 18 Hole 19 Gripping piece 30 body 32 screw

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An overfender (13) is attached along a wheel arch portion of a fender of an automobile (10), and an upper end opening of a mudguard (15) is continuously attached to an opening at a rear lower end of the overfender. In the mounting structure of the mudguard, a locking piece (17) biased toward the tire (11) side is integrally projectingly provided on a rear upper end (15a) of the mudguard, and a rear rear lower end (13a) of the over fender. On the locking piece
(17) is insertable and a hole (18) is provided which is biased to the tire side in accordance with the bias amount of the locking piece, and the locking piece is biased further to the tire side than the hole and the locking piece is in the hole. In the inserted state, the rear rear lower end (13
A gripping piece (19) capable of gripping the locking piece (17) together with (a) is hung vertically at the rear rear lower end (13a) of the overfender, and the locking piece (15a) at the rear upper end (15a) of the mudguard. 17) is inserted into the hole (18) and grasped by the grasping piece (19), and the front upper end (15b) of the mudguard is screwed (32) to the body (30) together with the rear front lower end (13b) of the overfender. )
Mudguard mounting structure characterized by being stopped.