JPH0620713Y2 - Front body structure of automobile - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a front body structure of an automobile.

(Prior Art) In general, an engine room of a vehicle has wheel aprons on both side walls thereof. The wheel apron forming the side wall of the engine room is formed with an air suction port for taking in outside air into the air cleaner. On the outer side of the wheel apron, a fender panel is attached so as to cover the air suction port, and the outside air is eventually passed through a space opened downward between the wheel apron and the fender panel. Are taken in (for example, the actual Kaisho 60-
20924).

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, according to the above configuration, muddy water or the like is splashed up from below into the space between the wheel apron and the fender panel, and this is caused by the air cleaner through the air intake port. May invade

(Means for Solving Problems) The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and it is positioned in a direction perpendicular to a wheel apron that constitutes a side wall of an engine room and a front end portion of the wheel apron. And a shroud side panel attached to the vehicle body side, a fender panel located outside the wheel apron and forming a predetermined space opening downward between the wheel apron, and the fender panel and the wheel. In a front vehicle body structure of an automobile, comprising a lamp set bracket provided at a front end of an apron, the lamp set bracket is externally fitted to a connecting corner portion between the shroud side panel and a wheel apron, and Tighten the shroud side panel together with the wheel apron and fender panel On the other hand, a seal plate is attached to the lower opening between the wheel apron and the fender panel to close the opening, and the front end of the seal plate is extended further forward to the lamp set bracket. It is connected and fixed.

(Operation) According to the above means, the fender panel and the lamp set bracket are integrated on the side of the wheel apron and the shroud side panel having high rigidity, and the rigidity is further improved.

Further, since the lamp set bracket is jointly fastened to the shroud side panel together with the wheel apron and the fender panel, there is an effective merit that can contribute to a reduction in the number of spot welding points.

Further, the seal plate mounted between the wheel apron and the fender panel prevents the entry of muddy water into the air intake for the air cleaner, and further the front end of the seal plate is extended to the lamp set bracket part. Since they are joined together, the lamp set bracket can be further reinforced, and by extension, the rigidity of the corner portion on the fender side can be sufficiently improved.

(Embodiment) FIGS. 1 to 6 show a front body structure of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, FIG. 1 shows a vehicle body structure of a front head corner portion of an automobile, and reference numeral 1 in the drawing denotes a wheel apron which constitutes a side wall portion of an engine room 2. The wheel apron 1 is spherically bulged inwardly of the engine room in the wheel house portion, and is extended substantially linearly in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body before and after it. As shown in FIG. 2, a front side frame 60 extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and is joined to the lower edge of the wheel apron 1, and on the outer side between the front side frame 60 and the wheel apron 1. The fender panel 3 is provided with a space 50 that opens downward at a predetermined position. The fender panel 3 has its upper end side edge 3a joined and fixed to the upper end 1a of the wheel apron 1, and has a semi-circular concave portion 4 corresponding to the wheel shape at the wheel house position and a front end. In the portion, a recess 5 for fitting a headlamp is formed (see FIGS. 1 and 6). In the space portion 50 formed by the wheel apron 1 and the fender panel 3 and opening downward, the wheel house portion is closed by a mud cover 6. Further, the tip portion 6a of the mudguard 6 is further extended forward, and its front end edge portion 6b is hung downward, and the edge portion 6b has a function of preventing muddy water splashing upward as shown by an arrow. It is designed to be capable (see Fig. 6).

On the other hand, reference numeral 10 is an air intake for an air cleaner formed on the outer side wall surface 1b (see FIG. 3) near the front end of the wheel apron 1 so as to communicate with the engine room 2. Further, reference numeral 15 in FIG. 1 is a shroud side panel that is mounted on the vehicle body side and is positioned in the direction orthogonal to the front end portion of the wheel apron 1, and the shroud side panel 15 is the shroud side panel upper.
It consists of 15a and shroud side panel lower 15b. A lamp set bracket 16 for mounting a headlamp is externally attached to a connecting corner portion between the shroud side panel 15 and the wheel apron 1. That is, the lamp set bracket 16 is formed in an angle shape as a whole corresponding to the corner portions of the wheel apron 1 and the shroud side panel 15, and the side piece 16a on the wheel apron 1 side is the fender panel 3. Front end stay member 1
4 and 14 are joined and connected to each other, a longitudinally long flange piece 13 for mounting a headlamp is formed on the side piece 16b on the shroud side panel 15 side, and the headlamp is mounted on the flange piece 13 from the side. A pair of nut-fitting screw holes 12, 12 are provided so that the lower part of the side piece 16b is first attached to the shroud side panel lower 15b via a bolt 19 and the upper end side ceiling portion 16c is shown in FIG. Wheel apron 1, shroud side panel upper 15a and fender panel 3 upper edge 3a
It is interposed between and fixed by bolts 17. Therefore, nut-fitting screw holes corresponding to the bolts 19 and 17 are provided on the back surface side of the shroud side panel lower 15b and the wheel apron 1 respectively. In this way, the wheel apron 1, shroud side panel upper 15a,
Each of the fender panels 3 and the lamp set bracket 1
If 6 and 6 are integrally polymerized and connected and fixed (co-tightened), the rigidity of the fender panel 3 and the lamp set bracket is improved, and the number of spot welding points is reduced.

On the other hand, between the wheel apron 1 below the air intake 10 for the air cleaner and the lower edge of the fender panel 3, a seal plate 20 for closing the opening is attached as shown in FIGS. And the front end portion 20a of the seal plate 20 has the lamp set bracket 16
It is extended to the inside of the side piece 16a on the wheel apron side of
It is integrally joined to the side piece 16a via a joining flange 21 provided on the extending portion. The rear end 20b side is partially overlapped with the front end 6a of the mudguard 6.
Then, the mud drooping prevention portion 25 is formed by raising the edge of the rear end portion 20b located above the overlapping portion to a predetermined height above (see FIG. 2), and the muddy water that has entered the house portion is The seal plate 20 is prevented from proceeding toward the lamp set bracket and flowing down to the outer surface of the bumper 26.

As a result of the above configuration, the air intake port 10 for the air cleaner is
The opening between the lower wheel apron 1 and the fender panel 3 is closed by the seal plate 20, and even if muddy water is splashed from below, it will not enter the air cleaner of the engine room 2 side. Disappear. Further, since the seal plate 20 extends to the lamp set bracket 16 and is integrally joined, the seal plate 20 reinforces the lamp set bracket 16 and the corner portion of the fender panel 3 together. It will contribute to the improvement of rigidity and strength.

When the seal plate 20 is attached between the wheel apron 1 and the fender panel 3 as described above, the joint portion between the seal plate 20 and the fender panel 3 is overlapped as shown in FIG. Structured into a structure. That is, the lower edge 3b of the front end of the fender panel 3 is bent inward to form a horizontal flange surface 27, and the outer edge 20c of the seal plate 20 is superposed and joined to the flange surface 27. Thus, the fender panel 3 and the wheel apron 1 are connected to each other while adjusting the overlapping width. With such a configuration, by finely adjusting the overlapping width of the seal plate 20 and the fender panel 3 at the time of joining, the distance H between the wheel apron 1 and the fender panel 3 and the mounting angle of the bumper 26 can be adjusted. You will be able to assemble with good yield. Further, the lamp set bracket 16 is provided with the flange piece 13 for mounting the headlamp on the side piece 16b on the shroud side panel 15 side as described above, and the flange piece 13 is used as shown in FIG. Headlamp 28 is bolt 3 from the side
It is attached by 1,31. Therefore, the headlamp 2
Even when the width of 8 is considerably wide outward in the vehicle width direction, and it extends to the combination lamp side, it can be easily assembled on the back surface side. Further, since the assembling portion is only for the flange piece 13 of the lamp set bracket 16, if the lamp set bracket is correctly assembled, a high position accuracy is naturally guaranteed.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention includes a wheel apron that constitutes a side wall of an engine room, a shroud side panel that is mounted on the vehicle body side, and is located in a direction orthogonal to the front end of the wheel apron. A fender panel that is located on the outer side of the wheel apron and forms a predetermined space portion that opens downward between the wheel apron and a lamp set bracket provided at the front end of the fender panel and the wheel apron. In a front body structure of an automobile provided with, the lamp set bracket is externally fitted to a connecting corner portion between the shroud side panel and the wheel apron, and the shroud side panel includes a wheel apron and a fender panel together. While connecting in the tightened state, the above wheel apron and fender -A seal plate is attached to the lower side opening between the panel and the panel to close the opening, and the front end of the seal plate is further extended forward and connected to and fixed to the lamp set bracket. Is.

As a result of the configuration, according to the present invention, the fender panel and the lamp set bracket are integrated with the highly rigid wheel apron and shroud side panel side, and the rigidity is further improved.

Further, since the lamp set bracket is fastened to the shroud side panel together with the wheel apron and the fender panel, there is an effective merit that can contribute to the reduction of the number of spot welding points.

Further, the seal plate attached between the wheel apron and the fender panel prevents the entry of muddy water into the air intake for the air cleaner, and further the front end of the seal plate is extended to the lamp set bracket part. Since they are joined together, the lamp set bracket can be further reinforced, and by extension, the rigidity of the corner portion on the fender side can be sufficiently improved.

Therefore, according to the above configuration, it is possible to take measures against liquid compression near the air intake port of the air cleaner with an extremely simple structure, and at the same time, to sufficiently reinforce the front corners of the vehicle body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front body structure of an automobile according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway sectional view taken along the line D-D in FIG. FIG. 6 is an outer side view of the vehicle body front portion in the structure of the embodiment. 1 ... Wheel apron 2 ... Engine room 3 ... Fender panel 6 ... Mudguard 16 ... Lamp set bracket 20 ... Seal plate 20a ... Seal plate front end

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A wheel apron which constitutes a side wall of an engine room, a shroud side panel which is located on a vehicle body side and is located in a direction orthogonal to a front end portion of the wheel apron, and which is located outside the wheel apron. In a front body structure of an automobile, which includes a fender panel forming a predetermined space opening downwardly with a wheel apron, and a lamp set bracket provided at a front end of the fender panel and the wheel apron, The lamp set bracket is provided on the connection corner portion between the shroud side panel and the wheel apron in an externally fitted state, and the shroud side panel is coupled with the wheel apron and the fender panel in a tightened state, while the wheel apron is connected. The lower opening between the fender panel and the Front body structure of a vehicle front end portion of the seal plate with closing the opening by attaching the plate further extends forward, wherein the fixed and connected to the lamp set bracket.