JP2001071938A - Fixing structure for rear end of vehicular cowl louver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a molding provided at the rear end of a cowl louver from floating from a front windshield surface. SOLUTION: In this fixing structure, a clip 6 having an approximately E- shaped cross section and having a lower first groove 6a and an upper second groove 6b, with the width of the first groove 6a greater than the width of the second groove 6b, is mounted at the lower end of a front windshield 3 by adhesively fitting the lower end of the front windshield 3 into the first groove 6a, and the terminal 1b of a cowl louver 1 is pressed into the second groove 6b in the clip 6 and fixed to the lower end of the front windshield 3 via the clip 6. At the same time, the lip-shaped rear end edge 8a of a molding 8 mounted on the rear end face 1d of the cowl louver 1 is pressed into contact with the surface of the front windshield 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a structure for fixing a rear end of a cowl louver provided between a rear end of a front hood of a vehicle and a lower end of a front window glass.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 3, a cowl louver 1 of an automobile is provided between a rear end of a front hood 2 and a lower end of a front window glass 3. In the figure, reference numeral 9 denotes a molding that shields and seals a gap between the rear end of the cowl louver 1 and the lower end of the front window glass 3.

[0003] The cowl louver 1 is a press-formed body of a metal plate and formed in a belt shape extending in the vehicle width direction. This will be described with reference to a conventional example shown in FIG. 4. The lower end of the front window glass 3 is attached to the dam 11 at the upper end of the rear end of the cowl panel 4.
And is fixed by the adhesive 12. A clip 7 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is provided at a rear end upper edge of the cowl panel 4 at a predetermined interval in the vehicle width direction near the front of a lower end of the front window glass 3. The front seating surface 7a is fixed by fitting the grommet portion 7b into a through hole provided in the upper edge of the rear end of the cowl panel 4.

A holding tongue piece 7c extending forward is formed on the upper surface of the front seating surface 7a, and an upper end of a standing piece 7d that extends from the rear end of the front seating surface 7a and extends upward. A locking claw 7e protruding toward is formed. On the other hand, the rear end of the cowl louver 1 is bent downward, inverted, and extends forward, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a cutout portion 1c is formed in the terminal portion 1b.
Then, the lower edge of the notch 1 c is pressed into the lower surface of the holding tongue piece 7 c of the clip 7, and the rear end of the cowl louver 1 is fixed to the rear upper edge of the cowl panel 4 via the clip 7. Further, the molding 9 arranged along the rear edge of the cowl louver 1 is fitted to the locking claw 7e of the clip 7, and the lip-shaped rear edge 9a of the molding 9 is pressed against the front window glass 3 surface. I have.

[0005]

However, the rear end of the cowl louver 1 is attached to the upper edge of the rear end of the cowl panel 4 by a clip 7.
In the structure fixed via the front windshield 3
And variations in the installation of the cowl panel 4 and the clip 7
Due to the mounting variation of the front window glass 3, the mutual position between the lower end of the front window glass 3 and the rear end of the cowl louver 1 is likely to be varied, and if it varies in the vertical direction, the lip-shaped rear end edge 9 a of the molding 9 floats from the front window glass 3 surface. There was a problem. An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and a lip-shaped rear end edge 9a of a molding 9 is always pressed against the surface of the front window glass 3 to prevent the floating of the rear end of the cowl louver for a vehicle. It has been made to provide a fixing structure.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a rear end of a cowl louver extending in a belt-like shape in a vehicle width direction, covering an upper opening of a cowl panel provided between a rear end of a front hood of a vehicle and a lower end of a front window glass. In the fixing structure, a clip having a substantially E-shaped cross-section and a groove width of the lower first groove larger than a groove width of the upper second groove is provided at a lower end of the front window glass at a predetermined interval. At the same time, the lower end of the front window glass is fitted and adhered to the first groove, and the rear end of the cowl louver is bent downward and inverted so as to have a substantially U-shaped cross-section extending forward, and the terminal portion is formed as a clip. 2, the rear end of the cowl louver is fixed to the lower end of the front window glass via the clip, and the rear end of the cowl louver is attached to the bent end face of the rear end of the cowl louver. Characterized in that allowed pressed against Jo of rear edge to a front window glass. In the present invention, since the rear end of the cowl louver and the lower end of the front window glass are integrally connected by an E-shaped clip having a groove for fitting the both, the positional relationship between the rear end of the cowl louver and the lower end of the front window glass is provided. Is constant, and the lip-shaped rear end edge of the molding provided at the rear end of the cowl louver can always be pressed against the front window glass surface, and the conventional floating does not occur.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cowl louver 1 is located between the rear end of the front hood 2 and the lower end of the front window glass 3, and connects the left and right front pillars in the vehicle width direction. The cowl louver 1 is installed so as to cover the upper opening.
And the cowl panel 4 thereunder form an air duct chamber 5 having a box-shaped cross section. The cowl louver 1 is provided with an outside air inlet 1a, and a part of the airflow flowing along the upper surface of the front hood 2 from the outside air inlet 1a to the air duct chamber 5 is introduced into the air duct chamber 5 when the vehicle is running, and is blown out to the vehicle room to perform dynamic pressure ventilation. I do. In the drawing, reference numeral 10 denotes a reinforcement that extends in the vehicle width direction along the rear wall surface of the cowl panel 4 and that is formed in a box cross-sectional shape to increase the strength and rigidity of the cowl panel 4. The lower end of the front window glass 3 is supported on the upper edge of the rear end of the cowl panel 4 via a dam 11, and is adhered and fixed to the upper edge of the rear end of the cowl panel 4 with an adhesive 12.

The cowl louver 1 is a press-formed body of a metal plate. As shown in FIG. 2, the front end corresponds to the shape of the upper edge of the front end of the cowl panel 4, and the rear end corresponds to the shape of the lower edge of the front window glass 3. The cowl panel 4 is formed in a strip shape extending in the vehicle width direction so as to cover the entire upper opening.

The rear end of the cowl louver 1 is fixed to the lower end of the front window glass 3 via a clip 6 attached to the lower end of the front window glass 3 at a predetermined interval in the vehicle width direction as described later. Is mounted on the upper edge of the front end of the cowl panel 4 and is fixed at predetermined intervals in the vehicle width direction with bolts and nuts (not shown).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the clip 6
Is made of a synthetic resin having a substantially E-shaped cross section, and has a lower first groove 6a.
Is slightly wider than the thickness of the front window glass 3, and the upper second groove 6b has a groove width of the first groove 6b.
It is assumed that it is narrower than “a” and is substantially the same as the thickness of the front hood 2. The clip 6 applies an adhesive to the first groove 6a,
The lower end of the front window glass 3 is fixed to the lower end of the front window glass 3 by fitting the lower end of the front window glass 3 into the first groove 6a. In this way, the plurality of clips 6 are fixed to the lower end of the front window glass 3 at predetermined intervals.

On the other hand, the rear end of the cowl louver 1 is formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section which bends downward, inverts and extends forward. And on the rear end face of the cowl louver 1, the entire length in the width direction,
A base 8b of a molding 8 having a rear end edge 8a having a lip shape is adhered. The base 8b is shaped so as to extend from the rear end face of the cowl louver 1 to the lower side thereof.

The rear end of the cowl louver 1 is advanced through the front groove 3b of the clip 6 by pushing the terminal portion 1b extending forward along the surface of the front window glass 3 so that the rear end of the cowl louver 1 is inserted through the clip 6. Front window glass 3
Is fixed to the lower end of. At the same time, the rear edge 8a of the molding 8 is pressed against the front window glass 3 surface.

The front end of the cowl louver 1 whose rear end is positioned in this way is fixed to the upper edge of the front end of the cowl panel 4.

According to the fixed structure of the rear end of the cowl louver, the rear end of the cowl louver 1 is attached to the clip 6 directly fixed to the lower end of the front window glass 3. Even if there is a variation in attachment, since the positional relationship between the rear end of the cowl louver 1 and the lower end of the front window glass 3 is constant, the molding 8 does not float from the front window glass 3.

[0015]

According to the cowl louver rear end fixing structure of the present invention, the cowl louver rear end can be easily fixed, the floating of the molding lip-shaped rear end edge is prevented, and the appearance is improved. Can be improved. Further, a through hole for attaching a clip is not required at the upper edge of the rear end of the cowl panel, so that the sealing performance can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a cowl louver rear end fixing structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a front portion of a vehicle body provided with a cowl louver.

FIG. 4 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 of a conventional cowl louver rear end fixing structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 cowl louver 1b terminal 1d rear end face 2 front hood 3 front window glass 4 cowl panel 6 clip 6a first groove 6b second groove 8 molding 8a rear edge

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A fixed structure of a rear end of a cowl louver which covers an upper opening of a cowl panel provided between a rear end of a front hood of a vehicle and a lower end of a front window glass and extends in a band shape in a vehicle width direction. At the lower end, at a predetermined interval, the first lower part having a substantially E-shaped cross section is provided.
A clip whose groove width is larger than the groove width of the upper second groove is attached by fitting the lower end of the front window glass into the first groove, and the rear end of the cowl louver is bent downward. Then, it is formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section extending inward and extending forward, the terminal portion is pressed into the second groove of the clip, and the rear end of the cowl louver is fixed to the lower end of the front window glass via the clip, and A fixed structure for a rear end of a cowl louver for a vehicle, wherein a rear end edge of a lip of a molding attached to a bent end surface of a rear end of the cowl louver is pressed against a front window glass surface.