JP2021172125A - Front structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a front structure of a vehicle 1 which can suppress intrusion of water splash into the vehicle inside even when a rear wall section 52 of a deflector 5 is pressed to a vehicle front side by water pressure.SOLUTION: A front structure of a vehicle 1 includes: a front side fender liner 11 which covers a front wheel 2 along a circumferential direction of the front wheel 2 disposed in a front section of the vehicle 1; and a deflector 5 which is connected to a front end of the front side fender liner 11. The deflector 5 includes a portion abutting on a front face of the front side fender liner 11 and has a rear wall section 52 having a portion overlapping the front side fender liner 11 in a vehicle front view and a portion extending to a vehicle lower side rather than a front section lower end of the front side fender liner 11. The rear wall section 52 has a high rigidity portion (bent portion 52b) extending along a vehicle width direction in the portion overlapping the front side fender liner 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to, for example, a front structure of a vehicle in which a deflector is connected to the lower end of the front portion of a fender liner covering the front wheels.

Vehicles such as automobiles have a fender liner that covers the front wheels along the circumferential direction of the front wheels in order to prevent water and gravel that are rolled up by the rotation of the front wheels from scattering toward the inner surface of the engine and front fender. It is equipped with a mudguard).

Further, in recent years, in order to suppress the inflow of running wind into the wheel house, a front structure in which a deflector functioning as a rectifying plate is connected to the lower end of the front part of the fender liner is known (Patent Document 1). reference).

By the way, when the vehicle travels on the road surface on which the water film is formed, a part of the water droplets wound up by the rotation of the front wheels moves between the front wheels and the fender liner to the front side of the front wheels. Further, it is known that the water droplets that have moved to the front side of the vehicle on the front wheels collide with the water film on the road surface on the front side of the vehicle on the front wheels and are vigorously scattered toward the upper front side of the vehicle.

At this time, in the case of a deflector connected to the front surface of the fender liner and having a rear wall portion protruding downward from the vehicle as in Patent Document 1, the rear wall portion of the deflector is pressed forward by the water pressure of water droplets. As a result, the rear wall portion is bent and deformed so as to protrude forward in the vehicle in a plan view.

Therefore, in Patent Document 1, the deformation of the rear wall portion causes a gap between the deflector and the fender liner, and there is a risk that water droplets may enter the inside of the vehicle on the front side of the vehicle with respect to the fender liner.

JP-A-2018-144637

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a front structure of a vehicle that can suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the inside of the vehicle even when the rear wall portion of the deflector is pressed toward the front side of the vehicle by water pressure. The purpose is.

The present invention is a front structure of a vehicle including a fender liner covering the front wheels and a deflector connected to the lower end of the front portion of the fender liner along the circumferential direction of the front wheels arranged on the front portion of the vehicle. The deflector includes a portion that abuts on the front surface of the fender liner, and has a portion that overlaps the fender liner when viewed from the front of the vehicle and a portion that extends downward from the front lower end of the fender liner. A rear wall portion is provided, and the rear wall portion is characterized by having a highly rigid portion extending along the vehicle width direction at a portion overlapping the fender liner.

The high-rigidity portion is a portion of the rear wall portion formed continuously from one end to the other end in the vehicle width direction or in a predetermined range of the rear wall portion in the vehicle width direction, and is a ridge line formed by bending. A part, a bead that extends in the width direction of the vehicle, or a rib.

According to the present invention, the front structure of the vehicle is provided with a high-rigidity portion extending in the vehicle width direction on the rear wall portion of the deflector, thereby improving the rigidity of the rear wall portion against a pressing load on the front side of the vehicle. Can be done.
For this reason, the front structure of the vehicle bends and deforms so that the rear wall of the deflector protrudes forward in a plan view when the rear wall of the deflector is pressed by the vigorously scattered water droplets. Can be suppressed.

As a result, the front structure of the vehicle can suppress the formation of a gap between the rear wall portion of the deflector and the fender liner due to the vigorously scattered water droplets.
Therefore, the front structure of the vehicle can suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the inside of the vehicle even when the rear wall portion of the deflector is pressed toward the front side of the vehicle by water pressure.

As an aspect of the present invention, the portion of the rear wall portion of the deflector that overlaps the fender liner is a main body portion that abuts on the fender liner and an upper edge portion that is extended by bending the upper end of the main body portion. The high-rigidity portion may be configured by a bent portion which is a boundary between the main body portion and the upper edge portion.
According to this configuration, the front structure of the vehicle can improve the rigidity of the rear wall portion with a relatively simple structure.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the fender liner includes a liner lower edge portion that abuts on the main body portion of the deflector, and a liner retracting portion that extends from the upper end of the liner lower edge portion toward the rear side of the vehicle. A liner main body portion extending from the liner retracted portion in the circumferential direction of the front wheel is provided, and the upper edge portion of the deflector is substantially parallel to the liner retracted portion from the upper end of the main body portion to the rear side of the vehicle. It may be bent and extended toward.

According to this configuration, the front structure of the vehicle allows the invading water droplets to be placed on the deflector even if water droplets invade through the gap formed between the rear wall of the deflector and the fender liner. It can be caught at the edge.

Further, for example, in the case of a liner retracting portion extending from the lower edge portion of the liner to the rear upper part of the vehicle, the front structure of the vehicle allows water droplets received by the upper edge portion of the deflector to be received along the liner retracting portion of the fender liner. Can be discharged below the vehicle.
Therefore, since the front structure of the vehicle can improve the water blocking property between the rear wall portion of the deflector and the fender liner, it is possible to further suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the inside of the vehicle.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the upper edge portion of the deflector may be formed so as to face the liner retracting portion of the fender liner at a predetermined interval.
According to this configuration, the front structure of the vehicle can more reliably suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the vehicle interior without impairing the assembling property of the deflector and the fender liner.

Specifically, for example, in the case of a configuration in which the upper edge portion of the rear wall portion and the liner retracting portion are in contact with each other, when connecting the deflector and the fender liner, there is a possibility that the connection portion between the deflector and the fender liner may be displaced. There is.

For this reason, not only the assembling property between the deflector and the fender liner is lowered, but also the deflector and the fender liner are connected in a state where a load that deforms the main body portion of the rear wall portion or the lower edge portion of the liner is applied. There was a risk of being done.

On the other hand, since the upper edge portion of the rear wall portion and the liner retracting portion face each other at a predetermined interval, the front structure of the vehicle is connected by contact between the upper edge portion of the rear wall portion and the liner retracting portion. It is possible to prevent misalignment of the location.
Thereby, the front structure of the vehicle can prevent the deflector and the fender liner from being connected in a deformed state of the main body portion of the rear wall portion or the lower edge portion of the liner.

Therefore, the front structure of the vehicle can prevent a gap from being generated between the main body portion of the rear wall portion and the lower edge portion of the liner in a state where the deflector and the fender liner are connected.
Therefore, the front structure of the vehicle can surely suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the inside of the vehicle without impairing the assembling property between the deflector and the fender liner.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the high-rigidity portion may be formed on the rear wall portion in the vicinity of substantially the center in the vehicle width direction.
According to this configuration, the front structure of the vehicle can more reliably suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the inside of the vehicle.

Specifically, when a pressing load is applied to the front of the vehicle, the rear wall portion of the deflector is more likely to bend and deform near the center in the vehicle width direction than at both ends in the vehicle width direction.
Therefore, by providing a high-rigidity portion near the center in the vehicle width direction, the rear wall portion of the deflector protrudes toward the front side of the vehicle in a plan view when the deflector is pressed by water pressure in the front structure of the vehicle. It is possible to surely suppress the bending and deformation.

As a result, the front structure of the vehicle can more reliably suppress the formation of a gap between the rear wall portion of the deflector and the fender liner due to the water pressure of the splashed water.
Therefore, the front structure of the vehicle can more reliably suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the vehicle even when the rear wall portion of the deflector is pressed toward the front side of the vehicle by water pressure.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the rear wall portion of the deflector is formed in a substantially curved cross section having a radius of curvature different depending on the position in the vehicle width direction in a horizontal cross section along the vehicle width direction, and the high rigidity portion is formed. , The deflector may be formed in a portion having a large radius of curvature in the rear wall portion.

The portion having a large radius of curvature includes a portion in which the cross-sectional shape in the horizontal cross section along the vehicle width direction is as close to a substantially flat plate as possible.
According to this configuration, the front structure of the vehicle can more reliably suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the inside of the vehicle.

Specifically, when a pressing load is applied to the front of the vehicle, the rear wall portion of the deflector is more likely to bend and deform in the portion having a large radius of curvature than in the portion having a small radius of curvature.
Therefore, by providing a high-rigidity portion in a portion having a large radius of curvature, the front structure of the vehicle is such that when the deflector is pressed by water pressure, the rear wall portion of the deflector protrudes toward the front side of the vehicle in a plan view. It can be surely suppressed from bending and deforming.

As a result, the front structure of the vehicle can more reliably suppress the formation of a gap between the rear wall portion of the deflector and the fender liner due to the water pressure of the splashed water.
Therefore, the front structure of the vehicle can more reliably suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the vehicle even when the rear wall portion of the deflector is pressed toward the front side of the vehicle by water pressure.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the lower end of the front portion of the fender liner may be in elastic contact with the rear wall portion of the deflector.
According to this configuration, the front structure of the vehicle can improve the water stopping property between the rear wall portion of the deflector and the front lower end of the fender liner by the elastic force of the fender liner.

Further, even if the rear wall portion of the deflector is flexed and deformed, the front structure of the vehicle follows the flexure deformation of the rear wall portion, and the lower end of the front portion of the fender liner is attached to the rear wall portion of the deflector. Can be contacted.
Therefore, since the front structure of the vehicle can further improve the water blocking property between the rear wall portion of the deflector and the fender liner, it is possible to more reliably suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the inside of the vehicle.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a front structure of a vehicle that can suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the inside of the vehicle even when the rear wall portion of the deflector is pressed toward the front side of the vehicle by water pressure.

The external perspective view which shows the appearance in the front part of a vehicle. A right side view showing the appearance of the inside of the wheel house from the right side view. Right side view showing the side of the splash shield. The external perspective view which shows the appearance of the inside of a wheel house in the rear view of a vehicle. A cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The vehicle of the present embodiment is a vehicle in which a deflector is connected to the lower end of the front portion of the fender liner that covers the front wheels. Such a front structure of the vehicle will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

Note that FIG. 1 shows an external perspective view of the front part of the vehicle, FIG. 2 shows a right side view inside the wheel house W, FIG. 3 shows a right side view of the splash shield 20, and FIG. 4 shows a wheel in a rear view of the vehicle. The external perspective view of the house W is shown.
Further, FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2, FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view taken along the arrow BB in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. Is shown.
In addition, in order to clarify the illustration, the detailed illustration of the subframe 7 is omitted, and a part thereof is shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG.

Further, in the figure, the arrow Fr and the arrow Rr indicate the front-rear direction, the arrow Fr indicates the front direction, and the arrow Rr indicates the rear direction. Further, the arrow Rh and the arrow Lh indicate the vehicle width direction, the arrow Rh indicates the right direction, and the arrow Lh indicates the left direction. In addition, the upper side in the figure shows the upper part of the vehicle, and the lower side in the figure shows the lower part of the vehicle.

Furthermore, the arrow IN and the arrow OUT indicate the inside / outside direction in the vehicle width direction, the arrow IN indicates the inside in the vehicle width direction, and the arrow OUT indicates the outside in the vehicle width direction.
Since the vehicle 1 has a symmetrical shape, in the present embodiment, the right side of the vehicle is illustrated, and the detailed illustration of the left side of the vehicle is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front portion of the vehicle 1 is a pair of left and right front wheels 2 arranged at predetermined intervals in the vehicle width direction, and left and right forming an appearance design surface arranged above the front wheels 2. It is provided with a pair of front fenders 3.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle front portion of the vehicle 1 is connected to the front end of the front fender 3 to form the appearance design surface of the vehicle front end, and the front bumper 4 on the vehicle front side of the front wheel 2. It is provided with a pair of left and right deflectors 5 that cover the lower surface of the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 2, the portion surrounded by the lower end edge of the front fender 3, the rear end edge of the front bumper 4, and the rear end edge of the deflector 5 is a substantially semicircle protruding upward of the vehicle in a side view. It constitutes a wheel house W in the shape of a shape.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle front portion of the vehicle 1 is arranged inside the front wheel 2 in the vehicle width direction, and a pair of left and right front side frames 6 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and a vehicle of the front side frame 6 It is provided with a subframe 7 arranged below at a predetermined interval.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front portion of the vehicle 1 includes a pair of left and right fender liners 10 covering the front wheels 2 and a pair of left and right splash shields 20 inside the wheel house W. The fender liner 10 and the splash shield 20 prevent water, gravel, etc. wound up by the rotation of the front wheels 2 from entering the engine room E surrounded by the left and right front fenders 3 and the front bumper 4. It is provided to do so.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fender liner 10 covers the outer peripheral surface of the front wheel 2 along the circumferential direction of the front wheel 2 at positions separated by a predetermined distance in the radial direction of the front wheel 2. It is formed in a shape. As shown in FIG. 2, the fender liner 10 is composed of a front fender liner 11 arranged on the vehicle front side of the front wheel 2 and a rear fender liner 15 arranged on the vehicle rear side of the front wheel 2. ing.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the splash shield 20 covers between the front side frame 6 and the subframe 7 inside the front portion of the front wheel 2 in the vehicle width direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the splash shield 20 has a substantially rectangular plate shape in a side view, and the tip is located in front of the front fender liner 11 and the upper portion is on the front side frame 6. It is fastened and the lower part is fastened to the subframe 7.

Subsequently, in the front structure of such a vehicle 1, the above-mentioned front fender liner 11 and deflector 5 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the front fender liner 11 is a cover member made of an elastic material, and is formed in a substantially quarter-circle shape in a side view.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the front fender liner 11 is curved inward in the vehicle width direction and rearward in the vehicle width direction from the edge fixed to the front fender 3 toward the outer surface of the splash shield 20 in the vehicle width direction. It is formed in a shaped shape.
As shown in FIG. 3, the front fender liner 11 has an inner edge in the vehicle width direction in contact with the position in front of the vehicle with respect to the substantially center of the splash shield 20 in the vehicle front-rear direction.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the front fender liner 11 has a liner lower edge portion 12 and a liner lower edge portion 12 that abut on the rear surface of the deflector 5 (the rear surface of the rear wall portion 52 described later). The liner retracting portion 13 extending from the upper end of the vehicle to the rear side of the vehicle and the liner main body portion 14 extending upward from the liner retracting portion 13 are integrally formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the liner lower edge portion 12 is formed in a substantially curved shape along the rear surface of the deflector 5 (the rear surface of the rear wall portion 52 described later). As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lower edge portion 12 of the liner has a point fastener P1 in the vicinity of the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction, the vicinity of the substantially center in the vehicle width direction, and the vicinity of the inner end portion in the vehicle width direction. It is fixed to the deflector 5 via.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the liner lower edge portion 12 has a relatively large curvature in the range from the outer edge in the vehicle width direction to approximately the center in the vehicle width direction in the horizontal cross section along the vehicle width direction. It is formed in a substantially flat plate shape with a radius.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the liner lower edge portion 12 has an outer edge in the vehicle width direction in a range extending from substantially the center in the vehicle width direction to the inner edge in the vehicle width direction in a horizontal cross section along the vehicle width direction. It is formed in a curved shape with a radius of curvature smaller than the range from the edge to approximately the center in the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIG. 6, the lower end edge of the liner lower edge portion 12 is formed with a lower end bent portion 12a that is folded back toward the front side of the vehicle in a vertical cross section along the vehicle front-rear direction.
As shown in FIG. 6, the lower end bent portion 12a of the liner lower edge portion 12 is elastically deformed as the front fender liner 11 is attached to the deflector 5, and the deflector 5 is attached to the deflector 5. It is formed so as to make elastic contact with the rear surface (the rear surface of the rear wall portion 52 described later).

As shown in FIG. 6, the liner retracting portion 13 of the front fender liner 11 is formed on an inclined surface extending upward from the upper end of the lower edge portion 12 of the liner in a vertical cross section along the vehicle front-rear direction. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 6, the liner body 14 of the front fender liner 11 has a side view extending from the rear end of the liner retracting portion 13 toward the upper side of the vehicle along the circumferential direction of the front wheels 2. It is formed in an arc shape.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the inner side of the liner main body 14 in the vehicle width direction is fastened to the front side frame 6 near the upper end, and the substantially center in the vertical direction of the vehicle is fixed to the splash shield 20 via the point fastener P2. Has been done.

At the inner edge of the front fender liner 11 in the vehicle width direction, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, in a horizontal cross section along the vehicle width direction, the liner lower edge portion 12, the liner retracting portion 13, and the liner retracting portion 13 An inner bent portion 11a is formed by integrally bending the edge of the liner main body 14 toward the inner side of the vehicle.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the inner bent portion 11a of the front fender liner 11 is elastically deformed as the front fender liner 11 is attached to the splash shield 20, and is attached to the splash shield 20. In the state, it is formed so as to make elastic contact with the splash shield 20.

Further, the deflector 5 is a rectifying plate made of synthetic resin that rectifies the flow of the traveling wind from the front of the vehicle through the lower part of the front bumper 4 to the front wheels 2. The deflector 5 is formed in a substantially fan shape in a plan view covering a portion of the front wheel 2 on the front side of the vehicle, which is surrounded by the lower end of the front fender liner 11 and the lower end edge of the front bumper 4.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the deflector 5 has a bottom surface portion 51 inclined so that the rear end is located below the vehicle with respect to the front end, and a bottom surface portion 51 from the rear end of the bottom surface portion 51 to the upper side of the vehicle. It is integrally formed with the extending rear wall portion 52.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 extends upward from the rear end of the bottom surface portion 51, and the liner lower edge portion 12 of the front fender liner 11 extends to the rear of the vehicle. It is composed of a main body portion 53 that comes into contact with the main body portion 53 and an upper edge portion 54 that extends from the upper end of the main body portion 53 to the rear side of the vehicle.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the main body portion 53 is formed in the shape of a substantially rectangular plate having a substantially rectangular shape in the rear view, which is long in the vehicle width direction. As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, mounting holes 52a for mounting point fasteners P1 for fixing the front fender liner 11 are provided at predetermined intervals in the vehicle width direction in the upper portion of the main body portion 53. Three openings are formed with a gap between the two.

As shown in FIG. 5, such a main body portion 53 is an outer portion 53a located outside in the vehicle width direction so as to face the outer peripheral surface of the front wheels 2 in the vehicle front-rear direction in a horizontal cross section along the vehicle width direction. And an inner portion 53b extending from the outer portion 53a toward the splash shield 20.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the outer portion 53a is formed from the outer edge in the vehicle width direction so as to have a substantially flat plate shape with a relatively large radius of curvature in the horizontal cross section along the vehicle width direction. It is formed in a shape extending inward in the width direction. The outer portion 53a is formed with a length in the vehicle width direction from the outer edge of the rear wall portion 52 in the vehicle width direction to substantially the center in the vehicle width direction.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the inner portion 53b has a radius of curvature smaller than the radius of curvature of the outer portion 53a in a horizontal cross section along the vehicle width direction, and is inside the vehicle width direction from the outer portion 53a and is a vehicle. It is extended to the rear.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the upper edge portion 54 bends the upper end of the main body portion 53 extending from one end to the other end in the vehicle width direction toward the rear side of the vehicle and extends upward toward the rear rear of the vehicle. It is formed in the provided shape.
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper edge portion 54 is abbreviated as the liner retracted portion 13 from a position above the vehicle above the liner retracted portion 13 of the front fender liner 11 in the vertical cross section along the vehicle front-rear direction. It extends upward to the rear of the vehicle so that it is parallel.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper edge portion 54 is formed so as to face the liner retreating portion 13 at a predetermined distance above the liner retreating portion 13 in a state where the front fender liner 11 is attached.

Due to such a configuration, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 is continuously provided with the main body portion 53 and the upper edge portion 54 from one end to the other end in the vehicle width direction. A bent portion 52b, which is a portion along the extending ridgeline, is formed.

In other words, as shown in FIG. 6, the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 has a high-rigidity portion that continuously extends from one end to the other end in the vehicle width direction at a portion that overlaps the front fender liner 11 in the vehicle front-rear direction. It is formed.

As described above, the front structure of the vehicle 1 is connected to the front fender liner 11 that covers the front wheels 2 and the front end of the front fender liner 11 along the circumferential direction of the front wheels 2 arranged at the front of the vehicle 1. It is provided with the deflector 5.

Further, the deflector 5 includes a portion that abuts on the front surface of the front fender liner 11, and has a portion that overlaps the front fender liner 11 when viewed from the front of the vehicle and a portion that extends downward from the front end of the front fender liner 11. The wall portion 52 is provided.
The rear wall portion 52 is provided with a high-rigidity portion (bent portion 52b) extending along the vehicle width direction at a portion overlapping the front fender liner 11.

According to the present invention, the front structure of the vehicle 1 is provided with a highly rigid portion (bent portion 52b) extending in the vehicle width direction on the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5, so that the front structure of the vehicle 1 is subjected to a pressing load on the front side of the vehicle. The rigidity of the rear wall portion 52 can be improved.
Therefore, in the front structure of the vehicle 1, when the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 is pressed by the vigorously scattered water droplets, the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 projects to the front of the vehicle in a plan view. It can be suppressed from bending and deforming.

As a result, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can suppress the formation of a gap between the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11 due to the vigorously scattered water droplets.
Therefore, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the vehicle even when the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 is pressed toward the front side of the vehicle by water pressure.

Further, the portion of the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 that overlaps the front fender liner 11 is a main body portion 53 that abuts on the front fender liner 11 and an upper edge portion 54 that is extended by bending the upper end of the main body portion 53. It is configured. The high-rigidity portion is composed of a bent portion 52b which is a boundary between the main body portion 53 and the upper edge portion 54.
According to this configuration, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can improve the rigidity of the rear wall portion 52 with a relatively simple configuration.

Further, the front fender liner 11 includes a liner lower edge portion 12 that abuts on the main body portion 53 of the deflector 5, a liner retracting portion 13 extending from the upper end of the liner lower edge portion 12 toward the rear side of the vehicle, and a liner retracting portion 13. A liner main body portion 14 extending from the portion 13 in the circumferential direction of the front wheel 2 is provided.
The upper edge portion 54 of the deflector 5 is bent and extended from the upper end of the main body portion 53 toward the rear side of the vehicle so as to be substantially parallel to the liner retracting portion 13.

According to this configuration, the front structure of the vehicle 1 is provided with water that has entered even if water droplets have entered through the gap formed between the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11. The droplets can be received by the upper edge portion 54 of the deflector 5.

Further, for example, in the case of the liner retracting portion 13 extending upward from the lower edge portion 12 of the liner to the rear rear of the vehicle, the front structure of the vehicle 1 receives water droplets received by the upper edge portion 54 of the deflector 5 from the front fender liner. It can be discharged to the lower part of the vehicle along the liner retracting portion 13 of 11.
Therefore, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can improve the water blocking property between the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11, so that the intrusion of water droplets into the vehicle can be further suppressed.

Further, the upper edge portion 54 of the deflector 5 is formed so as to face the liner retracting portion 13 of the front fender liner 11 at a predetermined interval.
According to this configuration, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can more reliably suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the vehicle interior without impairing the assembling property of the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11.

Specifically, for example, in the case where the upper edge portion 54 of the rear wall portion 52 and the liner retracting portion 13 are in contact with each other, when connecting the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11, the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11 are connected. There is a risk of misalignment at the connecting points.

Therefore, not only the assembling property between the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11 is lowered, but also the deflector is subjected to a load that deforms the main body portion 53 of the rear wall portion 52 or the liner lower edge portion 12. There was a risk that the 5 and the front fender liner 11 would be connected.

On the other hand, since the upper edge portion 54 of the rear wall portion 52 and the liner retracting portion 13 face each other at a predetermined interval, the front structure of the vehicle 1 has the upper edge portion 54 of the rear wall portion 52 and the liner retracting portion 54. It is possible to prevent the position of the connecting portion from being displaced due to contact with the portion 13.
As a result, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can prevent the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11 from being connected to each other in a deformed state of the main body portion 53 of the rear wall portion 52 or the liner lower edge portion 12.

Therefore, the front structure of the vehicle 1 prevents a gap from being generated between the main body portion 53 of the rear wall portion 52 and the liner lower edge portion 12 when the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11 are connected to each other. can.
Therefore, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can surely suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the vehicle without impairing the assembling property between the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11.

Further, the high-rigidity portion (bent portion 52b) is formed in the rear wall portion 52 in the vicinity of substantially the center in the vehicle width direction.
According to this configuration, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can more reliably suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the inside of the vehicle.

Specifically, when a pressing load is applied to the front of the vehicle, the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 is more likely to bend and deform near the center in the vehicle width direction than at both ends in the vehicle width direction.
Therefore, by providing a highly rigid portion (bent portion 52b) substantially in the vicinity of the center in the vehicle width direction, the front structure of the vehicle 1 has a rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 when the deflector 5 is pressed by water pressure. , It is possible to surely suppress bending and deformation so as to protrude toward the front side of the vehicle in a plan view.

As a result, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can more reliably suppress the formation of a gap between the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11 due to the water pressure of the water droplets scattered vigorously.
Therefore, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can more reliably suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the vehicle even when the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 is pressed toward the front side of the vehicle by water pressure.

Further, the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 is formed in a substantially curved cross section having a radius of curvature different depending on the position in the vehicle width direction in a horizontal cross section along the vehicle width direction. Further, the high-rigidity portion (bent portion 52b) is formed in a portion having a large radius of curvature in the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5.

According to this configuration, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can more reliably suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the inside of the vehicle.

Specifically, when a pressing load is applied to the front of the vehicle, the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 is more likely to bend and deform in a portion having a large radius of curvature than in a portion having a small radius of curvature.
Therefore, by providing a highly rigid portion (bent portion 52b) in a portion having a large radius of curvature, the front structure of the vehicle 1 has a rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 when the deflector 5 is pressed by water pressure. It is possible to reliably suppress bending and deformation so as to protrude toward the front side of the vehicle in a plan view.

As a result, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can more reliably suppress the formation of a gap between the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11 due to the water pressure of the water droplets scattered vigorously.
Therefore, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can more reliably suppress the intrusion of water droplets into the vehicle even when the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 is pressed toward the front side of the vehicle by water pressure.

Further, the front end of the front fender liner 11 is configured to elastically contact the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5.
According to this configuration, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can improve the water blocking property between the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 and the front end of the front fender liner 11 by the elastic force of the front fender liner 11.

Further, even if the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 is bent and deformed, the front structure of the vehicle 1 follows the bending deformation of the rear wall portion 52, and the front end of the front fender liner 11 is deformed by the deflector 5. It can be brought into contact with the rear wall portion 52.
Therefore, the front structure of the vehicle 1 can further improve the water blocking property between the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 and the front fender liner 11, so that the intrusion of water droplets into the vehicle can be more reliably suppressed. ..

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The fender liner of the present invention corresponds to the front fender liner 11 of the embodiment.
Similarly below
The lower end of the front part of the fender liner corresponds to the lower edge part 12 of the liner,
The high-rigidity portion corresponds to the bent portion 52b,
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the fender liner 10 is composed of the front fender liner 11 and the rear fender liner 15, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the front fender liner and the rear fender liner are integrally formed. It may be a fender liner of a shape.
Further, the deflector 5 having the rear wall portion 52 protruding downward from the lower end of the front fender liner 11 is not limited to the above-mentioned shape, and may have an appropriate shape.

Further, the bent portion 52b formed by the main body portion 53 and the upper edge portion 54 of the rear wall portion 52 is a highly rigid portion of the deflector 5, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the liner lower edge portion 12 of the front fender liner 11 is not limited to this. Any shape may be used as long as it is a highly rigid portion formed in a portion that overlaps with the above. For example, a bead or a rib formed on the rear wall portion 52 extending in the vehicle width direction may be a highly rigid portion.

Further, the highly rigid portion (bent portion 52b) in the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 is formed in a range from one end to the other end in the vehicle width direction, but the present invention is not limited to this, and at least the vehicle in the rear wall portion 52. An upper edge portion may be provided so that a highly rigid portion (bent portion 52b) is formed in a range substantially near the center in the width direction.
Alternatively, an upper edge portion is provided so that a highly rigid portion (bent portion 52b) is formed at least in the portion of the rear wall portion 52 of the deflector 5 having a large radius of curvature, that is, the outer portion 53a of the rear wall portion 52. May be good.

1 ... Vehicle 2 ... Front wheel 5 ... Deflector 11 ... Front fender liner 12 ... Liner lower edge 13 ... Liner retreat 14 ... Liner body 52 ... Rear wall 52b ... Bent part 53 ... Body part 54 ... Upper edge part

Claims (7)

A fender liner that covers the front wheels along the circumferential direction of the front wheels arranged at the front of the vehicle.
A front structure of a vehicle including a deflector connected to the lower end of the front of the fender liner.
The deflector is
A rear wall portion including a portion that abuts on the front surface of the fender liner and having a portion that overlaps the fender liner when viewed from the front of the vehicle and a portion that extends downward from the front lower end of the fender liner is provided.
The rear wall is
The front structure of a vehicle having a high-rigidity portion extending along the vehicle width direction at a portion overlapping the fender liner. The portion of the deflector that overlaps the fender liner on the rear wall portion is
The main body that comes into contact with the fender liner and
It is composed of an upper edge portion that is extended by bending the upper end of the main body portion.
The high-rigidity part is
The front structure of the vehicle according to claim 1, which is composed of a bent portion which is a boundary between the main body portion and the upper edge portion. The fender liner is
The lower edge of the liner that comes into contact with the main body of the deflector,
A liner retracting portion extending from the upper end of the lower edge portion of the liner toward the rear side of the vehicle,
A liner main body extending from the liner retracted portion in the circumferential direction of the front wheel is provided.
The upper edge portion of the deflector is
The front structure of the vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the vehicle front structure is bent and extended from the upper end of the main body portion toward the rear side of the vehicle so as to be substantially parallel to the liner retracted portion. The upper edge portion of the deflector is
The front structure of a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the fender liner is formed so as to face the liner retracting portion at a predetermined interval. The high-rigidity part is
The front structure of a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is formed in the rear wall portion substantially near the center in the vehicle width direction. The rear wall portion of the deflector is
In the horizontal cross section along the vehicle width direction, the radius of curvature is formed in a substantially curved shape with a different radius of curvature depending on the position in the vehicle width direction.
The high-rigidity part is
The front structure of a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is formed in a portion of the rear wall portion of the deflector having a large radius of curvature. The lower end of the front part of the fender liner
The front structure of a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is configured to elastically contact the rear wall portion of the deflector.

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