JP3052704B2 - Front deflector - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a front deflector for rectifying traveling wind around a lower portion of a windshield.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vehicle front deflector provided on a front deck is generally provided to exhibit a rectifying function for regulating a flow of traveling wind flowing around a lower portion of a windshield. These front deflectors are generally formed of hard plastic, and have a shape conforming to the shape (cubic curved surface) of the hood or windshield of a vehicle. For this reason, a front deflector of a shape corresponding to the vehicle type is formed by injection molding, and the front deflector is fixed to the vehicle body directly or via an attachment member (Jpn.
-24923).

[0003]

Since the conventional front deflector is formed for each vehicle type, it is necessary to manufacture a mold used for injection molding according to the vehicle type. For this reason, the preparation cost is increased and the cost is increased. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a front deflector applicable to a plurality of types of vehicles.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a deflector body made of a deformable semi-rigid material extending in the vehicle width direction and provided below a windshield, and a deflector body. A core material mounting portion formed in the longitudinal direction along the hood and a bonnet extending in the vehicle width direction.
A core member formed in a desired shape having a shape along the rear end and fitted to the core material attaching portion of the deflector body to form the deflector body into a desired shape having a shape along the rear end of the bonnet . It is characterized by the following.

[0005]

[Function] A core material having a shape corresponding to the vehicle type is prepared, and the deflector body is deformed into a shape along the core material, that is, a shape according to the vehicle type by attaching the core material to the core material mounting portion formed on the deflector body. Let it.

[0006]

1 is an external view of a vehicle provided with a front deflector according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.
A line arrow is shown.

As shown in FIG. 1, an outside air inlet 4 is formed between a hood 2 of a motor vehicle (vehicle) 1 and a front window glass (front window) 3, and a front deflector 5 is provided in the outside air inlet 4. The front deflector 5 is provided to extend in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, a front deflector 5 is fixed to the cowl box 6 by a set screw 7. The front deflector 5 has a guide portion 9 extending downward so as to guide an airflow flowing on the hood 2 into the vehicle compartment 8 when the vehicle travels, and an upper portion along the front window 3 so as to guide the airflow to an upper portion of the front window 3. The rectifying section 10 extends. Guide part 9 and rectification part 1
The branch portion 11 of 0 is set slightly above the rear edge of the hood 2 (hood outer hemming portion), which is the front edge of the opening of the outside air inlet 4, and is located between the branch portion 11 and the rear edge of the hood 2. Has a slight gap in the vehicle height direction.

On the back side of the front deflector 5 as a deflector main body, a pipe insertion hole 12 as a core material attaching portion is provided along the vehicle width direction. A pipe 13 as a core material to be molded is inserted. The front deflector 5 is made of semi-rigid resin, and the pipe 13 has a three-dimensional shape (desired shape) along the shape of the rear end of the bonnet 2. By inserting the pipe 13 into the pipe insertion hole 12, the front deflector 5 is deformed (formed into a desired shape) into the shape of the pipe 13, that is, the shape of the rear end of the bonnet 2. That is, the front deflector 5 has a configuration in which the pipe insertion hole 12 into which the pipe 13 is inserted is provided in a deformable main body.

The front deflector 5 is formed by extrusion and has the same shape for a plurality of vehicle types. The pipe 13 is prepared for each vehicle type and has a three-dimensional shape corresponding to each vehicle type. That is, when the vehicle type is changed, the pipe 13 corresponding to the vehicle type is inserted into the pipe insertion hole 12 formed in the front deflector 5, and the shape as the deflector is formed. Thereafter, by attaching the front deflector 5 to the vehicle 1 with the set screw 7 via the bracket, the front deflector 5 can follow the three-dimensional shape of a different vehicle type.

Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare a mold for forming the front deflector 5 for each vehicle type, and the number of types can be greatly reduced.

Another embodiment of the front deflector will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 show cross sections of a front deflector according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the front deflector 33 shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the pipe 32 in FIG. is there. 1 and 2
The same members as those indicated by are designated by the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 3, a bracket 21 is attached to the bonnet 2 and a pipe 22 as a core material is fixed to the bracket 21 along the vehicle width direction. The shape of the pipe 22 is a three-dimensional shape along the shape of the rear end of the bonnet 2. The front deflector 23
It is composed of a guide portion 24 and a rectifying portion 25, and is made of a semi-hard resin material. A notch 26 is provided in the front deflector 23 as a core material insertion portion along the vehicle width direction.
By inserting the pipe 22 into the notch 26, the front deflector 23 is formed into a shape along the hood 2. That is, the front deflector 23 is attached to the vehicle by inserting the pipe 22 into the notch 26 and attaching the bracket 21 to the bonnet 2.

The front deflector 23 shown in FIG.
As before, it has the same shape for multiple models,
The pipe 22 has a three-dimensional shape corresponding to the shape of each vehicle type. Therefore, by inserting the pipe 22 for each vehicle type into the cutout hole 26 of the front deflector 23 having a common shape, the front deflector 23 can be made to conform to a three-dimensional shape that matches the shape of the vehicle type. Further, since the front deflector 23 is attached to the bonnet 2 via the bracket 21, the front deflector 23 can be easily attached to the vehicle.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, a bracket 31 is attached to the cowl box 6, and a pipe 32 as a core material is fixed to the bracket 31 along the vehicle width direction. As shown in FIG. 6, the shape of the pipe 32 is a three-dimensional shape along the shape of the rear end of the bonnet 2. Both ends of the pipe 32 are communicated with a cooling water passage of an engine (not shown), and hot water for cooling the engine is circulated in the pipe 32. As shown in FIG. 5, the front deflector 33 includes a guide portion 34 and a rectifying portion 35, and is made of a semi-hard resin. The front deflector 33 has a fitting groove 3 as a core material attaching portion.
6 are formed along the vehicle width direction, and the fitting groove 36 is formed in the pipe 3
2, the front deflector 33 is attached to the cowl box 6. That is, the fitting groove 3 is formed in the pipe 32.
By fitting 6, the front deflector 33 is shaped and attached along the hood of the vehicle.

The front deflector 33 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 also has the same shape for a plurality of vehicle types as described above, and the pipe 32 has a three-dimensional shape corresponding to the shape for each vehicle type. Therefore, the front deflector 33 is fitted to the shape of the vehicle by attaching the pipe 32 for each vehicle type to the cowl box 6 via the bracket 31 and fitting the fitting groove 36 of the front deflector 33 having the common shape to the pipe 32. It can follow a three-dimensional shape. In addition, since hot water for cooling the engine is circulated in the pipe 32, the pipe 32 is heated, and the front deflector 33 can have a snow melting function.

Although a pipe is used as the core material in the above embodiment, other shapes such as a triangular prism and a quadrangular prism can be used as the core material. Further, the material of the core material is not limited to metal.

[0018]

According to the front deflector of the present invention, a core material mounting portion for mounting a core material for regulating the shape is provided on a deformable main body. By attaching the core material to the portion, the front deflector can be deformed into a shape according to the vehicle type. As a result, a common front deflector can be shared by a plurality of vehicle types, and it is not necessary to prepare a mold for molding the front deflector for each vehicle type, and it is possible to greatly reduce the number of types and reduce costs. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a vehicle including a front deflector according to one embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a front deflector according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a front deflector according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the front deflector shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the pipe in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 automobile (vehicle) 2 bonnet 3 windshield (front window) 4 outside air inlet 5, 23, 33 front deflector 12 pipe insertion hole 13, 22, 32 pipe 26 cutout hole 36 fitting groove

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Nobuhiro Suzuki 1 Okazaki Office, Hashime-cho, Okazaki-shi, Aichi Pref. No. 1 Nakashinkiri Okazaki Plant of Mitsubishi Motors Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshiyuki Tajima No. 1 Nakashinagiri, Hashimecho, Okazaki-shi, Aichi Pref. Manabu Tamamura Inside Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, 5-33-8 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Masaru Koike Inside Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, 5-33-8 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo (56) References JP-A-5-39002 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B62D 35/00-37/02

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A deformable semi-rigid deflector body extending in the vehicle width direction and provided at a lower portion of a windshield, a core material mounting portion formed in a longitudinal direction along the deflector body, and a vehicle width. Extending in the direction of the rear end of the bonnet
The deflector body is formed in a desired shape having a shape along the
A front deflector comprising: a core member formed in a desired shape along the rear end of the bonnet .