JP4816199B2 - Auto body structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle body structure configured to increase the vehicle body rigidity.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a vehicle body structure, a floor panel that forms a floor surface is disposed on the lower surface side of the floor panel so as to extend rearward from the front end of the floor panel, and a pair of upper flange portions are joined to the lower surface of the floor panel. A pair of side frames having a reverse cross-hat-shaped cross section forming a closed cross section with the floor panel, and disposed on the upper surface side of the floor panel so as to extend in the vehicle width direction behind the front end of the floor panel. It is well known that a pair of lower end flange portions are joined to the upper surface of the panel and a floor cross member having a hat-shaped cross section that forms a closed cross section with the floor panel.

Spot welding is generally used in the joint structure of the vehicle body. In the conventional structure, it is difficult to join the floor panel and the side frame directly under the floor cross member, or even if the floor cross member is joined, An opening is provided in the upper wall, and only one spot can be spot welded on one side, and there remains anxiety in the joint strength at this portion. Therefore, a structure is known that compensates for insufficient bonding strength by providing a reinforcing plate over the floor cross member from the front portion of the floor cross member on the floor panel (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 11-192978 A

  In the structure of Patent Document 1, the side frame, the floor panel, the floor cross member, and the reinforcing plate are spot-welded in four layers at the floor cross member portion, but this four-layer spot welding is technically difficult, The welding conformity requirement when welding is performed by superimposing the welded objects is that the number of superposed workpieces is two or three, and the reinforcing plate is attached to the overlapping part of the floor cross member, floor panel, and side frame. Therefore, it is difficult to join the reinforcing member to the floor cross member, the floor panel, and the side frame while satisfying the welding compatibility requirement.

  In addition, the applicant of the present invention has a structure in which an air conditioning duct connected to an air conditioning unit of an automobile is disposed on the lower side of the front seat, and air is blown out toward the rear seat side toward the air outlet of the air conditioning duct. An opening part is formed in the front wall and the rear wall of the floor cross member located on the lower side, and an air conditioning duct is inserted into the opening part.

  As mentioned above, if the openings for inserting air conditioning ducts are formed in the front and rear walls of the floor cross member, the strength of the floor cross member is lowered and the vehicle body rigidity is lowered. However, as in Patent Document 1, the structure in which the reinforcing plate is joined only to the flange portion of the floor cross member does not provide sufficient reinforcement.

  An object of the present invention is to join a reinforcement and a gusset to a floor cross member, a floor panel, and a body frame, satisfying the welding conformity requirements, and the floor cross member, floor panel, and body frame by the reinforcement and gusset. The vehicle body of an automobile is effective when the strength of the floor cross member is lowered, such as when an opening for inserting an air conditioning duct is formed in the floor cross member. Is to provide a structure.

The vehicle body structure according to claim 1 is a vehicle body structure of an automobile, wherein a floor panel forming a floor surface is disposed on a lower surface side of the floor panel so as to extend rearward from a front end of the floor panel. A pair of upper end flange portions joined to each other to form a closed cross-section body frame with the floor panel, and an upper surface of the floor panel extending in the vehicle width direction behind the front end of the floor panel. A floor cross member having a cross-sectional hat shape in which a lower end flange portion is joined to an upper surface of the floor panel to form a closed cross section with the floor panel, and a front portion disposed on the upper surface side of the floor panel. Are superimposed on the floor panel and the top flange of the body frame, and the rear part The lower flange portion of the member and a horizontal lower flange portion joined in a superimposed manner to the floor panel, and a vertical wall portion extending upward from the rear end of the lower flange portion and joined to the front wall of the floor cross member a reinforcement is arranged so as to cover the upper opening portion formed between the upper flange portion of the pair of Oite bodywork between the floor panel and the body frame below the said floor cross member, the front end The portion includes a lower end flange portion of the floor cross member and a gusset that is overlapped with the floor panel.

In this vehicle body structure, the body frame is disposed on the lower surface side of the floor panel so as to extend rearward from the front end of the floor panel, and a pair of upper end flange portions of the body frame are joined to the lower surface of the floor panel. The floor cross member forms a closed cross section with the floor panel, and the floor cross member is disposed on the upper surface side of the floor panel so as to extend in the vehicle width direction behind the front end of the floor panel, and the lower end flange portion of the floor cross member is It is joined to the upper surface of the floor panel to form a closed section with the floor panel.

  The reinforcement is disposed on the upper surface side of the floor panel, and the reinforcement has a horizontal lower flange portion and a vertical wall portion extending upward from the rear end of the lower flange portion, and the front portion of the lower flange portion is the floor. The upper flange portion of the panel and the body frame is joined in a superimposed manner, the rear portion of the lower flange portion is joined in a superimposed manner to the lower end flange portion of the floor panel and the floor cross member on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the body frame, and the vertical wall portion is It is joined to the front wall of the floor cross member.

Gusset is provided to cover the upper opening portion formed between the upper flange of a pair of Oite bodywork between the floor panel and the body frame below the floor cross member, the front end portion of the gusset floor It is joined to the lower end flange part of the cross member and the floor panel in a superimposed manner. In this way, the reinforcement and gusset meet the welding conformity requirements and are joined to the floor cross member, floor panel and body frame, and the reinforcement and gusset reinforce the floor cross member, floor panel and body frame. Rigidity is ensured.

The following configuration can be adopted in the invention of claim 1.
The horizontal wall of the reinforcement extends to the height position of the upper wall of the floor cross member, and extends horizontally from the upper end of the vertical wall to the horizontal upper flange portion joined to the upper wall of the floor cross member. (Claim 2). The reinforcement has an inclined portion that is formed over the lower flange portion and the vertical wall portion and forms a closed cross section with the floor panel and the front wall of the floor cross member, and the inclined portion is the lower flange portion. And a lower end portion of the vertical wall portion are integrally connected to each other (claim 3). Openings into which air conditioning ducts are inserted are respectively formed in the front wall and rear wall of the floor cross member and the vertical wall portion of the reinforcement, and the air conditioning duct is placed and supported on the lower flange portion of the reinforcement A shelf to be formed is formed (claim 4). The rear end portion of the gusset is overlapped and joined to the lower end flange portion and the floor panel of the floor cross member, and both end portions in the vehicle width direction of the gusset are joined to the upper end flange portion of the floor panel and the body frame, A closed section is formed by the gusset and the floor panel.

According to the vehicle body structure of the first aspect of the present invention, as described above, the vehicle body includes the floor panel, the body frame, and the floor cross member, and is particularly disposed on the upper surface side of the floor panel, and the front portion is the floor panel and the body frame. A horizontal lower flange portion that is joined to the upper end flange portion in a superimposed manner and a rear portion is joined to the lower end flange portion of the floor cross member and the floor panel on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the body frame, and the lower flange portion a reinforcement and a vertical wall portion joined to the front wall of the floor crossmember extends upward from the rear end, a pair of Oite bodywork between the floor panel and the body frame below the floor crossmember It is disposed so as to cover the upper opening portion formed between the upper flange portion of the floor cross main front end portion The lower end flange of the bar and the gusset that is joined to the floor panel in an overlapping manner, meet the welding conformity requirements and securely join the reinforcement and gusset to the floor cross member, floor panel, and body frame. These reinforcements and gussets can reinforce the floor cross member, floor panel, and body frame to ensure the rigidity of the vehicle body, increase the joint strength of the body frame near the floor cross member, and the body frame floor panel in the event of a collision. This is effective when the strength of the floor cross member is lowered, such as when an opening for inserting an air conditioning duct is formed in the floor cross member.

  According to the vehicle body structure of the automobile according to claim 2, the vertical wall portion of the reinforcement is extended to the height position of the upper wall of the floor cross member, and extends rearward from the upper end of the vertical wall portion to the upper wall of the floor cross member. Since the horizontal upper flange portion to be joined is provided, the floor cross member can be reliably reinforced and the vehicle body rigidity can be increased against a tensile load that the body frame tends to deform downward at the time of a collision.

  According to the vehicle body structure of the third aspect of the present invention, the reinforcement is inclined over the lower flange portion and the vertical wall portion and forms a closed section with the floor panel and the front wall of the floor cross member. This sloped part is integrally connected to the rear end part of the lower flange part and the lower end part of the vertical wall part, so that the rigidity of the reinforcement itself is increased and the front end part of the floor cross member is Detachment of the body frame as a starting point from the floor panel can be reliably suppressed.

  According to the vehicle body structure of the automobile according to claim 4, openings for inserting the air conditioning duct are respectively formed in the front wall and the rear wall of the floor cross member and the vertical wall portion of the reinforcement, and the lower portion of the reinforcement Since the flange part is formed with a shelf on which the air-conditioning duct is placed and supported, the strength of the floor cross member decreases. However, the floor cross member, the floor panel, and the body frame are reinforced by reinforcement and gussets. Rigidity can be secured, and the shelf formed on the lower flange portion of the reinforcement can increase the rigidity of the lower flange portion and prevent rattling of the air conditioning duct.

  According to the automobile body structure of the fifth aspect, the rear end portion of the gusset is joined to the lower end flange portion and the floor panel of the floor cross member in a superimposed manner, and both end portions in the vehicle width direction of the gusset are connected to the floor panel and the body frame. The gusset and the floor panel form a closed cross-section, and the gusset can reinforce the floor cross member, the floor panel, and the body frame to enhance the rigidity of the vehicle body. it can.

  The vehicle body structure of the automobile of the present invention is particularly arranged on the upper surface side of the floor panel, the front part is superimposed on the floor panel and the upper end flange part of the body frame, and the rear part is on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the body frame. A horizontal lower flange portion that is overlapped with the lower end flange portion of the floor panel and the floor cross member and a vertical wall portion that extends upward from the rear end of the lower flange portion and is joined to the front wall of the floor cross member And a front end portion is disposed between the floor panel and the body frame below the floor cross member so as to cover the upper end opening of the body frame, and the lower end flange portion of the floor cross member and the floor panel. And a gusset that is joined in a superimposed manner.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, a vehicle body structure BS includes a floor panel 1, a pair of left and right side sills 2, a dash panel 3, a pair of left and right front side frames 4, and a pair of left and right side frames 5 (body Frame 5), a pair of left and right vertical frames 6, a tunnel reinforcing member 7, a first floor cross member 8, a second floor cross member 9, a pair of left and right reinforcements 10, a pair of left and right gussets 12, and the like. ing.

  The floor panel 1 forms a floor surface, and an upward convex tunnel portion 1a extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is formed at the center of the floor panel 1 in the vehicle width direction. The pair of left and right side sills 2 extends in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the left and right ends of the floor panel 1 are joined to the side sills 2. The dash panel 3 partitions the vehicle compartment and the engine room in front thereof, and the front end of the floor panel 1 is joined to the lower end of the dash panel 3.

  The pair of left and right front side frames 4 extend in the vehicle front-rear direction, and most of the front side frames 4 are disposed at a position higher than the floor panel 1 on the engine room side, and a rear end portion thereof extends downward and rearward along the dash panel 3. Curved, disposed on the lower surface side of the front end portion of the floor panel 1, formed in a cross-sectional inverted hat shape, and joined to the lower surface of the floor panel 1. A closed section is formed by the rear end portion of the front side frame 4 and the floor panel 1.

  The pair of left and right side frames 5 have their front ends joined to a pair of front side frames 4 and extend rearward from the pair of front side frames 4 (front ends of the floor panel 1). The pair of upper end flange portions 5 a are joined to the lower surface of the floor panel 1. The side frame 5 and the floor panel 1 form a closed cross section.

  The pair of left and right vertical frames 6 extend in the vehicle front-rear direction and are disposed on the upper surface side of the floor panel 1 on the front side of the first floor cross member 8, and the pair of side frames 5 of the floor panel 1 are joined. The rear end portion of the vertical frame 6 is located at a predetermined distance from the first floor cross member 8 forward.

  The tunnel reinforcement member 7 extends in the vehicle front-rear direction along the tunnel portion 1a, is disposed on the upper surface side of the tunnel portion 1a, is formed in a gate shape in cross section, and the lower end portions of the left and right side wall portions of the tunnel reinforcement member 7 are It is joined to the side wall part of the tunnel part 1a. A closed cross section is formed by the tunnel reinforcing member 7 and the tunnel portion 1a.

  The first floor cross member 8 is disposed on the upper surface side of the floor panel 1 behind the front end of the floor panel 1 and is formed in a cross-sectional hat shape, and a pair of lower end flange portions 8 a thereof are the upper surface of the floor panel 1. And the left and right ends of the first floor cross member 8 are joined to a pair of side sills 2. The first floor cross member 8 and the floor panel 1 form a closed cross section. The first floor cross member 8 is divided into a pair of left and right member members 20, the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction of each member member 20 is joined to the side sill 2, and the inner end portion in the vehicle width direction is formed on the side wall portion of the tunnel portion 1a. It is joined.

  The second floor cross member 9 is disposed on the upper surface side of the floor panel 1 behind the first floor cross member 8 and is formed in a cross-sectional hat shape, and a pair of lower end flange portions 9 a are formed on the floor panel 1. While being joined to the upper surface, the left and right ends of the second floor cross member 9 are joined to the pair of side sills 2. The second floor cross member 9 and the floor panel 1 form a closed cross section. The second floor cross member 9 is divided into a pair of left and right member members 25, the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction of each member member 25 is joined to the side sill 2, and the inner end portion in the vehicle width direction is tunneled through the flange member 26. It is joined to the side wall of the part 1a.

  A pair of front leg portions and rear leg portions of the right front seat 15 are connected to the right side member members 20 and 25 of the first and second floor cross members 8 and 9 so as to be placed in the first and second floors. A pair of front leg portions and rear leg portions of the left front seat 15 are connected to the left member members 20 and 25 of the cross members 8 and 9 in a mounting manner. A pair of left and right synthetic resin air-conditioning ducts 16 are disposed on the upper part of the pair of side frames 5 in the substantially vertical front wall 8b and rear wall 8c of the left and right side portions of the first floor cross member 8. Long oval openings 8ba and 8ca are formed in the left-right direction so as to be inserted in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 and 7 to 9, the pair of left and right reinforcements 10 are arranged on the upper surface side of the floor panel 1 in the vicinity of the left and right openings 8 ba on the front side of the first floor cross member 8. It is installed. Each reinforcement 10 has a lateral width greater than that of the side frame 5, and includes a horizontal lower flange portion 30, a vertical wall portion 31 extending upward from the rear end of the lower flange portion 30, and the vertical wall portion 31. An opening larger than the openings 8ba and 8ca of the first floor cross member 8 which has an upper flange portion 32 extending rearward from the upper end and into which the air conditioning duct 16 is inserted into the vertical wall portion 31 and the lower flange portion 30. A portion 33 is formed. In addition, the member shown with the dashed-dotted line in FIG. 5 is visible behind the cross-sectional position.

  The lower flange portion 30 is disposed on the lower end flange portion 8 a on the front side of the first floor cross member 8 and the upper surface side of the floor panel 1 on the front side thereof, and the front portion of the lower flange portion 30 is the floor panel 1 and the side frame 5. A pair of upper end flange portions 5a are joined in a superposed manner by spot welding, and a rear portion of the lower flange portion 30 is a pair of lower end flange portions 8a of the first floor cross member 8 and a floor panel on both sides of the side frame 5 in the vehicle width direction. 1 is joined in a superimposed manner by spot welding.

  The lower flange portion 30 is formed in a gate shape that swells forward in a plan view, and a plan view gate-shaped shelf portion 34 that swells upward with respect to the outer portion is formed on the inner edge portion of the lower flange portion 30. The air conditioning duct 16 is placed and supported on the shelf 34, and both left and right end portions of the lower flange portion 30 in front of the shelf 34 are superimposed on the pair of upper flange portions 5 a of the floor panel 1 and the side frame 5. The left and right side portions of the shelf portion 34 of the lower flange portion 30 are joined to the pair of lower end flange portions 8 a of the first floor cross member 8 and the floor panel 1 in a superimposed manner.

  The vertical wall portion 31 has a pair of left and right side vertical wall portions 31a connected to the lower flange portion 30, and an upper vertical wall portion 31b connected to the side vertical wall portions 31a, and the upper wall of the first floor cross member 8 A pair of side vertical wall portions 31a are joined to the front wall 8b of the first floor cross member 8 by spot welding, and the upper flange portion 32 connected to the upper vertical wall portion 31b is the first. It is joined to the front portion of the upper wall 8d of the floor cross member 8 by spot welding.

  The reinforcement 10 is formed over the lower flange portion 30 and the vertical wall portion 31 (a pair of side vertical wall portions 31a), and the front wall 8b of the floor panel 1 and the first floor cross member 8 is formed. And a pair of inclined portions 35 that form a closed cross section, and these inclined portions 35 are integrally connected to the rear end portion of the lower flange portion 30 and the lower end portion of the vertical wall portion 31.

4-6, as shown in FIG. 10, the gussets 11 of the right and left pair, a pair of Oite side frame 5 between the floor panel 1 and the sub id frame 5 below the first floor crossmember 8 Are arranged so as to cover the upper end opening formed between the upper end flange portions 5a . Each gusset 11 is formed in a wide cross shape in plan view, which has substantially the same longitudinal length as that of the first floor cross member 8 and has substantially the same lateral length as that of the side frame 5.

  The gusset 11 includes a rectangular central portion 40, a pair of front and rear projecting portions 41 projecting on both front and rear sides of the rectangular central portion 40, and a pair of front and rear bulges formed on the projecting portions 41 in an upwardly bulging manner. It has a pair of left and right flange portions 43 extending on the left and right sides of the rectangular central portion 40 and slightly upward, and the pair of flange portions 43 is a pair of upper ends of the floor panel 1 and the side frame 5. In a state of being sandwiched between the flange portions 5 a, the pair of bulging portions 42 abut against the lower surface of the floor panel 1 below the pair of lower end flange portions 8 a of the first floor cross member 8, and the rectangular center portion 40. Are arranged at a predetermined interval downward from the floor panel 1.

  Then, a pair of bulging portions 42 of the front end portion and the rear end portion of the gusset 11 are joined to the pair of lower end flange portions 8a of the first floor cross member 8 and the floor panel 1 by spot welding so as to overlap each other. A pair of flange portions 43 at both ends in the vehicle width direction 11 are joined to the floor panel 1 and a pair of upper end flange portions 5a of the side frame 5 by spot welding in a superimposed manner, and the gusset 11 and the floor panel 1 are closed. A cross section is formed.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an air conditioning duct branch member connected to an air conditioning unit (not shown) on the upper side of the tunnel portion 1 a between the front end of the floor panel 1 and the first floor cross member 8. 17 is disposed, and a pair of left and right duct members 18 extend downward from the air-conditioning duct branching member 17 on both the left and right sides of the tunnel portion 1a, and the upstream ends of the pair of air-conditioning ducts 16 are connected to the duct members 19. Has been.

  Each air conditioning duct 16 extends rearward along the tunnel portion 1 a from the duct member 18, extends outward in the vehicle width direction along the first floor cross member 8, and faces rearward on the upper side of the side frame 5. It extends so as to pass through the opening 33 of the reinforcement 10 and the openings 8ba and 8ca of the first floor cross member 8, and air (warm air) is directed toward the air outlet 16a of the air conditioning duct 16 toward the rear seat side. Or cold wind). A fixing plate 16b extends rearward from a portion of the air conditioning duct 16 that is placed and supported on the shelf portion 34 of the reinforcement 10, and a front end portion of the fixing plate 16b is fixed to the vertical frame 6 by a fixing bracket 16c such as a screw. It is fixed to the rear end.

  Here, the assembly of the reinforcement 10, the gusset 11, etc. will be described. The vertical wall portion 31 of the pair of reinforcements 10 is joined to the front wall 8b of the first floor cross member 8, and the upper flange portion 32 is attached. The first floor cross member 8 is joined to the upper wall 8d, and a pair of reinforcements 10 is attached to the first floor cross member 8 to form a sub-assembly. Then, a pair of gussets 11 is placed on the pair of side frames 5, and the floor panel 1 is placed on the pair of side frames 5 in a state of being partially welded and fixed as necessary. The first floor cross member 8 is placed on the floor panel 1.

  Then, the pair of bulging portions 42 of the gusset 11 are joined to the pair of lower end flange portions 8a of the first floor cross member 8 and the floor panel 1 by spot welding in a superimposed manner. A welding gun passage hole 5c is formed in the lower wall 5b of the side frame 5 so that the welding gun contacting from the side does not interfere with the side frame 5 (see FIG. 5). In addition, the pair of flange portions 43 of the gusset 11 are joined to the floor panel 1 and the pair of upper end flange portions 5a of the side frame 5 by spot welding in a superimposed manner, and in this case, welding that contacts the floor panel 1 from above. A welding gun passage hole 8e is formed in the upper wall 8d of the first floor cross member 8 so that the gun does not interfere with the first floor cross member 8 (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

  In addition to the spot welding described above, spot welding is performed at a necessary location, and the floor panel 1, the pair of side sills 2, the dash panel 3, the pair of front side frames 4, the pair of side frames 5, and the pair of right and left The vertical frame 6, the tunnel reinforcing member 7, the first floor cross member 8, the second floor cross member 9, a pair of reinforcements 10, a pair of gussets 12, etc. are assembled to constitute a vehicle body structure BS of the automobile. .

According to the vehicle body structure BS of the automobile described above, in particular, it is disposed on the upper surface side of the floor panel 1, the front part is joined to the floor panel 1 and the upper end flange part 5 a of the side frame 5 and the rear part is superposed. The lower flange portion 8a of the first floor cross member 8 on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the side frame 5 and a horizontal lower flange portion 30 that is joined to the floor panel 1 in an overlapping manner, and upward from the rear end of the lower flange portion 30 A reinforcement 10 having a vertical wall portion 31 that extends and is joined to the front wall 8 b of the first floor cross member 8, and between the floor panel 1 and the side frame 5 below the first floor cross member 8 . is disposed so as to cover the upper opening portion formed between a pair of upper flange 5a of the side frames 5 have, the front end portion first floor crossmember And a gusset 11 which is superimposed joined in the lower flange portion 8a and the floor panel 1.

  Therefore, the reinforcement 10 and the gusset 11 are securely joined to the first floor cross member 8, the floor panel 1, and the side frame 5 so as to satisfy the welding conformity requirements. The floor cross member 8, the floor panel 1, and the side frame 5 can be reinforced to ensure the rigidity of the vehicle body, and the bonding strength of the side frame 5 near the first floor cross member 8 is increased, so that the floor panel 1 of the side frame 5 at the time of a collision. Can be prevented from peeling.

  The vertical wall portion 31 of the reinforcement 10 extends to the height position of the upper wall 8d of the first floor cross member 8, and extends rearward from the upper end of the vertical wall portion 31 and is joined to the upper wall 8d of the first floor cross member 8. Since the horizontal upper flange portion 32 is provided, the first floor cross member 8 can be reliably reinforced, and the rigidity of the vehicle body can be increased against a tensile load that the side frame 5 tends to deform downward in the event of a collision.

  The reinforcement 10 has an inclined portion 35 which is formed over the lower flange portion 30 and the vertical wall portion 31 and forms a closed cross section with the floor panel 1 and the front wall 8b of the first floor cross member 8. Since the inclined portion 35 is integrally connected to the rear end portion of the lower flange portion 30 and the lower end portion of the vertical wall portion 31, the rigidity of the reinforcement 10 itself is increased, and the first floor cross member 8 is collided. It is possible to reliably suppress the side frame 5 from peeling off the floor panel 1 starting from the front end.

  Openings 8ba, 8ca and 33 into which the air conditioning duct 16 is inserted are formed in the front wall 8b and the rear wall 8c of the first floor cross member 8 and the vertical wall portion 31 of the reinforcement 10, respectively. Since the shelf portion 34 on which the air conditioning duct 16 is placed and supported is formed on the lower flange portion 30 of the first floor cloth 30, the strength of the first floor cross member 8 is reduced. However, the reinforcement 10 and the gusset 11 cause the first floor cross The member 8, the floor panel 1, and the side frame 5 can be reinforced to ensure vehicle body rigidity. The shelf portion 35 formed on the lower flange portion 30 of the reinforcement 10 increases the rigidity of the lower flange portion 30, and the air conditioning duct. Sixteen rattles can be prevented.

  The rear end portion of the gusset 11 is joined to the lower end flange portion 8a of the first floor cross member 8 and the floor panel 1 in a superimposed manner, and both end portions in the vehicle width direction of the gusset 11 are connected to the upper end flange portions of the floor panel 1 and the side frame 5. Since the gusset 11 and the floor panel 1 form a closed cross section, the first floor cross member 8, the floor panel 1, and the side frame 5 are reliably reinforced by the gusset 11 to rigidly support the vehicle body. Can be reliably increased.

  It should be noted that various modifications other than those disclosed above can be added and implemented without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the present invention can be applied to various vehicle body structures.

It is a perspective view of the principal part of the vehicle body structure of the motor vehicle of an Example. It is a perspective view of the principal part of the vehicle body structure (at the time of air-conditioning duct attachment) of a motor vehicle. It is a perspective view of the principal part of the vehicle body structure (when an air conditioning duct is not installed) of an automobile. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the VI-VI sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view of reinforcement. It is a top view of reinforcement. It is a front view of reinforcement. It is a perspective view of a gusset.

BS Car body structure 1 Floor panel 5 Side frame 5a Upper flange 8 First floor cross member 8a Lower flange 8b Front wall 8c Rear wall 8d Upper wall 8ba, 8ca Opening 10 Reinforcement 11 Gusset 16 Air conditioning duct 30 Lower part Flange 31 Vertical wall 32 Upper flange 33 Opening 34 Shelf 35 Inclined

Claims (5)

In the car body structure,
A floor panel forming a floor surface;
A cross-section reverse hat shape that is disposed on the lower surface side of the floor panel so as to extend rearward from the front end of the floor panel, and a pair of upper end flange portions are joined to the lower surface of the floor panel to form a closed cross section with the floor panel Body frame,
A cross-sectional hat that is disposed on the upper surface side of the floor panel so as to extend in the vehicle width direction behind the front end of the floor panel, and a lower end flange portion is joined to the upper surface of the floor panel to form a closed cross section with the floor panel Shaped floor cross member,
Arranged on the upper surface side of the floor panel, the front part is overlapped with the upper end flange part of the floor panel and the body frame, and the rear part is the lower end flange part of the floor cross member and the floor on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the body frame. A reinforcement having a horizontal lower flange portion that is overlapped and joined to the panel, and a vertical wall portion that extends upward from the rear end of the lower flange portion and is joined to the front wall of the floor cross member;
The pair of disposed so as to cover the upper opening portion formed between the upper flange portion, the floor cross member front end portion of Oite bodywork between the floor panel and the body frame below the said floor cross member A gusset that is superimposed on the lower end flange portion and the floor panel of
A vehicle body structure characterized by comprising:   The horizontal wall of the reinforcement is extended to the height position of the upper wall of the floor cross member, and a horizontal upper flange portion that extends backward from the upper end of the vertical wall portion and is joined to the upper wall of the floor cross member. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body structure is provided.   The reinforcement has an inclined portion that is formed over the lower flange portion and the vertical wall portion and forms a closed cross section with the floor panel and the front wall of the floor cross member, and the inclined portion is the lower flange portion. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vehicle body structure is integrally connected to a rear end portion of the portion and a lower end portion of the vertical wall portion. The front wall and the rear wall of the floor cross member and the vertical wall portion of the reinforcement are respectively formed with openings into which air conditioning ducts are inserted,
The vehicle body structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a shelf portion on which an air conditioning duct is placed and supported is formed at a lower flange portion of the reinforcement.   The rear end portion of the gusset is overlapped and joined to the lower end flange portion and the floor panel of the floor cross member, and both end portions in the vehicle width direction of the gusset are joined to the upper end flange portion of the floor panel and the body frame, The vehicle body structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a closed section is formed by the gusset and the floor panel.