JP5152637B2 - Structure of vehicle back door - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a back door disposed on the rear surface of a vehicle. More specifically, the area of a wind glass attached to the upper portion of the back door is made as wide as possible to secure a field of view behind the vehicle, and at the same time, position of the license plate. The present invention relates to a structure of a vehicle back door that is arranged as high as possible to improve the visibility of the license plate.

  Some conventional automobiles are provided with an opening at the rear surface of the vehicle body and a back door that opens and closes the opening. Such a back door includes a back door main body including an inner panel and an outer panel, and an opening for a window to which a window glass is attached is provided at an upper portion of the back door main body.

As the above-mentioned back door, there is one in which the outer panel of the back door body is constituted by a panel member that is divided into upper and lower parts below a frame-like portion having an opening for a window from the viewpoint of design (for example, patent) Reference 1). In the outer panel having this configuration, a recess for arranging the license plate is formed immediately below the window glass, and the joint portion of the panel member divided into two is covered with the lower edge of the window glass.
Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 4-15126

  However, in the above-described conventional back door structure, the outer panel of the back door body has to be constituted by two upper and lower panel members, so that the processing for joining the two upper and lower panel members is performed. There is a problem that a process is required, and accordingly, the number of processing steps increases and the cost increases. In addition, since it is necessary to provide a space for accommodating the license lamp that illuminates the license plate, an end surface portion of the wind glass that is not supported by the panel surface of the back door body is generated. There was a problem that the burden on the windshield was heavy.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to widen the lower end portion of the window glass downward without dividing the outer panel constituting the back door main body into two parts in the vertical direction. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular back door structure capable of improving the visibility and improving the visibility of the license plate by arranging the license plate immediately below the lower end of the window glass.

In order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a vehicular back door structure in which a recess for arranging a license plate is formed on the surface of an outer panel constituting the back door body. the extending portion which extend upwardly so as to overlap the lower edge of the window glass to look at the upper end from the rear of the vehicle is provided, positioned accommodated license lamp between the lower edge of the window glass and the extending portion And a box-shaped resin part that closes a space between the extending part and the lower end edge of the window glass so as to surround the license lamp , and the resin part and the lower end edge of the window glass are provided . A cushion member is sandwiched between the contact surfaces .

In the present invention, the resin component is formed in a box shape having a lower surface opening, and an openable / closable lid is integrally formed on the lower surface of the resin component, and the lid is opened. by inserting the fixing member from the opening exposing, the resin component is mounted, et al is to the rear hatch main body.

As described above, the structure of the vehicle back door according to the present invention is such that a recess for arranging the license plate is formed on the surface of the outer panel constituting the back door main body, and the upper end of the recess is arranged on the vehicle. It provided an extension portion which is extended upward so as to overlap the lower edge of the window glass when viewed from the rear, accommodates placing the license lamp between the lower edge of the window glass and the extending portion, A box-shaped resin part that closes the space between the extended part and the lower end edge of the window glass is provided so as to surround the license lamp , and the resin part and the lower end edge of the window glass contact each other. since sandwiching the cushion member at a location of the surface, to broaden without bisecting the outer panel constituting the rear hatch main body up and down, the lower end portion of the window glass downward It is possible to improve the vehicle rear view, it is possible to improve the visibility of the license plate by placing a license plate just below the lower end of the window glass. In addition, the presence of the resin parts does not reduce the support strength of the lower end of the window glass, improves the appearance quality of the back door, and prevents the deterioration of the assembling property, and the license lamp that illuminates the license plate. Can be accommodated.
Moreover, according to this invention, the load to the lower end part of the window glass which starts when opening and closing a back door can be reduced.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, the resin component is formed in a box shape having a lower surface opening, and an openable / closable lid is integrally formed on the lower surface of the resin component. By opening the lid, Since the resin part is attached to the back door body by inserting a fixing member through the exposed opening, it is fixed by opening / closing the lid of the resin part even after fixing the window glass. The resin component can be attached to the back door main body without exposing the member to the outside, and an excellent appearance and good assemblability can be ensured.

Hereinafter, the structure of the vehicle back door according to the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiment with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile to which a structure of a vehicle back door according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, viewed obliquely from the rear, and FIG. 2 is a back door in a state before being attached to a vehicle body rear surface portion in FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the back door according to the above-described embodiment as viewed from the rear of the vehicle, and FIG. 4 is a back door according to the above-described embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the license garnish according to the embodiment, FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the license garnish with the lid portion opened, and FIG. Is a perspective view of the license garnish with the lid portion closed, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, an openable / closable back door 2 constituting a part of a vehicle body wall is disposed on a rear surface portion of an automobile 1 in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the back door 2 is attached to the upper edge of the opening 1a on the rear surface of the vehicle body via a hinge mechanism 20 so as to be opened and closed in the vertical direction.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 6, the back door 2 is provided with a back door main body 4 whose outer side of the vehicle compartment is constituted by an outer panel 3. A window frame 6 in which a window opening P for arranging the back window glass 5 is formed is integrally provided. A back window glass 5 is pasted from the outside of the vehicle compartment of the window frame 6 with an adhesive.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a concave portion 7 for arranging a license plate (not shown) is provided immediately below and directly below the window opening P on the outer surface of the outer panel 3. Is formed. The upper end of the recess 7 extends upward so as to overlap the lower end surface of the back window glass 5. Thereby, since it becomes possible to shape | mold the outer panel 3 to an inclined surface gradually by press drawing, the area | region of the extension part 7a is divided | segmented up and down by a window frame part and its lower surface like a prior art. Without any problem, the bottom of the recess 7 for placing a license plate (not shown) continuously below the lower end of the back window glass 5 with the lower end of the outer panel 3 widened downward to ensure visibility. A flat plate can be secured, and a license plate (not shown) can be arranged further upward.

A license lamp 8 is accommodated in the extending portion 7a between the recess 7 and the lower end surface of the back window glass 5, and a plug for attaching the license lamp 8 is inserted into the extending portion 7a. A hole 9 is formed. This makes it possible to omit decorative parts such as garnish for covering the license lamp 8 separately. In addition, since it is not necessary to provide a space for arranging garnish or the like between the lower end of the back window glass 5 and the arrangement position of the license plate (not shown), the lower end of the back window glass 5 and the license plate (not shown). )) Can be brought closer.
However, with such a structure, the outer peripheral edge portion of the back window glass 5 is supported from the back surface side by the edge surface of the window frame 6 of the window opening P except for the extending portion 7a. The edge part of the back wind glass 5 will be in the state which floated from the panel surface only in the location of the extension part 7a which overlapped with 7. FIG. Therefore, when the back door 2 is opened, there is a possibility that an occupant puts a finger into the space and pulls up the lower end of the back window glass 5 or presses this part when closing the back window glass 5. The load may concentrate on the lower edge.
Therefore, in the structure of the vehicle back door 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the space between the extending portion 7a of the concave portion 7 and the lower end edge of the back window glass 5 assembled thereon is closed. A license garnish (resin part) 10 is arranged.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the license garnish 10 of the present embodiment is integrally formed in a box shape having a lower surface opening using a resin material. That is, the license garnish 10 is formed in an arc shape in which the central portion bypasses and surrounds the upper side of the license lamp 8, and the left and right side portions of the central portion are each formed in an elongated shape extending in the vehicle width direction. ing. More specifically, the license garnish 10 includes at least a rear surface portion 10 a that supports the back surface of the back window glass 5, and a lower surface portion 10 b that closes the gap so that a hand does not enter between the back window glass 5 and the outer panel 3. It has.
A cushion member 11 is affixed to the rear surface portion 10 a of the license garnish 10 so as to correspond to the shape of the center portion and the side portion, and the cushion member 11 is in contact with the lower end surface of the license garnish 10 and the back window glass 5. By being sandwiched between the contact surfaces, the transmission of impact to the lower end portion of the back window glass 5 generated when the back door 2 is opened and closed is suppressed.

On the other hand, a lid portion 13 capable of opening and closing the lower surface opening 12 is integrally formed on the lower surface portion 10b on both the left and right sides of the license garnish 10. The lid portion 13 is formed so as to be rotatable with the thin-walled portion 13a on the proximal end side as a hinge, and the distal end side is locked to the edge portion of the lower surface opening portion 12 by a locking claw or the like and is closed. Yes. In addition, an inclined wall 14 that is inclined at an angle substantially parallel to the outer panel 3 is formed inside the license garnish 10 corresponding to the lid portion 13, and a bolt (fixing member) is formed on the inclined wall 14. A bolt hole 16 through which 15 is screwed is provided corresponding to the mounting hole 17 of the outer panel 3.
Therefore, when the license garnish 10 is attached to the outer panel 3 of the back door body 4, the lower surface opening 12 is exposed by opening the lid 13, and the bolt 15 is inclined from the exposed lower surface opening 12. It is structured such that it can be attached to the outer panel 3 by being inserted into the bolt hole 16 of the wall 14 and the mounting hole 17 of the outer panel 3 and tightened, and the lid portion 13 can be closed after the attachment.

  In the structure of the back door 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the upper end of the recess 7 of the outer panel 3 for placing a license plate (not shown) is directly below the window opening P, and the lower end surface of the back window glass 5. The license lamp 8 is housed and disposed in the extending portion 7a so as to overlap the lower portion of the extending portion 7a, and the lower end edge of the extending portion 7a and the back window glass 5 assembled thereon Since the license garnish 10 that closes the space between the rear window glass 5 and the lower portion of the back window glass 5 is expanded downward, the vehicle rear view can be improved, and a license plate (not shown) The visibility of the license plate can be improved by the arrangement just below the lower end of the back window glass 5.

Further, in the structure of the back door 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the license garnish 10 is formed in a box shape having the lower surface opening 12, and the openable / closable lid 13 is integrally formed on the lower surface 10b. The lower surface opening 12 is exposed by opening the lid 13, and the bolt 15 is inserted into the bolt hole 16 and the mounting hole 17 from the exposed lower surface opening 12 and tightened to be attached to the outer panel 3. Since it is possible to close the lid portion 13 after the installation, when the license garnish 10 is installed, if the back window glass 5 is attached first, there is no space for a tool and the bolt 15 cannot be tightened. This eliminates the problem that the bolt 15 cannot be installed without exposing the bolt 15 to the outside. Technique, by the bolt 15 is covered with the cover portion 13, and improve the appearance of the appearance of the back door 2, it is possible to improve the assembling property.
Furthermore, in the structure of the back door 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the license garnish 10 can be assembled even after the back window glass 5 is first attached, the license garnish 10 can be detached even after the vehicle is completed. It has excellent maintainability. Moreover, since the lid portion 13 is integrated with the license garnish 10, the number of parts can be reduced, and even if the locking claws of the lid portion 13 are broken, the lid portion 13 is not likely to fall off from the license garnish 10.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.
For example, the shape of the license garnish 10 is not limited to that of the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed according to the installation position of the license lamp 8 and the like.

It is the perspective view which looked at the automobile to which the structure of the backdoor for vehicles concerning the embodiment of the present invention is applied from the slanting back. It is a perspective view which shows the back door in the state before attaching to the vehicle body rear surface part of the motor vehicle in FIG. It is the front view which looked at the back door concerning the above-mentioned embodiment from the vehicles back. In the back door which concerns on the said embodiment, it is a perspective view which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the license garnish between the recessed part of the outer panel of a back door main body, and the lower end surface of a window glass. The license garnish which concerns on the said embodiment is shown, Comprising: (A) is a perspective view of the state which opened the cover part of the license garnish, (B) is a perspective view of the state which closed the cover part of the license garnish. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car 2 Back door 3 Outer panel 4 Back door main body 5 Back window glass 7 Concave part 7a Extension part 8 License lamp 9 Insertion hole 10 License garnish (resin part)
10a Rear surface portion 10b Lower surface portion 11 Cushion member 12 Lower surface opening portion 13 Lid portion 14 Inclined wall 15 Bolt (fixing member)
16 Bolt hole 17 Mounting hole P Window opening

Claims (2)

In the structure of the vehicle back door in which a recess for arranging the license plate is formed on the surface of the outer panel constituting the back door body,
An extending portion is provided that extends upward so that the upper end of the concave portion overlaps with the lower end edge of the window glass when viewed from the rear of the vehicle, and a license lamp is provided between the extended portion and the lower end edge of the window glass. A box-shaped resin part that closes the space between the extending part and the lower end edge of the window glass is provided so as to surround the license lamp, and the lower end of the resin part and the window glass is provided . A structure of a vehicular back door , wherein a cushion member is held at a position of a contact surface with an edge portion . The resin component is formed in a box shape having an opening on the lower surface, and an openable / closable lid is integrally formed on the lower surface of the resin component, and is fixed from the opening exposed by opening the lid. by inserting member, the resin component is a vehicle for a back structure of the door according to claim 1, characterized in that is mounted et the rear hatch main body.

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