JP2005219626A - Cowl structure of vehicle body - Google Patents

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JP2005219626A
JP2005219626A JP2004029570A JP2004029570A JP2005219626A JP 2005219626 A JP2005219626 A JP 2005219626A JP 2004029570 A JP2004029570 A JP 2004029570A JP 2004029570 A JP2004029570 A JP 2004029570A JP 2005219626 A JP2005219626 A JP 2005219626A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cowl structure capable of enhancing the collision energy absorption effect and reducing the deceleration of a collision body. <P>SOLUTION: When a collision body 30 is brought into contact with a swollen part 25 of a cowl cover 23, a plurality of rib pieces 26 are buckled and deformed together with the swollen part 25 to absorb the energy, and when the collision input is applied to a front portion of a bottom wall 2 from a supporting wall 15 of a pivot bracket 13 and a front wall 3 of a cowl panel 1, the bottom wall 2 is bent and deformed to absorb the energy with a weakened portion 20 as a starting point. When a wiper pivot 12 is bottom-touched with the pivot bracket 13, the wiper bracket 9 is buckled and deformed downwardly with the weakened part 22 as a starting point, the pivot bracket 13 is bent and deformed together with the supporting wall 15 to absorb the energy, and to reduce deceleration of the collision body 30 at the same time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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本発明は、自動車の車体前部のウエスト部分に設けられるカウル構造に関する。   The present invention relates to a cowl structure provided at a waist portion of a front portion of a vehicle body of an automobile.

従来の自動車のカウル構造として、樹脂製のカウルカバーの内側に、ワイパーピボットを支持したピボットブラケットに当接する複数のリブ片を設け、ワイパーピボット周りに上方から衝突荷重が入力すると、前記複数のリブ片を座屈変形させてエネルギー吸収するようにしたものが知られている（例えば、特許文献１参照）。
特開２００１−３２２５６２号公報（４頁、第１図） As a conventional automobile cowl structure, a plurality of rib pieces abutting on a pivot bracket supporting a wiper pivot are provided inside a resin cowl cover, and when a collision load is input around the wiper pivot, the plurality of ribs are provided. A device in which a piece is buckled and deformed to absorb energy is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-322562 A (page 4, FIG. 1)

衝突入力によりカウルカバーがリブ片と共に座屈変形した後、ワイパーピボットが上方からの衝突入力によりピボットブラケットに対して下動してワイパーアームがピボットブラケットに当接してワイパーピボットが底付きすると、ピボットブラケットを支持しているワイパーブラケットは強度，剛性が高いため、それ以上のエネルギー吸収を行わせることが難しく、また、前述のようにワイパーピボットが底付いた以降は衝突体の減速度が高くなる可能性がある。   After the cowl cover buckles and deforms together with the rib pieces due to collision input, the wiper pivot moves downward with respect to the pivot bracket due to collision input from above, and the wiper arm comes into contact with the pivot bracket and the wiper pivot bottoms. Since the wiper bracket supporting the bracket has high strength and rigidity, it is difficult to absorb more energy, and after the wiper pivot bottoms as described above, the impactor's deceleration increases. there is a possibility.

そこで、本発明はワイパーピボット周りに上方から衝突入力が作用した際に、衝突エネルギー吸収効果を高められると共に、衝突体の減速度を低めることができる車体のカウル構造を提供するものである。   Therefore, the present invention provides a cowl structure for a vehicle body that can enhance the collision energy absorption effect and reduce the deceleration of the collision body when a collision input acts around the wiper pivot from above.

本発明にあっては、底壁と前，後壁とで閉断面に形成したカウルパネルと、
カウルパネルの後壁内面に接合配置したワイパーブラケットと、
ワイパーピボットを上方からの所要の軸方向荷重に対して下動可能に支持して、前記ワイパーブラケット上に締結固定したピボットブラケットと、
ワイパーピボットを挿通して前記カウルパネルの上側開放部分を覆って配設され、前側部にワイパーピボット上端よりも上方に突出する膨出部を備えると共に、該膨出部の内側に前記ピボットブラケット上に当接する複数のリブ片を備えた樹脂材からなるカウルカバーと、を備えたカウル構造であって、
前記ピボットブラケットの前端に、下端がカウルパネルの底壁に締結固定される支持壁を設ける一方、
カウルカバーの底壁の前記支持壁固定部と後壁との間の中間位置に、底壁前部に上方より作用する衝突入力に対して下方への曲げ変形を促す変形促進用の脆弱部を車幅方向に設けると共に、
ワイパーブラケットに、上方より作用する衝突入力に対して下方への座屈変形を促す変形促進用の脆弱部を設けたことを最も主要な特徴とする。 In the present invention, a cowl panel formed in a closed cross section with the bottom wall and the front and rear walls;
A wiper bracket jointly arranged on the inner surface of the rear wall of the cowl panel;
A pivot bracket that supports the wiper pivot so as to be movable downward with respect to a required axial load from above, and is fastened and fixed on the wiper bracket;
A wiper pivot is inserted to cover the upper open portion of the cowl panel, and a bulging portion protruding upward from the upper end of the wiper pivot is provided on the front side, and the pivot bracket is disposed on the inner side of the bulging portion. A cowl structure including a cowl cover made of a resin material provided with a plurality of rib pieces abutting on,
On the front end of the pivot bracket, while providing a support wall whose lower end is fastened and fixed to the bottom wall of the cowl panel,
A deformation-promoting fragile portion that promotes downward bending deformation with respect to a collision input acting on the bottom wall front portion from above is provided at an intermediate position between the support wall fixing portion and the rear wall of the bottom wall of the cowl cover. In the vehicle width direction,
The most important feature is that the wiper bracket is provided with a deformation-promoting fragile portion that promotes buckling deformation in the downward direction with respect to a collision input acting from above.

本発明によれば、ワイパーピボット周りに上方より衝突入力が作用すると、衝突体が初めにカウルカバーの膨出部に接触することにより、複数のリブ片が膨出部と共に座屈変形してエネルギー吸収すると共に、ピボットブラケットの支持壁とカウルパネルの前壁を介してカウルパネルの底壁前部に衝突入力が作用することによって、該底壁が脆弱部を起点に下向きに折れ曲り変形してエネルギー吸収する。   According to the present invention, when a collision input is applied around the wiper pivot from above, the collision body first contacts the bulging portion of the cowl cover, so that the plurality of rib pieces are buckled and deformed together with the bulging portion. In addition to absorbing, when the collision input acts on the bottom wall front part of the cowl panel via the support wall of the pivot bracket and the front wall of the cowl panel, the bottom wall is bent downward from the weak part and deformed. Absorb energy.

そして、ワイパーピボットの上端に衝突体が接触し、該ワイパーピボットが下動してピボットブラケットに底付きすると、ワイパーブラケットが脆弱部を起点に下方に座屈変形し、これに続いてピボットブラケットがその支持壁と共に折れ曲がり変形してエネルギー吸収を行う。   When the impactor comes into contact with the upper end of the wiper pivot, and the wiper pivot moves downward and bottoms on the pivot bracket, the wiper bracket buckles and deforms downward from the fragile portion. It bends and deforms along with the support wall to absorb energy.

この結果、衝突の初期から後期に亘ってエネルギー吸収を持続的に行ってエネルギー吸収効果を高められると共に、ワイパーピボットが剛体の突張り材として残らないため衝突体の減速度を低めることができる。   As a result, the energy absorption effect can be enhanced by continuously absorbing energy from the initial stage to the late stage of the collision, and the wiper pivot does not remain as a rigid strut material, so that the deceleration of the collision body can be reduced.

以下、本発明の一実施形態を図面とともに詳述する。   Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

図１〜図３は本発明の一実施形態を示し、図１はカウル構造のワイパーピボット配設部周りを示す断面図、図２は図１に示したカウル構造の変形状態を示す断面図、図３はカウルパネルの要部を示す斜視図である。   1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the periphery of a wiper pivot arrangement portion of a cowl structure, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a deformed state of the cowl structure shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of the cowl panel.

本実施形態のカウル構造は、図１，図４に示すように、車体前部のウエスト部分に車幅方向に延在するカウルパネル１は、底壁２と、該底壁２の前，後部に連続して立上がる前壁３と後壁４とにより略コ字形の開断面に形成してある。   As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the cowl structure of the present embodiment includes a cowl panel 1 extending in the vehicle width direction at the waist portion of the front portion of the vehicle body, and includes a bottom wall 2 and front and rear portions of the bottom wall 2. A substantially U-shaped open cross section is formed by the front wall 3 and the rear wall 4 rising continuously.

後壁４は、その後部にカウルレインフオース５を接合配置して閉断面部６を構成して強度，剛性を高めてあり、後壁４の上縁フランジ４ａにフロントウィンドウパネル７の下端部を接着剤８により接着固定してある。   The rear wall 4 has a closed cross-section portion 6 formed by joining a cowl rain force 5 to the rear portion thereof to enhance strength and rigidity. The lower edge portion of the front window panel 7 is formed on the upper edge flange 4a of the rear wall 4. Is bonded and fixed by an adhesive 8.

このワイパーブラケット９は、上壁１０と左右の側壁１１とで略コ字形に形成してあり、側壁１１の後縁に曲折成形したフランジ片１１ａを介して前記後壁４の内面にスポット溶接等により接合して、やや前傾状態に配設してある。   The wiper bracket 9 is formed in a substantially U shape by the upper wall 10 and the left and right side walls 11, and is spot welded to the inner surface of the rear wall 4 via a flange piece 11 a bent at the rear edge of the side wall 11. And are arranged in a slightly forward inclined state.

ワイパーユニットのワイパーピボット１２はピボットブラケット１３に、上方からの所要の軸方向荷重に対して下動可能に支持してあり、このピボットブラケット１３を前記ワイパーブラケット９の上壁１０上に重合して、ボルト１６とウェルドナット１７とにより締結固定することにより、ワイパーユニットのリンク，モーター等の駆動部をカウルパネル１内に収納配置するようにしてある。   The wiper pivot 12 of the wiper unit is supported on a pivot bracket 13 so as to be movable downward with respect to a required axial load from above, and the pivot bracket 13 is superposed on the upper wall 10 of the wiper bracket 9. The drive unit such as the link of the wiper unit and the motor is housed in the cowl panel 1 by being fastened and fixed by the bolt 16 and the weld nut 17.

ピボットブラケット１３は、その前部にワイパーブラケット９よりも前方に張り出すオーバーハング部１４を備えていて、このオーバーハング部１４の前端部に支持壁１５を垂設してある。   The pivot bracket 13 is provided with an overhang portion 14 projecting forward from the wiper bracket 9 at the front portion thereof, and a support wall 15 is suspended from the front end portion of the overhang portion 14.

支持壁１５の下端には前方に向けてフランジ片１５ａを曲折成形してあり、このフランジ片１５ａをカウルパネル１の底壁２に重合して、ボルト１８とウェルドナット１９とにより締結固定してある。   A flange piece 15a is bent at the lower end of the support wall 15 toward the front, and the flange piece 15a is overlapped with the bottom wall 2 of the cowl panel 1 and fastened and fixed by a bolt 18 and a weld nut 19. is there.

カウルパネル１の底壁２には、前記ワイパーブラケット９およびピボットブラケット１３の配設部分で、前記後壁４と支持壁１５の固定部との間の中間位置に、脆弱部としてのビード２０を車幅方向に外側へ向けて膨出成形して、底壁２の前部に上方より作用する衝突入力に対して下方への曲げ変形を促すようにしてある。   On the bottom wall 2 of the cowl panel 1, a bead 20 as a fragile portion is provided at an intermediate position between the rear wall 4 and the fixing portion of the support wall 15 at the portion where the wiper bracket 9 and the pivot bracket 13 are disposed. By bulging and forming outward in the vehicle width direction, a downward bending deformation is urged against a collision input acting on the front portion of the bottom wall 2 from above.

また、カウルパネル１の前壁３には前記ビード２０にほぼ対応した車幅方向範囲に、底壁２の前部に亘って上下方向の補強ビード２１を車幅方向で複数条設けてある。   The front wall 3 of the cowl panel 1 is provided with a plurality of vertical reinforcing beads 21 extending in the vehicle width direction across the front portion of the bottom wall 2 in a vehicle width direction range substantially corresponding to the bead 20.

一方、前記ワイパーブラケット９の左右の側壁１１には、脆弱部としての横方向のスリット２２を設けて、該ワイパーブラケット９に上方より作用する衝突入力に対して下方への座屈変形を促すようにしてある。   On the other hand, the left and right side walls 11 of the wiper bracket 9 are provided with lateral slits 22 as fragile portions so as to promote downward buckling deformation against collision input acting on the wiper bracket 9 from above. It is.

カウルパネル１の上側開放部を覆うカウルカバー２３は合成樹脂材で形成され、その前端をカウルパネル１の前壁３の上縁フランジ３ａに重合してクリップ又はボルト等により固定し、後端はシール材２７を介してフロントウィンドウパネル７面に当接配置してある。   The cowl cover 23 covering the upper open portion of the cowl panel 1 is formed of a synthetic resin material, and its front end is overlapped with the upper edge flange 3a of the front wall 3 of the cowl panel 1 and fixed with a clip or a bolt. It is disposed in contact with the surface of the front window panel 7 through a seal material 27.

このカウルカバー２３は前記ピボットブラケット１３の上方に離間しており、ワイパーピボット１２に対応した位置にはピボット挿通孔２４を形成してあって、このピボット挿通孔２４にワイパーピボット１２の上端部を挿通し、該ワイパーピボット１２の突出した上端部にワイパーアーム２８を挿入係着して袋ナット２９により締結固定してある。   The cowl cover 23 is spaced above the pivot bracket 13, and a pivot insertion hole 24 is formed at a position corresponding to the wiper pivot 12, and the upper end portion of the wiper pivot 12 is inserted into the pivot insertion hole 24. The wiper arm 28 is inserted into and engaged with the protruding upper end of the wiper pivot 12 and fastened and fixed by a cap nut 29.

カウルカバー２３の前側部には、ワイパーピボット１２の上端、具体的には袋ナット２９よりも上方に突出する膨出部２５を形成してある。   On the front side of the cowl cover 23, an upper end of the wiper pivot 12, specifically, a bulging portion 25 protruding upward from the cap nut 29 is formed.

この膨出部２５の内側には、前後方向に延在して後端部が前記ピボットブラケット１３のオーバーハング部１４上に当接するリブ片２６を車幅方向で複数枚形成してある。   On the inner side of the bulging portion 25, a plurality of rib pieces 26 extending in the front-rear direction and having rear end portions abutting on the overhang portion 14 of the pivot bracket 13 are formed in the vehicle width direction.

以上の構成によりこの実施形態のカウル構造によれば、ワイパーピボット１２周りに上方より衝突体３０が衝突すると、この衝突体３０が初めにカウルカバー２３の膨出部２５に接触して該膨出部２５に衝突荷重が入力する。   According to the cowl structure of this embodiment having the above configuration, when the collision body 30 collides with the periphery of the wiper pivot 12 from above, the collision body 30 first comes into contact with the bulging portion 25 of the cowl cover 23 to cause the bulging. The collision load is input to the portion 25.

すると、複数のリブ片２６が膨出部２５と共に座屈変形してエネルギー吸収すると共に、ピボットブラケット１３の支持壁１５とカウルパネル１の前壁３を介してカウルパネル１の底壁２の前部に衝突入力が作用することによって、該底壁２が変形促進用のビード２０を起点に下向きに折れ曲がり変形してエネルギー吸収する。   Then, the plurality of rib pieces 26 buckle and deform together with the bulging portion 25 to absorb energy, and the front of the bottom wall 2 of the cowl panel 1 through the support wall 15 of the pivot bracket 13 and the front wall 3 of the cowl panel 1. When the collision input acts on the portion, the bottom wall 2 bends downward from the deformation promoting bead 20 and deforms to absorb energy.

そして、ワイパーピボット１２の上端（袋ナット２９）に衝突体３０が接触し、該ワイパーピボット１２が下動すると、図３に示すようにワイパーアーム２８によりカウルカバー２３を変形させてエネルギー吸収すると共に、該ワイパーアーム２８がカウルカバー２３を介してピボットブラケット１３上に当接してワイパーピボット１２が底付きすると、ワイパーブラケット９の側壁１１が変形促進用のスリット２２を起点に下方に座屈変形してエネルギー吸収し、これに続いてピボットブラケット１３のオーバーハング部１４が支持壁１５と共に折れ曲がり変形してエネルギー吸収を行う。   When the collision body 30 comes into contact with the upper end (cap nut 29) of the wiper pivot 12 and the wiper pivot 12 moves downward, the cowl cover 23 is deformed by the wiper arm 28 as shown in FIG. When the wiper arm 28 abuts on the pivot bracket 13 via the cowl cover 23 and the wiper pivot 12 bottoms, the side wall 11 of the wiper bracket 9 is buckled and deformed downward from the slit 22 for promoting deformation. Then, energy is absorbed, and subsequently, the overhang portion 14 of the pivot bracket 13 is bent and deformed together with the support wall 15 to absorb energy.

この結果、衝突の初期から後期に亘ってエネルギー吸収を持続的に行ってエネルギー吸収効果を高められると共に、ワイパーブラケット９が剛体の突張り材として残らないため、衝突体３０の減速度を低めることができる。   As a result, the energy absorption effect can be increased by continuously absorbing energy from the initial stage to the late stage of the collision, and the wiper bracket 9 does not remain as a rigid tension member, thereby reducing the deceleration of the collision body 30. Can do.

ここで、前述のようにワイパーブラケット９はその側壁１１に変形促進用のスリット２２を設けてあるので、従来のワイパーブラケットに較べて強度，剛性が低下するが、ピボットブラケット１３の支持壁１５がカウルパネル１の底壁２に結合されていて、ワイパーユニットの荷重を該支持壁１５でも支えるため、ワイパーユニットの支持剛性が低下することはない。   Here, as described above, since the wiper bracket 9 is provided with the slits 22 for promoting deformation on the side wall 11, the strength and rigidity of the wiper bracket 9 are lower than those of the conventional wiper bracket. Since it is coupled to the bottom wall 2 of the cowl panel 1 and the load of the wiper unit is supported also by the support wall 15, the support rigidity of the wiper unit does not decrease.

特に、本実施形態ではカウルパネル１の前壁３には、底壁２の前部に亘って補強ビード２１を上下方向に設けてあるので、ワイパーユニットの荷重を底壁２および前壁３で支えてワイパーユニットの支持剛性を高めることができる。   In particular, in this embodiment, the front wall 3 of the cowl panel 1 is provided with the reinforcing beads 21 in the vertical direction across the front portion of the bottom wall 2, so that the load of the wiper unit is applied to the bottom wall 2 and the front wall 3. The support rigidity of the wiper unit can be increased by supporting.

ところで、本発明のカウル構造を、前記実施形態に例をとって説明したが、この実施形態に限ることなく本発明の要旨を逸脱しない範囲で他の実施形態を各種採ることができる。   By the way, although the cowl structure of the present invention has been described by taking the above embodiment as an example, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various other embodiments can be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention.

本発明の一実施形態の要部を示す断面図。Sectional drawing which shows the principal part of one Embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施形態の変形状態を示す図１と同様の断面図。Sectional drawing similar to FIG. 1 which shows the deformation | transformation state of one Embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施形態におけるカウルパネルの要部を示す斜視図。The perspective view which shows the principal part of the cowl panel in one Embodiment of this invention.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

１ カウルパネル
２ 底壁
３ 前壁
４ 後壁
９ ワイパーブラケット
１２ ワイパーピボット
１３ ピボットブラケット
１５ 支持壁
２０ ビード（脆弱部）
２１ 補強ビード
２２ スリット（脆弱部）
２３ カウルカバー
２５ 膨出部
２６ リブ片 1 cowl panel 2 bottom wall 3 front wall 4 rear wall 9 wiper bracket 12 wiper pivot 13 pivot bracket 15 support wall 20 bead (fragile part)
21 Reinforcing beads 22 Slit (fragile part)
23 cowl cover 25 bulge 26 rib piece

Claims (2)

底壁と前，後壁とで閉断面に形成したカウルパネルと、
カウルパネルの後壁内面に接合配置したワイパーブラケットと、
ワイパーピボットを上方からの所要の軸方向荷重に対して下動可能に支持して、前記ワイパーブラケット上に締結固定したピボットブラケットと、
ワイパーピボットを挿通して前記カウルパネルの上側開放部分を覆って配設され、前側部にワイパーピボット上端よりも上方に突出する膨出部を備えると共に、該膨出部の内側に前記ピボットブラケット上に当接する複数のリブ片を備えた樹脂材からなるカウルカバーと、を備えたカウル構造であって、
前記ピボットブラケットの前端に、下端がカウルパネルの底壁に締結固定される支持壁を設ける一方、
カウルカバーの底壁の前記支持壁固定部と後壁との間の中間位置に、底壁前部に上方より作用する衝突入力に対して下方への曲げ変形を促す変形促進用の脆弱部を車幅方向に設けると共に、
ワイパーブラケットに、上方より作用する衝突入力に対して下方への座屈変形を促す変形促進用の脆弱部を設けたことを特徴とする車体のカウル構造。 A cowl panel formed in a closed section with a bottom wall and front and rear walls;
A wiper bracket jointly arranged on the inner surface of the rear wall of the cowl panel;
A pivot bracket that supports the wiper pivot so as to be movable downward with respect to a required axial load from above, and is fastened and fixed on the wiper bracket;
A wiper pivot is inserted to cover the upper open portion of the cowl panel, and a bulging portion protruding upward from the upper end of the wiper pivot is provided on the front side, and the pivot bracket is disposed on the inner side of the bulging portion. A cowl structure including a cowl cover made of a resin material provided with a plurality of rib pieces abutting on,
On the front end of the pivot bracket, while providing a support wall whose lower end is fastened and fixed to the bottom wall of the cowl panel,
A deformation-promoting fragile portion that promotes downward bending deformation with respect to a collision input acting on the bottom wall front portion from above is provided at an intermediate position between the support wall fixing portion and the rear wall of the bottom wall of the cowl cover. In the vehicle width direction,
A cowl structure for a vehicle body comprising a wiper bracket provided with a deformation-promoting fragile portion for urging buckling deformation downward against a collision input acting from above. カウルパネルの前壁から底壁の前部に亘って、上下方向の補強ビードを設けたことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の車体のカウル構造。   The cowl structure for a vehicle body according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing bead in the vertical direction is provided from the front wall of the cowl panel to the front part of the bottom wall.
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