Vehicle front structure

Abstract

To provide a vehicle front structure which can guide at least a part of water intruding into a cowl part to an intended part with a simple structure.SOLUTION: A vehicle front part 1 having a vehicle front structure includes a cowl part 4, a cowl top garnish 5, a reinforcement member 6, and a support member 7. The support member 7 has a fixed part 71 fixed to the reinforcement member 6, a connection part 72 connected to the cowl top garnish 5, and an extension part 73. A hole 51d for a connection tool to which a connection tool 54 for connection with the connection part 72 is inserted is opened in the cowl top garnish 5. The connection part 72 has a water conveyance flange part 72b (flange part for water conveyance) which projects to the vehicle lower part on one edge part in its vehicle width direction and is positioned at a position not overlapping the reinforcement member 6 in plan view when viewed from the vehicle upper part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle front structure having a cowl portion and a cowl top garnish. [Background technology]

[0002] Generally, in a vehicle front structure, a cowl portion (also called a cowl box) has an opening that opens toward the top of the vehicle and is disposed along the lower part of the windshield, and the opening of the cowl portion is covered by a cowl top garnish (also called a cowl grill). A wiper drive unit equipped with a motor, links, etc. for driving a wiper that wipes the windshield is disposed within the cowl portion.

[0003] As an example of the vehicle front structure, there is known a front structure of an automobile described in Patent Document 1. In the front structure described in Patent Document 1, a pivot opening for inserting a wiper pivot (hereinafter also referred to as a pivot shaft portion) that rotates the wiper is opened in the cowl grill, and a pivot holder that supports the wiper pivot is provided with a waterproof cap that catches rainwater, etc. that has entered the cowl box from the pivot opening. This prevents rainwater, etc. that has entered from the pivot opening from getting on the links of the wiper drive unit. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2007-320465 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Incidentally, since the cowl top garnish is generally a resin member that is long in the vehicle width direction, it may be desirable to support the center portion or the like from below. In this case, a member that supports the cowl top garnish from below is required, and in order to connect (fasten) the member to the resin cowl top garnish, it may be necessary to open a connector hole in the cowl top garnish. As a result, rainwater or the like can enter the cowl portion through the connector hole of the cowl top garnish, and it may be necessary to devise a method for effectively preventing rainwater or the like that has entered through the connector hole from reaching the members in the cowl portion.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle front structure that can guide at least a portion of rainwater, etc. that has entered the cowl portion through the connecting device hole of the cowl top garnish to a desired location within the cowl portion using a simple structure. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle front structure including a cowl portion having an opening that opens upward toward the vehicle and that is disposed along a lower portion of a windshield, and a cowl top garnish that covers the opening. The vehicle front structure includes a reinforcing member that extends in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle within the cowl portion and reinforces the cowl portion, and a support member that supports the cowl top garnish from below, the support member having a fixing portion fixed to the reinforcing member, a connecting portion connected to the cowl top garnish, and an extending portion that extends from the fixing portion to the connecting portion. The cowl top garnish is provided with a connecting tool hole through which a connecting tool for connecting to the connecting portion is inserted. The connecting portion is configured to have a water-guiding flange portion that protrudes downward from one edge of the connecting portion in the vehicle width direction and is located at a position that does not overlap with the reinforcing member in a plan view seen from above the vehicle. Effect of the Invention

[0008] In the vehicle front structure according to one aspect of the present invention, a reinforcing member for reinforcing the cowl portion extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle within the cowl portion, and a cowl top garnish covering an opening of the cowl portion is supported from below by a support member having a fixing portion fixed to the reinforcing member, a connecting portion connected to the cowl top garnish, and an extending portion extending from the fixing portion to the connecting portion. This allows the cowl top garnish, which is a member long in the vehicle width direction, to be reliably supported from below by the support member. In addition, the cowl top garnish in this vehicle front structure has a connecting tool hole through which a connecting tool for connecting to the connecting part is inserted, so that rainwater or the like can enter the cowl portion through the connecting tool hole. In contrast, in the vehicle front structure, the connecting part is configured to have a water-guiding flange portion that protrudes downward from one edge of the connecting part in the vehicle width direction and is located at a position that does not overlap with the reinforcing member in a plan view seen from above the vehicle. Therefore, at least a part of rainwater, etc., that has entered the cowl portion through the connector hole of the cowl top garnish falls via the flange portion and falls to a position that avoids the reinforcing member. Then, by simply setting the position of the flange portion appropriately, at least a part of rainwater, etc., that has entered the cowl portion through the connector hole can be guided via the flange portion to an intended location (targeted position) within the cowl portion. As a result, the simple structure effectively prevents rainwater, etc., that has entered through the connector hole from reaching not only the reinforcing member but also the members of the wiper drive unit that may be disposed around the reinforcing member.

[0009] In this way, a vehicle front structure can be provided that can guide at least a portion of rainwater, etc. that has entered the cowl portion through the connecting device hole in the cowl top garnish to a desired location within the cowl portion with a simple structure. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle front portion to which a vehicle front structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, viewed obliquely from above the front side of the vehicle. [Diagram 2]2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] 4 is a partial enlarged view of a main portion including a reinforcing member and a support member within a cowl portion at a front part of the vehicle, as viewed from above the vehicle. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the front part of the vehicle. [Diagram 5] 4 is a front view of the reinforcing member and the support member as viewed from the front of the vehicle. FIG. [Figure 6] 4 is a side view of the reinforcing member and the support member as viewed from the side in the vehicle width direction. FIG. [Figure 7] 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. [Figure 8] 8 is an enlarged view of a main part as viewed from a direction C shown in FIG. 7. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 4 show a vehicle front structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawings, the arrow Fr direction indicates the front of the vehicle in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the arrow O direction indicates the outside of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction, and the arrow U direction indicates the upper side of the vehicle in the vehicle vertical direction. In addition, in Fig. 4, a wiper 8 and a pivot shaft 92, which will be described later, have been removed.

[0012] As shown in Figures 1 to 4, a vehicle front structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a vehicle front portion 1, which is provided with an engine room E that is opened and closed by a front hood (not shown) that is rotatable in the vertical direction of the vehicle, and a passenger compartment R is provided behind the engine room E. The engine room E and the passenger compartment R are separated by a dash panel 2. The dash panel 2 extends across the entire engine room E in the vehicle width direction. In this embodiment, a windshield 3 is disposed along the upper end of the dash panel 2.

[0013] The vehicle front portion 1 of this embodiment includes a cowl portion 4, a cowl top garnish 5, a reinforcing member 6, and a supporting member 7. The cowl portion 4, the reinforcing member 6, and the supporting member 7 are made of thin metal plate material, and the cowl top garnish 5 is made of a resin member.

[0014] The cowl portion 4 has an opening 4a that opens toward the top of the vehicle and is disposed along the lower portion of the windshield 3. The cowl portion 4 has a generally concave cross section (in other words, a groove cross-sectional structure) that opens toward the top of the vehicle and extends in the vehicle width direction. In this embodiment, a portion of the cowl portion 4 is formed using a portion of the dash panel 2. Specifically, the cowl portion 4 is formed by a windshield support portion 41 that is made up of a portion that includes the upper end portion of the dash panel 2, and a cowl top 42 that is disposed in front of the windshield support portion 41.

[0015] In detail, the windshield support part 41 has a support wall 41a formed along the lower part of the surface of the windshield 3 facing the passenger compartment R, and a bulging part 41b formed to be continuous with the lower end of the support wall 41a and bulge toward the passenger compartment R. The lower end part of the support wall 41a extends in the vertical direction of the vehicle and protrudes downward from the lower end of the windshield 3. The lower end part of the bulging part 41b is formed as a front-down inclined part 41b1 that inclines so as to move away from the opening 4a toward the front of the vehicle. The remaining part of the dash panel 2 is formed to extend generally toward the lower part of the vehicle so as to be continuous with the lower end of the inclined part 41b1. The cowl top 42 has, for example, a bottom wall part 42a forming the bottom wall of the cowl part 4, and an inclined part 42b that is generally upwardly inclined from the front end of the bottom wall part 42a. The front edge portion 42c of the cowl portion 4 (in other words, the upper end portion of the inclined portion 42b of the cowl top 42) is located lower on the vehicle than the lower end of the support wall 41a of the windshield support portion 41, and forms the opening edge of the opening 4a of the cowl portion 4 on the front side of the vehicle.

[0016] A wiper drive unit 9 (see FIG. 3, etc.) for driving a pair of left and right wipers 8, 8 that wipe the windshield 3 is disposed in the cowl portion 4. The wiper drive unit 9 is configured as a unit that is long in the vehicle width direction as a whole, and wiper fixing parts 9a that form each end of the wiper drive unit 9 in the vehicle width direction are fixed to the vehicle body side part in the cowl portion 4 via bolts 10. The wiper drive unit 9 is disposed closer to the driver's seat in the vehicle width direction, and the end opposite the driver's seat is located approximately near the center in the vehicle width direction. In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a part including the end of the wiper drive unit 9 opposite the driver's seat is shown. In this embodiment, the wiper fixing part 9a on the opposite side of the driver's seat of the wiper drive unit 9 is located in an area opposite the driver's seat in the vehicle width direction beyond the center line X (center) of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction.

[0017] The wiper drive unit 9 in the cowl portion 4 has a rod-shaped stay 91 extending in the vehicle width direction, an electric motor (not shown) as a drive source fixed to the center of the stay 91, pivot shafts 92 provided at both ends of the stay 91 for rotating the corresponding wipers 8, and a link mechanism 93 for transmitting the power of the electric motor to the corresponding pivot shaft 92. Note that Fig. 3 shows the end of the stay 91 on the opposite side to the driver's seat, the pivot shaft 92 on the opposite side to the driver's seat, and a part of the link mechanism 93 on the opposite side to the driver's seat.

[0018] The cowl top garnish 5 is a member that covers the opening 4a of the cowl portion 4. In this embodiment, the cowl top garnish 5 has an upper wall portion 51 that extends along the lower portion of the windshield 3 and generally forward, and a front wall portion 52 that extends from the front end of the upper wall portion 51 to the front edge portion 42c of the cowl top 42.

[0019] Specifically, a receiving portion 51a (see FIG. 2) that receives the lower end of the windshield 3 is formed at the rear edge of the upper wall portion 51, and recesses 51b (see FIGS. 1, 3, and 4) that are recessed to allow the rotational movement of the wiper 8 are formed at the central portion and the driver's seat side portion of the upper wall portion 51 in the vehicle width direction. The recesses 51b form a roughly triangular pyramid-shaped region that allows the rotational movement of the wiper 8, and protrude downward from the vehicle. The front wall portion 52 is inclined so as to be roughly parallel to the inclined portion 42b of the cowl top 42 of the cowl portion 4. And, mounting holes (not shown) are opened at a plurality of positions spaced apart in the vehicle width direction at the lower end of the front wall portion 52 of the cowl top garnish 5. Then, a resin mounting fixture 53 (see Figure 4) is inserted into each mounting hole, inserted into a hole (not shown) opened in the front edge portion 42c of the cowl portion 4, and engaged with the cowl portion 4, thereby attaching the cowl top garnish 5 to the front edge portion 42c of the cowl portion 4.

[0020] The cowl top garnish 5 has an axle hole 51c (see FIG. 4) through which the pivot axle 92 is inserted. More specifically, the wall surface of each recess 51b on the windshield 3 side is inclined so as to be generally parallel to the windshield 3, and the axle hole 51c is opened near the top (bottom) of the recess 51b in this wall surface. The tip of the pivot axle 92 protrudes above the vehicle from the upper wall 51 of the cowl top garnish 5 through the axle hole 51c, and the base end of the wiper 8 is attached to this tip.

[0021] In this embodiment, a water receiving portion 94 formed to surround the pivot shaft portion 92 is provided below the shaft hole 51c. The water receiving portion 94 is made of, for example, a resin member, and is molded integrally with a base end portion of a resin pivot holder 95 provided around the pivot shaft portion 92 to hold the pivot shaft portion 92. The water receiving portion 94 is configured to receive rainwater or the like that has entered the cowl portion 4 through a gap between the shaft hole 51c of the cowl top garnish 5 and the pivot shaft portion 92, and to allow the received water to fall toward a predetermined position in the cowl portion 4 below the pivot shaft portion 92.

[0022] Specifically, the water receiving portion 94 is formed in a curved shape as a whole around the base of the pivot holder 95 so as to cover the end of the stay 91 and a part of the link mechanism 93 from above. The water receiving portion 94 has an upper receiving portion 94a above the base end of the pivot shaft portion 92 and a lower receiving portion 94b below the base end. Water blocking walls 94c are formed on the upper edge and both edges in the vehicle front-rear direction of the water receiving portion 94 so as to protrude upward, and the lower edge of the water receiving portion 94 is open downward. This prevents rainwater or the like that has entered through the shaft hole 51c of the cowl top garnish 5 from getting on the members of the wiper drive portion 9.

[0023] The reinforcing member 6 is a member that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle within the cowl portion 4 and reinforces the cowl portion 4. The reinforcing member 6 is installed, for example, in the vicinity of approximately the center in the vehicle width direction within the cowl portion 4 between the windshield support portion 41 (the portion on the lower end side of the support wall 41a) and the cowl top 42 (the bottom wall portion 42a) (in other words, between the portion on the upper end side of the dash panel 2 and the cowl top 42) in the vicinity of the center line X in the vehicle width direction. In this embodiment, the reinforcing member 6 is located in an area near the center line X in the vehicle width direction and on the opposite side to the driver's seat.

[0024] The reinforcing member 6 has a reinforcing body portion 61 disposed in an inclined position so as to approach the cowl top garnish 5 toward the rear of the vehicle. The rear end of the reinforcing body portion 61 is joined to the support wall 41a, and the front end of the reinforcing body portion 61 is joined to the bottom wall portion 42a. In addition, a wiper fixing portion 9a of the wiper drive portion 9 on the opposite side to the driver's seat is fixed to the rear end side (upper end side) of the reinforcing member 6 via a bolt 10.

[0025] Fig. 5 is a front view of the reinforcing member 6 and the supporting member 7 as viewed from the front of the vehicle, and Fig. 6 is a side view of the reinforcing member 6 and the supporting member 7 as viewed from the side in the vehicle width direction. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in Fig. 4. In Figs. 5 and 6, members in the vehicle front portion 1 other than the reinforcing member 6 and the supporting member 7 are omitted from the illustration.

[0026] 5 and 6, the support member 7 has a fixing portion 71 fixed to the reinforcing member 6, a connecting portion 72 connected to the cowl top garnish 5, and an extending portion 73 extending from the fixing portion 71 to the connecting portion 72, and is a member that supports the cowl top garnish 5 from below. As a result, the cowl top garnish 5, which is a member that is long in the vehicle width direction, is reliably supported by the support member 7 from below.

[0027] The support member 7 is joined to the approximate center in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the reinforcing member 6 (reinforcing body portion 61) and extends upward from the center. The support member 7 is made of a metal thin plate, and the fixing portion 71, the connecting portion 72, and the extending portion 73 are integrally formed by press molding or the like.

[0028] The fixing portion 71 constitutes a portion of the support member 7 that is fixed to the reinforcing member 6. Here, the fixing portion 71 is fixed to the reinforcing member 6 by being joined to the reinforcing member 6 by spot welding or the like.

[0029] The connecting portion 72 constitutes a portion of the support member 7 that is connected to the cowl top garnish 5. Specifically, the support member 7 (i.e., the connecting portion 72) is connected to the back surface (lower surface) of a portion of the cowl top garnish 5 that corresponds to the center in the vehicle width direction of the recess 51b on the center line X side. The metal connecting portion 72 and the resin cowl top garnish 5 are connected to each other by a connector 54 (see Figs. 2 and 4) made of a resin clip. As shown in Fig. 7, the connector 54 has a disk-shaped head 54a, a rod-shaped clip shaft 54b protruding from the back surface of the head 54a, and a connecting claw 54c for connection (locking) that is provided at the tip side of the clip shaft 54b and formed into a tapered shape so as to be elastically deformable.

[0030] As described above, the extension portion 73 is a portion that extends from the fixed portion 71 to the connecting portion 72. The shapes of each portion of the support member 7 (the fixed portion 71, the connecting portion 72, and the extension portion 73) will be described in detail later.

[0031] The cowl top garnish 5 has a connector hole 51d (see FIG. 7) through which a connector 54 for connecting to the connecting portion 72 of the support member 7 is inserted. Specifically, the connector hole 51d is opened in the wall surface portion on the windshield 3 side of the recess 51b on the center line X side. More specifically, in terms of the positional relationship in the vehicle width direction, the connector hole 51d is disposed between the pivot shaft portion 92 on the center line X side and the reinforcing body portion 61 of the reinforcing member 6 (in other words, between the shaft hole 51c on the opposite side to the driver's seat and the end portion of the wiper fixing portion 9a on the opposite side to the driver's seat). The connecting portion 72 of the support member 7 also has an insertion hole 72a through which the connector 54 is inserted. When the connector 54 inserted into the connector hole 51d of the cowl top garnish 5 is inserted into the insertion hole 72a of the connector portion 72 of the support member 7, the connector claw portion 54c of the connector 54 engages with the connector portion 72, thereby connecting (fastening) the cowl top garnish 5 and the support member 7.

[0032] Here, since the connector hole 51d is opened in the cowl top garnish 5 for connecting the cowl top garnish 5 and the support member 7, rainwater or the like can infiltrate into the cowl portion 4 not only through the shaft hole 51c but also through the connector hole 51d. To prevent the infiltration of rainwater or the like through the connector hole 51d, various measures have been taken in the vehicle front portion 1 as follows.

[0033] First, in the vehicle front 1, the connecting portion 72 of the support member 7 is configured to have a water-guiding flange portion 72b (hereinafter referred to as the water-guiding flange portion 72b) that protrudes downwardly from one edge portion in the vehicle width direction and is located in a position that does not overlap with the reinforcing member 6 in a plan view seen from above the vehicle, so that at least a portion of the water that enters through the connecting device hole 51d falls via the water-guiding flange portion 72b.

[0034] Specifically, the fixing portion 71 of the support member 7 is formed in a generally trapezoidal shape in a plan view, and is disposed in a position in which the trapezoidal base faces the rear of the vehicle. Specifically, the fixing portion 71 is joined to the reinforcing member 6 in a position in which one of the trapezoidal oblique sides is parallel to the vehicle width direction.

[0035] The connecting portion 72 has a flat surface that abuts against the back surface of the inclined wall portion on the windshield 3 side of the recess 51b of the cowl top garnish 5 (specifically, the seat surface portion 51e described below), and is connected to the cowl top garnish 5 via the connector 54 with the flat surface abutting against the back surface of the wall portion. The flat surface of the connecting portion 72 extends parallel to the upper surface of the reinforcing main body portion 61 of the reinforcing member 6. The flat surface of the connecting portion 72 is in abutting contact with the cowl top garnish 5 and assumes a forward-downward position.

[0036] The extension portion 73 has a lower extension piece 73a that extends upward from one end of the fixing portion 71 in the vehicle fore-and-aft direction, and an upper extension piece 73b that extends upward from the other end of the connecting portion 72 in the vehicle fore-and-aft direction, and is bent in the vehicle fore-and-aft direction at a connection portion 73c between the lower extension piece 73a and the upper extension piece 73b.

[0037] In this embodiment, the extension portion 73 extends from the rear end of the fixing portion 71 in the vehicle front-rear direction to the front end of the connecting portion 72 in the vehicle front-rear direction. Specifically, the lower extension piece 73a extends generally upward from the rear end (trapezoidal base portion) of the fixing portion 71, and the upper extension piece 73b extends generally parallel to the connecting portion 72 from the front end of the connecting portion 72. The extension portion 73 is bent, for example, so that its upper end portion is bent toward the rear of the vehicle. That is, in this embodiment, the extension portion 73 is bent from the connecting portion 73c as a starting point so that the upper extension piece 73b faces the rear of the vehicle. The lower extension piece 73a and the upper extension piece 73b are smoothly curved at the connecting portion 73c side. The support member 7 is formed in a generally flattened S-shape (in other words, a generally flattened Z-shape) as a whole when viewed from the side in the vehicle width direction.

[0038] The extension portion 73 is generally formed in a tapered shape, with its width narrowing from the fixing portion 71 side toward the connecting portion 72 side.

[0039] In this embodiment, the extension portion 73 of the support member 7 extends obliquely so as to be inclined toward the water guide flange portion 72b of the connecting portion 72 in the vehicle width direction. In other words, as shown in Fig. 5, in a front view seen from the front of the vehicle, the extension portion 73 extends obliquely so that a center line X1 passing through the center in the width direction of the extension portion 73 moves away from a center line X2 passing through the center in the width direction of the reinforcing member 6 (reinforcing main body portion 61) toward the driver's seat side (the side of the center line X of the vehicle in this embodiment, the left side in Fig. 5) as it moves upward. By obliquely extending the extension portion 73, the support member 7 positions the water guide flange portion 72b formed on the connecting portion 72 located at the upper end thereof at a position that does not overlap with the reinforcing member 6 in a plan view seen from above the vehicle.

[0040] A reinforcing flange portion 73c (hereinafter referred to as a reinforcing flange portion 73d) protruding downward from the vehicle is formed on the edge portion of the extension portion 73 opposite to the water guide flange portion 72b in the vehicle width direction. Specifically, the reinforcing flange portion 73d is formed over the entire edge portion of the right end side of the extension portion 73 in FIG. 5, and is not formed on the edge portion of the left end side of the extension portion 73. The reinforcing flange portion 73d is inclined obliquely with respect to the center line X2 of the reinforcing member 6 (reinforcing body portion 61) like the center line X1 of the extension portion 73. In a front view seen from the front of the vehicle, the edge portion of the left end side of the lower extension piece 73a extends approximately parallel to the center line X2 of the reinforcing member 6, and the edge portion of the left end side of the upper extension piece 73b extends approximately parallel to the reinforcing flange portion 73d (in other words, inclined with respect to the center line X2).

[0041] In this embodiment, the water guide flange portion 72b is formed on an edge portion of the coupling portion 72 on the opposite side to the driver's seat in the vehicle width direction (in other words, an edge portion on the center line X side of the vehicle or an inner edge portion in the vehicle width direction, the left edge portion in FIG. 5). That is, in this embodiment, the one edge portion of the coupling portion 72 in the vehicle width direction is an edge portion of the coupling portion 72 on the opposite side to the driver's seat in the vehicle width direction. In terms of the positional relationship with the shaft hole 51c and the coupler hole 51d, the water guide flange portion 72b is disposed between the shaft hole 51c on the opposite side to the driver's seat (in other words, the pivot shaft portion 92 on the center line X side) and the coupler hole 51d.

[0042] The one edge portion in the vehicle width direction of the connecting portion 72 (i.e., the water guide flange portion 72b) extends linearly in parallel to the vehicle front-rear direction in the vehicle front-rear direction. In this embodiment, a reinforcing flange portion 72c (hereinafter referred to as the reinforcing flange portion 72c) is formed on the other edge portion in the vehicle width direction of the connecting portion 72, which protrudes downwardly of the vehicle and extends continuously with the reinforcing flange portion 73d of the extension portion 73. The reinforcing flange portion 72c is continuous with the reinforcing flange portion 73d of the extension portion 73 and is inclined obliquely with respect to the center line X2 of the reinforcing member 6.

[0043] In this embodiment, the water guide flange portion 72b is formed so as to protrude outward from the edge of the extension portion 73 on the water guide flange portion 72b side in the vehicle width direction (i.e., the left edge of the extension portion 73 in FIG. 5), and is discontinued at the boundary position with the extension portion 73. In other words, the water guide flange portion 72b is not continuous with the upper extension piece 73b of the extension portion 73. Also, as shown in FIG. 5, in a plan view of the support member 7 seen from the front of the vehicle, the end face of the water guide flange portion 72b extends in a direction intersecting with the left end face of the extension portion 73 (upper extension piece 73b).

[0044] In this embodiment, the end portion (lower end portion / vehicle front end portion) of the water guide flange portion 72b on the extension portion 73 side is formed as a corner portion 72b1 that protrudes outward (leftward in FIG. 5) from the edge portion of the water guide flange portion 72b side in the vehicle width direction of the extension portion 73. Therefore, a step is formed at the boundary position between the water guide flange portion 72b and the extension portion 73 (upper extension piece 73b).

[0045] In this embodiment, the water guide flange portion 72b is located within the area of ​​the water receiving portion 94 in a plan view seen from above the vehicle (see FIG. 3). Specifically, the water guide flange portion 72b is located within the area of ​​the water receiving portion 94 on the opposite side to the driver's seat in a plan view seen from above the vehicle. In terms of positional relationship in the vehicle up-down direction, a part of the water receiving portion 94 (more specifically, a protruding portion 94d, which will be described later) is disposed between the reinforcing member 6 and the water guide flange portion 72b.

[0046] Specifically, a portion of the water receiving portion 94 on the water guide flange portion 72b side (the right side in FIG. 3) in the vehicle width direction overhangs (extends) toward the water guide flange portion 72b. The water guide flange portion 72b is located in a region within a protruding portion 94d of the water receiving portion 94 in a plan view seen from above the vehicle. The protruding portion 94d faces a portion around the connector hole 51d on the lower surface (rear surface) of the cowl top garnish 5, and has a bottom surface parallel to the upper surface of the reinforcing body portion 61 of the reinforcing member 6 and the upper surface of the connecting portion 72. The tip of the water guide flange portion 72b is disposed close to the tip of the water stop wall 94c on the water guide flange portion 72b side in the vehicle width direction of the protruding portion 94d in the vehicle side view.

[0047] Fig. 8 is an enlarged view of a main part as viewed from the direction C shown in Fig. 4. In this embodiment, a seat portion 51e that abuts against the connecting portion 72 and protrudes downward is formed in a portion around the connecting tool hole 51d on the lower surface of the cowl top garnish 5, as shown in Figs.

[0048] In this embodiment, the connecting portion 72 has a width larger than the width of the seating surface portion 51e in the vehicle width direction (see FIG. 8). The seating surface portion 51e abuts against the connecting portion 72 with a part of its edge portion on the water guide flange portion 72b side overlapping the base end portion of the water guide flange portion 72b.

[0049] Next, an example of a water guide path for rainwater that has entered the cowl portion 4 through the connector holes 51d in the vehicle front portion 1 to which the vehicle front structure of this embodiment is applied will be described with reference to Fig. 8. The rainwater that has entered the cowl portion 4 through the shaft holes 51c is received by the water receiving portion 94, and then falls downward from the lower edge of the water receiving portion 94.

[0050] Water such as rainwater may enter the gap between the connector hole 51d of the cowl top garnish 5 and the clip shaft portion 54b of the connector 54. The water that enters the gap enters between the seat portion 51e around the connector hole 51d and the flat surface of the connecting portion 72. The water that enters between the seat portion 51e and the flat surface of the connecting portion 72 then starts to flow toward the outer periphery of the seat portion 51e, seeping out in almost all directions in the circumferential direction. Then, when a part of the water that has seeped out toward the water-guiding flange portion 72b reaches the base end of the water-guiding flange portion 72b, the water that has reached the base end of the water-guiding flange portion 72b is guided downward by gravity along the side surface of the water-guiding flange portion 72b (see the thick arrow in the figure). Once water is guided along the water guide flange portion 72b in this manner, the flow toward the water guide flange portion 72b becomes dominant in the region between the seat surface portion 51e and the flat surface of the connecting portion 72, and the water flows preferentially toward the water guide flange portion 72b. For example, most of the water that flows toward the water guide flange portion 72b flows downward along the side surface of the water guide flange portion 72b, is then effectively drained at the corner portion 72b1, and is received by the overhanging portion 94d of the water receiving portion 94. The water received by the overhanging portion 94d is guided toward the lower edge of the water receiving portion 94, and then falls below the water receiving portion 94. This effectively prevents the reinforcing member 6 and the wiper drive portion 9 from being wetted by water.

[0051] Furthermore, some of the water that flows toward the water-guiding flange portion 72b in the region between the seating surface portion 51e and the flat surface of the connecting portion 72 may flow downward along the outer periphery of the seating surface portion 51e, and then flow downward along the edge portion (trim line) of the extension portion 73 on the water-guiding flange portion 72b side in the vehicle width direction. However, even if such a flow of water occurs, the water is guided to flow along the edge portion of the extension portion 73 on the water-guiding flange portion 72b side, thereby preventing the components of the wiper drive portion 9 from becoming wet.

[0052] In the vehicle front structure according to this embodiment, the connecting portion 72 of the support member 7 is configured to have a water guide flange portion 72b that protrudes downward from one edge portion in the vehicle width direction and is located at a position that does not overlap with the reinforcing member 6 in a plan view seen from above the vehicle. Therefore, at least a part of rainwater, etc. that has entered the cowl portion 4 through the connecting tool hole 51d falls via the water guide flange portion 72b and falls to a position that avoids the reinforcing member 6. Then, by simply setting the position of the water guide flange portion 72b appropriately, at least a part of the rainwater, etc. that has entered the cowl portion 4 through the connecting tool hole 51d is guided to an intended location (targeted position) in the cowl portion 4 via the water guide flange portion 72b. As a result, the rainwater, etc. that has entered through the connecting tool hole 51d is effectively prevented from being wetted not only by the reinforcing member 6 but also by the simple structure from being wetted by the members of the wiper drive portion 9 that may be arranged around the reinforcing member 6.

[0053] In this way, a vehicle front structure can be provided that can guide at least a portion of the rainwater, etc. that has entered the cowl portion 4 through the connecting device hole 51d of the cowl top garnish 5 to a desired location within the cowl portion 4 with a simple structure.

[0054] In this embodiment, the water guide flange portion 72b is formed so as to protrude outward from the edge of the extension portion 73 on the water guide flange portion 72b side in the vehicle width direction and to be discontinued at the boundary position with the extension portion 73. This ensures that water that flows along the water guide flange portion 72b is drained away. In this embodiment, the end of the water guide flange portion 72b on the extension portion 73 side is formed as a corner portion 72b1 that protrudes outward from the edge of the extension portion 73 on the water guide flange portion 72b side in the vehicle width direction. This ensures that the water is drained away more reliably, and that water that has entered the cowl portion 4 is guided to the intended location more reliably.

[0055] In this embodiment, the water guide flange portion 72b is located within the area of ​​the water receiving portion 94 in a plan view seen from above the vehicle. This more reliably suppresses or prevents the members of the wiper drive portion 9 from becoming wet with water.

[0056] In this embodiment, the seating surface portion 51e abuts against the connecting portion 72 with its edge portion on the water guide flange portion 72b side brought closer to the water guide flange portion 72b, thereby facilitating the flow of water along the water guide flange portion 72b.

[0057] The water-guiding flange portion 72b does not have to be located within the area of ​​the water receiving portion 94 in a plan view seen from above the vehicle. Even in this case, the water guided by the water-guiding flange portion 72b can be made to drop directly to an intended location within the cowl portion 4 without passing through the water receiving portion 94.

[0058] In addition, although it is preferable that the seating surface portion 51e of the cowl top garnish 5 protrudes downward, the seating surface portion 51e does not have to protrude. In this embodiment, the seating surface portion 51e abuts against the connecting portion 72 with a part of its edge portion on the water guide flange portion 72b side overlapping the base end portion of the water guide flange portion 72b, but this is not limited thereto. If the seating surface portion 51e abuts against the connecting portion 72 with its edge portion on the water guide flange portion 72b side being brought closer to the water guide flange portion 72b, water will flow along the water guide flange portion 72b.

[0059] Further, the reinforcing flange portion (72c, 73d) may not be formed on the other edge portion in the vehicle width direction of the connecting portion 72 or the other edge portion in the vehicle width direction of the extending portion 73. The extending portion 73 may be formed to extend from the front end portion in the vehicle front-rear direction of the fixing portion 71 to the rear end portion in the vehicle front-rear direction of the connecting portion 72.

[0060] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and further modifications and changes are possible based on the technical concept of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0061] 3…Windshield, 4…Cowling part, 4a...opening, 5…Cowl top garnish, 51c...Shaft hole, 51d...Connector hole, 51e... Seat part, 54...Connector, 6...Reinforcing member, 7...support member, 71...Fixed part, 72...Connection part, 72b...Water guide flange part (flange part) 72b1...corner, 73...extension part, 8…Wiper, 92...Pivot shaft, 94…Water receiving section

Claims

1. A vehicle front structure including: a cowl portion having an opening portion opening toward the upper side of a vehicle and disposed along a lower portion of a windshield; and a cowl top garnish covering the opening portion, A reinforcing member extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle within the cowl portion and reinforcing the cowl portion; a support member that supports the cowl top garnish from below, the support member having a fixing portion fixed to the reinforcing member, a connecting portion connected to the cowl top garnish, and an extension portion extending from the fixing portion to the connecting portion; Including, The cowl top garnish has a connecting tool hole through which a connecting tool for connecting to the connecting portion is inserted, The connecting portion is configured to have a water guiding flange portion that protrudes downward from one edge portion in a vehicle width direction and is located at a position not overlapping with the reinforcing member in a plan view seen from above the vehicle, A vehicle front structure characterized in that the flange portion of the connecting portion protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction beyond the edge of the flange portion at the extension portion and is formed so as to be interrupted at the boundary position with the extension portion.

2. The extension portion extends obliquely so as to be inclined toward the flange portion in the vehicle width direction, The vehicle front structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the end portion of the flange portion on the extension side is formed as a corner portion that protrudes outward further than the edge portion of the extension portion on the flange portion side in the vehicle width direction.

3. A vehicle front structure comprising: a cowl portion having an opening that opens toward the top of the vehicle and that is disposed along a lower portion of the windshield; and a cowl top garnish that covers the opening, A reinforcing member extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle within the cowl portion and reinforcing the cowl portion; a support member that supports the cowl top garnish from below, the support member having a fixing portion fixed to the reinforcing member, a connecting portion connected to the cowl top garnish, and an extension portion extending from the fixing portion to the connecting portion; Including, The cowl top garnish has a connecting tool hole through which a connecting tool for connecting to the connecting portion is inserted, The connecting portion is configured to have a water guiding flange portion that protrudes downward from one edge portion in a vehicle width direction and is located at a position not overlapping with the reinforcing member in a plan view seen from above the vehicle, The cowl top garnish has a shaft hole through which a pivot shaft for rotating a wiper for wiping the windshield is inserted, A water receiving portion is provided below the shaft hole so as to surround the pivot shaft portion, A vehicle front structure, characterized in that the flange portion is located within the area of ​​the water receiving portion in a plan view seen from above the vehicle.

4. A vehicle front structure comprising: a cowl portion having an opening that opens toward the top of the vehicle and that is disposed along a lower portion of the windshield; and a cowl top garnish that covers the opening, A reinforcing member extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle within the cowl portion and reinforcing the cowl portion; a support member that supports the cowl top garnish from below, the support member having a fixing portion fixed to the reinforcing member, a connecting portion connected to the cowl top garnish, and an extension portion extending from the fixing portion to the connecting portion; Including, The cowl top garnish has a connecting tool hole through which a connecting tool for connecting to the connecting portion is inserted, The connecting portion is configured to have a water guiding flange portion that protrudes downward from one edge portion in a vehicle width direction and is located at a position not overlapping with the reinforcing member in a plan view seen from above the vehicle, a seat portion that abuts on the connecting portion and protrudes downward is formed in a portion around the connecting tool hole on the lower surface of the cowl top garnish, The connecting portion has a width larger than a width of the seat portion in a vehicle width direction, The vehicle front structure, wherein the seat portion abuts against the connecting portion with its edge portion on the flange portion side brought close to the flange portion.

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