Wind-noise reduction structure for vehicle

1. A wind-noise reduction structure for a vehicle, the vehicle including a front windshield provided above a main body, a front pillar that rises rearward and obliquely upward from the main body and supports a lateral edge of the front windshield, and a cowl that is provided below the front windshield and has a gutter into which air flowing above a front hood constituting the main body flows when the vehicle moves forward, the structure comprising:

a lateral end of the cowl that is provided with an airflow outlet path extending continuously to a gutter space formed in the gutter and has an opening in a side surface of the main body, and through which the air which flows into the gutter space passes,

wherein the opening of the airflow outlet path is located below a rising start section where the front pillar starts to rise from the main body.

2. The wind-noise reduction structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the airflow outlet path has a cross-sectional area that is larger than or equal to a cross-sectional area of an end of the gutter space.

3. The wind-noise reduction structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the side surface of the main body is provided with a rectifying member that is located above the opening of the airflow outlet path and that guides air discharged from the opening of the airflow outlet path rearward.

4. The wind-noise reduction structure for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the side surface of the main body is provided with a rectifying member that is located above the opening of the airflow outlet path and that guides air discharged from the opening of the airflow outlet path rearward.

5. The wind-noise reduction structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the opening of the airflow outlet path is provided in any one of a front fender, the front pillar, a door, and a front hood, which constitute the main body.

6. The wind-noise reduction structure for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the opening of the airflow outlet path is provided in any one of a front fender, the front pillar, a door, and a front hood, which constitute the main body.

7. The wind-noise reduction structure for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the opening of the airflow outlet path is provided in any one of a front fender, the front pillar, a door, and a front hood, which constitute the main body.

8. The wind-noise reduction structure for a vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the opening of the airflow outlet path is provided in any one of a front fender, the front pillar, a door, and a front hood, which constitute the main body.

9. A wind-noise reduction structure for a vehicle, the vehicle including a front windshield provided above a main body, a front pillar that extends upward from the main body and supports a lateral edge of the front windshield, and a cowl that is provided below the front windshield and has a gutter into which air flowing above a front hood constituting the main body flows when the vehicle moves forward, the structure comprising:

a lateral end of the cowl that is provided with an airflow outlet path extending continuously to a gutter space formed in the gutter and has an opening in a side surface of the main body, and through which the air which flows into the gutter space passes.

10. The wind-noise reduction structure for a vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the opening of the airflow outlet path is provided in any one of a front fender, the front pillar, a door, and a front hood, which constitute the main body.

11. The wind-noise reduction structure for a vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the airflow outlet path is provided in the front fender.

12. The wind-noise reduction structure for a vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the airflow outlet path is provided in the front fender.