IP Library Granted Patent US 11,623,696
Granted Patent B2
US 11,623,696 · App. 17/179,243 · Granted Apr 11, 2023

Vehicle bonnet structure

Inventors: Yasuyuki Onaka (Aki-gun, JP); Shogo Okada (Aki-gun, JP); Yutaka Mitoma (Aki-gun, JP)
Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
B62D25/12B62D25/105
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Patent No.
US 11,623,696
App. No.
17/179,243
Granted
Apr 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle bonnet structure, having designability, dent resistance and reduced weight, includes an outer panel, an inner panel attached to a back face of this outer panel, and a stiffener disposed between a front portion of the outer panel and a front portion of the inner panel and supported on the inner panel. A first step portion is provided in a vehicle-width-direction inner-side area of the outer panel which extends in the front-rear direction and has a smaller up-down dimension on the front side than on the rear side. The stiffener includes a first sealer which abuts against the outer panel in an extension line vicinity area toward the front side of a boundary portion of the first step portion and suppresses downward displacement of the outer panel, and a first bead portion extending in the front-rear direction at a position in the vicinity of the first sealer.

Claims (72)

1. A vehicle bonnet structure comprising:

an outer panel provided so as to cover a room from above and form an exterior design, the room being formed on at least one side of a vehicle cabin in a vehicle body front-rear direction;

an inner panel attached to a back face of this outer panel; and

a reinforcement member disposed between a vehicle body front-rear-direction close-to-distal end portion of the outer panel and a vehicle body front-rear-direction close-to-distal end portion of the inner panel and supported on the inner panel, the vehicle bonnet structure being configured such that

a step portion is, in a vehicle body front view, formed in a vehicle-width-direction inner-side area of the outer panel,

the step portion extends in the vehicle body front-rear direction and is provided in such a manner that a step of the step portion becomes smaller toward a vehicle body front-rear-direction distal end side or the step is eliminated at the distal end, and

the reinforcement member comprises a load receiving portion abutting against the step portion and the outer panel along an extension line toward a distal end side of the step portion to suppress downward displacement of the outer panel, wherein

the load receiving portion is a plurality of first mastic sealers,

the reinforcement member comprises a plurality of second mastic sealers abutting against the outer panel,

the first mastic sealer is smaller than the second mastic sealer, and

the reinforcement member comprises a first bead portion extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction at a position in a vicinity of the plurality of first mastic sealers.

2. A vehicle bonnet structure comprising:

an outer panel provided so as to cover a room from above and form an exterior design, the room being formed on at least one side of a vehicle cabin in a vehicle body front-rear direction;

an inner panel attached to a back face of this outer panel; and

a reinforcement member disposed between a vehicle body front-rear-direction close-to-distal end portion of the outer panel and a vehicle body front-rear-direction close-to-distal end portion of the inner panel and supported on the inner panel, the vehicle bonnet structure being configured such that

a step portion is, in a vehicle body front view, formed in a vehicle-width-direction inner-side area of the outer panel,

the step portion extends in the vehicle body front-rear direction and is provided in such a manner that a step of the step portion becomes smaller toward a vehicle body front-rear-direction distal end side or the step is eliminated at the distal end, and

the reinforcement member comprises a load receiving portion abutting against the step portion and the outer panel along an extension line toward a distal end side of the step portion to suppress downward displacement of the outer panel, wherein

the load receiving portion is a plurality of first mastic sealers,

the plurality of first mastic sealers are thermosetting epoxy synthetic resin adhesives, and

the plurality of first mastic sealers are each filled in a mating face between the outer panel and the reinforcement member.

3. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 2 , wherein

the reinforcement member comprises a plurality of second mastic sealers abutting against the outer panel, and

the first mastic sealer is smaller than the second mastic sealer.

4. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 3 , wherein

the reinforcement member comprises a first bead portion extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction at a position in a vicinity of the plurality of first mastic sealers.

5. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 4 , wherein

a vehicle-width-direction distance between the plurality of first mastic sealers and the first bead portion is set so as to become smaller toward the vehicle body front-rear-direction distal end side.

6. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 5 , wherein

the reinforcement member comprises a third mastic sealer, and

the third mastic sealer is disposed at a position substantially symmetrical to, of the plurality of first mastic sealers, one of the first mastic sealers that is disposed on a vehicle body front-rear-direction most distal end side of the first bead portion.

7. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 6 , wherein

a continuous frame-shaped second bead portion is formed at an outer peripheral edge of the reinforcement member, and

a curved portion is formed at a vehicle body front-rear-direction distal end side portion of the second bead portion, the curved portion being curved toward a vehicle body front-rear-direction center side so as to bypass the first bead portion.

8. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 4 , wherein

the reinforcement member comprises a third mastic sealer, and

the third mastic sealer is disposed at a position substantially symmetrical to, of the plurality of first mastic sealers, one of the first mastic sealers that is disposed on a vehicle body front-rear-direction most distal end side of the first bead portion.

9. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 4 , wherein

a continuous frame-shaped second bead portion is formed at an outer peripheral edge of the reinforcement member, and

a curved portion is formed at a vehicle body front-rear-direction distal end side portion of the second bead portion, the curved portion being curved toward a vehicle body front-rear-direction center side so as to bypass the first bead portion.

10. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 5 , wherein

a continuous frame-shaped second bead portion is formed at an outer peripheral edge of the reinforcement member, and

a curved portion is formed at a vehicle body front-rear-direction distal end side portion of the second bead portion, the curved portion being curved toward a vehicle body front-rear-direction center side so as to bypass the first bead portion.

11. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of first mastic sealers are thermosetting epoxy synthetic resin adhesives, and

the plurality of first mastic sealers are each filled in a mating face between the outer panel and the reinforcement member.

12. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the reinforcement member is a stiffener molded by pressing a substantially rectangular steel plate material.

13. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the reinforcement member is a stiffener including a plurality of front legs, a plurality of rear legs, a pair of left and right inner-side openings formed at a vehicle-width-direction center portion of the stiffener, and a pair of left and right outer-side openings formed at left and right ends of the stiffener so as to interpose the pair of inner-side openings.

14. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the reinforcement member is a stiffener including a pair of left and right first bead portions recessed downward and extending in the front-rear direction, an annular second bead portion recessed downward and formed at an outer peripheral edge of the stiffener, and a third bead portion recessed downward at a rear portion of the stiffener and extending in the left-right direction.

15. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 2 , wherein

the reinforcement member is a stiffener molded by pressing a substantially rectangular steel plate material.

16. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 12 , wherein

the reinforcement member is a stiffener including a plurality of front legs, a plurality of rear legs, a pair of left and right inner-side openings formed at a vehicle-width-direction center portion of the stiffener, and a pair of left and right outer-side openings formed at left and right ends of the stiffener so as to interpose the pair of inner-side openings.

17. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 15 , wherein

the reinforcement member is a stiffener including a plurality of front legs, a plurality of rear legs, a pair of left and right inner-side openings formed at a vehicle-width-direction center portion of the stiffener, and a pair of left and right outer-side openings formed at left and right ends of the stiffener so as to interpose the pair of inner-side openings.

18. A vehicle bonnet structure comprising:

an outer panel provided so as to cover a room from above and form an exterior design, the room being formed on at least one side of a vehicle cabin in a vehicle body front-rear direction;

an inner panel attached to a back face of this outer panel; and

a reinforcement member disposed between a vehicle body front-rear-direction close-to-distal end portion of the outer panel and a vehicle body front-rear-direction close-to-distal end portion of the inner panel and supported on the inner panel, the vehicle bonnet structure being configured such that

a step portion is, in a vehicle body front view, formed in a vehicle-width-direction inner-side area of the outer panel,

the step portion extends in the vehicle body front-rear direction and is provided in such a manner that a step of the step portion becomes smaller toward a vehicle body front-rear-direction distal end side or the step is eliminated at the distal end, and

the reinforcement member comprises a load receiving portion abutting against the step portion and the outer panel along an extension line toward a distal end side of the step portion to suppress downward displacement of the outer panel,

wherein the reinforcement member is a stiffener including a plurality of openings.

19. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 18 , wherein

the load receiving portion is a plurality of first mastic sealers,

the plurality of first mastic sealers are thermosetting epoxy synthetic resin adhesives, and

the plurality of first mastic sealers are each filled in a mating face between the outer panel and the reinforcement member.

20. The vehicle bonnet structure according to claim 18 , wherein

the reinforcement member includes a plurality of front legs and a plurality of rear legs, and the plurality of openings comprises a pair of left and right inner-side openings formed at a vehicle-width-direction center portion of the stiffener, and a pair of left and right outer-side openings formed at left and right ends of the stiffener so as to interpose the pair of inner-side openings.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2021
From: ONAKA, YASUYUKI; OKADA, SHOGO; MITOMA, YUTAKA
To: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055325/0563 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-064325 · Mar 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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