Watertight apparatus of exterior component for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9341268-B2
Application number	US-201414541034-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2014
Priority date	Apr 25, 2014
Publication date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	May 17, 2016

Abstract

A watertight apparatus of exterior component for a vehicle may include a coupling member coupling an exterior component and a vehicle body panel, and having a coupling groove formed on an outer circumferential surface of a part of the coupling member which passes through a vehicle body panel, and a watertight pad which is arranged to be in close contact with a bottom of the exterior component, a first side of which is coupled to a part of the vehicle body panel through which the coupling member passes and a second side of which is inserted into the coupling groove.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A watertight apparatus of an exterior component for a vehicle comprising:
a coupling member coupling an exterior component and a vehicle body panel, and having a coupling groove formed on an outer circumferential surface of a part of the coupling member which passes through the vehicle body panel;
a watertight pad which is arranged to be in close contact with a bottom of the exterior component and a first side of which is coupled to a part of the vehicle body panel through which the coupling member passes and a second side of which is inserted into the coupling groove; and
a moisture discharging groove which is formed on the bottom of the exterior component on which the watertight pad is arranged to be in close contact, a first end of which is opened toward a component hole through which the coupling member passes and a second end of which is extended to be exposed to an outside of the watertight pad.

2. The watertight apparatus of the exterior component of claim 1 ,
wherein the watertight pad is provided with an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface and has a circular shape with a hole at a center thereof to receive the coupling member,
wherein a pad groove formed in the outer circumferential surface of the watertight pad and opened toward the outer circumferential surface is disposed along a circumferential direction on a thickness portion,
wherein an edge of a panel hole of the vehicle body panel, through which the coupling member passes, is fitted into the pad groove, and
wherein the inner circumferential surface of the watertight pad is fitted into the coupling groove.

3. The watertight apparatus of the exterior component of claim 1 , wherein the watertight pad is made of an elastic material.

4. A watertight apparatus of an exterior component for a vehicle comprising:
a coupling member coupling an exterior component and a vehicle body panel and a watertight pad coupled to the vehicle body panel and filling a gap between the vehicle body panel and the coupling member; and
a moisture discharging groove which is formed on a surface of the exterior component to be in contact with the watertight pad and guides moisture existing in the exterior component, the vehicle body panel, and the watertight pad to be discharged outside the watertight pad.

5. A watertight apparatus of an exterior component for a vehicle comprising:
an exterior component;
a vehicle body panel arranged on a bottom of the exterior component to be spaced therefrom;
a coupling member fitted into the exterior component and passing through the vehicle body panel so as to couple the exterior component and the vehicle body panel; and
a watertight pad arranged between the exterior component and the vehicle body panel at a region of the vehicle body panel through which the coupling member passes, filling a gap between the exterior component and the vehicle body panel and contacting an outer circumferential surface of the coupling member; and
a moisture discharging groove which is formed on the bottom of the exterior component on which the watertight pad is arranged to be in close contact, a first end of which is opened toward a space of the exterior component through which the coupling member passes and a second end of which is extended to be exposed to an outside of the watertight pad.

6. The watertight apparatus of an exterior component for the vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the coupling member comprises: a head portion that is fitted into a component groove formed through the exterior component from one side thereof; a fastening portion that is formed integrally with the head portion and passes through the watertight pad and the vehicle body panel; and a coupling groove that is formed on an outer circumferential surface of a region of the fastening portion through which the watertight pad passes along a circumferential direction.

7. The watertight apparatus of an exterior component for the vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the watertight pad is provided with an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface and has a circular shape with a hole at a center thereof to receive the coupling member, the inner circumferential surface of the watertight pad is fitted into the coupling groove of the coupling member whereby the watertight pad contacts an outer circumferential surface of the coupling member.

8. The watertight apparatus of an exterior component for the vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the watertight pad is made of elastic material.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Kim Nam Cheol
• Lee Jeong Ho

Classifications

• B62D35/007 Primary

  Rear spoilers (B62D35/001 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y02T10/82

  Elements for improving aerodynamics · CPC title

• F16J15/021 Primary

  with elastic packing (F16J15/08 takes precedence) · CPC title