Windshield glass support structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9522703-B2
Application number	US-201314433184-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 3, 2013
Priority date	Oct 4, 2012
Publication date	Dec 20, 2016
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016

Abstract

A windshield glass support structure is provided that is capable of absorbing an impact load caused by external force even if the external force is applied at any angle to an outer surface of the windshield glass. The windshield glass support structure includes a windshield support panel that extends toward a lower end of the windshield glass from a cross member, and a glass support member that inclines rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction and upward in the vehicle up-down direction from a front edge of the windshield support panel along a lower side surface of the windshield glass. The glass support member is arranged to be deformable when external force is applied in any direction from a front in the vehicle front-rear direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A windshield glass support structure comprising:
a windshield support panel that extends from a cross member toward a lower end of a windshield glass; and
a glass support member that inclines rearward in a vehicle front-rear direction and upward in a vehicle up-down direction from a front edge of the windshield support panel along a lower side surface of the windshield glass, wherein
the glass support member is arranged to be deformable when external force is applied to an outer surface of the windshield glass, and
the glass support member includes a drain that extends from a joining part with the windshield support panel toward a front of the vehicle.

2. The windshield glass support structure according to claim 1 , wherein
a cowl top is arranged in front of the windshield glass in the vehicle front-rear direction, and
a front edge at a front side of the drain in the vehicle front-rear direction is closed by a partitioned wall of the cowl top.

3. The windshield glass support structure according to claim 2 , wherein
both end parts of the drain in the vehicle width direction are connected to intake passages arranged at a right and left sides of the vehicle.

4. The windshield glass support structure according to claim 3 , wherein
the cowl top has a cowl raised part,
damper base supports that form the intake passages are arranged on both end sides of the cowl raised part in the vehicle width direction, respectively, and
the cowl top is supported by the damper base supports.

5. The windshield glass support structure according to claim 3 , wherein
the intake passages extend such that a height size of the intake passages in an vehicle up-down direction decreases frontward in the vehicle front-rear direction, and
the intake passages are formed by the raised parts of the windshield support panel and the damper base support that extend frontward in the vehicle front-rear direction from the cross member and are arranged in the vehicle up-down direction, and the cowl top that is installed between the damper base supports and the windshield support panel.

6. The windshield glass support structure according to claim 1 , wherein
raised parts are arranged at both end parts of the windshield support panel in the vehicle width direction, respectively, and
a reinforcement panel that continues to an upper wall of the cross member is arranged on the raised part of the windshield support panel.

7. A windshield glass support structure comprising:
a windshield support panel that extends from a cross member toward a lower end of a windshield glass; and
a glass support member that inclines rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction and upward in a vehicle up-down direction from a front edge of the windshield support panel along a lower side surface of the windshield glass, wherein
the glass support member is arranged to be deformable when external force is applied to an outer surface of the windshield glass,
the windshield support panel includes a central part and a pair of right and left raised parts that extend from both end parts of the central part in the vehicle width direction,
a lower end part of the windshield glass is supported by the pair of right and left raised parts and the glass support member,
the central part and the glass support member forms a first dogleg-shaped cross section in side view,
wiper drive devices are accommodated under the raised parts, and
a fragile part is formed on a central side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the wiper drive devices in planar view of the raised parts.

8. The windshield glass support structure according to claim 7 , wherein
a reaction force generating member is included between the central part and the glass support member, and
the reaction force generating member forms a second dogleg-shaped cross section in an opposite direction as the first dogleg-shaped cross section.

9. The windshield glass support structure according to claim 7 , wherein
the glass support member is joined on upper surfaces of the pair of right and left raised parts.

10. The windshield glass support structure according to claim 9 , wherein
a fragile part is formed on the central side in the vehicle width direction with respect to a joining part with the raised part of the glass support member.

11. The windshield glass support structure according to claim 9 , wherein
the glass support member includes a drain that extends from the joining part with the raised part frontward in the vehicle front-rear direction.

12. The windshield glass support structure according to claim 11 , wherein
a cowl top is arranged in front of the windshield glass in the vehicle front-rear direction, and
a front edge at the front side of the drain in the vehicle front-rear direction is closed by a partitioned wall of the cowl top.

13. The windshield glass support structure according to claim 7 , wherein
a plurality of ridgelines extending in the vehicle width direction are formed in the central part of the windshield support panel.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Naoi Daisuke
• Sasaki Masato
• Nihei Hidefumi

Classifications

• B62D25/081 Primary

  Cowls (ventilating openings situated directly in front of the vehicle front window B60H1/28) · CPC title

• B62D25/145 Primary

  having a crossbeam incorporated therein · CPC title