JP2000085452A - Lamp fitting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sufficiently ensure waterproofness of a lamp fitting opening and outward appearance around a lamp in lamp fitting structure of fitting the lamp to a body panel with the lamp fitting opening formed, through a packing. SOLUTION: A flat part 14b formed at the back face peripheral edge part of a lamp body 14 is made to abut a part around a lamp fitting opening 2a in a lamp fitting face 2b of a body panel 2 through a packing 40 stuck to the flat part 14b. In this state, both lateral ends of a lamp 10 are fixed to the body panel 2 by thread-fastening. In this case, a locking member 50 provided with first and second elastic arms 54, 56 is provided to lock both elastic arms 54, 56 to the body panel 2 and the lamp 10 in two places in the lamp fitting opening 2a, and elastic compressive force is imparted to the packing 40 by the locking member 50. Sealing performance between the body panel 2 and the lamp 10 can therefore be sufficiently ensured not only at both lateral ends of the lamp 10 but also at its center part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lamp mounting structure for mounting a lamp on a vehicle body panel having a lamp mounting opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a lamp mounting structure, as shown in FIG. 7, a flat portion 110a formed on a peripheral edge portion of a rear surface of a lamp 110 is provided at a position near a lamp mounting opening 102a in a body panel 102. A configuration is known in which both ends of the lamp 110 are screwed and fixed to the vehicle body panel 102 in a state where the lamp 110 is brought into contact with the gasket 112 via a packing 112.

[0003]

However, when such a mounting structure is employed, in the case of a long lamp 110 as shown in FIG. As a result, the sealing performance between the vehicle body panel 102 and the lamp 110 is reduced in this portion, and therefore, the waterproofness of the lamp mounting opening 102a cannot be sufficiently secured. There is a problem that appearance deteriorates.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and in a structure in which a lamp is mounted via a packing to a vehicle body panel having a lamp mounting opening, the waterproofness of the lamp mounting opening and It is an object of the present invention to provide a lamp mounting structure capable of sufficiently securing the appearance around the lamp.

[0005]

The present invention achieves the above object by providing a predetermined locking member in a lamp mounting opening.

That is, the present invention provides a structure for mounting a lamp on a vehicle body panel in which a lamp mounting opening is formed, wherein a flat portion formed on a rear peripheral portion of the lamp is provided. A lamp mounting structure configured to fix the lamp to the vehicle body panel in a state where the lamp is in contact with a portion of the vehicle body panel near the periphery of the lamp mounting opening via packing;
And a locking member provided with a second elastic arm locks the first elastic arm to the vehicle body panel and locks the second elastic arm to the lamp in the lamp mounting opening. The packing is provided so as to apply an elastic compressive force to the packing by the locking member.

The above-mentioned "locking member" has its first and second
The specific configuration of the shape, material, etc. is particularly limited as long as the elastic arm is configured to apply elastic compressive force to the packing by being locked to the vehicle body panel and the lamp, respectively. is not.

[0008]

As described above, in the lamp mounting structure according to the present invention, the locking member provided with the first and second elastic arms is configured such that the two elastic arms are connected to the vehicle body in the lamp mounting opening. It is provided so as to be locked to the panel and the lamp, and is configured to apply an elastic compressive force to the packing by the locking member. Therefore, when both ends of the lamp are fixed to the vehicle body panel, only the both ends are fixed. In addition, the sealing property between the vehicle body panel and the lamp can be sufficiently ensured even in the central portion.

Therefore, according to the present invention, in a lamp mounting structure for mounting a lamp via a packing on a vehicle body panel having a lamp mounting opening formed therein, the lamp mounting opening has sufficient waterproofness and appearance around the lamp. Can be secured.

Further, in the present invention, the lamp can be temporarily fixed to the vehicle body panel by locking the locking member to the vehicle body panel and the lamp prior to fixing the lamp to the vehicle body panel. Can be easily fixed to the vehicle body panel.

The above-mentioned "lamp" is not limited to a specific type of lamp, but when the lamp is a long lamp such as a high-mount stop lamp, it is particularly effective to adopt the structure of the present invention. It is a target.

In the above structure, as a specific structure for locking the locking member to the vehicle body panel and the lamp, as described in claim 2, the flat surface of the lamp is fixed with the second elastic arm locked to the lamp. If the first elastic arm is configured to be locked to the vehicle body panel when the portion is brought into contact with the vehicle body panel via the packing, the lamp mounting operation can be easily performed. Instead of doing so, the second elastic arm is locked to the lamp when the flat portion of the lamp is brought into contact with the body panel via packing with the first elastic arm locked to the vehicle body panel. Of course, a configuration is also possible.

[0013] In the above structure, when the second elastic arm is affixed to the lamp when the second elastic arm is engaged with the lamp, the abutting piece may be formed on the engaging member. It is only necessary to provide the arm with a structure for locking the lamp so that the lamp does not separate, so that the structure can be simplified. In addition, by using the second elastic arm and the contact piece together, the locking force on the lamp can be improved. Can be easily increased.

In the above configuration, the position where the second elastic arm is locked to the lamp is not particularly limited.
In many cases, a plurality of lamp chambers are formed in a lamp, and in such a case, a plurality of bulging portions are formed on the back surface of the lamp. As described, forming an intermediate flat between each of these bulges,
If the second elastic arm is configured to be locked to the ramp at the intermediate flat portion, the locking structure can be easily formed.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a lamp mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof.

As shown in these figures, the lamp mounting structure according to the present embodiment has a structure in which a lamp 10 is mounted on a lamp mounting surface 2b of a vehicle body panel 2 in which a lamp mounting opening 2a is formed. The target lamp 10 is
This is a horizontally long high-mount stop lamp formed in a symmetrical shape.

The lamp 10 has three lamp chambers 16, 18, and 20 arranged in a horizontal direction by a front lens 12 and a lamp body 14, and these lamp chambers 16, 18, 2,
Light source bulbs 22, 24, and 26 are provided in 0, respectively. On the back of the lamp body 14, each lamp room 16, 1
A portion forming the portions 8 and 20 is formed as a bulging portion 14a bulging rearward (rearward as a lamp and forward as a vehicle body; the same applies hereinafter), and a rear peripheral portion of the lamp body 14 has a flat portion. 14b. Also,
An intermediate flat portion 14 is provided between the bulging portions 14a of the lamp body 14.
c.

The front lens 12 is fixed to the lamp body 14 by screwing via a seal rubber. At this time, a screw 28 is fixed to a tap hole 14d formed in each intermediate flat portion 14c of the lamp body 14 through a pair of screw insertion holes 12a formed in the front lens 12.
Is tightened.

In the lamp 10, the flat portion 14b of the lamp body 14 is brought into contact with a portion of the lamp mounting surface 2b of the vehicle body panel 2 near the periphery of the lamp mounting opening 2a via the packing 40. The right and left ends of the lamp 10 are fixed to the vehicle body panel 2. This fixing is performed by inserting grommet 42 in advance into square holes 2c formed in the vicinity of both left and right end portions of lamp mounting surface 2b of vehicle body panel 2 and tightening screws 44 through grommet 42 to this grommet 42. Is to be performed. Front lens 12 of lamp 10
Screw insertion holes 12b and 14e for inserting screws 44 are formed at the left and right ends of the lamp body 14, respectively. The packing 40 is provided with the lamp mounting opening 2.
It is formed in a shape slightly larger than a, and is previously attached to the flat portion 14b of the lamp body 14.

In this embodiment, when the lamp 10 is mounted on the vehicle body panel 2, a pair of locking members 50 are locked to the vehicle body panel 2 and the lamp 10 in the lamp mounting opening 2a. The locking members 50 apply an elastic compressive force to the packing 40.

Hereinafter, each of the locking members 50 and its peripheral structure will be described in detail.

FIGS. 3 and 4 correspond to the line III--III in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the locking member 50 as a single item.

As shown in these figures, the locking member 50 is a nylon resin member formed in a substantially U-shape with a left-right symmetry, and two first elastic arms 54 from the base end wall 52. Four second elastic arms 56 and four contact pieces 5
8 are formed so as to extend forward. The two first elastic arms 54 are provided one by one at the left and right central positions of the upper and lower ends of the base end wall 52, and are formed so as to expand vertically toward the distal end. 4
The contact pieces 58 are provided on the left and right sides of each first elastic arm 54, and the four second elastic arms 56 extend substantially parallel to each other near the upper and lower inner sides of each contact piece 58. It is provided in such a manner. Reinforcing ribs 60 are formed at inner ends between the vertically adjacent second elastic arms 56 and the contact pieces 58 and between vertically opposed second elastic arms 56.

The locking member 50 is connected to each of the first
The elastic arms 54 are locked to the vehicle body panel 2 and the second elastic arms 56 are locked to the lamp 10. A pair of upper and lower locking portions 2d for locking each first elastic arm 54 is formed on the vehicle body panel 2 with a lamp mounting opening 2a.
It is formed so as to face. Further, locking holes 14f for locking the second elastic arms 56 are formed at four places in the intermediate flat portion 14c of the lamp body 14. When each of the second elastic arms 56 is locked in each of the locking holes 14f, the distal end face 58a of each of the contact pieces 58 comes into contact with the flat portion 14b of the lamp body 14.

When the locking member 50 is inserted into the lamp mounting opening 2a of the vehicle body panel 2, the first elastic arm 54 is deformed by sliding contact with the locking portion 2d, and is formed at the distal end thereof. The substantially U-shaped locking groove 54a fitted into the locking portion 2d locks the vehicle body panel 2. On the other hand, when the locking member 50 is attached to the lamp body 14, the second elastic arm 56 is bent by the wedge-shaped locking portion 56 a formed at the distal end thereof by sliding contact with the locking hole 14 f of the lamp body 14. After deformation
The locking portion 56a is locked in the locking hole 14f. The distance between the rear end surface of the locking portion 56a and the front end surface 58a of the contact piece 58 is equal to the intermediate flat portion 1 of the lamp body 14.
The dimension value is set to be substantially equal to the distance between the front surface of the flat elastic portion 4c and the rear surface of the flat portion 14b. The lamp body 14 is sandwiched between the contact piece 58 and the front and rear, and the locking member 50 is securely positioned and fixed to the lamp 10.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a procedure for assembling the lamp 10 to the vehicle body panel 2.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the locking member 50 is attached to the lamp 10 by first locking the second elastic arm 56 into the locking hole 14f of the lamp body 14, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. As shown in ()), the lamp body 14 is brought into contact with the lamp mounting surface 2b of the vehicle body panel 2 via the packing 40 attached to the flat portion 14b. As a result, each first elastic arm 54 of the locking member 50 is locked to the locking portion 2d of the vehicle body panel 2 and the ramp 10 is temporarily fixed to the vehicle body panel 2, and at this time, an elastic compressive force is applied to the packing 40. Is done. In this state, the lamp 10 is screwed and fixed to the vehicle body panel 2 at both left and right ends thereof,
The mounting of the lamp 10 on the vehicle body panel 2 is completed.

On the other hand, when removing the lamp 10 from the vehicle body panel 2 for bulb replacement or lamp replacement,
The removal and reassembly operation can be performed as follows.

That is, first, the screws 28 and 44 are removed, and the front lens 12 is removed from the lamp body 14.
At this time, since the lamp body 14 is still locked to the vehicle body panel 2 via the locking member 50, the locking portions 56 a of the second elastic arms 56 of the locking member 50 are engaged with the lamp body 14. Remove from the stop hole 14f and remove the lamp body 14
And the locking member 50 is released. Thus, the operation of removing the lamp 10 from the vehicle body panel 2 is completed. At this time, the locking member 50 is maintained in a state where the first elastic arm 54 is locked to the locking portion 2d of the vehicle body panel 2, so that the lamp 1 is replaced after the bulb replacement or the lamp replacement.
When the first elastic arm 56 is attached to the vehicle body panel 2, the engaging portion 56 a of the second elastic arm 56 is engaged with the engaging hole 1 of the lamp body 14.
4f and the screws 28 and 44 are tightened to complete the mounting operation.

As described in detail above, the lamp mounting structure according to this embodiment includes the first and second elastic arms 54,
A locking member 50 is provided with two elastic arms 54 and 56 at two positions in the lamp mounting opening 2a so as to lock the elastic arms 54 and 56 to the vehicle body panel 2 and the lamp 10. When the left and right ends of the lamp 10 are fixed to the vehicle body panel 2, not only at the left and right ends but also at the center thereof, the body 40 and the lamp 10 are provided. Between them can be sufficiently secured. Thus, the waterproofness of the lamp mounting opening 2a and the appearance around the lamp 10 can be sufficiently ensured.

Moreover, in the present embodiment, the lamp 10
By fixing the locking member 50 to the vehicle body panel 2 and the lamp 10 before fixing the left and right end portions to the vehicle body panel 2, the lamp 10 can be temporarily fixed to the vehicle body panel 2. The work of fixing the lamp 10 to the vehicle body panel 2 can be easily performed.

In this embodiment, the locking of the second elastic arm 56 to the lamp 10 is performed by the lamp body 14.
Flat portion 14 between a plurality of bulging portions 14a formed in
c, the locking structure can be easily formed.

In this embodiment, since the lamp 10 is a long high-mount stop lamp, the locking members 50 are provided at two places in the lamp mounting opening 2a. The number and the like may be appropriately set according to the aspect ratio of the lamp 10, the elastic force of the packing 40, and the like.

In the present embodiment, as a specific configuration for locking the locking member 50 to the vehicle body panel 2 and the lamp 10, the second elastic arm 56 is locked to the lamp 10 and the rear surface of the lamp 10 is locked. When the flat portion 14b of the peripheral portion is brought into contact with the vehicle body panel 2 via the packing 40, the first
Since the elastic arm 54 is configured to be locked to the vehicle body panel 2, the lamp mounting operation can be easily performed.

The engaging member 50 is provided with a contact piece 58 that comes into contact with the lamp 10 when the second elastic arm 56 is engaged with the lamp 10. It is only necessary to provide the wedge-shaped locking portion 56a for locking the 10 so that it does not separate, and the configuration can be simplified. Further, by using the second elastic arm 56 and the contact piece 58 together, the locking force of the locking member 50 to the lamp 10 can be sufficiently increased.

Further, in the present embodiment, the screws 28, the lamps 10 to be removed from the vehicle body panel 2 and the lamp 10 to be reassembled to the vehicle body panel 2 when the bulbs or the lamps are replaced. In addition to removing the 44 and releasing the locking between the lamp body 14 and the locking member 50, after replacing the bulb or the like, the locking between the lamp body 14 and the locking member 50 and the tightening of the screws 28 and 44 are simply performed. This can be performed with a simple operation, and the replacement workability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a lamp mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting structure.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a locking member used in the mounting structure as a single item;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a procedure for assembling a lamp to a vehicle body panel in the above-described mounting structure.

7A and 7B are a plan view and a front view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Body panel 2a Lamp mounting opening 2b Lamp mounting surface 2c Square hole 2d Locking part 10 Lamp (high mount stop lamp) 12 Front lens 12a, 12b Screw insertion hole 14 Lamp body 14a Swelling part 14b Flat part 14c Middle flat part 14d tapped hole 14e screw insertion hole 14f locking hole 16, 18, 20 light room 22, 24, 26 light source bulb 28, 44 screw 40 packing 42 grommet 50 locking member 52 base end wall 54 first elastic arm 54a locking groove 56 second elastic arm 56a locking portion 58 contact piece 58a distal end surface 60 reinforcing rib

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Sakagami 1 Toyota Town, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture Inside Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Ikuo Uchiyama 3-1-1 Hinodai, Hino City Tokyo 72) Inventor Miki Ikeda 500 Kitawaki, Shimizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture Inside Koito Manufacturing Shizuoka Plant (72) Inventor Manabu Maeda 500 Kitawaki Shimizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture Inside Koito Manufacturing Shizuoka Plant F-term (reference) 3K039 AA01 CA03 CB04 LF02 LF03 LF12 LF14

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A structure for mounting a lamp on a vehicle body panel having a lamp mounting opening formed therein, wherein a flat portion formed on a rear peripheral portion of the lamp is provided near a periphery of the lamp mounting opening in the vehicle body panel. In a lamp mounting structure configured to fix the lamp to the vehicle body panel in a state where the lamp is in contact with a portion via a packing, the locking member having first and second elastic arms is configured to have the above-described configuration. In the lamp mounting opening, the first elastic arm is provided to be locked to the vehicle body panel and the second elastic arm is provided to be locked to the lamp, and the locking member applies an elastic compressive force to the packing. A mounting structure for a lamp, wherein the mounting structure is configured to be applied. 2. When the flat portion is brought into contact with the vehicle body panel via the packing in a state where the second elastic arm is locked to the ramp, the first elastic arm is engaged with the vehicle body panel. The lamp mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the lamp mounting structure is configured to be stopped. 3. The locking member according to claim 1, wherein a contact piece is formed on the locking member to contact the lamp when the second elastic arm is locked on the lamp.
The mounting structure of the lamp described. 4. A plurality of bulging portions are formed on the rear surface of the lamp, and an intermediate flat portion is formed between the bulging portions. The second elastic arm is engaged with the lamp. The lamp mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lamp mounting structure is configured to be performed in the intermediate flat portion.