JP2000318525A - Attaching structure for rear under mirror - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rear under mirror attaching structure capable of reducing working man-hour, and improving workability. SOLUTION: A base bracket 10 is bonded to the front surface of the upper end of a rear door 1 by a double-faced adhesive tape 25, and flanges 12, 16 of the base bracket 10 and a locking bracket 14 are attached with a screw 26. Therefore, even if a conventional 'mounting hole' is not formed on the rear door 1, a rear under mirror 7 can be attached surely. Since attaching work for the flanges 12, 16 by the screw 26 can be performed on the front surface side of the rear door 1, an operator is not forced to take an unnatural posture, and workability is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rear under mirror mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At the upper end of a rear door of an automobile, a rear under mirror for securing visibility near a lower portion of the rear door is mounted (as a similar technique, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 10-2).
72986). The rear under mirror has a structure in which a mirror body is provided at a distal end of a stay and a bracket is provided at a proximal end. The bracket of the rear under mirror has a shape that goes around the rear side of the upper end of the rear door. When mounting the rear under mirror, a mounting hole is formed on the rear side of the upper end of the rear door, and the bracket is screwed to the mounting hole.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional technique, a mounting hole must be formed in the rear door in order to mount the rear under mirror. Increase. Also, when removing the rear under mirror when it becomes unnecessary,
Since a mounting hole remains in the rear door, it is necessary to perform a work of closing the mounting hole so that water does not enter the inside of the rear door from the mounting hole. In this case, the number of working steps also increases.

Also, the rear under mirror bracket is
Since the screw is attached to the rear side of the upper end portion of the rear door by screwing, it is difficult to perform the screwing operation, and the operator is forced to take an unreasonable working posture, which is disadvantageous in terms of workability.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and provides a mounting structure of a rear under mirror which can reduce the number of work steps and improve the workability.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
The rear under mirror has a structure in which a mirror body is provided at a distal end of a stay and a base bracket is fixed to a base end, and a forward-facing protrusion is formed at an upper end of the rear door. A mounting structure of a rear under mirror for mounting a base bracket of a mirror, the base bracket of the rear under mirror having a shape conforming to a surface of an upper end portion of a rear door, and bonding the base bracket to a surface of the rear door, A generally U-shaped locking bracket is placed over the protrusion at the upper end of the rear door,
An upward flange is formed on each of the upper portion of the locking bracket and the upper portion of the base bracket, and the flanges are attached to each other by screws.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a base bracket having a shape conforming to the surface of the upper end portion of the rear door is adhered to the surface, and furthermore, the base bracket of the locking bracket which covers the projecting portion of the upper end portion of the rear door. Since the flange and the flange of the base bracket are attached with screws to restrict movement of the base bracket to the rear side, the rear under mirror can be securely mounted without forming a mounting hole in the rear door. it can. Therefore, it is not necessary to make a hole in the rear door when attaching the rear under mirror, and the hole does not remain even when the rear under mirror is removed when it becomes unnecessary, so that the number of working steps can be reduced. Furthermore, by mounting the flanges of the locking bracket and the base bracket with screws, a force in the mounting direction (forward direction) acts on the base bracket, so that the mounting state of the rear under mirror is further ensured. Then, since the mounting operation using the screws between the flanges can be performed on the front side of the rear door, the operator is not forced to take an unreasonable posture, and the workability is improved.

In the invention according to claim 2, a tap hole is formed in the flange on the locking bracket side, an insertion hole is formed in the flange on the base bracket side, and a screw inserted from the insertion hole is screwed into the tap hole.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the screws inserted from the insertion holes are screwed into the tap holes, so that the flanges are attached to each other. Therefore, a nut is not required, and the attachment work by the screws is easily performed. Become.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the base bracket is covered with a soft cover, and the stay is projected from a hole formed in the cover.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the base bracket is covered with the soft cover, the appearance is improved. Further, since the cover is soft, it can be easily attached to the base bracket.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the means for bonding the base bracket to the upper end surface of the rear door is a double-sided adhesive tape.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the bonding means for the base bracket is a double-sided adhesive tape, the bonding operation and the peeling operation are easy, and the shape of the base bracket can be adjusted within the range of the thickness of the double-sided adhesive tape. Errors can be absorbed.

[0014]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention.
It will be described based on. Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a rear door,
It can be freely opened upward around a hinge (not shown) provided on the back side of the upper end. As shown in FIG. 3, the rear door 1 has a structure in which an outer panel 2 and an inner panel 3 are joined, and a rear window panel 4 is fitted in the center. A projection 6 slightly overlapping with the projection 6 is formed facing forward.

A rear under mirror 7 is mounted on the front side of the rear door 1 at the upper end thereof. By viewing the rear under mirror 7 through a room mirror, the rear door 1 which normally becomes a blind spot from the vehicle interior Around the lower part of the vehicle becomes visible.

The rear under mirror 7 has a structure in which a mirror body 9 is provided at a distal end of a stay 8 and a base bracket 10 is fixed at a proximal end. Base bracket 10
Has a curved shape conforming to the surface at the upper end of the rear door 1. Further, projecting pieces 11 having an L-shaped cross section are formed at both left and right ends of the base bracket 10, and an upward flange 12 is formed at the upper end. A pair of left and right insertion holes 13 are formed in the flange 12.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a locking bracket, which has a substantially U-shaped cross section that wraps the projection 6 of the rear door 1 from the front side. Protrusions 15 are formed on the left and right sides of the upper portion of the locking bracket 14. At the rear end, an upward flange 16 is formed, and a pair of left and right tap holes 17 are formed in the flange 16. Furthermore,
At the front end of the locking bracket 14, a projecting piece 18 having a large L-shaped cross section is formed in a cut-and-raised state.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a cover made of soft rubber. Thick side walls 20 are formed on the upper end and on both left and right sides.
Concave portions 21, 22, 23 for engaging 1, 15, 18 are formed, respectively. In the lower part of the cover 19,
A hole 24 for projecting the stay 8 of the rear under mirror 7 is also formed.

Next, how to mount the rear under mirror 7 will be described. First, the mirror body 9 is removed from the rear under mirror 7. Then, a double-sided adhesive tape 25 is applied to the back surface of the base bracket 10, and the double-sided adhesive tape 25 is pressed against and adhered to the surface of the upper end portion of the rear door 1. At this time, since the double-sided adhesive tape 25 has a predetermined thickness, an error in the shape of the base bracket 10 can be absorbed by the double-sided adhesive tape 25. After bonding the base bracket 10, the locking bracket 14 is put on the protrusion 6 of the rear door 1 from the front side.

Thereafter, a screw 26 is inserted through an insertion hole 13 formed in the flange 12 on the base bracket 10 side,
The screw 26 is screwed into the tap hole 17 of the flange 16 on the locking bracket 14 side and tightened. This flange 1
The work of attaching the screws 2 and 16 to each other with the screw 26 is performed using the rear door 1
The workability is good because it is performed on the surface side of the work, and the operator is not forced to take an unreasonable posture. In addition, since a nut is not required, mounting with the screw 26 is also easy in this regard.
By attaching the flanges 12 and 16 to each other in this manner, the peeling direction of the base bracket 10 (rearward).
Movement to is regulated.

The stay 8 is inserted into the hole 24 of the cover 19.
The cover 19 is put on the base bracket 10 while passing through. Then, the concave portions 21, 22, 23 formed on the inner surface of the side wall 20 of the cover 19 are attached to the base bracket 10.
The cover 19 is attached to the base bracket 1 by engaging the projections 11, 15, 18 of the locking bracket 14.
0 is securely attached, and the appearance is improved. Since the cover 19 is made of soft rubber, the cover 19
Is easy to install. Finally, the mirror main body 9 is attached to the tip of the stay 8, and the attachment angle is adjusted, whereby the attachment of the rear under mirror 7 is completed.

According to this embodiment, the base bracket 10 is adhered to the upper end surface of the rear door 1 and the flanges 12 and 16 are attached to each other with the screws 26, so that the base bracket 10 can be removed in the peeling direction (rear direction). Since the movement is regulated, the rear door 1 has a "mounting hole"
, The rear under mirror 7 can be securely attached. Therefore, it is not necessary to make a hole in the rear door 1 when the rear under mirror 7 is mounted, and no hole remains even when the rear under mirror 7 is removed when it becomes unnecessary, so that the number of working steps can be reduced. . Further, by attaching the flanges 12 and 16 of the base bracket 10 and the locking bracket 14 to each other with screws 26,
Since a force in the mounting direction (forward direction) acts on the base bracket 10, the mounting state of the rear under mirror 7 is further ensured.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the base bracket having a shape conforming to the surface of the upper end of the rear door is provided.
The flange of the locking bracket and the flange of the base bracket, which are adhered to the surface and further over the protruding portion at the upper end of the rear door, are attached with screws to restrict the rearward movement of the base bracket. Therefore, the rear under mirror can be securely mounted without forming a mounting hole in the rear door. Therefore, when mounting the rear under mirror, it is not necessary to make a hole in the rear door, and the hole does not remain even when the rear under mirror becomes unnecessary and the rear under mirror is removed, so that the number of working steps can be reduced. Further, by attaching the flanges of the locking bracket and the base bracket with screws, a force in the mounting direction (forward direction) acts on the base bracket, so that the mounting state of the rear under mirror is further ensured. Then, since the mounting operation using the screws between the flanges can be performed on the front side of the rear door, the operator is not forced to take an unreasonable posture, and the workability is improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the screws inserted from the insertion holes are screwed into the tap holes, so that the flanges are attached to each other. Therefore, a nut is not required, and the attachment operation by the screws can be easily performed. Become.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the base bracket is covered with the soft cover, the appearance is improved. Further, since the cover is soft, it can be easily attached to the base bracket.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the bonding means for the base bracket is a double-sided adhesive tape, the bonding operation and the peeling operation are easy, and the shape of the base bracket can be adjusted within the range of the thickness of the double-sided adhesive tape. Errors can be absorbed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rear portion of an automobile showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a base bracket, a locking bracket, and a cover.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a mounting structure of a rear under mirror.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 rear door 6 protrusion 7 rear under mirror 8 stay 9 mirror body 10 base bracket 12, 16 flange 13 insertion hole 14 locking bracket 17 tap hole 19 cover 24 hole 25 double-sided adhesive tape 26 screw

Claims (4)

[Claims] The rear under mirror has a structure in which a mirror main body is provided at a distal end of a stay and a base bracket is fixed to a base end, and a forwardly protruding portion is formed at an upper end portion of the rear door. A rear under mirror mounting structure for mounting a base bracket of a rear under mirror on an upper end portion, wherein the base bracket of the rear under mirror is shaped to match a surface of an upper end portion of the rear door, and the base bracket is attached to a rear door. A substantially U-shaped locking bracket is put on the protrusion at the upper end of the rear door, and upward flanges are formed on the upper portion of the locking bracket and the upper portion of the base bracket, respectively. The mounting structure of the rear under mirror, characterized in that they are mounted with screws. 2. A mounting structure for a rear under mirror according to claim 1, wherein a tap hole is formed in a flange on a locking bracket side, an insertion hole is formed in a flange on a base bracket side, and the rear under mirror is inserted from the insertion hole. A mounting structure for a rear under mirror, wherein a screw is screwed into a tap hole. 3. The mounting structure for a rear under mirror according to claim 1, wherein the base bracket is covered with a soft cover, and a stay is projected from a hole formed in the cover. The mounting structure of the rear under mirror. 4. The mounting structure for a rear under mirror according to claim 1, wherein the means for bonding the base bracket to the surface of the upper end of the rear door is a double-sided adhesive tape. Characteristic mounting structure of rear under mirror.