JP2001105971A - Bracket structure for fitting lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bracket structure for fitting a lamp and making the inside of a rear bumper invisible from the illumination opening of a license plate lamp. SOLUTION: A license plate fitting section 11 for fitting a license plate is provided at the center section of the rear bumper 1. An opening 4 is formed at the upper section of the fitting section 11, and the license plate is illuminated by the license plate lamp 12 arranged above the opening 4. A lamp fitting bracket 6 molded integrally with the rear bumper 1 is folded to the back face side of the rear bumper 1 via a thin section 7, a lock hole 8 is coupled with the lug 14 of the rear bumper 1, therefore the tip section is fixed to the rear bumper 1. A blindfold plate 9 is extended on the band-shaped lamp fitting bracket 6 along the upper edge section of the license plate fitting section 11, and the blindfold plate 9 makes the inside of the rear bumper 1 invisible from the opening 4 of the rear bumper 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a license plate lamp mounting bracket structure for illuminating a license plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. A rear bumper 52 is mounted on a rear portion of the automobile 51, and a license plate 53 is mounted on the rear bumper 52. The license plate 53, as shown in FIG.
A license plate 53 is provided substantially at the center of the rear bumper 52.
A concave portion 54 for arranging is formed. 9 and 10 are cross-sectional views of a mounting portion of the license plate 53. As shown in the figure, an opening 55 is formed in the upper part of the concave portion 54, and the opening 55 is opened to allow illumination for illuminating the license plate 53 to pass through at night.

[0003] As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a lamp mounting bracket 57 for mounting the license plate lamp 56 is provided when the rear bumper 52 is formed.
2 is integrally formed by extending the back surface. Further, a thin portion 58 is formed between the lamp mounting bracket 57 and the rear bumper 52. After the rear bumper 52 is formed, the rear bumper 52 in the direction of arrow a is interposed via the thin portion 58 as shown in FIG. The lamp mounting bracket 57 is bent to the rear side to be mounted on the rear bumper 52. That is, an engaging hole 59 is formed in the lamp mounting bracket 57, and an engaging portion 60 is protruded from the rear surface of the rear bumper 52 so that they engage with each other. Are fixed to the rear bumper 52.

[0004]

However, in the above-described structure, as shown by the arrow f in FIG. 10, the body panel 61 can be seen from the opening 55 for illuminating the license plate 53, and the appearance of the car can be improved. Not good. This can be solved by changing the shape of the opening 55 of the rear bumper 52, but it cannot be avoided in manufacturing the rear bumper 52 for the following reasons. That is, as shown in FIG. 11, at the time of molding, the rear bumper 52 is molded by injecting a resin between the molds A and B, and then is opened and taken out in the directions of arrows b and c. In order to improve the alignment and prevent the occurrence of burrs, a gradient d is provided. Further, a step h is required in order to maintain the strength of the joining portion between the molds A and B. Therefore, a step e occurs at both ends of the opening 55, and the internal body panel becomes visible when viewed from the direction of the arrow f.

When the same color as the body panel 61 is applied to the resin-made rear bumper 52, the appearance of the body panel 61 and the rear bumper 52 is the same as the color seen from the opening 55, so that appearance does not matter. However, when the rear bumper 52 is painted in a different color from the body panel 61, or when the rear bumper 52 is not painted,
When a ground color (usually black or gray) of a resin different from the first color is used as it is, the opening 55 of the rear bumper 52 is used.
You can see the paint color of the body panel 61 from
Since the components of the vehicle disposed inside the rear bumper 52 can be seen, the appearance is not preferable.

When two license plate lamps 56 are mounted on the lamp mounting bracket 57, it is necessary to increase the shape of the lamp mounting bracket 57 as shown in FIG. In the fixing means for locking the hole 59 with the engaging portion 60, the rigidity is insufficient and rattling or deformation may occur in the direction of arrow g. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
An object of the present invention is to provide a lamp mounting bracket structure that makes the inside of a rear bumper invisible from an opening for illumination of a license plate lamp.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a license plate lamp for illuminating a license plate through an opening located above a mounting portion of a license plate mounted on a bumper. In the lamp mounting bracket structure in which is mounted on the lamp mounting bracket,
A blind plate is formed above the upper edge of the attachment portion of the license plate.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a lamp mounting bracket structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a rear bumper 1, and a concave portion 3 for mounting a license plate 2 (see FIG. 3) is formed substantially in the center of the rear bumper 1. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an opening 4 is formed on the upper edge of the concave portion 3, and a lamp mounting bracket 6 for mounting a license plate lamp 12 for illuminating the license plate 2 is provided on the rear surface of the rear bumper 1. Has been established. The lamp mounting bracket 6 is formed by extending to the rear surface of the rear bumper 1 when the rear bumper 1 is formed, and is formed between the lamp mounting bracket 6 and the rear bumper 1, that is, the base end of the lamp mounting bracket 6. A thin portion 7 is formed on the side. A locking hole 8 is provided at the tip end of a slightly bent band-shaped lamp mounting bracket 6, and a blind plate 9 extends in the vehicle width direction. Toward the front end of the bracket 6, four rattling preventing pieces 10 are provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the rear bumper 1 is provided with a license plate mounting portion 11, and the above-described opening 4 is located above the mounting portion.

As shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 2, the lamp mounting bracket 6 is bent on the rear side of the rear bumper 1 through a thin portion 7. Hereinafter, the lamp mounting bracket 6 is bent, The tip is a rear bumper 1
The following description will be made in a state where it is attached to the device. At the position of the rear bumper 1 corresponding to the locking hole 8, a projection 14 into which the locking hole 8 is fitted is provided. At the upper edge of the attachment portion 11 of the license plate, the above-described blind plate 9 is disposed in an upright state, and the front end thereof is located at substantially the same horizontal position as the opening edge 4a of the rear bumper 1. I am trying to become.

As shown in FIG. 3, the body panel 15 at the rear of the vehicle has a bead 16 protruding toward the mounting portion 11 of the license plate corresponding to the portion of the lamp mounting bracket 6 where the anti-rattle piece 10 is located. Let me. The rattling preventing piece 10 is sandwiched between the projecting surface of the bead 16 and the mounting portion 11 of the license plate. As shown in FIG. 4, the license plate 2 is fixed by bolts 18.
8 is provided at a position that does not interfere. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a lamp mounting hole 17 is formed in the lamp mounting bracket 6 so that the license plate lamp 12 is disposed immediately above the opening 4.

In this embodiment, since the blind plate 9 is provided on the lamp mounting bracket 6, the body panel 15 is not seen through the opening 4, so that the appearance of the vehicle is improved. In addition, since the rattling preventing piece 10 is sandwiched between the mounting portion 11 of the license plate and the body panel 15 and they are fastened together by bolts 18, the lamp mounting bracket 6 can be attached to the rear bumper 1. The mounting strength is increased, and rattling of the lamp mounting bracket 6 can be prevented.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is, of course, not limited thereto, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical concept of the present invention. Blind plate 9 of lamp mounting bracket 6 shown in FIG.
Is provided with one rattling preventing piece 10 on the left and right sides, and the rattling preventing piece 10 is formed with an insertion hole 20 for the bolt 18 of the license plate 2. In this way, one end of the lamp mounting bracket 6 is fixed to the rear bumper 1 through the insertion hole 20 of the bolt 18, so that the rear bumper 1
Even if is deformed by a load, the rattling preventing piece 10 does not come off. In this case, the locking hole 8 of the lamp mounting bracket 6 and the projection 1 of the rear bumper 1
4 may be omitted. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, shielding plates 21 for preventing light leakage of the license plate lamp 12 are provided upright on both sides of a portion of the lamp mounting bracket 6 corresponding to the lamp mounting hole 17 of the license plate lamp 12. I have. Thereby, the license plate 2 can be illuminated more brightly. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the lamp mounting bracket 6 is folded back on the rear surface of the rear bumper 1 and the front end thereof is fixed to the rear bumper 1. However, the lamp mounting is retrofitted (not integrally molded with the rear bumper). It can also be applied to brackets.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, the blind plate is formed on the lamp mounting bracket above the upper edge of the mounting portion of the license plate. The inside of the bumper is no longer visible from the lamp lighting opening formed in the upper part of the mounting portion, and the appearance of the automobile has been improved. Since the lamp mounting bracket is provided with a plurality of tongue pieces sandwiched between the mounting surface of the license plate and a bead provided on the body panel, rattling of the lamp mounting bracket can be prevented. Became. Since a hole for bolt insertion for attaching the license plate to the mounting surface of the license plate is formed in the tongue portion, the tongue portion of the lamp mounting bracket does not come off the bumper even when a large load is applied to the rear bumper. . The lamp mounting bracket is formed with a shielding plate for preventing the illumination of the illumination lamp of the license plate from leaking to the vehicle body, so that the illumination of the license plate lamp does not leak into the bumper and illuminates the license plate brightly. Now you can do it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rear bumper employing a lamp mounting bracket structure according to an embodiment of the present invention and a lamp mounting bracket mounted on the rear bumper.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line YY in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line ZZ in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a lamp mounting bracket according to a modification of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a lamp mounting bracket according to another modification of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a rear portion of the automobile described in the conventional example.

8 is a perspective view of a rear bumper mounted on the automobile shown in FIG. 7;

9 is a sectional view taken along the line UU in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line WW in FIG. 8;

11 is a sectional view showing the rear bumper shown in FIG. 7 and its type.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a conventional lamp mounting bracket showing a state in which two license plate lamps are mounted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rear bumper 2 License plate 3 Concave part 4 Opening 6 Lamp mounting bracket 7 Thin part 8 Locking hole 9 Blind plate 10 Anti-rattle piece 11 License plate mounting part 12 License plate lamp 14 Projection 16 Bead 20 Insertion hole 21 Shield Board

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A lamp mounting bracket structure in which a license plate lamp for illuminating the license plate is mounted on the lamp mounting bracket through an opening located above a mounting portion of the license plate mounted on the bumper. A lamp mounting bracket structure, wherein a blind plate is formed on the lamp mounting bracket at a position above an upper edge of a mounting portion of the license plate. 2. The lamp mounting bracket according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of tongue pieces are provided between the mounting surface of the license plate and a body panel surface.
The bracket structure for mounting a lamp according to the item. 3. The lamp mounting bracket structure according to claim 2, wherein a hole for bolt insertion for mounting the license plate on a mounting surface of the license plate is formed in the tongue piece. 4. The shield plate according to claim 1, wherein shield plates are formed on both left and right sides of the lamp mounting bracket to prevent the illumination of the illumination lamp of the license plate from leaking to the vehicle body. Lamp mounting bracket structure.