JP2001158285A - Mounting structure of lamp device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure of a lamp device for a vehicle capable of surely preventing the lamp device from being damaged by the external force. SOLUTION: A lamp device body 14 forming the lamp device 10 for a vehicle is mounted on a car body through a bracket 16. An engagement projecting part 26 of the lamp tool body 14 is inserted into an insertion hole 36 of the bracket 16, and a shoulder bolt 40 is inserted into a threaded hole 38 to integrally assemble the lamp tool body 14 and the bracket 16. A rotary shaft (axis J) of the lamp tool body 14 is substantially formed by the insertion hole 36 and the threaded hole 38. When the torque acting on the axis J of the lamp tool body 14 is over a predetermined value, reference ribs 42, 44 and mounting stays 58, 60 are broken, and the lamp device body 14 is rotated bout the axis J, which surely prevents the lamp device body from being collided with the car body and being damaged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 11 shows a conventional vehicle lamp mounting structure (hereinafter abbreviated as "mounting structure") 212 (see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-37572).

In this mounting structure 212, a mounting member 220 for mounting a lamp 214 to a vehicle body 218 has an annular groove 2.
When the lamp mounting portion of the vehicle body 218 receives an external force, the annular groove 222 is broken by the external force. As a result, transmission of external force to the housing 224 of the vehicle body 218 is prevented, and damage to the housing 224 is prevented.

However, in this mounting structure 112, since the lamp 214 is free with respect to the vehicle body 218 due to the break of the annular groove 222, the lamp 214 is broken after the break of the annular groove 222.
And the vehicle body 218 come into contact with each other, and the lamp 214 may be damaged.

[0005] In particular, when the gap between the lamp 214 and the vehicle body 218 or the like is small or not present, there is a high possibility that the lamp 214 is damaged.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle lamp mounting structure capable of reliably preventing a vehicle lamp from being damaged by an external force in consideration of the above facts.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle lamp mounting structure for mounting a vehicle lamp on a vehicle body, wherein the vehicle lamp is mounted on the vehicle body and the vehicle lamp is mounted on the vehicle body. It is characterized by having rotation attachment means for rotating the vehicle lamp with respect to the vehicle body by an external force acting on the lamp.

That is, in this mounting structure for a vehicle lamp, the vehicle lamp is mounted on the vehicle body by a rotation mounting means, and when an external force acts on the vehicle lamp, the vehicle lamp rotates with respect to the vehicle body. . As a result, the energy applied to the vehicle lamp by external force is converted into the energy of the rotational motion of the vehicle lamp, and is not converted into the kinetic energy of the vehicle lamp itself approaching the vehicle body, so that the vehicle lamp hits the vehicle body and is damaged. Is prevented.

Further, the rotation of the vehicular lamp makes it possible to move a part of the vehicular lamp in a direction away from the vehicle body. Therefore, even when the gap between the vehicle lamp and the vehicle body is small or not present, damage to the vehicle lamp is prevented.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the rotary mounting means is interposed between the vehicle lamp and the vehicle body so that the vehicle lamp can be mounted on the vehicle body. And a mounting member provided with a rotating shaft of the vehicular lamp.

That is, the vehicle lamp can be attached to the vehicle body and the vehicle lamp can be rotated with respect to the vehicle body with a simple configuration in which only the mounting member is provided, thereby simplifying the structure.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the mounting member has an engaging portion which engages with the vehicle lamp and serves as the rotating shaft. .

Therefore, with a simple structure in which the engaging portion is engaged with the vehicle lamp, the mounting member can be mounted on the vehicle lamp and the rotating shaft can be formed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the mounting member includes a lamp-side mounting portion mounted to the vehicle lamp, a vehicle-side mounting portion mounted to the vehicle body, The lamp-side mounting portion and the vehicle-body-side mounting portion are relatively rotatable and have a shaft portion serving as the rotation axis.

Therefore, the vehicle lamp is attached to the vehicle body by attaching the lamp side attachment portion to the vehicle lamp and the vehicle body attachment portion to the vehicle body. When an external force is applied, the lamp-side mounting portion rotates with respect to the vehicle-body-side mounting portion around the shaft portion as a rotation axis, so that the vehicle lamp rotates with respect to the vehicle body. Since the vehicle lamp can be mounted on the vehicle body regardless of the shape and structure of the vehicle lamp, the mounting structure is highly versatile.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the invention, the shaft portion is a hinge pin inserted through the lamp-side mounting portion and the vehicle-body-side mounting portion.

Since the vehicle lamp rotates with respect to the vehicle body using the hinge pin as a rotation axis, smooth rotation is possible.

According to the invention described in claim 6, in the invention described in claim 4, the shaft portion is an integral hinge integrally formed with the lamp-side mounting portion and the vehicle-body-side mounting portion. It is characterized by.

Accordingly, the mounting member is formed by integrally forming the lamp-side mounting portion and the vehicle-body-side mounting portion via the integral hinge. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the number of parts constituting the mounting structure.

Further, the integral hinge is normally bent so that the lamp-side mounting portion does not rotate with respect to the vehicle-body-side mounting portion, but bends when a force greater than a predetermined value acts thereon, so that the lamp-side mounting portion is moved relative to the vehicle-body-side mounting portion. It is also possible to have a strength such that it rotates. Thereby, the energy of the external force can be absorbed even by bending the integral hinge.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, when the external force applied to the vehicle lamp is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the vehicle lamp rotates. And rotation preventing means for preventing the rotation.

Therefore, when the external force acting on the vehicle lamp is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the rotation of the vehicle lamp is prevented by the rotation preventing means. When the external force exceeds a predetermined value, the rotation prevention of the vehicle lamp by the rotation prevention means is released,
The vehicle lamp rotates with respect to the vehicle body.

The rotation prevention of the vehicular lamp can be released by deformation or damage of the rotation prevention means, and the deformation or damage can further absorb the energy of the external force.

When the integral hinge according to the sixth aspect is provided, the integral hinge can also serve as the rotation preventing means, so that the number of parts does not increase.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh aspect of the present invention, the rotation preventing means is a position reference of the vehicle lamp with respect to the vehicle body.

Therefore, the vehicle lamp can be positioned and mounted on the vehicle body with high accuracy, and the mounting quality can be easily ensured. Moreover, since the rotation preventing means also serves as a position reference, there is no need to separately provide a member for positioning.

[0027]

FIG. 1 shows a mounting structure 12 for a vehicle lamp 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 7 show the mounting structure 12 in a partially enlarged manner. In each drawing, an arrow F indicates the front of the vehicle, an arrow OUT indicates the outside in the vehicle width direction, and an arrow U indicates the upper side.

In this mounting structure 12, a lamp body 14 constituting the vehicle lamp 10 is mounted on a vehicle body 18 (see FIG. 8) via a bracket 16.

The lamp main body 14 has a predetermined shape (in this embodiment, a shape curved along the vehicle width direction) corresponding to the external shape of the vehicle body 18. Further, the lamp body 14 is provided with a plurality of lamp mounting portions 20, which is a so-called combination lamp. As can be seen from the drawings, in the present embodiment, the vehicle lamp 10 provided on the right front of the vehicle body 18 is taken as an example, but the portion of the vehicle body 18 provided with the vehicle lamp 10 is not limited to this. Of course.

At the approximate center of the lamp body 14 in the width direction (the direction of the arrow OUT and the opposite direction), a pair of upper and lower stays 2 parallel to the side facing the vehicle body 18 (inside the lamp body 14).
2 and 24 are formed integrally with the lamp body 14. As shown in detail in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, a cylindrical engagement convex portion 2 extends from the upper stay 22 toward the lower stay 24.
6 are protrudingly provided. A female screw 28 is formed on the lower stay 24 coaxially with the engagement projection 26 (this axis is indicated by an axis J). Engagement convex portion 26 and female screw 28
Constitutes the rotation axis of the lamp body 14 in the mounting structure 12 of the present embodiment, as described later.

On the other hand, as shown in detail in FIGS. 3 to 5, the bracket 16 is formed with a pair of upper and lower mounting plate portions 32, 34 having an interval equal to the interval between the stays 22, 24. The mounting plate 32 corresponding to the stay 22 is formed with an insertion hole 36 into which the engaging projection 26 is inserted. The mounting plate 34 corresponding to the stay 24 has a female screw 2
A screw hole 38 having a diameter larger than 8 is formed. As shown in FIG. 5, the mounting plate portions 32 and 34 are
The lower surface 24 is brought into surface contact, the engaging projection 26 is inserted into the insertion hole 36, and the stepped bolt 40 is inserted into the screw hole 38 and screwed into the female screw 28. As a result, the insertion hole 36 and the engaging projection 26 are engaged with each other, and the screw hole 38 and the stepped bolt 40 are engaged with each other.
6 are assembled integrally. The rotation axis (axis J) of the lamp body 14 is substantially constituted by the insertion hole 36 and the screw hole 38.

From the mounting plate portions 32 and 34, the reference rib 4
2, 44 are protruded. The reference ribs 42 and 44 come into contact with the side surfaces of the stays 22 and 24, respectively, in a state where the lamp body 14 and the bracket 16 are integrally assembled as described above (see FIG. 5). Inadvertent rotation of the bracket 16 and the bracket 16 is prevented. When a rotational force (torsion force) greater than a predetermined value acts, the reference rib 4
The strength of each of the reference ribs 42 and 44 is set so that the lamp bodies 2 and 44 are damaged and the lamp body 14 can rotate around the axis J.

From the upper end and the lower end of the bracket 16, mounting pieces 46, 48 protrude. A mounting hole 50 is formed near the protruding end of the mounting piece 46.
Is screwed into the vehicle body 18 through a screw (not shown). A mounting hole 52 is also formed near the protruding end of the mounting piece 48, and a bolt 54 (see FIG. 3) is inserted into the insertion hole 72 and the mounting hole 52 of the fender panel 70 and screwed into the spring nut 56. Is done. From the above,
The bracket 16 is attached to the vehicle body 18. The number and shape of the mounting pieces 46 and 48 are determined in consideration of the shape and structure of the vehicle body 18, the required mounting strength, and the like. 3 to 5, the bracket 16 having the two mounting pieces 46 and 48 protruding is taken as an example. However, three or more mounting pieces may be used. One.

As shown in FIG. 1, mounting stays 58 and 60 are provided on the lamp body 14 at positions shifted from the axis J by a predetermined distance in the width direction (at least positions not overlapping with the axis J). . As shown in detail in FIG. 6, a mounting hole 62 is formed in the mounting stay 58.
A screw is inserted through 2 and further screwed into the main body. Also, as shown in FIG. 7, a mounting projection 64 is formed on the mounting stay 60, and the mounting projection 64 is used to secure a mounting hole 75 of a bumper arm 74 for fixing the bunker cover 73 to the vehicle body 18. Is inserted into. As described above, the lamp body 14 is held at a fixed position while being attached to the vehicle body 18 via the bracket 16, and unintended rotation around the axis J is prevented. In addition, mounting stay 5
8, 60 are set to a predetermined intensity so that the lamp body 14 is damaged when the rotational force of the lamp body 14 around the axis J exceeds a predetermined value.

The stays 22, 24 and the mounting stay 5
8 and 60 are provided with predetermined cut lines 66 and screw holes 67, respectively. 2, 6, and 7
, The stays 22, 24 and the mounting stay 58,
In the case where the part 60 is damaged, it is cut along the cut line 66, easily separated from the lamp body 14, and supplied parts 22A having substantially the same shape as the respective stays 22, 24 and the mounting stays 58, 60. 24A, 58A, and 60A (see FIG.
8 can be retrofitted by screwing it into the screw hole 67. Thereby, when the stays 22, 24 and the mounting stays 58, 60 are damaged, only the damaged parts can be replaced and the lamp body 14 can be used without replacement, so that the repair cost is reduced.

Next, the operation of the mounting structure 12 according to the present embodiment will be described.

In this mounting structure 12, the bracket 16 is attached to the vehicle body 18 and the lamp body 14 is further attached to the bracket 16, so that the lamp body 14 is attached to the vehicle body 18 via the bracket 16. When the lamp body 14 is mounted on the vehicle body 18, the mounting stays 58 and 60 and the reference ribs 42 and 44 can be mounted as a position reference, so that the mounting operation is easy and the positioning can be performed with high positional accuracy. It is easy to ensure the mounting quality. There is no need to separately provide a member for positioning.

In the mounted state, the mounting stays 58 and 60 prevent the lamp body 14 from being inadvertently rotated with respect to the vehicle body 18. In addition, the reference ribs 42 and 44
The contact of the side surface of the lamp body 24 prevents the lamp body 14 from being inadvertently rotated with respect to the bracket 16, so that the lamp body 14 does not rotate or rattle with respect to the vehicle body 18.

Here, when an external force (force in the direction toward the vehicle body 18) acts on the lamp body 14 and the rotational force acting around the axis J of the lamp body 14 exceeds a predetermined value, the reference rib 42,
44 and the mounting stays 58, 60 are damaged. Due to this damage, part of the energy of the external force acting on the lamp body 14 is absorbed.

Further, due to the damage of the reference ribs 42, 44 and the mounting stays 58, 60, the lamp body 14 becomes rotatable around the axis J. For this reason, the lamp body 14
Is converted into the energy of the rotational movement of the lamp body 14, the lamp body 14 itself is
Is prevented from hitting the vehicle body 18 and damage to the lamp body 14 is prevented. In particular, FIG.
As shown in the figure, for example, when an obstacle 77 hits the lamp body 14 at the position shown by the solid line in the initial state from the front,
The lamp body 14 rotates as shown by the arrow R and moves to the position shown by the two-dot chain line. Thereby, the side opposite to the side where the external force acts on the axis J (the right side of the axis J in FIG. 8)
Moves in a direction away from the vehicle body 18 (the fender panel 70 is shown as a part of the vehicle body 18 in FIG. 8). Therefore, the lamp body 14 is more reliably prevented from hitting the vehicle body 18, and the lamp body 14 is prevented from being damaged.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the damaged mounting stays 58 and 60 can be easily replaced with replenishing parts 58A and 60A by cutting them along a cut line 66. Similarly, the mounting structure 12 can be easily repaired by replacing the bracket 16 with the broken reference ribs 42, 44 with a new one. Since the lamp body 14 is not damaged and can be used continuously, the repair cost is reduced.

Moreover, as the mounting structure 12, only the lamp main body 14 is mounted on the vehicle body 18 via the bracket 16, and in order to rotatably mount the lamp main body 14 on the vehicle body 18, special mounting members other than the bracket 16 are provided. Since no members are required, the mounting structure 12 is simplified.

FIG. 9 shows a bracket 76 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the basic structure of the vehicle lamp is the same as that of the first embodiment, but differs from the first embodiment in that a bracket 76 is used instead of the bracket 16. Therefore, a lamp body having substantially the same structure as the lamp body 14 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 can be applied as the lamp body except that the stays 22 and 24 need not be provided as described later.

The bracket 76 according to the second embodiment has a lamp-side mounting piece 78 and a vehicle-body-side mounting piece 80. A mounting hole 82 is formed in the lamp-side mounting piece 78, and a screw 84 is inserted into the mounting hole 82 and screwed into a screw hole (not shown) of the lamp body 14 (see FIG. 1), so that the lamp-side mounting piece 78 is formed. 78 is directly attached to the lamp body 14.
Further, similarly to the bracket 16 of the first embodiment, mounting pieces 46 and 48 having mounting holes 50 and 52 are formed on the vehicle body side mounting piece 80 so as to protrude therefrom. It can be attached.

The lamp-side mounting piece 78 and the vehicle-body-side mounting piece 80 are provided with shaft holes 86 of the same diameter.
The hinge pin 88 is inserted so that the centers of the pins 6 are aligned. As a result, around the center (indicated by the axis J) of the hinge pin 88, the lamp-side mounting piece 78 and the vehicle-body-side mounting piece 80
Are integrated and rotatable. The vicinity of the lower end of the hinge pin 88 is bent at substantially a right angle so that the locking piece 88 is formed.
A, and a locking portion 80A formed on the vehicle body side mounting piece 80
It is locked to. This prevents the hinge pin 88 from coming off.

A substantially L-shaped holding piece 90 is stretched over the lamp-side mounting piece 78 and the vehicle-body-side mounting piece 80 and mounted. The holding piece 90 prevents rotation when the rotational force between the lamp-side mounting piece 78 and the vehicle-body-side mounting piece 80 around the hinge pin 88 is less than a predetermined value, but is damaged if this torque exceeds a predetermined value. The predetermined strength is set so that the lamp-side mounting piece 78 and the vehicle-body-side mounting piece 80 can rotate.

Therefore, in the mounting structure of the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, when mounting the lamp body 14 to the vehicle body 18, the mounting stays 58 and 60 and the rotation-prevented bracket 76 are used as position references. Since the mounting can be performed, the mounting work is facilitated, and the positioning can be performed with high positional accuracy, and the mounting quality can be easily ensured. There is no need to separately provide a member for positioning.

In the normal mounting state, the mounting stays 58, 6
0 (see FIG. 1), the lamp body 14 is prevented from being inadvertently rotated with respect to the vehicle body 18, and the holding piece 90 prevents the lamp-side mounting piece 78 and the vehicle-body-side mounting piece 80 from rotating. Inadvertent rotation of the bracket 76 with respect to the bracket 76 is prevented.

When the rotational force applied around the axis J by the external force applied to the lamp body 14 exceeds a predetermined value, the mounting stays 58 and 60 and the holding piece 90 are damaged, and the lamp body 1 is damaged.
Part of the energy of the external force acting on 4 is absorbed.

The mounting stays 58 and 60 and the holding piece 9
Since the lamp body 14 is rotatable around the axis J around the hinge pin 88 due to the breakage of the lamp body 0, the energy applied to the lamp body 14 by external force is converted into the energy of the rotational motion of the lamp body 14, so that the lamp body 14 itself is used. Is prevented from moving toward the vehicle body 18 and hitting the vehicle body 18. As in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the side opposite to the side on which the external force acts on the axis J moves in a direction away from the vehicle body 18.
Is reliably prevented from hitting the vehicle body 18 and the lamp body 14 is prevented from being damaged.

Furthermore, as compared with the mounting structure 12 of the first embodiment, the center of rotation of the lamp body 14 is one hinge pin 8
8, the rotation becomes smoother.

The center of rotation (axis J) is constituted by the bracket 76 itself.
The lamp body 14 does not need to be formed with the lamps 2 and 24 (see FIG. 1).
Can be rotatably attached to the vehicle body 18. That is, the lamp body can be rotatably mounted on the vehicle body 18 without largely changing the structure and shape of the lamp body which has been conventionally used, and the mounting structure is highly versatile.

In the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the damaged mounting stays 58, 60 can be cut along a cut line 66 and replaced with replenishing parts 58A, 60A. In addition, the bracket 76 can be reused by replacing only the holding piece 90 with a new one, so that the repair cost is further reduced. Of course, the entire bracket 76 may be replaced with a new one.

FIG. 10 shows a bracket 116 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As in the second embodiment, the basic structure of the vehicular lamp in the third embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, except that a bracket 116 is used instead of the bracket 16 in the first embodiment. Is different. Therefore, except that it is not necessary to provide the stays 22 and 24 as described later as the lamp body, FIG.
The one having substantially the same structure as the lamp body 14 of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

The bracket 116 according to the third embodiment has a lamp-side mounting portion 118 and a vehicle-body-side mounting portion 120, and the lamp-side mounting portion 118 and the vehicle-body-side mounting portion 120 are provided.
Are connected by an integral hinge 122, and the bracket 116 is integrally formed as a whole. A mounting hole 82 is formed in the lamp-side mounting portion 118 as in the second embodiment.
2 and screwed into a screw hole (not shown) of the lamp body 14 (see FIG. 1), the lamp-side mounting portion 118 is directly attached to the lamp body 14. In addition, similarly to the bracket 16 of the first embodiment, mounting pieces 46 and 48 having mounting holes 50 and 52 are protruded from the vehicle body-side mounting portion 120, so that the mounting pieces 120 can be mounted on the vehicle body 18. ing.

The integral hinge 122 normally does not change the relative position between the lamp-side mounting portion 118 and the vehicle-body-side mounting portion 120. However, the lamp-side mounting portion acting around the integral hinge 122 is used. When the rotational force between 118 and the vehicle body-side mounting portion 120 exceeds a predetermined value, it is bent (but not broken) and the lamp-side mounting portion 1 is bent.
18 and the vehicle body side mounting portion 120 are integral hinge 12
The strength is set to a predetermined value so that the rotation can be performed about the center 2 (the rotation center is indicated by the axis J).

Therefore, in the mounting structure of the third embodiment, similarly to the first and second embodiments, the lamp body 1 is mounted.
When the vehicle 4 is mounted on the vehicle body 18, the mounting stays 58, 6
Since the brackets 0 and the rotation-prevented brackets 116 can be attached with reference to the position, the attaching work becomes easy,
It can be positioned and mounted with high positional accuracy, and mounting quality can be easily secured. There is no need to separately provide a member for positioning.

In the normal mounting state, the mounting stays 58, 6
0 (see FIG. 1) prevents the lamp body 14 from being inadvertently rotated with respect to the vehicle body 18, and the integral hinge 122 prevents the lamp-side mounting portion 118 and the vehicle-body-side mounting portion 120 from rotating. Inadvertent rotation of the 14 relative to the bracket 116 is prevented.

When the rotational force applied around the axis J by the external force applied to the lamp body 14 exceeds a predetermined value, the mounting stays 58 and 60 are damaged, and the integral hinge 122 is bent, so that the lamp body 14 Part of the energy of the applied external force is absorbed.

Further, the lamp body 14 can be rotated around the axis J about the integral hinge 122 by the breakage of the mounting stays 58 and 60 and the bending of the integral hinge 122, and the energy applied to the lamp body 14 by external force is reduced. Since the energy is converted into the energy of the rotational motion of the lamp body 14, the lamp body 14 itself is prevented from moving toward the vehicle body 18 and hitting the vehicle body 18. As in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the side opposite to the side on which the external force acts on the axis J moves in a direction away from the vehicle body 18, so that the lamp body 14 is 18 is reliably prevented, and the lamp body 14 is prevented from being damaged.

As in the second embodiment, the center of rotation (axis J) is the integral hinge 1 of the bracket 116 itself.
22 and the lamp body 14 has a stay 2
The lamp body 14 does not need to be formed with the lamps 2 and 24 (see FIG. 1).
Can be rotatably attached to the vehicle body 18. That is, the lamp body can be rotatably mounted on the vehicle body 18 without largely changing the structure and shape of the lamp body that has been conventionally used.

Further, since the bracket 116 can be integrally formed as compared with the mounting structure 12 of the second embodiment,
The number of parts is reduced.

In the third embodiment, similarly to the first and second embodiments, the damaged mounting stay 58,
60 is cut along the cut line 66 and the replenishment parts 58
A, 60A can be exchanged. The bracket 76 can be reused by replacing it with a new one, and the undamaged lamp body 14 can be used continuously, so that the repair cost is reduced.

As described above, in the mounting structure according to any of the embodiments of the present invention, the vehicular lamp (the lamp main body 1) is provided.
4) When the rotation force due to the external force applied to exceeds the predetermined value,
By rotating the vehicular lamp, the vehicular lamp becomes
Can be reliably prevented from being damaged.

If the vehicle lamp can be rotated by the applied external force as described above,
The present invention is not limited to the structure described above. For example, the lamp body 14 may be directly rotatably mounted on the vehicle body 18 without having the brackets 16, 78, 118 (mounting members).

Further, the bracket 1 of each of the above-described embodiments is used.
When using 6, 78 and 118, these materials are not particularly limited. For example, the brackets 16 of the first embodiment and the bracket 116 of the third embodiment are made of resin, so that the reference ribs 42 and 44 are formed. And integral hinge 1
This is preferable because the setting of the strength of 22 becomes easy. Similarly, the holding piece 90 of the second embodiment is preferably made of resin from the viewpoint of facilitating the strength setting. On the other hand, from the viewpoint of increasing the strength of the brackets 16, 78, and 118 themselves, the brackets are preferably made of metal. In particular, the second
The hinge pin 88 of the embodiment is preferably made of metal.

In the normal state, the lamp body 14 is
The mounting stays 58 and 60 may not necessarily be provided as long as they can be prevented from being rotated carelessly with respect to the lamp. Therefore, it is preferable to provide them. Similarly, the reference rib 4 of the first embodiment
2, 44 and the holding piece 90 of the second embodiment may not necessarily be provided as long as it is possible to prevent the lamp body 14 from being carelessly rotated with respect to the vehicle body 18 in the normal state. From the viewpoint of effectively absorbing the energy due to the external force acting on the lamp body 14, it is preferable that the lamp body 14 is provided. In addition, the integral hinge 122 of the third embodiment may have a strength that allows bending in a normal state in advance, but from the viewpoint of effectively absorbing the energy due to the external force applied to the lamp body 14, It is preferable to have a predetermined strength that does not bend in a normal state.

[0068]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a vehicle lamp mounting structure for mounting a vehicle lamp on a vehicle body, wherein the vehicle lamp is mounted on the vehicle body and acts on the vehicle lamp. Since there is provided a rotation mounting means for rotating the vehicle lamp with respect to the vehicle body by an external force, damage to the vehicle lamp by the external force can be reliably prevented.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the rotary mounting means is interposed between the vehicle lamp and the vehicle body so that the vehicle lamp can be mounted on the vehicle body. In addition, since the mounting member is provided with the rotating shaft of the vehicle lamp, the structure is simplified in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the mounting member has an engaging portion which engages with the vehicle lamp and serves as the rotation shaft.
In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2, with a simple structure,
The mounting member can be mounted on the vehicle lamp and the rotating shaft can be configured.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the mounting member includes a lamp-side mounting portion mounted to the vehicle lamp, a vehicle-side mounting portion mounted to the vehicle body, Since the lamp-side mounting portion and the vehicle-body-side mounting portion are relatively rotatable and have a shaft portion serving as the rotation axis, in addition to the effects of the invention according to claim 2, versatility is provided. High mounting structure.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, the shaft portion is a hinge pin inserted through the lamp-side mounting portion and the vehicle-body-side mounting portion.
In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 4, the vehicle lamp can be smoothly rotated.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the fourth aspect, the shaft portion is an integral hinge formed integrally with the lamp-side mounting portion and the vehicle-body-side mounting portion. In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to reduce the number of components constituting the mounting structure, and it is also possible to absorb the energy of external force by bending the integral hinge.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, when the external force applied to the vehicle lamp is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the vehicle lamp rotates. Claims 1 and 2 are provided with rotation preventing means for preventing the rotation.
In addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of claims to 6, it is possible to absorb external force energy.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh aspect of the present invention, the rotation preventing means is used as a position reference of the vehicle lamp with respect to the vehicle body. In addition to the effects described above, the vehicle lamp can be positioned and mounted on the vehicle body with high accuracy, and the mounting quality can be easily ensured. There is no need to separately provide a member for positioning.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a vehicle lamp mounting structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention and a vehicle lamp mounted by the mounting structure.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a stay according to the mounting structure of the vehicle lamp according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a bracket according to the mounting structure of the vehicle lamp according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a lamp body and a bracket according to the vehicle lamp mounting structure of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG. 1 showing a mounting structure of the vehicle lamp according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 1 showing the mounting structure of the vehicle lamp according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 1 showing the mounting structure of the vehicle lamp according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a rotating state of the lamp body by the mounting structure of the vehicle lamp according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view showing a bracket according to a vehicle lamp mounting structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view showing a bracket according to a vehicle lamp mounting structure according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting structure of a conventional vehicle lamp.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 vehicle lamp 12 mounting structure of vehicle lamp 14 lamp body (vehicle lamp) 16 bracket (mounting member, rotating mounting means) 36 insertion hole (engaging portion, rotating shaft) 38 screw hole (engaging portion, rotating shaft) ) 42 Reference rib (rotation prevention means) 44 Reference rib (rotation prevention means) 58 Mounting stay (rotation prevention means) 60 Mounting stay (rotation prevention means) 76 Bracket (mounting member, rotation mounting means) 78 Lamp-side mounting piece (lamp) Side mounting part) 80 vehicle body side mounting piece (vehicle side mounting part) 88 hinge pin (shaft part) 90 holding piece (rotation prevention means) 116 bracket (mounting member, rotation mounting means) 118 light fixture side mounting part 120 vehicle body side mounting part 122 Integral hinge (shaft, rotation prevention means)

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle lamp mounting structure for mounting a vehicle lamp on a vehicle body, wherein the vehicle lamp is mounted on the vehicle body, and the vehicle lamp is attached to the vehicle body by an external force acting on the vehicle lamp. A mounting structure for a vehicular lamp, comprising: rotating mounting means for rotating the lamp. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the rotation mounting means is provided between the vehicle lamp and the vehicle body so that the vehicle lamp can be mounted on the vehicle body, and is provided with a rotation axis of the vehicle lamp. The mounting structure for a vehicle lighting device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The mounting structure for a vehicle lamp according to claim 2, wherein the mounting member has an engagement portion that engages with the vehicle lamp and serves as the rotation axis. 4. The mounting member, wherein: a lamp-side mounting portion mounted to the vehicle lamp; a vehicle-body-side mounting portion mounted to the vehicle body; and the lamp-side mounting portion and the vehicle-body-side mounting portion relatively. The mounting structure for a vehicle lighting device according to claim 2, further comprising: a shaft portion that is rotatable and serves as the rotation shaft. 5. The mounting structure for a vehicle lamp according to claim 4, wherein the shaft portion is a hinge pin inserted through the lamp-side mounting portion and the vehicle-body-side mounting portion. 6. The mounting structure for a vehicular lamp according to claim 4, wherein the shaft portion is an integral hinge formed integrally with the lamp side mounting portion and the vehicle body side mounting portion. . 7. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising: rotation preventing means for preventing rotation of the vehicle lighting device when an external force applied to the vehicle lighting device is equal to or less than a predetermined value. A mounting structure for a vehicular lamp according to the present invention. 8. The mounting structure for a vehicle lamp according to claim 7, wherein the rotation preventing means is used as a reference position of the vehicle lamp with respect to the vehicle body.