JP2001199278A - Mounting structure for licence plate lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure for a licence plate lamp that allows a licence plate lamp mounting bracket to be mounted in peace even about a rear bumper with an large protruding width. SOLUTION: A licence plate lamp mounting part 8 is comprised of a plate- like supporting bracket 9 and the licence plate lamp mounting bracket 10 protruding from the supporting bracket 9 at a given angle. The licence plate lamp mounting bracket 10 is so formed as to hang over a licence plate 4 at the given angle when the supporting bracket 9 is mounted on the back of a licence plate lamp mounting face.

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 structure for illuminating a license plate mounted on a rear surface of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A license plate lamp is a lamp for illuminating a license plate mounted on a rear surface of an automobile. This license plate lamp was conventionally mounted on a rear bumper as shown in FIGS. Explaining the mounting structure of the license plate lamp, a rear bumper 100 disposed on the rear surface of the vehicle body is disposed below the back door 101, and a license plate 102 is mounted substantially at the center of the rear bumper 100. Recess 103 is formed. An opening 104 is formed in the ceiling surface of the concave portion 103.
The license plate lamp 105 is attached to the back surface position of the license plate lamp 105. This license plate lamp 105
Is mounted on a license plate lamp mounting bracket 107 via screws 106. The license plate lamp mounting bracket 107 is fastened together with the upper end of the rear bumper 100 to a vehicle body 109 via screws 108. ing. Thus, the license plate 102 is illuminated from above by the license plate lamp 105 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-3648).

However, according to the above prior art, the license plate mounting bracket 107 must be formed separately from the rear bumper 100, and the license plate mounting bracket 107 must be mounted on the vehicle body 109 via the screws 108. As the height increases, an assembling process is required due to an increase in the number of parts, resulting in a decrease in work efficiency.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, there is a prior art in which a license plate lamp mounting bracket portion 111 bent in a V shape is integrally formed in a state of being connected to a rear bumper 100 via a thin portion 110. is there. In this case, after molding the rear bumper 100, the license plate lamp mounting bracket 111 is bent at the thin portion 110, and the license plate lamp mounting bracket 111 is disposed on the rear side of the rear bumper 100. The license plate lamp 105 is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting bracket portion 111 to illuminate the license plate 102 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 6-262980).

According to the prior art, the license plate lamp mounting bracket 111 is attached to the rear bumper 10.
Since it is formed integrally with the bracket, it is advantageous in terms of cost as compared with the case where a separate license plate lamp mounting bracket 107 is used.

[0006] The mold structure of the license plate lamp mounting portion of the rear bumper 100 is composed of a mold type A, a core type B and a slide type C as shown in FIG.

[0007]

However, FIG.
As shown in (2), when the protrusion width h of the rear bumper 100 is increased as indicated by h ', the angle α (see FIG. 12) becomes an acute angle β because the bracket 111 for mounting the license plate lamp extends outward. In this case, when the license plate lamp mounting bracket 111 is in the state shown by the broken line in FIG. 13, the core type B is undercut,
The mold structure is not established, and product creation becomes impossible. For this reason, the design is limited. On the other hand, in the rear bumper 100 having a large protrusion width h ′, as shown in FIG.
2 is integrally formed on the lower side of the rear bumper 100, and is rotated upward around the thin portion 113 and screwed with the screw 114. In this case, since the screw 114 is used,
The cost increases, and the tip of the license plate lamp mounting bracket 112 is attached to the rear bumper 100.
, The rigidity of the rear bumper 100 may be insufficient.

The present invention solves the above problems and provides a license plate lamp mounting structure in which a license plate lamp mounting bracket can be disposed at a predetermined position even for a rear bumper having a large protrusion width. With the goal.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention forms a license plate mounting recess in a rear bumper, forms an opening in a ceiling surface of the recess, and forms an opening in the rear surface of the rear bumper. The license plate lamp mounting portion connected by the thin portion is integrally formed, the license plate lamp is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting portion, and the license plate lamp mounting portion is rotated around the thin portion to open the opening. In the mounting structure of the license plate lamp in which the license plate is illuminated from the part, the license plate lamp mounting part is provided with a flat support bracket part and a license plate lamp mounting part projecting from the support bracket part at a fixed angle. Bracket and the above support bracket When mounted on the back of the plate lamp mounting surface, lies in the formation so that the license plate lamp mounting bracket portion overhangs the license plate upwardly at an angle. Further, the present invention resides in that a reinforcing frame is provided on a peripheral portion of the license plate lamp mounting bracket portion. Further, the present invention resides in that a plurality of license plate lamp mounting portions are arranged side by side, and the plurality of license plate lamp mounting portions are connected to each other. Still further, in the present invention, a mold structure used for molding the support bracket portion and the license plate lamp mounting bracket portion may be a mold type, a core type, or a slide type, and may be a mold that forms the license plate lamp mounting portion. In addition, an inclined portion is provided which is removed while rotating the license plate lamp mounting portion during molding.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body of an automobile, 2 denotes a back door provided on a rear surface of the vehicle body 1, and a rear bumper 3 is provided below the back door 2.

At a substantially central portion of the rear bumper 3, a concave portion 5 for mounting a license plate 4 is formed. An opening 7 is formed in the ceiling 6 of the recess 5, and on the rear surface of the rear bumper 3 on the upper side of the opening 7,
A license plate lamp mounting portion 8 for illuminating the license plate 4 is provided at two places in a state of being connected to each other.

Attachment section 8 for this license plate lamp
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a support bracket 9 and a license plate lamp mounting bracket 10 are integrally formed by being connected to a rear surface of the rear bumper 3 by a thin portion 9a. The support bracket 9
Is formed so as to extend from the base end 6a of the ceiling 6 of the concave portion 5 at the time of molding, and the base end of the support bracket 9 has a hinge portion H formed by a thin portion 9a. The license plate lamp mounting bracket portion 10 is formed by a molding die so as to extend at a predetermined angle from the inside of the support bracket portion 9. The license plate lamp mounting bracket 10 has a die opening 15 (described later) formed in the center of the plate surface of the support bracket 9, and cuts the inside of the opening 15 around one side. It is formed in the raised shape. A projecting piece 11 having an engaging hole 11a is provided at the tip of the support bracket portion 9 so as to project therefrom.
License plate 4 Hook part 1 provided on the back side of attachment part
2, the support bracket 9 is fixed to the rear surface of the rear bumper 3.

The license plate lamp mounting bracket 10 has a license plate lamp 1
An opening hole 14 for assembling the third lamp holder is formed. On both side edges of the opening 15 of the support bracket 9 in which the license plate lamp mounting bracket 10 is provided, a side wall 16 whose front end is connected to both sides of the license plate lamp mounting bracket 10.
Are provided and reinforced. 3 surrounding the opening 14 of the license plate lamp mounting bracket 10
A reinforcing frame 17 is provided on the side and reinforced.

FIG. 6 shows a mold structure at the time of molding, which comprises a mold A ', a core B' and a slide C '. Usually, the X portion is undercut and the mold structure is not established, but this can be solved by providing the inclined portion Y in the core mold B ′. As shown in FIG. 7, the core die B 'provided with the inclined portion Y pushes up the license plate lamp mounting portion 8 by the inclined portion Y when the die is removed, and rotates around the thin hinge portion H. Let it. Thus, it can be extracted from the core mold B '. When the license plate lamp mounting portions 8 are provided at two locations, the support brackets 9 can be connected to each other in the width direction so that the hinge portion H can be long, so that the rigidity of the rear bumper 3 can be improved. (See FIG. 2).

According to the above structure, the license plate lamp mounting portion 8 of the molded rear bumper 3 is rotated about the hinge portion H to rotate the engagement hole 11 of the support bracket portion 9.
a is engaged with a hook 12 provided on the back side of the rear bumper 3 and on the back side of the license plate 4 mounting portion. Thus, the upper and lower portions of the support bracket 9 are fixed. And
The license plate lamp mounting bracket portion 10 provided at a predetermined angle on the support bracket portion 9 extends to the opening 7 side, and extends to the opening portion 15 of the support bracket portion 9 of the license plate lamp mounting bracket portion 10. With the license plate lamp 13 assembled,
The license plate 4 is illuminated.

Therefore, the projection width h 'of the rear bumper 3
Is large, the angle of the license plate lamp mounting bracket 10 can be freely set, so that the license plate lamp 13 can be arranged at the set position even with the rear bumper 3 having a large protrusion width h '. In addition, since the support bracket 9 of the mounting portion 8 of the license plate lamp is not bent as in the related art,
The rigidity can be improved. Reinforcement frames 17 are provided on three sides surrounding the opening holes 14 of the license plate lamp mounting bracket portion 10, and side walls 16 are provided on both side edges of the opening portions 15 of the support bracket portion 9. The rigidity can be improved. Further, when there are two attachment portions 8 for the license plate lamp, the hinge portion H can be made longer in the vehicle width direction, so that the rigidity can be further improved. Since the core portion B 'is provided with the inclined portion Y, it is possible to easily die-cut even a shape which cannot be normally removed by undercut.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the size and angle of the license plate lamp mounting bracket 10 can be arbitrarily determined according to the projection width h 'of the rear bumper 3. Can be set to Needless to say, the present invention can be implemented by appropriately changing the gist of the present invention without changing the gist of the present invention.

[0018]

As described above, according to the license plate lamp mounting structure of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. 2. The license plate mounting recess according to claim 1, wherein a license plate mounting recess is formed in the rear bumper, an opening is formed in a ceiling surface of the recess, and a license plate lamp mounting portion connected by a thin portion is integrally formed on the rear surface of the rear bumper. The license plate lamp is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting portion, and the license plate lamp mounting portion is rotated around the thin portion so that the license plate lamp is illuminated from the opening. In structure
The license plate lamp mounting portion includes a flat plate-shaped support bracket portion and a license plate lamp mounting bracket portion projecting from the support bracket portion at a fixed angle, and the support bracket portion is provided on a license plate lamp mounting surface. When mounted on the back of the license plate, the license plate lamp mounting bracket is formed so as to protrude above the license plate at a certain angle,
Even when the projection width of the rear bumper is large, the angle of the license plate lamp mounting bracket can be set freely, so that the license plate lamp can be arranged at the set position even with the rear bumper having a large projection width. According to the second aspect, since the reinforcing frame is provided on the periphery of the bracket for attaching the license plate lamp, the rigidity can be improved. Claim 3, wherein a plurality of license plate lamp mounting portions are arranged side by side,
In addition, since the plurality of license plate lamp mounting portions are connected to each other, the rigidity can be improved. 5. The mold according to claim 4, wherein a mold structure used for forming the support bracket portion and the license plate lamp mounting bracket portion is a mold type, a core type, and a slide type, and is formed into a mold forming the license plate lamp mounting portion. Since the inclined portion which is removed while rotating the license plate lamp mounting portion at the time is provided, it is possible to easily remove the mold even if the undercut does not normally remove the shape.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a vehicle body showing an embodiment of a license plate lamp mounting structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a state when the rear bumper of FIG. 1 is formed.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a license plate lamp mounting portion during molding, as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the license plate lamp mounting portion after being bent, as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a molding die of a license plate lamp mounting portion.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing a method of removing a mold when molding a license plate lamp mounting portion.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional license plate lamp mounting structure.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a cross-section of a part viewed from the inside of a rear bumper showing a conventional license plate lamp mounting structure.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the same portion as FIG. 9 showing a conventional license plate lamp mounting structure.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a conventional mold for mounting a license plate lamp.

FIG. 13 is a conceptual sectional view showing a state when a conventional license plate lamp mounting portion is used.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional license plate lamp mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 2 Back door 3 Rear bumper 4 License plate 5 Concave part 6 Ceiling part 7 Opening 8 License plate lamp mounting part 9 Support bracket part 10 License plate lamp mounting bracket part 11 Protrusion piece 12 Hook part 13 License plate lamp 14 Opening Hole 15 Opening 16 Side wall 17 Reinforcement frame

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A license plate mounting recess is formed in a rear bumper, an opening is formed in a ceiling surface of the recess, and a license plate lamp mounting portion connected by a thin portion is integrally formed on the rear surface of the rear bumper. The license plate lamp is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting portion, and the license plate lamp mounting portion is turned around the thin portion so that the license plate lamp is illuminated from the opening. In the above structure, the license plate lamp mounting portion is composed of a flat support bracket portion and a license plate lamp mounting bracket portion projecting from the support bracket portion at a fixed angle, and the support bracket portion is provided with a license plate. When mounted on the back of the lamp mounting surface, A license plate lamp mounting structure, wherein a license plate lamp mounting bracket portion is formed so as to protrude above the license plate at a fixed angle. 2. The license plate lamp mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing frame is provided at a peripheral portion of the license plate lamp mounting bracket. 3. The license plate lamp mounting portion according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of license plate lamp mounting portions are juxtaposed, and the plurality of license plate lamp mounting portions are connected to each other.
Or the mounting structure of the license plate lamp according to 2. 4. A mold structure used for forming the support bracket portion and the license plate lamp mounting bracket portion is a mold type, a core type, or a slide type, and is formed into a mold for forming the license plate lamp mounting portion. The license plate lamp mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising an inclined portion which is detached while rotating the license plate lamp mounting portion when the license plate lamp is mounted.