JP2002052994A - Mounting structure of bumper side - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure of a bumper side to improve an installing property and a mounting property of a clip to mount a bumper. SOLUTION: A slit 5a is formed on a superposing flap 5 against a front bumper 2 of a fender panel 3 of an automobile. An elliptic shaft 10 of the clip 6 to hold the front bumper is fitted in this slit 5a part. The major axial direction of the elliptic shaft 10 of the clip 6 and a flat part 7a formed on a holding plate 7 of the clip 6 are formed in parallel with each other. Consequently, it is possible to know a direction of the elliptic shaft 10 by a direction of the flat part 7a when installing the clip 6 in the slit 5a and to easily mount the clip 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bumper side mounting structure in which a clip is mounted in a hole formed in a side panel of a vehicle body, and the clip is supported by an engaging portion formed in the bumper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When attaching a front bumper to a vehicle body, a clip is attached to a fender panel disposed on the left and right front side surfaces of the vehicle body, and the clip holds clip receiving portions formed on both sides of the front bumper. By temporarily holding the front bumper, the front bumper is attached to the vehicle body with screws or the like.
No. 00-103301. According to the publication, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, a long hole 60 (reference numeral 5a in FIG. 3) formed in the end of the fender panel 51 is provided.
A clip 52 is attached to the section. The clip 52 has a cylindrical shaft portion 53, a disk-shaped pressing plate 54 attached to the shaft portion 53, and a disk-shaped holding plate 55.
Are provided. Then, the clip 52 is
0 and the holding plate 5 formed on the elliptical shaft 62 fitted with
4 and is fixed to the fender panel 51 so as to sandwich the fender panel 51.

On the other hand, a clip receiving portion 58 is formed integrally with the front bumper 57 on the rear surface side thereof,
A support groove 59 is formed in the clip receiving portion 58. When the front bumper 57 is mounted on the vehicle body, the clip receiving portion 58 of the front bumper 57 is inserted between the holding plate 54 and the holding plate 55 by pushing the front bumper 57 from the front to the rear of the vehicle body. The shaft portion 53 of the clip 52 is supported by the support groove 59, and the front bumper 57 is temporarily held by the fender panel 51.

[0004]

A headlight 3a is provided above the front bumper 2, and the headlight 3a
When the clip 52 is large and the holding plate 55 of the clip 52 is large, when the clip 52 is laid out on the upper side of the front bumper 57, the clip 52 interferes with the headlight 3a, the mounting portion of the headlight 3a, and other components on the vehicle body side. Thus, there is a problem that the clip 52 cannot be arranged there. Also, the clip 52 is attached to the fender panel 51.
In order to attach the clip 52 to the long hole 60, the operator inserts the oblong shaft 62 of the clip 52 into the long hole 60 while holding the holding plate 55 of the clip 52 or the holding plate 55 together with the holding plate 55. At this time, since the shape of the holding plate 55 and the pressing plate 54 is circular, the angle position of the clip 52 cannot be known unless the direction of the oval shaft 62 is visually confirmed, and the oval shape of the clip 52 It is difficult to insert the shaft 62 into the long hole 60. Further, when the front bumper 57 is temporarily held by the clip 52, the shaft portion 53 of the front bumper 57
7 is supported, so that the supporting contact becomes small. Further, since the clip receiving portion 58 is formed on the back surface of the front bumper 57, sink marks or the like may be generated on the design surface on the front surface side, which may adversely affect the appearance. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bumper side mounting structure that improves the mounting performance and the mounting performance of a clip for mounting a bumper.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a bumper holder for holding an engaging portion (clip receiving portion) protruding from a rear surface of a bumper side on a side panel of a vehicle body. Clip), and the bumper holder is
A shaft (elliptical shaft) fitted into a hole (elongated hole) formed in the side panel (fender panel), and a circular holding plate disposed between the engaging portion and the back surface of the bumper side. In the bumper side mounting structure provided with the above, a flat portion is formed on the upper peripheral edge of the holding plate of the bumper holder. In the above invention, the hole portion of the side panel is made to be a long hole, the cross-sectional shape of the shaft of the bumper holder is made to correspond to the long hole, and the extending direction of the flat portion is changed to the long axis of the long hole. And a support shaft is provided between the shaft of the bumper holder and the holding plate, and a notch-shaped bearing portion (supporting portion) formed in the engagement portion by the support shaft (circular shaft). groove)
Can be supported. Further, a support portion (upper guide wall) mounted on the flat portion is provided on the engagement portion.
It is also possible to provide an engagement portion of the bumper side by the flat portion together with the support shaft of the bumper holder. Further, in the above invention, when the bumper side is mounted on the vehicle body, the bearing portion of the engaging portion of the bumper side includes a guide portion (upper guide portion, lower guide portion) guided to a support shaft of the clip. , Can be formed on the engaging portion. The engagement portion of the bumper side can be formed so as to extend downward from the back surface of the upper edge portion of the bumper side, and a flat portion can be formed at a lower peripheral portion of the bumper holder.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a bumper side mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. An automobile 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a front bumper 2 made of resin at a front portion of a vehicle body. The front bumper 2 has a U-shape or a bow shape, and is mounted on the vehicle body side at mounting portions such as a plurality of screws provided on the front bumper. As shown in FIG. Is fixed to the fender panel 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the clip 6 is attached to the long hole 5 a formed in the overlapping margin 5 provided in the fender panel 3, and the clip receiving portion 4 of the front bumper 2 is attached to the clip 6, and Is attached to the fender panel 3.

4A to 4C and FIGS. 5A and 5B are detailed views of the clip 6, FIG. 4A is a plan view of the clip, and FIG. 4B is a view showing the clip of FIG. FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 4B, FIG. 5A is a front view of the clip, and FIG. 5B is a rear view. The clip 6 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin. As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, a holding plate 7 and a holding plate 8 are attached to both ends of a circular shaft 9, and the holding plate 7 is formed of a circular plate. It is a plate shaped like a part of the upper end of an arc cut off,
A flat portion 7a is formed on the upper end side. The holding plate 8 is formed of a disk having the same diameter as the holding plate 7, and an elliptical shaft 10 having an elliptical cross section is provided on the side of the holding plate 8 opposite to the side having the circular axis 9. The elliptical axis 10 has substantially the same shape as the elongated hole 5 a formed in the overlap margin 5 of the fender panel 3, and the longitudinal direction of the major axis of the elliptical axis 10 and the flat portion 7
It is formed so as to be parallel to a. Also, the elliptical shaft 10 is provided with an elastic locking claw 11 which projects outward from the shaft at an interval from the holding plate 8 and has elasticity. A pair of arc-shaped projecting surfaces 12 are formed at both left and right ends of the surface on the side on which the oblong axis 10 of the presser plate 8 is provided, with a space therebetween. A substantially oval shaped packing 13 shown in FIG. The thickness of the packing 13 is set so as to protrude from the protruding surface 12.

[0008] The clip 6 is overlapped with the fender panel 3 by the overlapping margin 5.
3, the oblong shaft 10 of the clip 6 is inserted through the oblong hole 5a as shown in FIG. At this time, the operator grips the holding plate 7 of the clip 6, but the extending direction of the flat portion 7a and the longitudinal direction of the elliptical axis 10 are parallel, that is, the direction of the flat portion 7a is the length of the elongated hole 5a. The direction of the oblong axis 10 can be determined from the direction of the flat portion 7a without visually confirming the direction of the oblong axis 10 of the clip 6 because the direction of the oblong axis 10 is matched with the direction of the oblong direction. Hole 5a
By checking only the direction of the clip 6, the clip 6 can be mounted. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the clip 6 is attached to the overlapping margin 5. Thus, the elliptical axis 10 of the clip 6
Is fitted into the long hole 5a, thereby preventing the rotation of the clip 6. When the clip 6 is attached to the elongated hole 5a, the packing 13 is sandwiched between the holding plate 8 and the overlap allowance 5 as shown in the sectional view of FIG. The stop claw 11 and the protruding surface 12 of the holding plate 8 (see FIGS. 4A and 4B) sandwich the overlap allowance 5, and the elliptical shaft 10 of the clip 6 is fixed to the peripheral portion of the elongated hole 5a. In addition, the packing 13 is attached in order to stop the water of the long hole 5a.
If there is no need to stop water, the packing 13 is not required.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show one side 2a of the front bumper 2. FIG. These drawings show the front bumper 2
Although only the left side of the front bumper 2 is shown, the right side of the front bumper 2 is also symmetrical, but is mounted in the same manner. A clip receiving portion 4 as an engaging portion of the clip 6 is provided above the rear side portion 2a of the front bumper 2. The clip receiving portion 4
It is integrally formed with the front bumper 2, and its upper part is provided at the upper edge of the front bumper 2, and has an insertion piece 4e extending downward from the upper edge. The insertion piece 4e is open on the side 2a side of the front bumper 2 (rear side when the front bumper 2 is mounted on the vehicle body), and is provided with an upper guide portion 4a having an arc-shaped edge on the upper side. A lower guide portion 4b having an arcuate edge is provided on the lower side, and a support groove 4c having substantially the same diameter as the circular shaft 9 of the clip 6 is formed at these meeting portions.

When the front bumper 2 is mounted on the vehicle body side, first, both ends of the front bumper 2 are attached to the fender panel 3.
Overlap the outside of the overlap allowance 5 and clip 6 of the overlap allowance 5
Is roughly aligned with the position of the clip receiving portion 4 of the front bumper 2. At this time, the insertion piece 4e of the clip receiving portion 4
Is pressed between the holding plate 7 of the clip 6 and the holding plate 8 so that the side 2a of the front bumper 2 is pushed rearward, and the support groove 4c of the clip receiving portion 4 is inserted into the circular shaft 9 of the clip 6. Fit. Since the insertion piece 4e has an upper guide portion 4a and a lower guide portion 4b that extend rearward, the support groove 4 can be inserted into the circular shaft 9 even if the vertical position is slightly shifted.
c can be guided. And front bumper 2
Is temporarily held at the overlapping allowance 5, the screw 16 and the like (FIG. 2)
The front bumper 2 is fixed to the vehicle body side.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the overlapping margin 5
Clip 6 can be easily attached to the long hole 5a,
When attaching the side portion 2a of the front bumper 2 to the overlap allowance 5, the clip 6 can guide the clip receiving portion 4 of the front bumper 2. The mounting of the front bumper 2 was facilitated, and the working time was shortened. Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in the sectional view of FIG.
The front bumper 2 may be supported together with the circular shaft 9 such that the flat portion 7a of the clip 6 abuts on the ceiling surface 2b of the clip 6. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5B, the arcuate guide 7b is formed on the flat portion 7a, so that the flat portion 7a is not caught on the clip receiving portion 4 and the two can be easily combined.

Since the flat portion 7a has a shape obtained by partially cutting the upper portion of the holding plate 7 with respect to the holding plate 8, the distance between the mounting center of the clip 6 and the upper edge of the front bumper 2 is reduced. For example, there is a structural member such as a headlamp on the vehicle body side and a mounting portion thereof, and the present invention can be applied to a design with a small mounting space. Further, unlike the related art, the front bumper 2 is not supported only by the circular shaft 9 but is also supported by the flat portion 7a, so that the contact area between the clip 6 and the clip receiving portion 4 is increased.
The flat portion 7a may be supported only by the circular shaft 9 without being in contact with the front bumper 2 side as in the related art.

FIG. 10 shows a first modification of the clip receiving portion 4 of the front bumper 2. Only the upper guide portion 4a formed downward from the upper edge of the front bumper 2 is provided. Therefore, the support groove 4c and the lower guide portion 4b are omitted. In this modification, since the support groove 4c is eliminated, the flat portion 7a of the clip 6 supports the upper guide wall 4d of the clip receiving portion 4 of the front bumper 2. Structurally, the structure is simpler than the above embodiment.
FIG. 11 shows a second modification of the clip receiving portion 4 of the front bumper 2. The upper guide portion 4 a of the clip receiving portion 4 is formed integrally and continuously from the upper edge back surface of the front bumper 2. It is provided on the back side surface of the front bumper 2 below the upper edge. Also in this structure, the front bumper 2 may be supported together with the circular shaft 9 by bringing the flat portion 7a of the clip 6 into contact with the upper guide wall 4d, or may be supported only by the circular shaft 9. Good. FIG. 12 shows a third modification of the clip receiving portion 4 of the front bumper 2, and FIG.
The lower guide portion 4b and the support groove 4c of the clip receiving portion 4 are omitted, and the flat portion 7a of the clip 6 supports the upper guide wall 4d of the clip receiving portion 4 of the front bumper 2. Structurally, the structure is simpler than that of the clip receiving portion 4 of FIG.

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 other than the above-described modifications may be made based on the technical concept of the present invention. It is possible. For example, the elongated hole 5a formed in the fender panel 3 is elongated in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, but is elongated in the vertical direction (90 ° rotation), and may be attached at a position where the clip 6 is rotated 90 °. Good. Regarding the flat portion 7a of the holding plate 7 of the clip 6, the holding plate 7
Is formed in a shape in which the upper arc is partially cut, but it may be formed in the lower part of the holding plate in the same manner and formed at two upper and lower locations. Further, the direction of the flat portion 7a may be formed by rotating the holding plate 7 by 90 °. Although the circular axis 9 is circular, the elliptical axis 1
The shape may be the same as 0, or another shape such as a square shape. In this case, the shape of the support groove 4c is made to correspond to it. Further, the present invention is applicable not only to a front bumper but also to a rear bumper.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, a bumper holder is provided on a side panel of a vehicle body for holding an engaging portion protruding from a rear surface side of a bumper side. In a bumper side mounting structure including a shaft fitted into a hole formed in the side panel, and a circular holding plate disposed between the engaging portion and the back surface of the bumper side, Since a flat portion is formed on the upper peripheral edge of the holding plate of the holding tool, a space can be provided. improves. According to the present invention, the hole portion of the side panel is elongated, the cross-sectional shape of the shaft of the bumper holder corresponds to the elongated hole, and the extending direction of the flat portion is the major axis of the elongated hole. And a support shaft is provided between the shaft of the bumper holder and the holding plate, and the notch-shaped bearing portion formed in the engagement portion is supported by the support shaft. For example, the direction of the elliptical axis of the bumper holder can be confirmed by the flat portion, and the mountability of the bumper holder is improved. Further, a supporting portion to be placed on the flat portion is formed in the engaging portion, and the flat portion is used together with the support shaft of the bumper holder to support the engaging portion of the bumper side. Then, the number of supporting portions of the engaging portion of the bumper increases, and the bumper support can be improved. Further, when the bumper side is attached to the vehicle body, the bearing portion of the engagement portion of the bumper side forms a guide portion guided to the support shaft of the clip in the engagement portion. The bearing portion of the engaging portion is easily guided to the support shaft portion. In the above invention, if the engagement portion of the bumper side is formed to extend downward from the back surface of the upper edge portion of the bumper side,
The upper edge portion of the bumper and the engaging portion can be used in common, and the sink at the time of forming the bumper can be eliminated as compared with the case where the engaging portion is formed on the back side surface of the bumper. Further, in the above invention, since the flat portion is formed at the lower part of the periphery of the bumper holder, even if it is turned upside down, the direction of the bumper holder is turned to the direction of the oblong axis by rotation within 90 °. Can be combined.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile employing a bumper side mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view for explaining attachment of a front bumper of the vehicle shown in FIG. 1;

1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a long hole of an overlap portion of a fender panel of the automobile shown in FIG. 1 and a clip attached to the long hole.

4A is a plan view of the clip shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4B is a side view of the clip, and FIG.
Fig. 5 is a sectional view of Fig. 4B.

5A is a front view of the clip shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5B is a rear view of the clip.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a packing mounted on the clip of FIG. 3;

7 is a side view showing a state in which the clip of FIG. 3 is attached to a long hole formed in a fender panel, and a cross-sectional view of an attachment portion thereof.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state before the front bumper is mounted on the fender panel of the bumper side mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a front bumper having a bumper side mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a cross-sectional view of a clip mounting portion in which a clip is mounted thereon.

FIG. 10 is a side view and a cross-sectional view of a first modified example of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a side view and a cross-sectional view of a second modified example of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a side view and a sectional view of a third modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state before a front bumper is mounted on a fender panel of a conventional bumper side mounting structure.

14 is a perspective view showing a state where the fender panel and the front bumper of FIG. 13 are attached, and a cross-sectional view thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automobile 2 Front bumper 3 Fender panel 4 Clip receiving part 4a Upper guide part 4b Lower guide part 4c Support groove 4d Upper guide wall 4e Insertion piece 5 Stacking margin 5a Slot 6 Clip 7 Holding plate 7a Flat part 7b Arc guide 8 Holding plate 9 Circular shaft 10 Oval shaft 11 Locking claw

Claims (6)

[Claims] A bumper holder is provided on a side panel of a vehicle body for holding an engaging portion protruding from a back side of a bumper side, and the bumper holder is fitted in a hole formed in the side panel. And a circular holding plate provided between the engaging portion and the back surface of the bumper side, wherein a flat portion is provided on an upper peripheral edge of the holding plate of the bumper holding tool. The bumper side mounting structure characterized by forming a. 2. The hole of the side panel is elongated, the cross-sectional shape of the shaft of the bumper holder is made to correspond to the elongated hole, and the extending direction of the flat portion is set to the length of the elongated hole. It is formed substantially parallel to the axial direction, and further, a support shaft is provided between the shaft of the bumper holder and the holding plate, and the notch-shaped bearing portion formed in the engagement portion is supported by the support shaft. The mounting structure for a bumper side according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The engaging portion is provided with a supporting portion mounted on the flat portion, and the engaging portion of the bumper side is supported by the flat portion together with a support shaft of the bumper holder. The bumper side mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein: 4. When the bumper side is mounted on a vehicle body, the bearing portion of the engaging portion of the bumper side forms a guide portion guided to a support shaft of the clip in the engaging portion. 4. The mounting structure for a bumper side according to claim 2, wherein: 5. The mounting of the bumper side according to claim 1, wherein the engagement portion of the bumper side is formed to extend downward from the back surface of the upper edge portion of the bumper side. Construction. 6. The bumper side mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein a flat portion is formed at a lower portion of a periphery of the bumper holder.