JP2008007038A - Tool for temporarily holding head lamp on radiator core support - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the working efficiency when fitting a headlamp to a vehicle body side. <P>SOLUTION: A tool for temporarily holding a head lamp on a radiator core support 1 to temporarily hold a headlamp 20 by a radiator core support 1 as a front end module. When the radiator core support 1 is fitted to a vehicle body side, the tool 10 for temporarily holding the headlamp temporarily holds the headlamp 20 so that the headlamp 20 is located on the front side of a vehicle from the fitting position relative to the vehicle body side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a headlamp temporary holding jig for a radiator core support.

Conventionally, in order to simplify the assembly process on the vehicle body side and automate the assembly work, a front end module is configured by temporarily assembling a headlamp unit, a bumper fascia, etc. to the radiator core support. The module is assembled to the front side of the vehicle body in the assembly line on the vehicle body side (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
JP 2003-220970 A JP 2004-203288 A

  However, the headlamp temporarily assembled to the radiator core support needs to be connected to the bulb and wiring behind the body lamp when it is assembled to the vehicle body side, and a main harness must be installed. However, there is a problem that workability is poor because the user has to work in a narrow gap.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a headlamp temporary holding jig for a radiator core support that can improve workability when the headlamp and the vehicle body are assembled. Is to provide.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a headlamp temporary holding jig for a radiator core support for temporarily holding a headlamp on a radiator core support as a front end module, wherein the radiator core support is mounted on a vehicle body side. When assembling the headlamp, the headlamp temporary holding jig temporarily holds the headlamp so that the headlamp is positioned on the vehicle front side with respect to the assembly position on the vehicle body side.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a headlamp temporary holding jig of a radiator core support for temporarily holding a headlamp on a radiator core support as a front end module, the radiator core support. Since the headlamp temporary holding jig temporarily holds the headlamp so that the headlamp is positioned on the front side of the vehicle with respect to the mounting position on the vehicle body side when the headlamp is assembled to the vehicle body side, Workability at the time of assembly can be improved.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Example 1 will be described below.
1 is an exploded perspective view showing a radiator core support, a headlamp temporary holding jig, and a headlamp according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the radiator core support according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the headlamp temporary holding jig of the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the headlamp and the headlamp temporary holding jig of the first embodiment. FIG.

First, the overall configuration will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the invention of the first embodiment includes a radiator core support 1, a headlamp temporary holding jig 10, and a headlamp 20.

  2 and 3, the radiator core support 1 includes a radiator core support upper 2 extending in the vehicle width direction, a radiator core support lower 3 in parallel with the radiator core support upper 2, a radiator core support upper 2 and a radiator. Radiator core support sides 4 and 4 that connect both ends of the core support lower 3, a radiator core support upper 2, and a hood lock stay 5 that connects the center portions of the radiator core support lower 3 are provided. Except for the hood lock plates P1 and P2 provided at the center of 2, all are made of resin.

  Fan shroud portions 6 and 6 are provided inside the radiator core support upper 2, the radiator core support lower 3, the radiator core support sides 4 and 4, and the hood lock stay 5.

In addition, fixing portions B1 for fixing the vehicle mounting pins corresponding to the heat exchanger (not shown) from the front side via brackets and insulators not shown in the left and right ends of the radiator core support upper 2 are formed. On the other hand, fixing portions B2 for fixing the corresponding vehicle mounting pins of the heat exchanger via insulators are formed at the left and right ends of the radiator core support lower 3.
Further, fan openings O1 and O1 are formed in the fan shrouds 6 and 6 for disposing a fan (not shown) facing the rear side.

  In addition to the heat exchanger and the fan, the radiator core support 1 has a headlamp 20 temporarily fixed to the radiator core support sides 4 and 4 via a headlamp temporary holding jig 10 which will be described later. Configured as

  Hereinafter, since the headlamp temporary holding jig 10 and the headlamp 20 that are temporarily fixed to the radiator core support sides 4 and 4 are symmetrical to each other, they are temporarily fixed to the right side of the radiator core support side 4 in FIG. Only the headlamp temporary holding jig 10 and the headlamp 20 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 4, the headlamp temporary holding jig 10 is integrally formed of a resin having a shape in which extending portions 11 a and 11 b extending in the front-rear direction are connected in the left-right direction. Is formed.
The headlamp temporary holding jig 10 is not limited to being made of resin, and may be resin-molded so that the whole is made of metal or part of it is made of metal.

A support portion 12 having a pair of claw portions 12a and 12b and protruding upward is provided on the upper surface of the extension portion 11a, and a guide groove 13 is formed in the vicinity of the support portion 12. .
The guide groove 13 has a U-shaped cross section that opens upward, and includes a linear portion 13a that extends obliquely rearward and a linear portion 13b that extends rearward from the linear portion 13a. The front end portion of the bottom portion 13c of the portion 13b is formed to be low with a step difference from the bottom portion 13d of the linear portion 13a, while the rear end portion is notched backward.

A support portion 15 having a substantially U-shaped cross section and protruding upward is provided on the upper surface of the extending portion 11b, and a protrusion 15a is formed inside the U-shaped cross section.
A guide groove 16 is formed in the vicinity of the support portion 15.
The guide groove 16 has a U-shaped cross section that opens upward and includes a straight portion 16a that extends obliquely rearward and a straight portion 16b that extends rearward from the straight portion 16a. The front end portion of the bottom portion 16c of the portion 16b is formed to be low with a step difference from the bottom portion 16d of the straight portion 16a, while the rear end portion is notched back.

On the side surface in the vehicle width direction of the extension portion 11a, a fixing portion 17 having a fixing hole 17a and protruding inward in the vehicle width direction is provided, while on the side surface on the rear side of the extension portion 11b, An arm portion 18 is provided that has a pressing portion 18a raised outward in the vehicle width direction and protrudes upward.
Further, a fixed portion 19 is provided at the bottom of the extending portion 11a. The fixing portion 19 has an arc-shaped cutout groove 19a that opens downward and projects downward.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the headlamp 20 includes a high beam lamp lamp chamber, a low beam lamp lamp chamber, a turn signal lamp lamp chamber, and the like that are not shown in the figure surrounded by an outer lens 20a and a housing 20b. In addition, valves and the like not shown are accommodated in these chambers.
In addition, on the rear surface of the headlamp 20, a connector (not shown) that is electrically connected to the bulb or the like is provided.

  The housing 20b includes a locking portion 21 having a locking hole 21a at a position corresponding to the claw portions 12a and 12b of the supporting portion 12 of the headlamp temporary holding jig 10, and a protrusion 15a of the supporting portion 15. A sliding portion having a locking portion 22 having a locking hole 22a at a corresponding position and a substantially disk-shaped contact portion 23a, 24a at a position corresponding to the front end portion of each of the linear portions 13a, 16a of the guide grooves 13, 16. The moving parts 23 and 24 are provided in a state of having a predetermined length and projecting downward.

Next, the operation will be described.
When temporarily fixing the radiator core support side 1, the headlamp temporary holding jig 10, and the headlamp 20 thus configured, first, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the headlamp The claw portions 12a and 12b of the support portion 12 of the headlamp temporary holding jig 10 are inserted and locked in the locking holes 21a of the 20 locking portions 21, while the locking portions 22 of the headlamp 20 are temporarily held. The headlamp 20 and the headlamp temporary holding jig 10 are temporarily fixed by inserting them into the inside of the substantially U-shaped cross section of the support portion 15 of the jig 10 and fitting the protrusion 15a into the locking hole 22a. To do.

  At this time, the contact portions 23a, 24a of the sliding portions 23, 24 of the headlamp 20 are inserted from above into the front end portions of the linear portions 13a, 16a of the corresponding guide grooves 13, 16, respectively.

  Therefore, the headlamp 20 and the headlamp temporary holding jig 20 can be easily temporarily fixed without using a fastening member such as a bolt.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the notch groove 19a of the fixing part 19 of the headlamp temporary holding jig 10 is locked to the pin 4a (see FIGS. 2 and 3) of the radiator core support side 4 from above. The fixing hole 17a of the fixing part 17 of the headlamp temporary holding jig 10 and the fixing hole 4b (see FIGS. 2 and 3) of the radiator core support side 4 are matched with each other, and a fastening member (not shown) is inserted therethrough. By fixing, the headlamp temporary holding jig 10 and the radiator core support side 1 are temporarily fixed.

  Next, the front end module is configured in a state where peripheral members such as a heat exchanger and a fan other than the headlamp 20 are fixed to the radiator core support 1 and then transported to the vehicle assembly line.

Next, the radiator core support side 1 is assembled from the front side to the vehicle body side.
At this time, the pressing portion 18a of the arm portion 18 of the temporary headlamp holding jig 10 pushes the fender on the vehicle body side outward, and on the rear side of the headlamp 20, the connector of the headlamp 20 and the vehicle body side fender are placed. Connect the connectors and install the main harness.

Here, in the conventional invention, since the headlamp is disposed at the assembly position with the vehicle body side, the operator must put the hand in the narrow gap between the headlamp and the vehicle body side and perform the above operation. In contrast to this, in the first embodiment, the headlamp 20 is temporarily held by the headlamp temporary holding jig, so that it can be moved from the assembly position on the vehicle body side. Is also arranged on the front side, whereby a work space can be formed between the headlamp 20 and the vehicle body side, and the above work can be easily performed.

Next, the headlamp 20 is lifted up a little to release the temporary fixation with the headlamp temporary holding jig 10, and then the abutting portions 23 a and 24 a of the sliding portions 23 and 24 are linear portions of the guide grooves 13 and 16. The headlamp 20 is slid rearward while being slid to 13a, 16a, and the abutting portions 23a, 24a are dropped and arranged on the front end portions of the bottom portions 13d, 16d of the corresponding linear portions 13b, 16b, respectively. Arrange at a predetermined position.
At this time, the contact between the headlamp 20 and the peripheral members can be avoided by the movement locus of the straight portions 13a and 16a of the headlamp 20.

Next, the locking hole 21a of the locking part 21 of the headlamp 20 and the locking hole 22a of the locking part 22 are matched with the corresponding locking holes provided on the side of the vehicle body, and fastened here. The headlamp 20 and the vehicle body side are fixed by inserting and fixing the members.
At this time, the headlamp 20 can be disposed at a predetermined position by dropping the contact portions 23a and 24a onto the front end portions of the bottom portions 13d and 16d of the corresponding linear portions 13b and 16b, respectively. The headlamp 20 can be fixed to the vehicle body side in a positioned state.

  Next, the headlamp temporary holding jig 10 is moved to the front side and removed to complete the assembly of the front end module and the vehicle body side.

Next, the effect will be described.
As described above, in the headlamp temporary holding jig 10 of the radiator core support of the first embodiment, the radiator core for temporarily holding the headlamp 20 on the radiator core support 1 as a front end module. A headlamp temporary holding jig 10 of the support 1, and when the radiator core support 1 is assembled to the vehicle body side, the headlamp temporary holder 10 is positioned so that the headlamp 20 is positioned on the front side of the vehicle relative to the assembly position with the vehicle body side. Since the holding jig 10 temporarily holds the headlamp 20, workability at the time of assembling the headlamp 20 and the vehicle body side can be improved.

  Further, the contact portions 23a and 24a provided on the headlamp 20 are slid into the guide grooves 13 and 16 provided on the headlamp temporary holding jig 10 so that the headlamp 20 is rearward of the vehicle along a predetermined movement locus. Since the headlamp 20 can be moved to the vehicle body side along a predetermined movement locus, contact between the headlamp 20 and peripheral members can be avoided, and the headlamp 20 can be easily positioned with respect to the vehicle body side. Can be assembled to.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and design changes and the like within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention are included in the present invention.
For example, the shape including the cross-sectional shape of the abutment portion and the guide groove, the number of formations, etc. can be set as appropriate. For example, as shown in FIG. The contact portion 23a (24a) may be prevented from being detached upward while sliding backward.
At this time, in order to lift the headlamp 20 slightly and release the temporary fixation with the headlamp temporary holding jig 10, the locking wall 30 is formed at the front end portion of the straight portion 13a (16a) of the guide groove 13 (16). 30 and a contact portion 23a (24a), a gap W1 is provided.

Further, the position and number of fixing points of the radiator core support, the headlamp temporary holding jig, the headlamp, and the fixing structure can be appropriately set.
Alternatively, the guide groove 13 (16) may be provided on the headlamp 20 side, and the contact portion 23a (24a) may be provided on the headlamp temporary holding jig 10 side.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a radiator core support, a headlamp temporary holding jig, and a headlamp according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the radiator core support of the present Example 1. It is a perspective view of the radiator core support of the first embodiment. 1 is a perspective view of a headlamp temporary holding jig of Example 1. FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view (a) of the headlamp of this Example 1, and the headlamp temporary holding jig, and the perspective view (b). It is a figure explaining the cross-sectional shape of the guide groove of other Examples.

Explanation of symbols

B1, B2 Fixing portion O1 Fan opening P1, P2 Hood lock plate 1 Radiator core support 2 Radiator core support upper 3 Radiator core support lower 4 Radiator core support side 4a Pin 4b Fixing hole 5 Hood lock stay 6 Fan shroud 10 Headlamp Temporary holding jigs 11a and 11b Extension portion 12 Support portions 12a and 12b Claw portions 13 and 16 Guide grooves 13a, 13b, 16a and 16b Linear portions 13c, 13d, 16c and 16d Bottom portion 15 Support portion 15a Protrusion portion 17 Fixing portion 17a fixing hole 18 arm part 18a pressing part 19 fixing part 19a notch groove 20 headlamp 20a outer lens 20b housing 21, 22 locking part 21a, 22a locking hole 23, 24 sliding part 23a, 24a contact part

Claims (2)

A radiator core support headlamp temporary holding jig for temporarily holding a headlamp on a radiator core support as a front end module,
When assembling the radiator core support on the vehicle body side, the headlamp temporary holding jig temporarily holds the headlamp so that the headlamp is positioned on the front side of the vehicle with respect to the assembly position on the vehicle body side. Radiator core support headlamp temporary holding jig. The headlamp temporary holding jig of the radiator core support according to claim 1,
The headlamp temporary holding jig or the contact portion provided on one side of the headlamp is slid into the guide groove provided on the other side, so that the headlamp can be moved to the rear side of the vehicle along a predetermined movement locus. A radiator core support jig for temporarily holding a headlamp.