JP2009179291A - Vehicular lighting fixture device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily detach a cover body from a lighting fixture when the cover body is locked to the lighting fixture provided in a cabin. <P>SOLUTION: A vehicular lighting fixture device includes a lighting fixture 15 installed in a cabin 3, a cover body 16 for covering a part of an outer surface of the lighting fixture 15, and a locking part 18 for attachably/detachably locking the cover body 16 to the lighting fixture 15. A swollen part 33 which is swollen toward the lighting fixture 15 side is formed on a part of the cover body 16, and a locking part 18 is formed on an outer surface part of the swollen part 33. The swollen part 33 is elastically deflected by the external force based on the operational force of the swollen part 33 to the inner surface side of an internal space 34, and a locking part 18 is interlocked with the deflection of the swollen part 33. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lamp device for a vehicle provided with a lamp installed in a vehicle interior and a cover body that covers a part of the outer surface of the lamp, and the cover body is locked to the lamp.

  Conventionally, as the above-described vehicle lamp device, there are those shown in FIGS. According to this publication, a vehicle lamp device is a stop lamp, which is a lamp installed in a vehicle interior, a cover body that covers a part of the outer surface of the lamp, and the cover body that is engaged with the lamp. And a locking portion that is detachably locked.

The lamp is supposed to irradiate light toward the rear side of the vehicle body, which is the side opposite to the cover body, when the brake is operated. On the other hand, when removing the cover body from the lamp, such as when replacing the bulb in the lamp, first press the lower end of the cover body so that it is sandwiched from the left and right sides, and elastically deform the cover body. Let Then, interlocking with this elastic deformation, the locking of the lamps by the locking portions is released, and the cover body can be removed from the lamps.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-69802

  By the way, in the above conventional technique, when the operation of removing the cover body from the lamp is performed as described above, it is required to elastically deform the cover body by sandwiching it from the left and right.

  However, in order to prevent the cover body itself from rattling due to vibrations during traveling of the vehicle, and to prevent the cover body from being locked to the lamp unexpectedly, the cover is usually The body is given some rigidity. For this reason, as described above, it is difficult to easily elastically deform the cover body from the left and right sides, that is, the removal work of the cover body from the lamp may be complicated.

  In addition, since it is blocked by the cover body that the state of locking of the cover body to the lamp is externally viewed, the removal work may be further complicated.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cover body from the lamp when the cover body is locked to the lamp provided in the passenger compartment. The removal work should be easy.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lamp 15 installed in the passenger compartment 3, the cover body 16 covering a part of the outer surface of the lamp 15, and the cover body 16 are detachably locked to the lamp 15. In the vehicle lamp device provided with the locking portion 18,
A bulging portion 33 that bulges toward the lamp 15 side is formed in a part of the cover body 16, the locking portion 18 is formed on the outer surface of the bulging portion 33, and the interior of the bulging portion 33 is formed. The bulging portion 33 can be elastically bent by an external force based on an operating force on the inner surface side of the space 34, and the locking portion 18 is interlocked with the bending of the bulging portion 33. This is a vehicle lamp device.

  In addition, in this section, the reference numerals and drawing numbers appended to the above terms are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention to the “Example” section and the contents of the drawings described later.

  The effects of the present invention are as follows.

The invention of claim 1 includes a lamp installed in the vehicle interior, a cover body that covers a part of the outer surface of the lamp, and a locking portion that detachably locks the cover body to the lamp. In a vehicle lamp device,
A bulge portion that bulges toward the lamp side is formed in a part of the cover body, the locking portion is formed on an outer surface portion of the bulge portion, and an operation on the inner surface side of the internal space of the bulge portion The bulging portion can be elastically bent by an external force based on force, and the locking portion is interlocked with the bending of the bulging portion.

  For this reason, when the operation of removing the cover body from the lamp, such as when replacing the bulb in the lamp, first, an external force based on the operating force is applied to the inner surface side of the inner space of the bulging portion. Then, the bulging portion is elastically bent by this external force, and the locking portion interlocked therewith is detached from the lamp to release the locking to the lamp. Therefore, even if the cover body has overall rigidity, the cover body can be removed from the lamp as long as it is easily elastically deformed even around the bulging portion including the bulging portion. Work can be made easy.

  Moreover, since the internal space of the said bulging part opens to the outer surface of the said cover body, and can be easily seen from the outer side of this cover body, it is based on the operation force on the inner surface side of the said internal space. It is easy to apply external force. Therefore, the removal operation can be further facilitated.

  In addition, since the internal space of the bulging portion is formed by bulging a part of the cover body, firstly, the lamp light passes through the internal space and the outside of the cover body (vehicle interior ) Is prevented. Second, the strength of the cover body can be prevented from lowering compared to simply forming a through hole in the cover body. Therefore, as described above, even when the cover body can be easily detached, the appearance of the lamp device can be kept good, and the strength of the cover body can be kept good.

  The vehicle lamp device of the present invention realizes the object of facilitating the work of removing the cover body from the lamp when the cover body is locked to the lamp provided in the passenger compartment. Therefore, the best mode for carrying out the present invention is as follows.

  That is, a vehicle lamp device includes a lamp installed in a vehicle interior, a cover body that covers a part of the outer surface of the lamp, and a locking portion that releasably locks the cover body to the lamp. . A bulging portion that bulges toward the lamp side is formed in a part of the cover body, and the locking portion is formed on an outer surface portion of the bulging portion. The bulging portion can be elastically bent by an external force based on an operating force on the inner surface side of the inner space of the bulging portion, and the locking portion is interlocked with the bending of the bulging portion.

  In order to explain the present invention in more detail, an embodiment thereof will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle exemplified by an automobile. An arrow Fr indicates the front of the vehicle 1 in the traveling direction. Further, the left and right described below refer to the width direction of the vehicle 1.

  The interior of the vehicle body 2 of the vehicle 1 is a casing 3, and the rear wall 4 of the vehicle body 2 is composed of an inner panel 5 and an outer panel 6. A rear window 9 is provided on the rear wall 4. The rear window 9 includes a window opening 10 formed in the rear wall 4 and a window glass 11 that closes the window opening 10.

  A lamp device 14 which is a stopper lamp is provided at the rear upper end of the vehicle compartment 3. The lamp device 14 is supported by the rear wall 4 and is lit when a brake is operated. The lamp 15 displays that the operation has been performed toward the rear of the vehicle 1 through the window glass 11, and the lamp 15 A resin cover body 16 that covers the front surface, which is a part of the outer surface, from the front side of the passenger compartment 3 and the left and right sides of the cover body 16 are detachably engaged with the left and right sides of the lamp 15. A pair of left and right engaging portions 17 and 17 and a pair of left and right engaging portions 18 and 18 for detachably engaging the upper portion of the cover body 16 with the upper portion of the lamp 15 are provided. The cover body 16 is detachably supported by the lamp 15 by the engaging portions 17 and the locking portions 18. The lamp device 14 is substantially symmetrical with respect to a center line 19 passing through the center in the left-right direction.

  The lamp 15 includes a bulb 21, a mounting portion 22 on which the bulb 21 is detachably mounted, a lens 23 that covers the bulb 21 from its rear side (wind glass 11 side) and is attached to the mounting portion 22, and A pair of left and right locking tools 24, 24 projecting upward from the upper surface of the mounting portion 22 and releasably locked to the upper portion of the opening edge of the window opening 10 are provided. Each of these locking tools 24 is removably locked in a locking hole 25 formed in the inner panel 5 at the upper part of the opening edge of the window opening 10 so that the lamp 15 is supported by the rear wall 4. ing.

  The cover body 16 is L-shaped in a side sectional view of the vehicle 1 (FIG. 1), its upper end is in contact with the lower surface of the inner panel 5 via a seal material 28, and its lower rear end is the seal material. 28 is in contact with the inner surface of the window glass 11.

  The engaging portions 17 are formed as engaging protrusions 29 that protrude integrally on the left and right outer surfaces of the lamp 15 and protrusions that protrude integrally on the left and right inner surfaces of the cover body 16. And an engaging recess 30 that opens rearward. When the cover body 16 is moved rearward from the front of the lamp 15 and is externally fitted to the lamp 15, the engagement recess 30 is detachably fitted to the engagement protrusion 29. By the action of each of the engaging portions 17, as described above, the cover body 16 is detachably engaged with the lamp 15.

  The respective locking portions 18 are formed so as to integrally protrude rearward from the upper end portion of the cover body 16, and each locking portion 18 has a hook shape. On the other hand, the front upper end portion of the mounting portion 22 is formed with a hook portion 31 that is a pair of left and right engaging portions protruding forward. The respective locking portions 18 are locked to the hook portions 31 in an elastically detachable manner by the elastic force of the cover body 16.

  A pair of left and right bulging portions 33, 33 that bulge toward the lamp 15 side (rear side) is formed in an upper portion that is a part of the cover body 16. The locking portions 18 are integrally formed on the outer surface portions of the bulging portions 33. The internal space 34 of each bulging portion 33 opens toward the front lower side, and the tip of a tool 35 such as a screwdriver can be inserted into the internal space 34.

  As shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. When the external force based on the operation force of the twisting operation is applied, the bulging portion 33 can be elastically bent. Further, the locking portion 18 is interlocked with the bending of the bulging portion 33 so that the locking of the locking portion 18 to the hook portion 31 of the mounting portion 22 can be released.

  Although the above is based on the illustrated example, the engagement protrusion 29 and the engagement recess 30 of the engagement portion 17 may be reversely formed on the lamp 15 and the cover body 16. Further, the hook portion 31 of the mounting portion 22 may be a locking hole for engaging and locking the locking portion 18 so as to be detachable, and the locking portion 18 is used as a locking hole. You may make it latch on the hook part 31. FIG. Moreover, the said latching | locking part 18 and the bulging part 33 may be single in the left-right direction, and may be three or more. Further, a finger or a nail may be inserted into the internal space 34 of the bulging portion 33, and the bulging portion 33 may be elastically bent by an external force generated by these.

  According to the above configuration, the bulging portion 33 that bulges toward the lamp 15 side is formed in a part of the cover body 16, the locking portion 18 is formed on the outer surface portion of the bulging portion 33, and The bulging portion 33 can be elastically bent by an external force based on an operating force on the inner surface side of the inner space 34 of the protruding portion 33, and the locking portion 18 is interlocked with the bending of the protruding portion 33. ing.

  For this reason, when removing the cover body 16 from the lamp 15 when replacing the bulb 21 in the lamp 15, first, an operating force is applied to the inner surface side of the internal space 34 of the bulging portion 33. Based on external force. Then, the bulging portion 33 may be elastically bent by this external force, and the locking portion 18 interlocked therewith may be detached from the lamp 15 to release the locking to the lamp 15. Therefore, even if the cover body 16 has overall rigidity, even if the periphery of the bulging portion 33 including the bulging portion 33 is slightly elastically deformed, it is possible to remove the light from the lamp 15. The removal work of the cover body 16 can be facilitated.

  Further, since the internal space 34 of the bulging portion 33 opens to the outer surface of the cover body 16 and can be easily seen from the outside of the cover body 16, the inner surface side of the internal space 34 It is easy to give external force based on the operation force. Therefore, the removal operation can be further facilitated.

  Moreover, since the internal space 34 of the bulging portion 33 is formed by bulging a part of the cover body 16, first, the bulb 21 of the lamp 15 is lit through the internal space 34. Leakage to the outside of the cover body 16 (inside the passenger compartment 3) is prevented. Second, the strength of the cover body 16 can be prevented from lowering compared to simply forming a through hole in the cover body 16. Therefore, as described above, even when the cover body 16 can be easily detached, the appearance of the lamp device 14 is kept good, and the strength of the cover body 16 is also kept good. It is.

  In particular, if only the tool 35 can be inserted into the internal space 34, the opening area of the internal space 34 can be made smaller than when a finger or a nail can be inserted. Therefore, since the ratio of the opening area of the internal space 34 to the area of the outer surface of the cover body 16 can be sufficiently reduced, the appearance of the lamp device 14 can be kept better.

It is side surface sectional drawing of a lamp device. It is a partial top view of a lamp device. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a partial enlargement operation of FIG. 1.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Car body 3 Car interior 4 Rear wall 5 Inner panel 6 Outer panel 14 Lamp apparatus 15 Lamp 16 Cover body 17 Engagement part 18 Locking part 21 Valve 22 Mounting part 23 Lens 29 Engagement protrusion 30 Engagement recessed part 31 Hook part 33 Expansion part 34 Internal space 35 Tool

Claims (1)

In a vehicle lamp device comprising a lamp installed in a vehicle compartment, a cover body that covers a part of the outer surface of the lamp, and a locking portion that detachably locks the cover body with respect to the lamp.
A bulge portion that bulges toward the lamp side is formed in a part of the cover body, the locking portion is formed on an outer surface portion of the bulge portion, and an operation on the inner surface side of the inner space of the bulge portion A vehicular lamp device characterized in that the bulging portion can be elastically bent by an external force based on force, and the locking portion is interlocked with the bending of the bulging portion.

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