JP2011148329A - Mounting structure of bumper cover - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a lamp lens from being impaired even when a light impact load is input in a bumper cover. <P>SOLUTION: A mounting structure 10 of the bumper cover includes: a head lamp lens 14 supported on a vehicle body; a bumper cover body 16 constituted of foamed materials; a skin material 18 made of resin for covering the bumper cover body 16 from the outside of the vehicle; and a projection part 20 which is constituded of part of the skin material 18, is projected from an end part 16A of the bumper cover body 16, and faces to a flange 22 of the head lamp lens 14 from an irradiation surface 14B side of the head lamp lens 14 in a vehicle anteroposterior direction. In this constitution, the load transmitted from the projection part 20 to the flange 22 can be reduced since the projection part 20 bends even when the light impact load is input in the front bumper cover 12 and the projection part 20 interferes with the flange 22. Therefore, the head lamp lens 14 can be suppressed from being impaired. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bumper cover mounting structure.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a mounting structure of a bumper cover in which a part of the front bumper cover on the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction opposes a part of the lower surface of the headlamp lens in the vehicle front-rear direction.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-212070 JP 2008-307941 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-26904

  However, in the bumper cover mounting structure described in Patent Document 1, for example, when a light collision load is input to the front bumper cover, a part of the front bumper cover on the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction is the lower surface portion of the headlamp lens. There is a risk that the headlamp lens may be damaged due to interference with a part.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a bumper cover mounting structure capable of suppressing damage to the lamp lens even when a light collision load is input to the bumper cover. With the goal.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the bumper cover mounting structure according to claim 1 covers a lamp lens supported by a vehicle body, a bumper cover body made of foam material, and covers the bumper cover body from the outside of the vehicle. It is composed of a resin-made skin material and a part of the skin material, protrudes from the end of the bumper cover body, and extends from the irradiation surface side of the lamp lens to the facing portion of the lamp lens and the vehicle front-rear direction. And an opposing protrusion.

  According to the mounting structure of the bumper cover, the bumper cover is formed with a projecting portion that opposes the facing portion of the lamp lens supported by the vehicle body in the vehicle front-rear direction. It is composed of a part of the material. Therefore, even when a light collision load is input to the bumper cover and the protruding portion interferes with the facing portion of the lamp lens, the load transmitted from the protruding portion to the facing portion of the lamp lens is reduced by the bending of the protruding portion. be able to. Thereby, it can suppress that a lamp lens is damaged.

  The bumper cover mounting structure according to claim 2 is the bumper cover mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is in contact with a portion of the lamp lens between the irradiation surface and the facing portion. It is configured.

  According to the mounting structure of the bumper cover, since the projecting portion is in contact between the irradiation surface and the facing portion of the lamp lens, the gap between the bumper cover and the lamp lens can be eliminated, and the appearance is improved. Can be improved.

  The bumper cover mounting structure according to claim 3 is the bumper cover mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protrusion is between the irradiation surface and the facing portion of the lamp lens. It is set as the structure which covers a part.

  According to the mounting structure of the bumper cover, since the projecting portion covers between the irradiation surface and the facing portion of the lamp lens, the inside of the bumper cover is externally provided between the irradiation surface and the facing portion of the lamp lens. Can be suppressed, and this can be realized with a simple configuration in which the protruding portion is constituted by a part of the skin material.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the lamp lens from being damaged even when a light collision load is input to the bumper cover.

1 is a perspective view showing a front portion of a vehicle to which a bumper cover mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. It is a figure corresponding to FIG. 2 which shows the modification of the attachment structure of the bumper cover which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

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

  In each figure, an arrow UP, an arrow FR, and an arrow OUT indicate the vehicle vertical direction upper side, the vehicle front-rear direction front side, and the vehicle width direction outer side, respectively.

  A bumper cover mounting structure 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to the vehicle body front portion of a vehicle 30 shown in FIG. That is, the front bumper cover 12 and the headlamp lens 14 are provided at the front of the vehicle 30.

  The front bumper cover 12 includes a bumper cover main body 16 made of a foam material, and a skin material 18 that covers the bumper cover main body 16 from the outside of the vehicle. The skin material 18 is made of a resin such as a film or a paint film, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the end portion 16 </ b> A on the headlamp lens 14 side of the bumper cover main body 16 is terminated on the vehicle front side with respect to the lower surface portion 14 </ b> A of the headlamp lens 14. On the other hand, the skin material 18 is integrally formed with a protruding portion 20 that protrudes rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction from the end portion 16A of the bumper cover main body 16 on the headlamp lens 14 side.

  The projecting portion 20 faces the flange 22 of the headlamp lens 14 in the vehicle front-rear direction from the irradiation surface 14B side of the headlamp lens 14, and covers the lower surface portion 14A of the headlamp lens 14 from the lower side in the vehicle vertical direction. Yes.

  The headlamp lens 14 is supported by a panel portion 24 at the front of the vehicle body, and the rear end portion and the panel portion 24 are sealed by a filler 26 such as hot melt. Further, the headlamp lens 14 is formed with a flange 22 (opposing portion) that protrudes downward in the vehicle vertical direction on the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the irradiation surface 14B.

  Although not shown in particular in cross section, the configuration of the side surface portion 14C of the lamp lens shown in FIG. 1 and the surrounding front bumper cover 12 are the same as described above.

  Further, the lower surface portion 14A and the side surface portion 14C of the headlamp lens 14 correspond to portions between the irradiation surface and the facing portion in the lamp lens of the present invention.

  Next, the operation and effect of one embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  According to the bumper cover mounting structure 10, the front bumper cover 12 is formed with a protrusion 20 facing the flange 22 of the headlamp lens 14 supported by the vehicle body in the vehicle front-rear direction. Reference numeral 20 denotes a part of the resin skin material 18. Therefore, even when a light collision load is input to the front bumper cover 12 and the protruding portion 20 interferes with the flange 22, the load transmitted from the protruding portion 20 to the flange 22 is reduced by the bending of the protruding portion 20. Can do. Thereby, it can suppress that the headlamp lens 14 is damaged.

  Moreover, since this protrusion part 20 has covered the lower surface part 14A and the side part 14C in the headlamp lens 14, it can suppress that the inside of the front bumper cover 12 is visible from the exterior through this lower surface part 14A and the side part 14C. In addition, this can be realized with a simple configuration in which the protruding portion 20 is configured by a part of the skin material 18.

  Further, since the front bumper cover 12 is constituted by the bumper cover main body 16 made of a foam material and the resin skin material 18, the weight of the front bumper cover 12 can be reduced. Therefore, the expansion of the gap between the front bumper cover 12 and the headlamp lens 14 can be suppressed without taking measures such as strengthening the fixing portion for fixing the front bumper cover 12 to the vehicle body.

  Next, a modification of one embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the above embodiment, the bumper cover mounting structure 10 is applied to the front portion of the vehicle body, but may be applied to the rear portion of the vehicle body. In this case, the bumper cover is a rear bumper cover, and the lamp lens is a tail lamp lens.

  Further, the protruding portion 20 covers the lower surface portion 14A with a gap from the lower surface portion 14A of the headlamp lens 14, but as shown in FIG. The lower surface portion 14A may be covered with the lower surface portion 14A in a pressed state. Similarly, the protruding portion 20 may be in contact with the side surface portion 14C shown in FIG. 1 in a pressed state to cover the side surface portion 14C.

  If comprised in this way, the clearance gap between the front bumper cover 12 and a lamp lens can be eliminated, and appearance can be improved.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above, and other various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It is.

10 Bumper cover mounting structure 12 Front bumper cover (bumper cover)
14 Headlamp lens (lamp lens)
16 Bumper cover body 18 Skin material 20 Protruding part 22 Flange (opposing part)

Claims (3)

A lamp lens supported by the car body;
A bumper cover body made of foam material;
A resin skin covering the bumper cover body from the outside of the vehicle;
A part of the skin material and protruding from an end of the bumper cover main body, and a protruding part facing the opposite part of the lamp lens in the vehicle front-rear direction from the irradiation surface side of the lamp lens;
Bumper cover mounting structure with The protrusion is in contact with a portion between the irradiation surface and the facing portion in the lamp lens.
The bumper cover mounting structure according to claim 1. The protruding portion covers a portion between the irradiation surface and the facing portion in the lamp lens.
The bumper cover mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2.

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