JP2014201183A - Mounting structure of license plate lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure of a license plate lamp which can secure light distribution of a license plate lamp to a license plate with high accuracy without deteriorating an outfitting property.SOLUTION: A mounting structure of a license plate lamp of a vehicle, which has a license plate mounting part 11 for mounting a license plate 6 arranged on a rear bumper 10, includes a support bracket 20 having a bumper fixing part 22 to which the rear bumper 10 is fixed in a position opposite to a rear surface side of the license plate mounting part 11 in a rear end of a vehicle body. A lamp support part 21 which is extended from the bumper fixing part 22 at a predetermined angle to a rear bumper 10 side and on which the license plate lamp 7 is mounted is integrally formed on the support bracket 20.

Description

  The present invention relates to a license lamp mounting structure.

  Conventionally, there is a vehicle in which a license plate is mounted on the rear surface of the rear bumper. The license plate mounting portion for mounting the license plate is provided with a license lamp for illuminating the license plate. The visibility of the license plate is defined by laws and regulations, and the position and the irradiation angle of the license lamp with respect to the license plate are set so as to satisfy the laws and regulations. Since the position and irradiation angle of the license lamp require a certain degree of accuracy, a type in which the license lamp is also mounted on the rear bumper is often adopted so that the positional relationship between the license lamp and the license plate is not distorted ( For example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-53068 (see, for example, paragraphs [0009]-[0012], [FIG. 2]-[FIG. 5], etc.) Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2004-175129 (for example, see paragraphs [0020]-[0027], [FIG. 2]-[FIG. 4], etc.)

  However, in the case where the license lamp as described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 is mounted on the rear bumper, when the rear bumper is mounted on the vehicle body, the license lamp wiring is connected from the rear bumper side to the vehicle body side. Work is required. Also, when removing the rear bumper or finisher from the vehicle body, the license lamp and its wiring must be removed from the bumper, which is inefficient.

  On the other hand, there is a structure in which the license lamp is mounted on the vehicle body side via a bracket or the like. With this type, it is only necessary to attach a license lamp to the vehicle body before wiring the rear bumper, so that workability at the time of mounting and removing is improved. However, due to assembly errors when the bracket or rear bumper is assembled to the vehicle body side, the relative position between the rear bumper and the bracket, that is, the position of the license lamp with respect to the license plate and the irradiation angle are likely to vary, making it difficult to achieve light distribution accuracy. There was a problem.

  From the above, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and ensures the light distribution of the license lamp with respect to the license plate with high accuracy without causing deterioration of the wearability. It is aimed to provide a license lamp mounting structure that can be used.

  A license lamp mounting structure according to a first invention for solving the above-described problem is a license lamp mounting structure in a vehicle in which a license plate mounting portion on which a license plate is mounted is provided on a rear bumper. A support bracket having a bumper fixing portion to which the rear bumper is fixed is provided at a position facing the back side of the license plate mounting portion, and the support bracket is extended from the bumper fixing portion to the rear bumper side at a predetermined angle. And a lamp support portion on which the license lamp is mounted.

  A license lamp mounting structure according to a second invention that solves the above-described problem is the license lamp mounting structure according to the first invention described above, wherein the bumper fixing portion has a fixing hole for fixing the rear bumper. And a locking hole for locking a locking claw for temporarily fixing the rear bumper.

  A license lamp mounting structure according to a third invention for solving the above-described problem is the license lamp mounting structure according to the first or second invention described above, wherein the rear bumper has an upper end of the license plate mounting portion. From the rear of the vehicle and extending so as to cover the upper side of the license plate mounting portion, and the lamp support portion is provided with an illumination window for illuminating the license plate. Is characterized in that it extends from the upper end of the bumper fixing part above the collar part and the license lamp is arranged at a position facing the illumination window.

  A license lamp mounting structure according to a fourth invention that solves the above-described problem is the license lamp mounting structure according to any one of the first to third inventions described above, wherein the support bracket has other structure. It also features a bracket for fixing electrical equipment.

  According to the license lamp mounting structure of the first invention, the license lamp and this wiring can be mounted on the support bracket provided on the vehicle body before mounting the rear bumper, and the license lamp can be mounted during mounting or removal. Also, since there is no need to remove this wiring, there is no deterioration in wearability, and one bracket positions both the license lamp and the license plate, so the position and irradiation angle of the license lamp with respect to the license plate vary. The distribution of the license lamp with respect to the license plate can be ensured with high accuracy.

  According to the license lamp mounting structure of the second invention, the same effect as the license lamp mounting structure of the first invention described above can be obtained, and when the rear bumper is mounted on the vehicle body, Thus, the latching pawl can be latched in the latching hole of the support bracket, and workability when the rear bumper is assembled to the vehicle body side can be improved.

  According to the license lamp mounting structure according to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the same effects as the license lamp mounting structure according to the first and second aspects of the invention described above, the opening is an illumination window. The license plate mounted on the license plate mounting portion and the license lamp mounted on the lamp support portion face each other, and the light distribution of the license lamp with respect to the license plate can be maintained with higher accuracy.

  According to the license lamp mounting structure according to the fourth invention, in addition to the same effects as the license lamp mounting structure according to the first to third inventions described above, other electrical equipment and wiring thereof are also supported. It can be fixed to the bracket, and it is not necessary to separately provide the other electrical equipment and its wiring bracket, and the workability when the rear bumper is installed or removed can be further improved.

1 is a perspective view of a vehicle including a license lamp mounting structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which follows the II-II line in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which follows the III-III line in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the attachment state of the attachment structure of the said license lamp. It is explanatory drawing of the support bracket which the attachment structure of the said license lamp comprises, Comprising: The upper surface is shown to Fig.5 (a), the front is shown to FIG.5 (b), The side is shown to FIG.5 (c). .

  One embodiment for implementing a license lamp mounting structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited only to the following embodiments described with reference to the drawings.

  A license lamp mounting structure according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, the X-axis direction indicates the vehicle left side direction, the Y-axis direction indicates the vehicle front direction, and the Z-axis direction indicates the height direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a rear bumper 10 is attached to the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1, and a license plate 6 is attached to the center of the rear bumper 10 in the vehicle width direction.

  A license plate mounting portion 11 to which the license plate 6 is mounted is provided at a substantially center of the rear bumper 10 in the vehicle width direction. The license plate mounting portion 11 is inclined with respect to the vertical direction. In the approximate center of the license plate mounting portion 11, there is provided a recess 12 that protrudes toward the back surface (front direction of the vehicle) and is recessed with respect to the front surface. The recess 12 is further provided with a locking claw 12a that protrudes further to the back surface side and can be locked in a locking hole 22b of the support bracket 20, which will be described in detail later, and a clip hole 12b. At the edge of the clip hole 12b on the back surface side of the recess 12, a flat surface portion 12c that is flat in the vertical direction is provided. Thereby, the assembly | attachment error at the time of assembling the rear bumper 10 to the vehicle body 1 side can be suppressed. The rear bumper 10 includes a flange 13 that is connected to the upper end of the license plate mounting portion 11, bends in a substantially horizontal direction to the surface side (rear direction of the vehicle), extends linearly, and covers the upper side of the license plate mounting portion 11. ing. An opening 13 a formed as an illumination window is provided in the collar portion 13, and the license lamp 7 attached to the support bracket 20 can illuminate the license plate 6 attached to the rear bumper 10.

  The support bracket 20 is welded and fixed at a position facing the back side of the license plate mounting portion 11 of the rear bumper 10 at the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1. Specifically, the rear end 2 is fixed to a substantially central portion in the vehicle width direction. The support bracket 20 includes a bumper fixing portion 22 that supports the rear bumper 10 and a lamp support portion 21 to which the license lamp 7 is attached. The support bracket 20 is a member formed by bending a sheet metal member, and the bumper fixing portion 22 and the lamp support portion 21 are integrally formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, the bumper fixing portion 22 has a plate shape extending in the vertical direction, and side plate portions 23 forming side walls at both side ends in the vehicle width direction. , 24 are connected to each other.

  The bumper fixing portion 22 and the side plate portions 23 and 24 are substantially perpendicular. Further, flange portions 25 and 26 are provided at the front end portions of the side plate portions 23 and 24, and the flange portions 25 and 26 are welded to the rear surface of the rear end 2.

  The lamp support portion 21 is bent from the upper end portion of the bumper fixing portion 22 and extends toward the vehicle rear side, that is, the rear bumper 10 side. Specifically, the lamp support portion 21 is provided at a predetermined angle with respect to the bumper fixing portion 22 and extends to above the flange portion 13 of the license plate mounting portion 11 of the rear bumper 10. The lamp support portion 21 is provided with a lamp mounting hole 21a in which the license lamp 7 is mounted at a position facing the opening portion 13a that is an illumination window formed in the collar portion 13 of the license plate mounting portion 11 in the vertical direction. Yes. That is, the license lamp 7 mounted in the lamp mounting hole 21a is disposed to face the opening 13a of the license plate mounting portion 11. Thus, the lamp support portion 21 is configured to arrange the license lamp 7 at a position facing the opening portion 13a so that the license plate 6 can be illuminated from the opening portion 13a. Flange portions 27a, 27b, and 27c are respectively provided at the front end portion and the side end portion of the lamp support portion 21 to reinforce the lamp support portion 21.

  In addition, rib portions 28 and 29 for reinforcement are provided at the boundary portion between the lamp support portion 21 and the bumper fixing portion 22 of the support bracket 20, that is, at the portion bent from the upper end portion of the bumper fixing portion 22 to the rear side. It is provided across the support portion 21 and the bumper fixing portion 22.

  The bumper fixing portion 22 is provided with a fixing hole (clip hole) 22a for clip-fixing the rear bumper 10 and a locking hole 22b with which the locking claw 12a of the rear bumper 10 can be locked. The locking hole 22b has a rectangular shape whose left-right direction is longer than the up-down direction. The fixing hole 22 a is provided in the vicinity of the side end portion of the bumper fixing portion 22. In the vicinity of the other side end portion of the bumper fixing portion 22, an insertion hole 22 c through which a wiring (not shown) of a rear electrical device 31 such as a wireless device is inserted is formed. A through-hole 22 d that penetrates the front and back is provided in the substantially central portion of the bumper fixing portion 22. Adjacent to the through hole 22d, bolt holes 22e and 22f are provided that can fix the rear electrical equipment 31 with bolts (not shown). One side plate portion 23 is provided with insertion holes 23 a and 23 b through which the wiring 8 of the license lamp 7 and the wiring of the rear electrical device 31 can be inserted.

  The rear bumper 10 is temporarily placed on the support bracket 20 on the back surface side of the license lamp mounting portion 11 by locking the locking claws 12a of the rear bumper 10 in the locking holes 22b. Then, in the temporarily placed state, the clip 41 penetrating the clip hole 12b of the recess 12 of the rear bumper 10 is fitted into the fixing hole 22a, and the back side of the license lamp mounting portion 11 is fixed to the bumper fixing portion 22 of the support bracket 20. The By fixing the back side of the license lamp mounting part 11 to the bumper fixing part 22, the relative position between the license lamp mounting part 11 and the lamp support part 21 is determined.

  As shown in FIG. 4, clip holes 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d for clip-fixing the rear bumper 10 are provided on the rear end 2 and the rear bumper 10 of the vehicle body 1, respectively. Is provided. Clip holes 3 a, 3 b, 15 a, 15 b for clip-fixing the rear bumper 10 are provided in the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1 and the lower part of the rear bumper 10, respectively. Bolt holes 5 a and 5 b for bolting the rear bumper bracket 51 are provided on the left side of the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1. On the left side of the rear bumper 10, a clip hole 15 c for fixing the clip to the lower portion of the rear bumper bracket 51 is provided. On the right side of the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1, as with the left side of the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1, a bolt hole (not shown) for bolting a rear bumper bracket (not shown) is provided.

  The procedure for assembling the license lamp 7 and the rear bumper 10 to the vehicle body 1 in a vehicle having the above-described license lamp mounting structure of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

  A support bracket 20 is welded and fixed to a substantially central portion of the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1, that is, a position facing the back side of the license plate mounting portion 11 of the rear bumper 10.

  First, the rear electrical device 31 is fixed to the bumper fixing portion 22 of the support bracket 20, and the wiring (not shown) of the rear electrical device 31 is inserted into the insertion holes 22c, 23a, and 23b. Subsequently, the license lamp 7 is mounted in the lamp mounting hole 21a of the lamp support portion 21, and the wiring 8 of the license lamp 7 is inserted through the insertion holes 23a and 23b.

  Subsequently, the rear bumper bracket 51 is fixed to the bolt holes 5 a and 5 b on the left side of the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1 by bolts 52 and 52. Note that, on the right side portion of the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1, as with the left side portion of the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1, a rear bumper bracket (not shown) is inserted into a bolt hole (not shown) on the right side portion of the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1. Is fixed with a bolt (not shown).

Subsequently, the locking claw 12a provided on the back surface of the recess 12 of the license plate mounting portion 11 of the rear bumper 10 is inserted into the locking hole 22b provided in the bumper fixing portion 22 of the support bracket 20, and the locking claw 12a is inserted. Locks into the locking hole 22b. With the locking claw 12a of the rear bumper 10 locked in the locking hole 22b of the support bracket 20, the clip 12b provided in the recess 12 of the license plate mounting portion 11 is inserted into the fixing hole 22a of the bumper fixing portion 22. The clip 41 is fitted. Clips 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 22a, 3a, 3b on the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1 and clips 63, 63, 63, 63 on the clip holes 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 12b, 15a, 15b on the rear bumper 10 41, 61, 61 are fitted, and the clip 62 is fitted into the bracket 51 fixed to the left side of the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1 and the clip hole 15 c of the rear bumper 10. A clip hole (not shown) is also provided on the right side of the rear bumper 10, as with the left side of the rear bumper 10, and a bracket (not shown) fixed to the right side of the rear end of the vehicle body 1. ), A clip (not shown) is fastened to the clip hole (not shown) on the right side of the rear bumper 10. Thereby, the rear bumper 10 is fixed to the rear end 2 of the vehicle body 1.
In this state, the license lamp 7 mounted in the lamp mounting hole 21a of the lamp support portion 21 is disposed above the flange portion 13 of the license lamp mounting portion 11 so as to face the opening portion 13a that is an illumination window.

  Subsequently, the license plate 6 is fixed to the license plate mounting portion 11 of the rear bumper 10.

  By assembling the license lamp 7 and the license plate 6 in this way, the license plate 6 is accurately positioned within the illumination range of the license lamp 7, and the light distribution of the license lamp 7 with respect to the license plate 6 has a predetermined accuracy. Can be maintained.

  Therefore, according to the license lamp mounting structure according to the present embodiment, the support bracket 20 includes the lamp mounting hole 21a for mounting the license lamp 7 and the insertion holes 23a and 23b for inserting the wiring 8 of the license lamp. The license lamp 7 and the wiring 8 can be attached to the support bracket 20 fixed to the vehicle body 1 before the rear bumper 10 is installed, and workability at the time of installation and removal is not reduced. In addition, since one bracket 20 positions both the license lamp 7 and the license plate mounting portion 11, the position and irradiation angle of the license lamp 7 with respect to the license plate 6 are less likely to vary, and the license lamp 7 with respect to the license plate 6 does not vary. Light distribution can be ensured with high accuracy.

  Since the bumper fixing portion 22 includes the fixing hole 22a and the locking hole 22b, the locking claw 12a of the rear bumper 10 is locked to the locking hole 22b of the support bracket 20 when the rear bumper 10 is mounted on the vehicle body 1. As a result, the work of supporting the rear bumper 10 by the operator can be reduced, so that the workability when the rear bumper 10 is assembled to the vehicle body 1 side is improved as compared with the case where the rear bumper 10 cannot be locked. be able to.

  The lamp support portion 21 of the support bracket 20 is disposed at a position facing the opening portion 13a which is an illumination window provided in the flange portion 13 of the rear bumper 10 so that the license lamp 7 is licensed via the opening portion 13a. The license plate 6 mounted on the plate mounting portion 11 and the license lamp 7 mounted on the lamp support portion 21 face each other, and the light distribution of the license lamp 7 with respect to the license plate 6 can be maintained with higher accuracy. it can.

  The support bracket 20 includes clip holes 22e and 22f for fixing the rear electrical device 31 and insertion holes 22c, 23a, and 23b through which the wiring of the rear electrical device 31 is inserted. A bracket for fixing the device can also be used, and there is no need to separately provide a bracket for fixing the other electrical device. When the rear bumper 10 is mounted on the vehicle body 1 or the rear bumper 10 is removed from the vehicle body 1 Workability at the time can be further improved.

  In the above description, the license lamp mounting structure including the support bracket 20 capable of assembling the rear electrical device 31 together with the license lamp 7 and the rear bumper 10 has been described. However, the support capable of assembling the license lamp and the rear bumper is described. It is also possible to adopt a license lamp mounting structure including a bracket.

  The mounting structure of the license lamp according to the present invention can ensure the light distribution of the license lamp with respect to the license plate with high accuracy without causing deterioration of the wearability, and thus can be used extremely beneficially in the automobile industry and the like. Can do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle body 2 Rear end 3a, 3b Clip hole 4a-4d Clip hole 5a, 5b Bolt hole 6 License plate 7 License lamp 8 License lamp wiring 10 Rear bumper 11 License plate mounting part 12 Recess 12a Locking part 12b Clip hole 13 Gutter part 13a Openings 15a to 15c Clip holes 16a to 16d Clip hole 20 Support bracket 21 Lamp support portion 22 Bumper fixing portion 22a Fixing hole (clip hole)
22b Locking hole 22c Insertion hole 22d Through hole 22e, 22f Bolt hole 23 Side plate part 23a, 23b Insertion hole 24 Side plate part 25, 26 Flange part 27a, 27b, 27c Flange part 28, 29 Rib part 31 Rear electrical equipment 41 Clip 51 Rear bumper bracket 52 Bolt 61-63 Clip

Claims (4)

A license lamp mounting structure in a vehicle in which a license plate mounting portion on which a license plate is mounted is provided in a rear bumper,
A support bracket including a bumper fixing portion to which the rear bumper is fixed is provided at a position facing the back side of the license plate mounting portion at the rear end of the vehicle body,
A mounting structure for a license lamp, wherein the support bracket is integrally formed with a lamp support portion that is extended from the bumper fixing portion toward the rear bumper at a predetermined angle and on which the license lamp is mounted. A license lamp mounting structure according to claim 1,
A mounting structure for a license lamp, wherein the bumper fixing portion is provided with a fixing hole for fixing the rear bumper and a locking hole for locking a locking claw for temporarily fixing the rear bumper. A license lamp mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2,
The rear bumper includes a collar portion that is bent rearward from the upper end of the license plate mounting portion and covers the upper side of the license plate mounting portion.
The collar is provided with an illumination window for illuminating the license plate,
The mounting structure for a license lamp, wherein the lamp support portion extends from an upper end of the bumper fixing portion above the flange portion, and the license lamp is disposed at a position facing the illumination window. A license lamp mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The mounting structure for a license lamp, wherein the support bracket also serves as a bracket for fixing other electrical equipment.

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