JP2019073196A - Vehicle body exterior structure - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a vehicle body exterior structure capable of easily preventing light leakage without increasing the number of components.SOLUTION: A vehicle body exterior structure includes: a panel member which covers a part of a vehicle body and has a through-hole 14 for mounting a lamp; a mounting member which is mounted in the panel member; the lamp which is fixed to a position where light can be projected from the through-hole 14; a bumper panel locking claw 18 which is locked to the panel member; and a locking hole 16 for the bumper panel which is provided in the panel member and into which the bumper panel locking claw 18 can be inserted. The mounting member is mounted in the panel member by locking the bumper panel locking claw 18 to the panel member. In the vehicle body exterior structure, a panel integral type shading cover 20 which is formed integrally with the panel member via an integral hinge 21 is provided. The shading cover 20 can be installed between the locking hole 16 for the bumper panel and the lamp by rotation around the integral hinge 21.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle body exterior structure.

  As a prior art of the vehicle body exterior structure, for example, a joint portion management structure between a vehicle bumper and a vehicle body panel disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. In patent document 1, the grille part which has a head lamp mounting opening is integrally formed in the bumper main body of a front bumper, and the spacer is attached to the 2nd shelf of the joint part of this grille part and a fender panel. Since the gap of the mating portion is covered by the reinforcing rib of the spacer, it is possible to prevent muddy water and the like wound up by the wheel from leaking out to the bumper surface from the gap, and it is possible to prevent the deterioration in appearance and the reinforcing rib leaks from the headlamp. As a result, it is possible to block off the starlight and prevent the deterioration of the appearance due to the light of the headlamp leaking out of the gap.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-193053

  However, in Patent Document 1, since the spacer which is a separate component from the front bumper is used as the light shielding member, the number of parts is increased, and the work of assembling the spacer is complicated and time consuming. On the other hand, as a measure against light leakage at the connecting portion of the panel members connected to each other, it is conceivable to use a light shielding member made of foam rubber, but this kind of light shielding member has the same problem as that of Patent Document 1. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle exterior structure capable of easily preventing light leakage without increasing the number of parts.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention covers a part of a vehicle body and includes a panel member provided with a through hole for mounting a lamp, a mounting member attached to the panel member, and can emit light from the through hole. A ramp fixed in position, a locking claw provided on the mounting member and locked to the panel member, and a locking hole provided on the panel member for enabling insertion of the locking claw; In the vehicle exterior structure in which the mounting member is attached to the panel member by locking the locking claw inserted into the locking hole to the panel member, the mounting member is integrated with the panel member via an integral hinge. The light shielding cover having a panel integrated type formed thereon is provided, and the light shielding cover can be installed between the locking hole and the lamp by pivoting about the integral hinge. .

  In the present invention, the light shielding cover can be installed between the locking hole and the lamp by rotating the light shielding cover about the integral hinge. By installing a light shielding cover integrally formed through the panel member and the integral hinge between the locking hole and the lamp, light leakage from the locking hole can be prevented. Since the light shielding cover is integrally formed with the panel member via the integral hinge, the number of parts does not increase, and the light shielding cover can be easily installed by rotating the light shielding cover about the integral hinge. .

Further, in the vehicle body exterior structure described above, the panel member may be configured to include a light blocking cover locking portion that locks the light blocking cover rotated about the integral hinge.
In this case, the locking portion can lock the light shielding cover to the panel member such that the light shielding cover rotated about the integral hinge is installed between the locking hole and the lamp.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a vehicle exterior structure capable of easily preventing light leakage without increasing the number of parts.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the vehicle body exterior structure which concerns on this invention. It is a principal part front view showing the principal part of the body exterior structure concerning the present invention. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the principal part of the grille panel of the vehicle body exterior structure which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, a vehicle exterior structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The vehicle body exterior structure of the present embodiment is an example applied to the front of a car. Front, rear, left, right, upper and lower directions are based on the driver sitting in the driver's seat.

  A grille panel 12 as a panel member shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is provided at the front of a vehicle body (not shown). The grille panel 12 is made of resin and extends to the left and right of the front of the vehicle body, and is fixed to a vehicle body frame (not shown) by bolts (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the grille panel 12 includes an edge 12A which is an upper end when the grille panel 12 is attached to a vehicle body frame and an edge 12B which is a lower end. The grille panel 12 is provided with through holes 14 for fog lamp attachment. A pair of through holes 14 is provided on the left and right sides of the grille panel 12. However, in FIG. 2, only the through holes 14 on the driver's seat side are illustrated. As shown in FIG. 1, the through hole 14 is located between the edge 12A and the edge 12B. The fog lamp 13 as a lamp is attached to a fog bracket portion (not shown) integrally formed on the grill panel 12. That is, the fog lamp 13 is fixed at a position where light can be emitted from the through hole 14.

  Under the through hole 14 in the grille panel 12, a bumper panel locking hole 16 for locking the bumper panel 15 as a mounting member is provided. The bumper panel locking holes 16 are rectangular holes in the form of long side slits in the left-right direction, and correspond to locking holes. A design surface is formed on the surface of the portion of the grille panel 12 located above the bumper panel locking holes 16. A pair of light blocking cover locking holes 17 is provided below each bumper panel locking hole 16 in the grille panel 12. The light blocking cover locking hole 17 corresponds to a light blocking cover locking portion for locking the light blocking cover 20 described later.

  The bumper panel 15 is provided with a bumper panel locking claw 18 which can be inserted into the bumper panel locking hole 16 and locked to the grill panel 12. The bumper panel locking claws 18 correspond to locking claws. The position of the bumper panel locking claw 18 is aligned with the position of the bumper panel locking hole 16. The bumper panel locking claw 18 is formed with a locking surface 18A. The bumper panel locking claws 18 are inserted into the bumper panel locking holes 16 and the locking surface 18A is locked to the back surface of the grille panel 12 so that the bumper panel locking claws 18 are prevented from coming off from the bumper panel locking holes 16 Be done.

  The bumper panel 15 is attached to the grille panel 12 not only by the locking of the grille panel 12 by the bumper panel locking claws 18 but also by clips and bolts not shown. In addition, illustration of the bumper panel 15 is abbreviate | omitted in FIG. When the bumper panel locking claws 18 are inserted into the bumper panel locking holes 16, a gap may be generated between the bumper panel locking claws 18 and the grill panel 12 in the bumper panel locking holes 16. When this gap is generated, there is a high possibility that the light of the fog lamp 13 may leak from the gap of the bumper panel locking hole 16.

  In the present embodiment, the grill panel 12 is provided with a device for preventing light leakage of the fog lamp 13 from the bumper panel locking hole 16. Specifically, the light shielding cover 20 is disposed between the fog lamp 13 and the locking hole 16 for the bumper panel, and light leakage of the fog lamp 13 from the locking hole 16 for the bumper panel is prevented by the light shielding cover 20.

  The light shielding cover 20 is integrally formed with the grille panel 12 through the integral hinge 21. The grille panel 12 and the light shielding cover 20 are integrally formed by injection molding. Therefore, the light shielding cover 20 is a panel integrated light shielding cover. The integral hinge 21 is formed along the edge 12 B which is the lower end of the grille panel 12. The light blocking cover 20 is pivotable about the integral hinge 21. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, in the present embodiment, the light shielding cover 20 is pivoted so as to overlap the back surface of the grille panel 12 and can be installed between the fog lamp 13 and the bumper panel locking hole 16. .

  The length from the edge on the integral hinge 21 side of the light shielding cover 20 to the edge that is the free end (the length in the vertical direction of the light shielding cover 20) is the length from the edge 12A of the grille panel 12 to the through hole 14 Less than. The length in the vertical direction of the light shielding cover 20 is sufficiently larger than the length in the vertical direction of the locking hole 16 for the bumper panel, and the length (width) in the horizontal direction of the light shielding cover 20 is larger than the width of the locking hole 16 for the bumper panel large. The thickness of the light shielding cover 20 is substantially the same as the thickness of the grille panel 12.

  The light shielding cover 20 is provided with a pair of light shielding cover locking claws 22 which project from the back surface of the light shielding cover 20. The light blocking cover locking claw 22 is insertable into the light blocking cover locking hole 17 when the light blocking cover 20 is rotated so as to overlap the back surface of the grille panel 12. A locking surface 22A is formed on the light shielding cover locking claw 22. The light shielding cover locking claw 22 is inserted into the light shielding cover locking hole 17, and the locking surface 22 A is locked to the surface of the grille panel 12, whereby the light shielding cover locking hole 17 of the light shielding cover locking claw 22. It is prevented from coming out of the house.

  When the light shielding cover locking claw 22 is locked to the grille panel 12, the light shielding cover 20 is held by the grille panel 12 in a folded state. The light shielding cover 20 held by the grill panel 12 in the folded state is located between a part of the fog lamp 13 and the bumper panel locking hole 16. A bumper panel 15 is located in front of the lower part of the grille panel 12 from the bumper panel locking hole 16.

  Next, an assembling procedure of the vehicle body exterior structure according to the present embodiment will be described. The grille panel 12 formed by injection molding and the light shielding cover 20 are connected via an integral hinge 21 (see FIG. 2). First, the operator rotates the light shielding cover 20 upward about the integral hinge 21 so that the light shielding cover 20 overlaps with the back surface of the grille panel 12, and the light shielding cover engaging claw 22 of the light shielding cover It inserts in the locking hole 17 (refer FIG. 1, FIG. 3). When the light shielding cover engaging claw 22 is inserted into the light shielding cover engaging hole 17, the light shielding cover engaging claw 22 is moved to the light shielding cover engaging hole 17 when the light shielding cover engaging claw 22 is elastically deformed. It becomes easy to insert.

  When the light shielding cover locking claw 22 is inserted into the light shielding cover locking hole 17, the light shielding cover locking claw 22 is locked to the grill panel 12 and the light shielding cover 20 is folded back to the grill panel 12. It is held. The light shielding cover 20 held by the grill panel 12 is located between the fog lamp 13 and the bumper panel locking hole 16. When the light blocking cover 20 is folded back and held by the grille panel 12, the light blocking cover locking claw 22 does not come out of the light blocking cover locking hole 17.

  Next, the operator attaches the fog lamp 13 to a fog bracket portion (not shown) formed on the grill panel 12, and then fixes the grill panel 12 to which the fog lamp 13 is attached to the vehicle body frame. Then, the bumper panel 15 is attached to the grille panel 12 fixed to the vehicle body frame. When attaching the bumper panel 15 to the grille panel 12, the bumper panel engaging claws 18 of the bumper panel 15 are inserted into the bumper panel engaging holes 16 of the grille panel 12, and the bumper panel engaging claws 18 are engaged with the grille panel 12. The bumper panel 15 is attached to the grill panel 12 by locking with clips and bolts in addition to locking with the bumper panel locking claws 18.

  The light shielding cover 20 held by the grille panel 12 in the folded state is located between the fog lamp 13 and the locking hole 16 for the bumper panel, so that light leaking from the locking hole 16 for the bumper panel of the fog lamp 13 is blocked. It is prevented by the cover 20. In addition, since the bumper panel 15 is positioned in front of the lower part of the grille panel 12 from the bumper panel locking hole 16, the light leakage is blocked by the bumper panel 15 from the light shielding cover locking hole 17. Therefore, light leakage from the fog lamp 13 through the light blocking cover locking hole 17 is reliably prevented.

  Although the bumper panel 15 is attached to the grille panel 12 after the grille panel 12 is fixed to the vehicle body frame, the bumper panel 15 may be attached to the grille panel 12 first. In this case, after that, the light shielding cover 20 is turned to be held by the grill panel 12 in a folded state, and the fog lamp 13 is attached to the grill panel 12. Then, the grille panel 12 to which the bumper panel 15 and the fog lamp 13 are attached is fixed to the vehicle body frame.

The vehicle body exterior structure of the present embodiment has the following effects.
(1) The light shielding cover 20 can be installed between the bumper panel locking hole 16 and the fog lamp 13 by rotating the light shielding cover 20 about the integral hinge 21. By installing the light shielding cover 20 integrally formed through the grille panel 12 and the integral hinge 21 between the bumper panel locking hole 16 and the fog lamp 13, light leakage from the bumper panel locking hole 16 is prevented. be able to. Since the light shielding cover 20 is integrally formed with the grille panel 12 via the integral hinge 21, the number of parts does not increase, and the light shielding cover 20 is easily rotated around the integral hinge 21. It can be installed.

(2) The grille panel 12 is provided with a light blocking cover locking hole 17 as a cover locking portion for locking the light blocking cover 20 rotated about the integral hinge 21. Therefore, the light blocking cover locking hole 17 is formed so that the light blocking cover 20 rotated about the integral hinge 21 is installed between the bumper panel locking hole 16 and the fog lamp 13. The grill panel 12 can be locked.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention. For example, the following modifications may be made.

In the above embodiment, the bumper panel locking holes are formed in the grille panel as a panel member, and the bumper panel locking holes are used as the light shielding cover locking portions. However, the light shielding cover locking portions are the bumper panel locking holes Not limited to. The light blocking cover locking portion may be provided on a member other than the panel member. For example, the light blocking cover locking portion may be provided on a member (for example, a fog lamp bracket) provided separately from the panel member. Further, the light blocking cover locking portion is not limited to the locking hole, as long as the light blocking cover can be locked.
In the above embodiment, the grille panel is a panel member and the bumper panel is a mounting member, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, in the case of a bumper divided into upper and lower parts, an upper bumper provided with a through hole of a lamp may be a panel member, and a lower bumper attached to the upper bumper and having a locking claw may be an attachment member. The mounting member is not limited to a panel such as a bumper panel, and may be a member provided with a locking claw that is locked to a locking hole provided in the panel member and attached to the panel member, and in particular the shape and structure It does not matter. Furthermore, the present invention can be applied not only to the front of the vehicle body but also to the rear of the vehicle body.
In the above embodiment, the fog lamp is exemplified as the lamp, but the lamp is not limited to the fog lamp. The lamps may be, for example, headlights, turn indicators, and brake lamps in addition to fog lamps.
In the above embodiment, the panel member is provided with a single light shielding cover, but the present invention is not limited to this. The light shielding cover may be provided in accordance with the number of cover engaging portions provided on the panel member. For example, when the cover locking portion is provided at two places of the panel member, two light shielding covers may be provided.
In the above embodiment, the lamp is fixed to the panel member, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a lamp bracket may be provided separately from the panel member, and the lamp may be fixed to the lamp bracket.

12 Grill panel (as a panel member)
13 fog lamp 14 through hole 15 bumper panel (as a mounting member)
16 Locking hole for bumper panel 17 Locking hole for light shielding cover (as light shielding cover locking part)
18 bumper panel locking claw 18A locking surface 20 light shielding cover 21 integral hinge 22 light shielding cover locking claw 22A locking surface

Claims (2)

A panel member that covers a part of the vehicle body and has a through hole for mounting a lamp;
An attachment member attached to the panel member;
A lamp fixed at a position where light can be projected from the through hole;
A locking claw provided on the mounting member and locked to the panel member;
And a locking hole provided on the panel member and capable of inserting the locking claw.
In the vehicle exterior structure in which the mounting member is attached to the panel member by locking the locking claw inserted into the locking hole to the panel member,
A light shield cover integrated with the panel member integrally formed with the panel member via an integral hinge;
The vehicle exterior structure, wherein the light shielding cover can be installed between the locking hole and the lamp by pivoting about the integral hinge.   The vehicle body exterior structure according to claim 1, wherein the panel member includes a light blocking cover locking portion for locking the light blocking cover rotated about the integral hinge.

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