JP2019104305A - Lighting fixture mounting part structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a lighting fixture mounting part structure of a vehicle allowing a lighting fixture to be easily removed without using additional removal tools such as on-vehicle tools during maintenance operation such as a replacement of a bulb of the lighting fixture.SOLUTION: A rear combination lamp 1 is inserted in a concave part 21 formed on a vehicle body 2, and is permanently fixed thereon with screw means 4 after temporarily fixed with fitting means 3. A cover member 5 mounted on the vehicle body 2 through pawl fitting and removed in association with removal operation of the rear combination lamp 1 is provided with a rib 54 arranged on a rear surface side to be inserted in a parting gap between a rear end edge of the rear combination lamp 1 and a portion 21a of the vehicle body 2 opposite to the rear end edge.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a lamp mounting portion structure of a vehicle in which an exterior lamp is detachably fixed to a vehicle body.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in vehicles such as automobiles, a lamp mounting portion structure is known in which an exterior lamp is inserted into a recess formed in a vehicle body and is detachably fixed to the vehicle body.

  As such a lamp attachment portion structure, for example, in a lamp attached by engaging a detachable engagement means to the recess of the rear bumper, the attachment structure of the lamp in which the opening is provided in the lower wall portion of the recess Are disclosed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to the mounting structure of the lamp, the lamp can be removed from the rear bumper by inserting a removal tool from the opening and pushing the lamp from the back side with the removal tool.

  In addition, as a mounting structure of such a lamp, in a laterally adjacent headlamp and turn signal lamp, a bracket formed on the side surface of the headlamp so as to extend to the side of the turn signal lamp has a first pedestal, Two pedestals and a third pedestal are juxtaposed in a state of being separated in the longitudinal direction centering on the third pedestal, and a tip portion is formed in an upward inclined state on the back surface of the turn signal lamp. The first protrusion which rides on the upper surface and the claw portion which is engaged with the upper second pedestal at the tip end is formed, and the second protrusion which is in contact with the lower surface of the second pedestal and the tip portion is inclined downward. A vehicle lamp connecting structure is provided, which is formed and the tip end portion is connected to the tip end portion of the first projecting piece, and the third projecting piece is in contact with the lower surface of the middle third pedestal. Disclosed (eg, patents Document 2 reference.). "Parallel arrangement" means that they are arranged close to one another, arranged in a row, and arranged side by side.

  According to the coupling structure of the vehicular lamp, the turn signal lamp can be removed from the headlamp by disengaging the claw from the second pedestal while pushing down the second projection with the tip of the driver.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-301521 JP, 2000-127839, A

  However, in the lamp attachment structure of Patent Document 1, in order for the user of a vehicle such as an automobile to perform maintenance work such as replacement of a valve or a harness, a rod-like removal tool such as a driver is additionally required. there were. When the rod-like removal tool is an on-board tool, it is generally housed in a vehicle such as a trunk room, and the removal tool must be taken into the vehicle when removing the lamp, so work efficiency There was a drawback that decreased. In addition, when the removal tool is not installed as an on-board tool and the user himself does not have it, he or she must separately purchase it, thus causing a financial burden on the user. .

  Furthermore, when this lamp mounting structure is applied to a rear bumper, there is a problem that the lamp can not be removed from the rear surface side with a tool unless the rear bumper is removed from the rear body. This is because the rear bumper is formed to cover the recess in the lower side.

  In addition, in this lamp mounting structure, the operation of removing the lamp can not be performed from the front side of the recess, and there is a problem that a working space is required on the rear side of the vehicle body in which the recess is formed.

  Further, in the vehicle lamp connecting structure of Patent Document 2, when removing the turn signal lamp from the headlamp, in order to release the engagement between the claws of the second protrusion and the second pedestal, the second protrusion is used. The problem is that you need a removal tool like a screwdriver to push down the In addition, in this connection structure, a space for inserting a removal tool is required. However, when this structure is applied to a rear combination lamp having a narrow clearance from the rear body, the removal tool is inserted into the rear body. Since the holes have to be provided, there is a problem that the appearance of the rear body is deteriorated.

  The present invention was made in order to solve such conventional problems, and in the case of maintenance work such as lamp bulb replacement, the lamp can be easily made without using a separate removal tool such as an on-board tool etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle lamp structure that can be removed.

A lamp mounting portion structure of a vehicle according to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object, wherein an exterior lamp is inserted into a recess formed in a vehicle body and temporarily fixed by fitting means and by screwing means This is fixed.
In the lamp mounting portion structure of the vehicle, the cover member attached to the exterior lamp, the vehicle body or the interior trim by claw fitting and removed together with the operation for removing the exterior lamp has a rear end edge of the lamp and the rear end edge A rib is provided on the back surface side for inserting into a parting gap between a part of the car body facing the part.

In the lamp mounting portion structure of a vehicle according to the second aspect of the present invention, the exterior lamp is inserted into the recess formed in the vehicle body and permanently fixed by a plurality of screwing means.
In the lamp mounting portion structure of this vehicle, the cover member which is attached to the exterior lamp, the vehicle body or the interior trim by claw fitting and is removed together with the operation of removing the exterior lamp is the outer rim of the lamp and the inner rim of the recess A rib is provided on the back side for insertion into the parting gap between the two.

According to the lamp attachment portion structure of the vehicle according to the first aspect and the second aspect, the cover member is attached to the exterior lamp, the vehicle body, or the interior trim by the claw fitting. Since it can be removed from the exterior lamp, the vehicle body or the interior trim only by itself, it is possible to work without using a removal tool in the removal operation of the exterior lamp.
Further, since the cover member is provided with a rib on the back surface side, the cover member can be used as a handle when removing the exterior lamp from the recess of the vehicle body, so in the first aspect, the lamp The rib inserted from the front side of the vehicle body in the parting gap between the rear end edge of the vehicle body and the part of the vehicle body to which the rear end edge faces can act in the removal direction of the exterior lamp. The rib inserted from the front side of the vehicle body in the parting gap between the outer peripheral edge of the lamp and the inner peripheral edge of the recess can be made to act in the removal direction of the exterior lamp. Therefore, the exterior lamp can be easily removed from the recessed portion of the vehicle body even if the parting gap has a narrow size that makes it difficult to hook the hand or finger.
In the first aspect, the exterior lamp is temporarily fixed to the recess of the vehicle body by the fitting means even if the screw connection by the screwing means is released, but the cover lamp is fitted with the rib The exterior lamp can be removed from the recess against the fitting force of the means, and in the second aspect, the outer periphery of the lamp and the inside of the recess are formed even if the exterior lamp is in a state of being retracted from the outlet surface of the recess. Since the ribs of the cover member can be inserted from the front side of the vehicle body into the parting gap between the rim and the rim, the exterior lamp can be removed from the recess.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the lamp mounting structure for a vehicle according to the first aspect or the second aspect, the mounting position of the rib relative to the cover member is such that the exterior lamp is removed from the recess after being inserted into the rib It is a position where it is easy to apply a force to the rib in the direction.

  According to the lamp mounting portion structure of the vehicle as the third aspect, the cover member can be easily operated as a handle.

  According to the vehicle lamp structure of the present invention, the exterior lamp attached to the recess of the vehicle body without using a separate removal tool such as an on-vehicle tool etc. at the time of maintenance work such as replacement of the bulb of the exterior lamp It can be easily removed from the front side.

It is a figure which shows the preferable embodiment in the vehicle lamp structure of this invention, (A) is an assembly perspective view, (B) is a disassembled perspective view, (C) is the perspective view which looked at the cover member from the back side. It is an explanatory view of the procedure in the case of removing a rear combination lamp, (A) is a figure before removing a cover member from a crevice of a car body, ZZ sectional view shown in Drawing 1 (A), (B) is a cover member. It is a figure after removing from the recessed part of a vehicle body, and is ZZ sectional drawing shown to FIG. 1 (A).

  Hereinafter, an embodiment for carrying out the lamp mounting portion structure of the vehicle of the present invention will be described. In addition, although the direction is shown by the arrow in FIG. 1 (A) and (B) used by the form for implementing this invention, this has shown the direction seen from the passenger | crew who sat down to the driver's seat. The arrow UP indicates the upward direction of the vehicle, the arrow RR indicates the rearward direction of the vehicle, and the arrow RH indicates the rightward direction of the vehicle.

  The lamp attachment portion structure according to the present invention is a lamp attachment portion (hereinafter referred to as “first portion”) in which an exterior lamp is inserted into a recess formed in a vehicle body and temporarily fixed by fitting means and fixed by screwing means. The light fixture attachment portion of In addition, the hole which can push out an exterior lamp from a back side shall not be opened in the recessed part.

  As an exterior lamp used for this 1st lamp mounting part, the rear combination lamp 1 as shown, for example to FIG. 1 (A) and (B) corresponds. The rear combination lamp 1 is provided on the left and right sides in the vehicle width direction of a flip-up back door (not shown) that opens and closes the luggage compartment 6 at the rear end of the vehicle. The rear end of the vehicle where the rear combination lamp 1 is provided is basically symmetrical in the left-right direction with respect to the center in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, in FIGS. Only the right side of the rear end is shown, and the right side of the rear end of the vehicle will be described.

  The rear combination lamp 1 includes an outer lens 11 and a housing 12 (see FIG. 2A), and a direction indicator light, a brake light, a taillight, a reverse light, a reflector and the like are integrally incorporated. Is formed.

  A recessed portion 21 for inserting the rear combination lamp 1 from the rear side of the vehicle is formed on the right side of the rear end of the vehicle body 2 to which the L-shaped rear combination lamp 1 is attached. Since the rear combination lamp 1 is formed in an L shape, the recess 21 is provided not only on the right side of the rear end of the vehicle 2 but also on the side of the rear of the vehicle 2. Hereinafter, the side surface portion of the recess 21 is referred to as a side surface recess 21 a.

  Further, the rear combination lamp 1 and the recess 21 are disposed on the outer side of the rear combination lamp 1 in the vehicle width direction, and the grommet 31 has an axial center attached to the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 along the vehicle longitudinal direction. And the fitting pin 32 provided on the back side of the housing 12 of the rear combination lamp 1 so as to be fitted to the grommet 31 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. For example, a stud pin corresponds to the fitting pin 32.

  The rear combination lamp 1 and the recess 21 are disposed on the inner side of the rear combination lamp 1 in the vehicle width direction, and are provided on the inner end of the rear combination lamp 1 in the vehicle width direction in a protruding manner. The bracket 13 is fixed by screwing means 4 fixed to the bottom of the recess 21 from the front side of the vehicle. For example, a screw grommet 41 is preferable as the screwing means 4 (see FIGS. 2A and 2B). The screw grommet 41 is fixed at a predetermined position on the bottom of the recess 21. The bracket 13 is attached to the recess 21 by screwing a screw 43 such as a tap screw into the hole 42 of the screw grommet 41 through the through hole 13 a provided in the bracket 13. The screw grommet 41 is formed to function as a packing.

  Furthermore, the lamp attachment portion structure of the present invention is attached to the bottom of the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 by claw fitting ("claw fitting" is also referred to as a snap fit) to fix the bracket 13 of the rear combination lamp 1 In order to hide the screw 43, a cover member 5 is provided which is disposed at a position covering the screw 43 from the front side. Therefore, the cover member 5 is removed concomitantly with the removal operation of the rear combination lamp 1.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1C, the cover member 5 is formed in an L shape, and a bent piece 51a bent to the back side is provided at the end of one side 51. The side 51 covers the screw 43 and has a height such that the bent piece 51 a can avoid the screw 43 protruding from the bottom of the recess 21. The other side 52 is a portion covering the inner side surface of the rear combination lamp 1 in the vehicle width direction.

  As the claw fitting of the cover member 5, a fitting claw (not shown) facing the back surface side of the upper end and the lower end of the bracket 13 is formed, and the fitting claw of the bracket 13 is formed on the back surface side of the cover member 5. A flexible elastic locking claw 53 is formed for engaging the claws. Further, in this claw fitting structure, the elastic locking claw 53 is claw-fitted to the bracket 13 of the rear combination lamp 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. It may be a fitting structure.

  The cover member 5 for concealing the screw 43 is provided to improve the appearance when opening and closing the back door because the frequency of replacing the respective valves of the rear combination lamp 1 is low but the frequency of opening and closing the back door is high. ing.

  Such a cover member 5 is further inserted into a parting gap between the rear end edge (housing 12) of the rear combination lamp 1 and the portion of the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 to which the rear end edge faces. 54 is provided on the back side. The rib 54 is preferably made of resin in order to prevent the rear combination lamp 1 and the vehicle body 2 from being damaged, so the rib 54 may be formed integrally with or separately from the cover member 5. In FIG. 1 (C), the rib 54 is integrally molded with the cover member 5 so as to protrude from the back surface. In the present specification, “protruding” means providing in a protruding state. On the other hand, in the case of a separate body, the rib 54 is fixed to the back surface side of the cover member 5 by fixing means such as screw connection or adhesion. In addition, the rib 54 may have strength and rigidity to such an extent that the fitting force between the grommet 31 and the fitting pin 32 is exceeded.

  Further, the disposition position of the rib 54 with respect to the cover member 5 is a position where it is easy to apply a force to the rib 54 in the direction of removing the rear combination lamp 1 from the recess 21 after inserting the rib 54 into the clearance. In the cover member 5 shown in FIG. 1 (C), the force is easily applied to the rib 54 by using the other side 52 as a handle by providing the cover member 5 at the connection point between the one side 51 and the other side 52 It becomes easy to operate the side 52 as a handle.

  In addition, such a parting gap is generally provided narrow in order to improve an aesthetic appearance. The parting gap is set to, for example, 1 to 2 mm.

  Next, in the maintenance work such as replacement of the rear combination lamp 1, the procedure for removing the rear combination lamp 1 attached to the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 by the fitting means 3 and the screwing means 4 is shown in FIG. A), It demonstrates based on (B).

  First, the cover member 5 is removed from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2. This state is a portion where the cover member 5 of FIG. 2 (B) is indicated by a two-dot chain line. Since the cover member 5 is attached to the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 by claw fitting, the cover member 5 can be removed from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 with only a hand or a finger. Work can be done without using a removal tool.

  Next, the screw 43 is removed from the recess 21 (screw grommet 41) of the vehicle body 2. This state is a portion where the cover member 5 of FIG. 2 (B) is indicated by a two-dot chain line. By removing the screw 43 from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2, the rear combination lamp 1 is temporarily fixed to the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 by the fitting means 3. In this state, since the rib 54 is provided on the back surface side of the cover member 5, when the rear combination lamp 1 is removed from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2, the other side 52 of the cover member 5 is used as a handle Therefore, a rib inserted from the front side of the vehicle body 2 in the parting gap between the vehicle front side of the portion 11a where the turn indicator lamp of the rear combination lamp 1 is disposed and the side recess 21a of the vehicle body 2 It can act in the removal direction. In this state, the cover member 5 of FIG. 2 (B) is indicated by a solid line.

  Therefore, the rear combination lamp 1 can be pulled out from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 against the fitting force of the fitting means 3 by the rib 54 of the cover member 5, and this parting gap is a narrow dimension where it is difficult to catch a hand or a finger Even in the case, the rear combination lamp 1 can be easily removed from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2.

  In the work of removing the rear combination lamp 1 from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2, conventionally, there is a gap between the vehicle front side of the portion 11 a where the direction indicator lamp of the rear combination lamp 1 is disposed and the side recess 21 a of the vehicle body 2 If it is narrow, it is difficult to hook a hand or finger, and the surface of the rear combination lamp 1 is pulled out with the hand attached. Therefore, since the force is hard to be transmitted to the surface of the lamp and the hand is slippery, depending on the operation method, an excessive force is applied to the rear combination lamp 1 or a force is applied in an unexpected direction to cause the lamp Could be damaged.

  In contrast to such conventional removal work, according to the first embodiment of the lamp mounting portion, the removal work described above is performed, so the replacement workability and the replacement safety of the rear combination lamp 1 are improved compared to the conventional one. It is possible to reduce breakage of parts. Also, according to the first embodiment of the lamp mounting portion, the removal tool does not have to be mounted as a vehicle-mounted tool or purchased anew. Furthermore, since the hole for inserting the removal tool does not have to be provided in the rear body, the appearance of the rear body is not deteriorated.

  In the embodiment of the first lamp mounting portion described above, the bracket of the rear combination lamp is fixed to the bottom of the recess with a screw from the front side of the vehicle body, but the invention is not limited thereto. It may fix to the bottom of a crevice with a screw from the back side of. In this case, by selecting the cover member that covers the opening of the interior trim, it can be used as the one to be removed along with the removal operation of the exterior lamp. Furthermore, although the case where the present invention is applied to the rear combination lamp is exemplified in the above-described first embodiment of the lamp mounting portion, the present invention is not limited to this and may be applied to other automotive lamps. .

  Further, the lamp attachment portion structure of the present invention is not limited to the first lamp attachment portion described above, and the lamp attachment portion in which the exterior lamp is inserted into the recess formed in the vehicle body and is permanently fixed by a plurality of screwing means (Hereafter, it is called "the 2nd lamp mounting part.") It can be applied. In addition, also in this recessed part, the hole which can push an exterior lamp from a back side shall not be opened.

  In this case, the cover member attached to the exterior lamp, the vehicle body or the interior trim by the claw fitting and removed together with the removal operation of the exterior lamp is a parting line between the outer peripheral edge of the lamp and the inner peripheral edge of the recess of the vehicle body Ribs for insertion into the gaps are provided on the back side.

  Such an exterior lamp can make a rib inserted in the parting gap between the outer peripheral edge of the lamp and the inner peripheral edge of the recess act in the removal direction of the exterior lamp. For example, the mounting structure of the lamp as disclosed in Patent Document 1 disclosed in the background art, that is, even if the entire exterior lamp enters inside the recess and the exterior lamp is recessed from the outlet surface of the recess, the lamp The ribs of the cover member are inserted from the front side of the vehicle body into the parting gap between the outer peripheral edge of the cover and the inner peripheral edge of the recess, and the exterior lamp can be lifted by this principle by the cover member. be able to. That is, the cover member serves as the action point, the rib as the force point, and the recess as the fulcrum.

  According to such a second lamp mounting portion, even if it is applied to the bumper, the exterior lamp can be removed from the recess of the bumper from the front side of the vehicle body, as disclosed in Patent Document 1 disclosed in the background art. It is not necessary to remove the bumper from the vehicle body as in the mounting structure of the lamp. The second lamp mounting portion has the same function and effect as the first lamp mounting portion except for the lifting operation of the exterior lamp according to the principle of leverage, so the description will be omitted. Further, since the second lamp mounting portion is described based on the lamp mounting structure of Patent Document 1 disclosed in the background art, the illustration is omitted.

  According to such a lamp attachment portion structure of the present invention, an exterior lamp attached to a recess of a vehicle body without using a separate removal tool such as an on-vehicle tool etc. in maintenance work such as replacement of a bulb of the exterior lamp Can be easily removed from the front side of the vehicle body. Therefore, a user of a vehicle such as a car can easily perform maintenance work such as valve replacement.

  Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the specific embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in the drawings, and the present invention is not limited as far as the effects of the present invention can be obtained. Needless to say, any configuration can be adopted.

1 ...... Rear combination lamp (exterior lamp)
2 車体 body 3 嵌合 fitting means 4 螺 screwing means 5 ...... cover member 54 ...... rib

Claims (3)

In the lamp mounting portion structure of a vehicle, the exterior lamp is inserted into the recess formed in the vehicle body and temporarily fixed by the fitting means and finally fixed by the screwing means,
A cover member which is attached to the exterior lamp, the vehicle body or the interior trim by claw fitting, and which is removed together with the removal operation of the exterior lamp is a rear end edge of the lamp and the vehicle body whose rear end edge faces A lamp mounting portion structure of a vehicle, wherein a rib for inserting into a parting gap between the portion and the portion is provided on the back side. In a lamp mounting portion structure of a vehicle, in which an exterior lamp is inserted into a recess formed in a vehicle body and is permanently fixed by a plurality of screwing means,
The cover member which is attached to the exterior lamp, the vehicle body or the interior trim by claw fitting and is removed together with the removal operation of the exterior lamp is a clearance between the outer periphery of the lamp and the inner periphery of the recess. A lamp mounting portion structure of a vehicle, wherein a rib for insertion into the rear surface side is provided.   The arrangement position of the rib with respect to the cover member is a position where it is easy to apply a force to the rib by inserting the rib into the parting gap and then removing the exterior lamp from the recess. The lamp mounting part structure of the vehicle according to claim 1 or 2.

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