JP2504348Y2 - Automotive grill support equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a grill supporting device for supporting a grill on a balance panel in the front part of a vehicle body of an automobile.

(Prior Art) Many automobiles have a grill disposed above a balance panel. Further, in this configuration, there is a structure in which a through hole is formed in the balance panel, and a locking hook protruding from the bottom of the grill is fitted into the through hole, whereby the grill is supported by the balance panel.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) By the way, the balance panel is usually made of sheet metal,
Therefore, if the through hole is left formed in this, there is a disadvantage that rust easily occurs at the opening edge.

Further, since the locking hooks are simply fitted into the through holes, there is a problem that the locking hooks rattle, that is, the grille rattles.

Further, there is a problem in that the engaging accuracy of the grill with respect to the balance panel is lowered due to the rattling of the locking hook as described above.

(Purpose of the Invention) The present invention was made by paying attention to the above circumstances, and prevents rust from easily occurring even when a through hole for attaching a grill is formed in a balance panel. It is an object of the present invention to prevent rattling of a locking hook fitted in a through hole and further improve the accuracy of mounting a grill on a balance panel.

(Structure of the Invention) The feature of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is that a through hole is formed in the balance panel in the front part of the vehicle body of an automobile in which a grill is arranged above the balance panel. A grommet having a main body part that is inserted into the hole and has an engaging hole in a part thereof and a grommet hole having a hole core extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is fitted into the through hole, and the grommet is fitted into the grommet hole and An arrow-shaped locking hook to be locked in the engaging hole of the main body is provided at the lower part of the grill so as to project elastically to the locking hook locked to the engaging hole of the main body. The grommet has a pressing piece for restricting the rattling of the locking hook in the vertical direction.

(Operation) The operation of the above configuration is as follows.

Through holes 16 are formed in the balance panel 3 and the through holes 16 are formed.
Grommet 17 is fitted on. Then, the locking hook 25 of the grill 4 is fitted into and locked in the grommet hole 23 of the grommet 17, so that the grill 4 is supported by the balance panel 3. in this case,
Although the through hole 16 is formed in the balance panel 3, since the grommet 17 is fitted in the through hole 16 as described above, the opening edge of the through hole 16 is covered with the grommet 17.

Further, the grommet 17 is formed with a pressing piece 30 which elastically contacts the locking hook 25 of the grill 4 fitted therein and prevents the locking hook 25 from rattling in the grommet 17. Therefore, the grill 4 is positioned with respect to the balance panel 3.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 is an automobile, and a bumper 2 is attached to a front portion of a vehicle body of the automobile 1, and a balance panel 3 made of sheet metal is attached adjacent to above the bumper 2. A grill 4 is provided adjacently above the balance panel 3, and headlamps 5 are provided at both left and right ends of the grill 4. Other, 6
Is a front wheel, 7 is a front window, and 8 is a hood.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, four elastic clips 10 made of resin are provided on the upper part of the grill 4 so as to project therefrom. On the other hand, a clip hole 12 is formed in a radiator support 11 which constitutes a front upper part of the vehicle body, and the upper part of the grill 4 is supported by the radiator support 11 by fitting the clip 10 into the clip hole 12.

In FIGS. 1, 4, and 5, the balance panel 3 has an upper piece 13 which is bent backward at an upper portion thereof, and a rear edge of the upper piece 13 is bent further upward. It is a bent piece 14. The bent piece 14 is provided with three rectangular through holes 16 each having a hole core extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. A resin grommet 17 is formed in each of the through holes 16.
Are fitted respectively.

The grommet 17 has a main body 18, an engagement hole 15 is formed in the lower side wall of the main body 18, and an outward flange 19 having a square shape in a front view is integrally formed at the front end of the main body 18. Engaging projections 20 and 22 are integrally formed on the left and right side walls of the main body 18, and engaging recesses 21 are formed on the outer side surfaces of the projecting ends of the engaging projections 20 and 22, respectively.

Then, when the grommet 17 is fitted into the through hole 16, the engaging recess 21 is fitted to the opening edge of the through hole 16 along with the elastic deformation of each engaging projection 20, and at the same time, the outward flange 19 is bent. It is adapted to be pressed against the front surface of the bending piece 14. And thereby, the grommet 17 is attached to the bending piece 14.

A grommet hole 23 is formed inside the main body portion 18, and the grommet hole 23 has a core extending in the front-rear direction. on the other hand,
On the lower part of the grill 4, locking hooks 25 that are fitted into the respective grommet holes 23 and locked are projected. The locking hook 25 is a body portion 26 integrally formed on the bottom of the grill 4.
And the arrow-shaped hook portion formed at the front end of the main body portion 26.
27. Then, when the locking hook 25 is fitted into the grommet hole 23, the hook portion 27 is engaged with and disengageable from the engagement hole 15.

When the locking hook 25 is fitted in the grommet hole 23 and the hook portion 27 is locked in the engaging hole 15, the locking hook 25 is elastically contacted with the vertical hook of the locking hook 25. A pressing piece 30 for controlling sticking is integrally formed with the grommet 17. The pressing piece 30 is integrally formed so as to hang down from the upper rear end of the main body portion 18, and the front surface thereof has a triangular shape in a side view, and has a rearward upward slope 31 and a rear downward slope. It is composed of faces 32 and. In the free state, it has a shape projecting downward as shown by a virtual line in FIG.

When trying to attach the grill 4, first,
The clip 10 is fitted into the clip hole 12 as described above.
Next, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1, the protruding end of the locking hook 25 is fitted into the grommet hole 23. When this fitting is advanced, the lower surface of the hook portion 27 slides on the lower upper surface of the outward flange 19, and at the same time, the projecting end of the locking hook 25 is in a free state as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. The upper inclined surface 31 of the member 30 is pressed, and the pressing piece 30 is once rotated upward as indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.

Further, when fitted, the hook portion 27 is locked in the engaging hole 15 as shown by the solid line in FIG.
The pressure applied to the locking hook 25 by means of the above changes moderately from the upper inclined surface 31 to the lower inclined surface 32, and as shown by the solid line in FIG. Press downward and forward. Then, firstly, the hooked portion 27 is kept in the locked state with respect to the lower portion of the outward flange 19, and the rattling of the locking hook 25 is prevented. Secondly, the lower end of the grill 4 is positioned at a predetermined upper and lower position separated from the upper piece 13 of the balance panel 3 by a dimension l, and the grill 4 is positioned at a predetermined front and rear position through the locking hook 25. .

The grill 4 is supported at a predetermined position with respect to the balance panel 3 by fitting the clip 10 into each of the clip holes 12 and locking the locking hook 25 with the grommet 17.

(Effect of the Invention) According to the present invention, the balance panel is formed with a through hole, but since the grommet is fitted in the through hole, the opening edge of the through hole is covered with the grommet. , The generation of rust is prevented.

Further, since the locking hooks locked in the engaging holes of the main body of the grommet are elastically contacted so that the pressing piece does not rattle in the grommet, the grill is positioned with respect to the balance panel. It will be. Therefore, the installation accuracy of the grill on the balance panel is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3, FIG. 2 is a front view of an automobile, and FIG. 3 is III- of FIG.
A sectional view taken along line III, FIG. 4 is a partial plan view of the grommet in plan view, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the grommet. 1 ... automobile, 3 ... balance panel, 4 ... grill,
15 …… engaging hole, 16 …… through hole, 17 …… grommet, 23…
… Grommet hole, 25 …… Locking hook, 30 …… Presser piece.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A body portion having a through hole formed in the balance panel at a front portion of an automobile having a grill disposed above the balance panel, the body portion being inserted into the through hole and having an engaging hole in a part thereof. , A grommet having a grommet hole having a hole core extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is fitted into the through hole, and is fitted in the grommet hole and locked in an engaging hole of the main body portion in the shape of an arrowhead. A hook protruding from the lower portion of the grill is elastically contacted with the locking hook locked in the engaging hole of the main body, and a pressing piece for restricting rattling of the locking hook in the vertical direction is provided. An automobile grill supporting device formed on the grommet.