JP2508653Y2 - Grill guard mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a grill guard mounting structure for protecting a bumper, a radiator grill or the like by being mounted on a lower portion of a front end of a vehicle body.

Conventional technology The grill guard is installed to reduce the impact on the bumper and radiator grill etc. at the time of a light collision or the impact from the road surface etc. while traveling off-road, and to prevent them from being damaged. Conventionally, it is mounted as shown in FIG.

That is, in front of the bumper fascia 2 attached to the lower front end of the vehicle body 1 and the radiator grill 3 above it, a pipe-shaped grill guard 4 having a substantially downward U-shaped front view is provided. As shown in detail in FIG. 4, the grill guard 4 is provided by being fixedly attached to the lower frame of 1 and having a two-part structure.
The left and right (only one of which is shown) vertical portions 4a are attached by bolts 6 so that they are sandwiched from both the left and right sides and the rear end is brought close to or in contact with the front surface of the bumper fascia 2.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-mentioned conventional structure, since the bumper guard 5 is divided into two parts, the dividing line is exposed after mounting, which not only spoils the appearance but also the grill guard 4 or the bumper guard 5 itself. When a large impact load is applied to the split part, the split part may open to the left and right.

Further, when mounting the bumper guard 5 on the grill guard 4, there is no positioning means for the bumper fascia 2, so there is a gap between the rear end of the bumper guard 5 and the front surface of the bumper fascia 2 so that the vertical position can be adjusted. The elastic body S such as sponge is inserted in the gap,
It was not good in appearance.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to improve appearance and strength by providing a bumper guard with an integral structure and a positioning means for the bumper fascia. It is to provide a grill guard mounting structure that can be improved.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a grille guard equipped with a bumper guard at a lower portion of a front end of a vehicle body so that the bumper guard is located at a front portion of a front bumper, and the grille guard is provided at an appropriate position on the vehicle body. In the mounting structure for mounting, a positioning member is provided on either one of the bracket fixed to the grill guard in front of the front bumper and the front bumper facing the bracket, and the other is engaged with the positioning member. The grille guard is mounted on the vehicle body so that the positioning member and the engaging portion are aligned with each other, and the bumper guard formed in the bracket in a substantially rearward U-shape is provided at least in front of the grille guard. It is characterized in that it is fixed so as to cover the portion and both side portions.

Action Since the bumper guard is an integrated structure with a rearward U-shape, no dividing line is formed, and since it is attached to the bracket that is positioned with respect to the bumper fascia (front bumper), it can be installed against the bumper guard of the bumper guard. Therefore, it is not necessary to form a positioning gap between the bumper guard and the bumper fascia.

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

The same members as those in the above-described conventional example will be described with the same reference numerals, and the bumper guards are provided symmetrically, so only the right side member when viewed from the front of the vehicle body is illustrated.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 2 is a bumper fascia attached to a lower portion of a front end of a vehicle body (not shown), and a concave hole 2a is formed on the right side of the front surface thereof. A vertical U-shaped auxiliary bracket 7 is attached to the vertical portion 4a of the grill guard 4 in front of the bumper fascia 2 by welding or the like.
The grill guard 4 is fixed so as to surround it from the front. The front plate 7a of the auxiliary bracket 7 has two upper and lower through holes 7
Square nuts 8 and 8 having female screw holes (not shown) aligned with the through holes 7b are fixed to the back surface of the front plate 7a.

Reference numeral 9 is a bracket having a substantially rearward U-shape, and a flange 10 facing inward is provided at the upper end edge of the right side piece 9a which is formed to be slightly longer, and at the rear end edge thereof, the bumper fascia 2 is provided. Positioning rearward facing pieces 11 that can be fitted into the recessed holes 2a are provided in series.

In addition, through holes 12 for attaching a bumper guard 15, which will be described later, are formed at the lower end edges of both side pieces 9a, 9b of the bracket 9.
The flanges 12, 12 provided with a are continuously arranged so as to face each other inward.

The bracket 9 is then attached to the inner piece 11 by the bumper fascia 2
The upper and lower parts 2 formed in the front plate 9c while being inserted into the concave hole 2a
By bolting the bolts 14 and 14 inserted through the vertically elongated holes 13 and 13 into the square nuts 8 and 8 of the bracket 7,
The bumper fascia 2 is vertically positioned and fixed to the auxiliary bracket 7.

Reference numeral 15 is a substantially rearward-facing U-shaped bumper guard having an open rear surface and a lower surface, and a rearward U-shaped opening portion into which a grill guard 4 can be inserted with a margin at a step portion 15b formed on the upper surface 15a thereof.
15c is formed.

The bumper guard 15 connects the vertical portion 4a of the grill guard 4 to the U
After being inserted up to the front end of the character-shaped opening 15, the flanges 16 and 16 provided with the through holes 16a are continuously provided inwardly at the lower end edge.
And the flanges 12 and 12 of the bracket 9 into the flange 1
6 are superposed so that they are on the lower side, and they are fastened to each other by tapping screws 17, 17 so that the rear end is fixed to the bracket 9 in contact with the front surface of the bumper fascia 2.

Thereby, the bracket 9 and the auxiliary bracket 7 are
The grille guard 4 is housed in the bumper guard 15, and the front and both sides of the grill guard 4 are covered by the bumper guard 15.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a cover which closes a gap formed on the upper surface of the bumper guard 15 after the bumper guard 15 is attached. The substantially semicircular cutout portion 18a formed on the front side is brought into contact with the rear side of the grill guard 4 and A pair of protrusions 18b provided on the bottom surface
Is a fitting hole 1 formed in the step 15b on the upper surface of the bumper guard 15.
After being fitted to the step portion 15b so as to be aligned with 9, the tapping screw 20 inserted through the through hole 18c of the cover 18
Is attached to the through hole 10a of the flange 10 of the bracket 9 so as to be substantially flush with the upper surface of the bumper guard 15.

As described above, in the mounting structure of the above-described embodiment, the bumper guard 15 is fixed to the bracket 9 positioned with respect to the bumper fascia 2, so that the bumper guard 2 is necessarily positioned with the bumper fascia 2. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a gap for adjusting the mounting position between the bumper guard 15 and the bumper fascia 2, and the appearance is improved.

Moreover, since the bumper guard 15 has an integrated structure,
A division line like the conventional two-division structure is formed,
The split part does not open to the left or right.

Further, since the auxiliary bracket 7 and the bracket 9 also act as an auxiliary member of the bumper guard 15, there is an advantage that the strength of the bumper guard 15 can be increased.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can take various modes.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the bracket 9 is attached to the grill guard 4 via the auxiliary bracket 7,
It may be directly fixed to the grill guard 4 without using the auxiliary bracket 7.

In addition, the bumper fascia 2 is provided with a pair of left and right recessed holes 2a, and the other side piece 9b of the bracket 9 also has a rearward facing piece 11a.
May be provided so that they are engaged with each other.

Contrary to the above embodiment, a front piece may be provided on the bumper fascia 2 side and a concave hole may be provided on the bracket 9 side so as to engage them with each other. In this case, the bracket 9 may be formed in a substantially C shape in plan view. Alternatively, the lower surface of the bumper guard 15 may have the same shape as the upper surface 15a, and a through hole for inserting the tapping screw 17 may be provided at an appropriate position.

Effect of the Invention According to the present invention described above, since the bumper guard is formed as an integral structure and the positioning means for the bumper fascia (front bumper) is provided, the division line or the space between the bumper fascia and the bumper guard is different from the conventional one. No gap is formed and the appearance can be remarkably improved.

Further, since the bumper guard has an integral structure and is attached to the grill guard via the bracket, there is an effect that the strength is increased as compared with the conventional bumper guard.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1 at the time of mounting, and FIG. 3 shows a conventional mounting structure. FIG. 4 is an external view of the front portion of the vehicle body equipped with the attached grille guard, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the details of the bumper guard attachment portion. 2 ... Bumper fascia (front bumper), 2a ... Recessed hole (engagement part), 4 ... Grill guard, 4a ... Vertical part, 7
…… Auxiliary bracket, 7a …… Front plate, 7b …… Through hole, 8 ……
Square nut, 9 …… Bracket, 9a, 9b …… Side piece, 9c…
… Front plate, 10 …… Flange, 10a …… Through hole, 11 …… Rearward piece (positioning member), 12 …… Flange, 12a …… Through hole, 1
3 ... Vertical hole, 14 ... Bolt, 15 ... Bumper guard, 15a
…… Top surface, 15b …… Step, 15c …… Opening, 16 …… Flange, 16a …… Through hole, 17 …… Tapping screw, 18…
… Cover, 18a …… notch, 18b …… projection piece, 18c …… through hole, 19 …… fitting hole, 20 …… tapping screw.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a mounting structure for mounting a grill guard having a bumper guard at a lower portion of a front end of a vehicle body at a proper position on the vehicle body so that the bumper guard is located at a front portion of the front bumper, the grill guard in front of the front bumper is provided. One of the fixed bracket and the front bumper facing the bracket is provided with a positioning member, and the other is provided with an engaging portion engageable with the positioning member, and the positioning member and the engaging portion are provided. While mounting the grill guard on the vehicle body so that they are aligned with each other, a bumper guard formed in a substantially rearward U-shape is fixed to the bracket so as to cover at least the front portion and both side portions of the grill guard. Characteristic grill guard mounting structure.