JP2529056Y2 - Grill guard - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grill guard for protecting a radiator or a corner of a front fender or the like, which is provided at a front portion of an automobile, and particularly relates to a center of the grill guard. In addition to providing a display device consisting of a decorative part such as an emblem,
The present invention relates to a lamp guard for protecting lamps such as a headlamp.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, some leisure vehicles or wagon type automobiles have a grill guard provided on the front of a radiator grill as shown in FIG. This includes a grill guard and a bumper guard formed of pipe-shaped frames 10, 20 and the like for protecting a radiator grill 90 at a front center portion of a vehicle body, and a corner guard 40 for protecting a corner portion of a front fender and the like. It is. However, this is made of a pipe-shaped frame and merely serves as a functional component, which is not very desirable from an aesthetic point of view. In addition, although the corner guard 40 is provided, the headlamp and the like that require the most protection are not protected. Therefore, a grill guard with a lamp guard for protecting the lamps such as the head lamp 80 is partially available on the market and is already known.

[0003]

By the way, the existing lamp guards having the above-mentioned lamp guards have a structure in which a mesh-shaped wire mesh is provided or a plurality of thin metal pipes are arranged side by side. It consists of solid things. However, these have a problem that they shield the front surface of the headlamp 80 and cannot secure a sufficient amount of headlight.
Therefore, it is an object (problem) of the present invention to provide a grill guard with a lamp guard and a display device forming a decorative part, which solves these problems.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following measures. That is, regarding the radiator grille and the grill guard that protects the corners of the front fender, etc., near the center of the front of the vehicle body, there are two vertical frames provided in a column shape, and between the vertical frames,
Laterally, and a plurality of guard bars provided in parallel, a display device provided in parallel with the guard bars, and forming a decorative portion, and provided outside the vertical frame, and a front fender or the like. The configuration includes a corner guard that protects the corner portion and a lamp guard that is provided in a region partitioned by the corner guard and that is formed by a band-shaped sheet metal molded product.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the following effects are obtained by adopting the above configuration. That is, when the grill guard as shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the vehicle body, the radiator grill 90 shown in FIG. 5 is protected by the guard bar 1, the vertical frame 2 and the like, and the corner portion of the front fender is protected by the corner guard 4. Is done. Further, the head guard 80 (see FIG. 5) is provided by the lamp guard 5 provided in the area of the corner guard 4.
The lamps such as are protected.

In addition to the above, the present invention further provides:
Since the display device 3 as shown in FIG. 2 is provided between the vertical frames 2 and 2 ′, the operation of the decorative cover 33, the light transmitting plate 32, and the like, which constitute the decorative portion of the display device 3, is performed. The decorative function as an emblem will be exhibited. In particular, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the display device 3 has a configuration having an electric decoration portion formed by a bulb 34, a light-transmitting plate 32 made of a chromatic acrylic plate or the like. Therefore, by turning on the bulb 34 forming the electric decoration portion, a decoration function that is clearer and more excellent in aesthetic appearance is exhibited.

As shown in FIG. 4, a lamp guard 5 for protecting lamps (see FIG. 5) such as a headlamp 80 is a molded product made of sheet metal, and is formed in a J-shape or a square shape. Are formed by arranging a plurality of such members in parallel, and since they are made of relatively thin members having a plate thickness (t), the shielding area of the headlamp surface is not so large. Can be Therefore, when the headlamp is turned on, the headlight is hardly blocked. Moreover, since the lamp guard 5 has a certain width (D) in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG.
It has high strength and rigidity in the front-rear direction. Therefore, an excellent function will be exhibited for the protection of the lamp.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the configuration of the present embodiment includes two vertical girder vertical frames provided near the center of the front of the vehicle body, and the left and right vertical frames 2,
Guard bars 1 provided horizontally between 2 '
A display device 3 formed between the vertical frames 2 and 2 'to form an electric decoration portion; and a left and right display device provided outside the vertical frames 2 and 2' to protect a front end portion of a front fender and the like. It is basically composed of a corner guard 4 and a lamp guard 5 formed of a strip-shaped sheet metal molded product provided in a frame partitioned by the corner guard 4.

In the above-described basic configuration, the display device 3 serving as the electric decoration portion includes a decorative cover 33 made of stainless steel and an acrylic plate provided inside the decorative cover 33, as shown in FIGS. It comprises a light-transmitting plate 32 and a case 31 provided behind the light-transmitting plate 32 and having a plurality of bulbs 34 therein. As shown in FIG. 3, the display device 3 is formed by assembling (assembling) these components with bolts and nuts 36 and the like. As shown in FIG. 1, such a display device 3 is mounted between the left and right vertical frames 2, 2 'via bolts and nuts 9 or the like.

In the present display device 3 having such a configuration, a decorative portion 333 having an opening is provided on the front surface of the decorative cover 33, and from here on, as shown in FIG. When the bulb 34 is turned on, light is emitted via the light transmitting plate 32 made of the acrylic plate or the like. The light-transmitting plate 32 is made of a transparent acrylic plate or the like, and is made of a member that is appropriately colored such as blue, green or the like. The case 31 provided with the bulb 34 for irradiating the light beam to the light-transmitting plate 32 and the like is formed in a box shape and is housed in the decorative cover 33. As shown in FIG. 3, the case 31 and the decorative cover 33 are assembled with bolts and nuts 36, and further, as shown in FIG. Nut 9
It is designed to be mounted via a. The bulb 34 is mounted on the case 31 via a socket 37, and a lead wire 35 is provided from the socket 37, respectively. The lead wire 35 is finally electrically connected to a battery (not shown), and the bulb 34 is turned on via the lead wire 35 and the like.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, a lamp guard 5 for protecting a lens of a lamp such as a headlamp is provided.
Basically, it is made of a strip-shaped member having a plate thickness (t) and a plate width (D). Such members are formed in a J-shape or a U-shape, and as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of such members are arranged in parallel in a horizontal direction. Therefore, the shielding area on the front surface (lens surface) of the lamp becomes very small, and the strength and rigidity of the lamp guard become very high.

The vertical frames 2 and 2 'for holding these functional parts are made of a sheet metal press-formed product, and the guard bar 1, the corner guard 4 and the like are formed of a pipe-shaped frame member (frame). It becomes. These are connected to each other by welding or fastening means such as bolts and nuts to form a grill guard.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described. That is, when the grill guard as shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the vehicle body, the radiator grill 90 shown in FIG. 5 is protected by the guard bar 1, the vertical frame 2 and the like, and the corner portion of the front fender is protected by the corner guard 4. Further, lamps such as the head lamp 80 (see FIG. 5) are protected by the lamp guard 5 provided in the area of the corner guard.

In addition to these, in the present embodiment, a display device 3 as shown in FIG. 2 is provided between the vertical frames 2 and 2 ', so that the decoration of the display device 3 is provided. By the action of the decorative cover 33, the light transmitting plate 32, and the like that form the portion, the decorative function as the emblem is exhibited. In particular, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the display device 3 includes a valve 34,
Since it is configured to have the electric decoration portion formed by the light-transmitting plate 32 or the like made of a chromatic acrylic plate, by turning on the bulb 34 forming the electric decoration portion, a sharper and An excellent decorative function will be exhibited in aesthetic appearance. This also makes it possible to improve the visibility of oncoming vehicles and the like.

As shown in FIG. 4, a lamp guard 5 for protecting lamps such as headlamps is a sheet metal molded product, which is formed in a J-shape or a square shape.
It is formed by arranging a plurality of members in parallel. Since these are made of members having a relatively small thickness (t), the shielding area of the headlamp surface should not be so large. And the strength and rigidity in the front-rear direction can be kept high. Therefore, when the headlamp is turned on, a sufficient amount of the headlight can be secured. In addition, since the lamp has high strength and rigidity in the front-rear direction, it has excellent functions for protecting lamps.

[0016]

According to the present invention, with regard to a grill guard for protecting a radiator grille, a corner portion of a front fender, and the like, two vertical frames provided in the form of a girder near the center of the front of the vehicle body and the left and right vertical frames Between the vertical frame, in the horizontal direction, a plurality of guard bars provided in parallel, a display device provided in parallel with these guard bars, and forming a decorative portion, provided outside the vertical frame, and, A configuration including a corner guard that protects a corner portion such as a front fender, and a lamp guard that is provided in an area partitioned by the corner guard and that is formed by a band-shaped sheet metal molded product. As a result, the visibility of the oncoming vehicle and the like is enhanced by the action of the decorative portion, thereby improving the safety. . In particular, by turning on the display device, the appearance is improved and the visibility is also improved, thereby improving the safety. In addition, by employing a lamp guard with a reduced shielding area, a sufficient amount of headlight can be ensured even when the headlamp is turned on, thereby ensuring safety.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an entire configuration of a display device which is a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a display device which is a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a lamp guard which is a part of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the entire configuration of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Guard bar 2 Vertical frame 2 'Vertical frame 3 Display device 31 Case 32 Translucent plate 33 Decorative cover 333 Decorative part 34 Bulb 35 Lead wire 36 Bolt / Nut 37 Socket 4 Corner guard 5 Lamp guard 9 Bolt / Nut 80 Head lamp 90 Radiator grill

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A grill guard for protecting a corner portion of a radiator grill and a front fender, etc., wherein two vertical frames provided in the form of a vertical girder near the center of the front of the vehicle body, and between the vertical frames, And, a plurality of guard bars provided in parallel, a display device provided in parallel with these guard bars, and forming a decorative portion, and provided outside the vertical frame, and the corner portion of the front fender A grill guard, comprising: a corner guard to be protected; and a lamp guard provided in a region partitioned by the corner guard and formed of a band-shaped sheet metal molded product.