JP2560594Y2 - Vehicle license lamp mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a license lamp mounting structure for illuminating a license plate of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A license plate is provided on a rear end panel of an automobile, and a two-light license lamp is provided above the license plate to illuminate the license plate at night.

A conventional two-lamp type license lamp mounting structure is configured as shown in FIG. That is, a pair of lamp mounting holes (2) and (2) are provided in a lamp mounting bracket (1) provided above a license plate (not shown), and a license lamp (3) is provided in the lamp mounting holes (2) and (2). ) Insert the harnesses (4) and (4) connected to (3) and insert the upper projections (3a) and (3a) of the license lamps (3) and (3) into the lamp mounting holes (2) and (2). In addition, the license lamps (3) and (3) are mounted on the lamp mounting bracket (1). As means for attaching the license lamp (3) to the lamp attachment bracket (1), there is, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-120260. As shown in FIG. 6, this is an inverted U-shape having locking projections (6a) on the outer surface at both ends of a plate (5) integrally provided on the upper projection (3a) of the license lamp (3). Elastic engaging pieces (6) and (6) are provided,
The elastic engagement pieces (6) and (6) are pushed into the lamp mounting hole (2) of the lamp mounting bracket (1) to engage the locking projections (6a) and (6a) on the periphery of the lamp mounting hole (2). It is mounted by stopping and elastically engaging. On the other hand, the wiring between the electric system of the automobile and the license lamps (3) and (3) is connected to the connectors (7) attached to the ends of the harnesses (4) and (4) connected to the license lamps (3) and (3).
This is accomplished by connecting (7) via a sub-harness (8) to a connector attached to the end of a body-side harness that is wired to a vehicle body (not shown).
The inner edge of the lamp mounting bracket (1) corresponds to the lamp mounting holes (2) and (2) so as to correspond to the lamp mounting holes (2).
Inner protrusion (1a) to compensate for strength reduction due to (2)
(1a) is provided.

[0004]

However, in the conventional license lamp mounting structure described above, the harness (4) connected to the license lamp (3) is inserted into the lamp mounting hole (2) of the lamp mounting bracket (1). The harnesses (4) and (4) of the license lamps (3) and (3) cannot be bound in a bifurcated manner before being mounted on the lamp mounting bracket (1) because they need to be inserted. For this reason, in order to wire the electric system of the automobile and the license lamps (3) and (3), a bifurcated sub-harness (8) is required, and the number of components increases, which is not preferable in terms of cost. Also,
In assembling, the number of steps for connecting via the sub-harness (8) is increased and the work is complicated.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle license lamp mounting structure which does not require a sub-harness for wiring an electric system of a vehicle and a pair of license lamps. It is intended for.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a lamp mounting bracket in which a license lamp is inserted and mounted in a pair of lamp mounting holes provided in the lamp mounting bracket. A first harness through-hole having a communication portion communicating with the license harness is provided in the vicinity of, and the base of the harness connected to the license lamp is inserted into the first harness through-hole from the lamp mounting hole of the lamp mounting bracket through the communication portion. At the same time, a second harness through hole having a notch is provided on the inner edge of the lamp mounting bracket, and the harness inserted into the first harness hole is inserted into the second harness through hole through the notch. Things.

[0007]

In the above structure, since the license lamp harness is not inserted into the lamp mounting hole of the lamp mounting bracket, the end portion of the license lamp harness can be bound in a fork shape before mounting, and the conventional bifurcated shape can be obtained. Sub-harness becomes unnecessary.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a first portion having communication portions (9a) (9a) near the lamp mounting holes (2) and (2) of the lamp mounting bracket (1) is provided.
In addition to providing harness through holes (9) and (9), second harness through holes (10) and (10) having cutout portions (10a) and (10a) in the inner protruding sides (1a) and (1a) are provided, and License lamp (3) (3) harness (4) (4)
It is bound in a crotch shape and a connector (11) is attached to its end. Immediately before the upper protrusions (3a) (3a) of the license lamps (3) and (3) are inserted into the lamp mounting holes (2) and (2) of the lamp mounting bracket (1), as shown in FIG. The base of the harness (4) of the license lamp (3) is bent into an inverted U shape and inserted into the lamp mounting hole (2), and the connector (11) of the base of the harness (4) bent into the inverted U shape is formed. ) Is inserted through the communication portion (9a) into the first harness through-hole (9), and the harness (4) inserted into the first harness (10) is inserted into the notch (10).
a) into the second harness through hole (10), the harness (4) of the license lamp (3) is inserted through the lamp mounting hole (2) of the lamp mounting bracket (1). Let go under once and then go up again. Thus, the harnesses (4) and (4) of the license lamps (3) and (3) are passed through the lamp mounting holes (2) and (2) of the lamp mounting bracket (1) and below the lamp mounting bracket (1). And the license lamps (3) and (3)
a) Insert the license lamp (3) into the lamp mounting holes (2) and (2) of the lamp mounting bracket (1).
(3) is mounted on the lamp mounting bracket (1) by any mounting means (see FIGS. 3 and 4). Thereafter, the connector (11) attached to the end of the harness (4) (4) of the license lamp (3) (3) is connected to the connector attached to the end of the body side harness wired to the body of the automobile. Vehicle electric system and license lamp (3) (3)
Wire.

With the above configuration, it is not necessary to insert the harnesses (4) and (4) of the license lamps (3) and (3) into the lamp mounting holes (2) and (2) of the lamp mounting bracket (1). The ends of the harnesses (4) and (4) of the license lamps (3) and (3) can be bound in a forked shape before attachment, and the conventional forked sub-harness (8) becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the cost for the sub-harness (8) can be reduced, and the work of connecting the wires via the sub-harness (8) can be reduced, thereby reducing the number of assembling steps. Also, by simply inserting the harness (4) into the second harness passage hole (10), the harness (4) can be compactly held.

[0011]

According to the present invention, since a sub-harness is not required for wiring the electric system of the automobile and the pair of license lamps, the cost can be reduced and
It plays a significant role in improving productivity by reducing the number of assembly steps. In addition, since the harness can be held together in a compact manner, it is easy to process the harness after mounting the lamp.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state before a vehicle license lamp mounting structure according to the present invention is mounted.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view for explaining a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state after the mounting structure of the vehicle license lamp according to the present invention is mounted.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state after a conventional vehicle license lamp mounting structure is mounted.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing an example of a means for attaching a license lamp to a lamp attachment bracket.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lamp mounting bracket 1a Inside protrusion 2 Lamp mounting hole 3 License lamp 4 Harness 9 First harness through hole 9a Communication part 10 Second harness through hole 10a Notch 11 Connector

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A first harness, wherein a license lamp is inserted into a pair of lamp mounting holes provided in a lamp mounting bracket and mounted therein, the first harness having a communication part near the lamp mounting hole of the lamp mounting bracket and communicating therewith. A through hole is provided, a base of the harness connected to the license lamp is inserted into the first harness through hole from the lamp mounting hole of the lamp mounting bracket through the communication portion, and a notch is formed on an inner edge of the lamp mounting bracket. Having a second
A license lamp mounting structure for a vehicle, wherein a harness through hole is provided, and the harness inserted into the first harness hole is inserted into the second harness through hole through a cutout portion.