JP2578980Y2 - Mounting structure of radiator grill for automobile - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for mounting a radiator grill on a front bumper in an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a motor vehicle, a front bumper is usually mounted on a front surface of a vehicle body, and a radiator grill is arranged above and adjacent to the front bumper.

[0003] In the above configuration, conventionally, in order to improve the appearance of the vehicle body, in order to improve the mounting accuracy of the radiator grille with respect to the front bumper, the radiator grille is locked to the front bumper by locking means. It has been proposed to determine the relative position of a radiator grill (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-2).
No. 8056).

[0004] The locking means of the above-mentioned conventional structure comprises a locking hole and a locking projection. When the radiator grill is lowered from above the front bumper to approach the front bumper, the locking hole is formed. And the locking projection are fitted to each other, whereby the radiator grille is locked to the front bumper.

[0005]

In general, the space above the front bumper is narrow behind the front bumper because the components at the front end of the vehicle body are adjacent to the front bumper. If the locking is attempted, the front end of the vehicle body may interfere with the locking operation.

Further, since the front bumper and the radiator grill are locked by locking means fitted from above and below, the front bumper collides with a fixed object in front of the vehicle body during traveling, for example. When the front bumper moves rearward to absorb the impact force at this time, a part of the impact force received by the front bumper is transmitted to the radiator grill via the locking means, and thus the radiator grill Could be damaged.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in the case where a locking means for locking a radiator grille to a front bumper is provided, the radiator grille is fixed to the front bumper. It is an object of the present invention to facilitate the operation of locking when locking by locking means.

Further, when the radiator grill is locked to the front bumper by the locking means ,
The radiator grille is more stable against the damper
To be locked, and in this locked state, for example,
It is an object of the present invention to prevent the radiator grill from being damaged even if the front bumper moves rearward to absorb the impact during a collision.

[0009]

A feature of the present invention to achieve the above object is that a radiator grill is disposed above a front bumper, and a lower edge of the radiator grill is connected to an upper edge of the front bumper. In a mounting structure of a radiator grill for an automobile, provided with locking means for locking and unlocking the

(1) The locking means includes a locking portion integrally protruding from an upper edge of the front bumper, and a locked portion integrally protruding from a lower edge of the radiator grill. comprising a, by approaching the radiator grille from the front side of the front bumper of this to the front bumper, the engaged portion in the engaging portion is be retained by this locking, the front bumper to So that the radiator grille is positioned in front and rear, left and right, and up and down directions respectively,

(2) The locked portion is locked to the locked portion.
In the state, a part of the upper surface of the locked portion is the lower surface of the locking portion.
At the same time, and away from this press-contact part in the front-rear direction.
Part of the lower surface of the locked part with the front bumper
Press against the top,

(3) When the front bumper moves rearward relative to the radiator grill, the locking by the locking means is released.

[0013]

[Operation] The operation of the above configuration is as follows.

[0014] (1) This freon to the front bumper 1
When the radiator grill 2 is approached from the front side of the bumper 1 , the locked portion 8 can be locked to the locking portion 7 of the locking means 5. With this locking, the radiator grill 2 is fixed to the front bumper 1. Are positioned in the front-rear, left-right, and up-down directions, respectively.

Therefore, when the radiator grille 2 is to be locked to the front bumper 1, a large space on the front side of the front bumper 1 distant from the components at the front end of the vehicle body is used for the front bumper 1. On the other hand, the radiator grill 2 can be locked by the locking means 5.

Therefore, the locking operation can be facilitated because the space used as described above is large, and the radiator grill 2 can be positioned with respect to the front bumper 1 in each of the above directions.

(2) In addition, the locking means 5 allows the use of Freon
With the radiator grill 2 locked to the bumper 1
(FIGS. 2 to 4), that is, the locked portion 8 is
Are locked, a part (1) of the upper surface of the locked portion 8 is locked.
2b) is pressed against the lower surface of the locking portion 7 and
A position separated from the contact portion in the front-rear direction, and below the locked portion 8.
Part of the surface (12c) is on the upper surface 6 of the front bumper 1.
They are pressed against each other.

For this reason, if the locking portion 7 and the locked portion
8 is pressed against each other at only one point in the front-rear direction and
Compared to the locked portion 8 being locked,
The locked state becomes more stable, and the locked part
It is more reliable that the vehicle shakes due to the running vibration of the moving vehicle etc.
Is prevented.

(3) In addition, in a state where the radiator grill 2 is detachably engaged with the front bumper 1 by the engaging means 5 (FIGS. 2 to 4), the front bumper 1 is moved relative to the radiator grill 2. When moving relatively backward, the locking by the locking means 5 is released.

For this reason, for example, during traveling, the front bumper 1 collides with a fixed object such as another automobile in front of the vehicle body, and the front bumper 1 moves against the radiator grill 2 in an attempt to absorb the impact force 16 at this time. If it is relatively moved backward, the locking by the locking means 5 is automatically released (FIGS. 5, 6, and 7, 8).

Therefore, a part of the impact force 16 received by the front bumper 1 is prevented from being transmitted to the radiator grill 2 via the locking means 5.

[0022]

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

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a front bumper 1 provided on the front surface of the vehicle body of the automobile, and 2 denotes a radiator grill provided to cover the front surface of the radiator. The arrow Fr in each figure indicates the front of the automobile.

The front bumper 1 is made of resin and has bolt holes 3 formed on the left and right sides thereof. The front bumper 1 is formed by bolts inserted into the bolt holes 3 and other fasteners.
The front bumper 1 is firmly supported on the front of the vehicle body.

The radiator grill 2 is made of resin, has a large number of ventilation holes 4, and is disposed at the left and right center of the front bumper 1 so as to be adjacent to and above the front bumper 1.

A locking means 5 is provided for locking the lower edge of the radiator grill 2 to the upper edge of the front bumper 1 so as to be detachable. The locking means 5 is integrally provided with a locking portion 7 protruding from the upper surface 6 at the upper edge of the front bumper 1 and is provided integrally with the lower edge of the radiator grill 2 to protrude rearward. The locked portion 7 and the locked portion 8 are provided three each at equal intervals on the left and right sides.

In the above case, the upper surface 6 of the front bumper 1 has a general front surface 6a substantially in the front half and a step surface 6b slightly lower than the general surface 6a in the rear half.

Each of the locking portions 7 is connected to the front bumper 1.
A base 10 protrudes upward from a rear portion of the stepped surface 6 b on the upper surface 6 of the base member 10, and a pressing bar 11 integrally extending right and left from a protruding end of the base 10. on the other hand,
The locked portion 8 has a pair of left and right locking arms 12, 12 protruding rearward from the lower edge of the radiator grill 2, and the space between the left and right locking arms 12, 12 is the locking recess 1.
It is 3.

At the rear end of each of the locking arms 12, an engaging projection 12a is provided to project toward the locking recess 13. Longitudinal ribs 12b long in the front and rear directions are integrally formed on the rear upper surface of each locking arm 12, and a hemispherical projection 12 is formed on the lower surface on the base side of each locking arm 12.
c are integrally formed.

When the radiator grille 2 is moved rearward from the state shown in FIG. 1 where the radiator grille 2 is located on the front side of the front bumper 1 until the radiator grille 2 reaches above the front bumper 1, the locking recesses 13 form a base. Start fitting to 10. At this time, the engaging projections 1 of each locking arm 12
2a is pressed against each side surface of the base 10 and is elastically deformed so as to be pushed right and left. Thereafter, the locking recess 13 is fitted into the base 10 of the locking portion 7.

When the fitting is completed, the locking arms 12, 12 elastically clamp the base 10 from the left and right, and the engaging projections 12a, 12a press against the rear end of the base 10. Also, at this time, one of the upper surfaces of the
The upper edge of the vertical rib 12b is a lower surface of the locking portion 7.
With elastically pressed against the lower surface of which is on Kiosae bar 11 is, in this position away in longitudinal direction of the contact portion, the object to be engaged
The lower end of the protrusion 12c is a part of the lower surface of the stopper portion 8 is resiliently pressed against the stepped surface 6b of the upper face 6 of the <br/> front bumper 1.

That is, the locked portion 8 is locked to the locking portion 7 by each of the above-mentioned press-contacts in the locking means 5. Further, by this locking, the radiator grill 2 is simultaneously positioned with respect to the front bumper 1 in three directions of front and rear, left and right, and up and down. Therefore, front bumper 1
Since the mounting accuracy of the radiator grill 2 to the radiator grill 2 is improved, the gap 15 between the two can be set to a predetermined size and can be made uniform at each of the left and right portions. In addition, the radiator grill 2
Is fixed to the vehicle body by a fastener or the like in the above-mentioned locked state.

In the above configuration, while the automobile is running, the front bumper 1 collides with a fixed object such as another automobile in front of the vehicle body, and the front bumper 1 tries to absorb the impact force 16 at this time. 5 and 6, the base 10 of the locking portion 7 pushes the left and right engaging projections 12a, 12a against the elastic force of the left and right locking arms 12, 12, as shown in FIGS. While sliding leftward while pushing and expanding the locking arms 12, 12 to the left and right.

Further, when the front bumper 1 moves rearward, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the projection 12c rides on the general surface 6a from the step surface 6b on the upper surface 6 of the front bumper 1, and each member 12c The projection 12a is the base 1
The locking portion 7 separates from the locked portion 8 at a distance from 0. In this way, the locking by the locking means 5 is released.

Therefore, a part of the impact force 16 received by the front bumper 1 due to the collision is prevented from being transmitted to the radiator grille 2 through the locking means 5, so that the impact force is reduced. 16 prevents the radiator grill 2 from being damaged.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show another embodiment.

According to this, the locking portion 7 is composed of a pair of left and right side walls 18, 18 and a ceiling plate 19 connecting the upper ends of the side walls 18, 18 to each other, and forms a gate shape in a front view. I have.

On the other hand, the locked portion 8 has a pair of left and right locking arms 12, 12, and an engagement projection 12 a is formed on the outer side of the rear end of each of the locking arms 12.

When the rear ends of the left and right locking arms 12, 12 are fitted into the locking portions 7, the locking arms 12, 12 elastically press against the inner surfaces of the side walls 18, and The engagement protrusion 12a is configured to press against the rear end of each side wall 18. At this time, each locking arm 12
Is elastically pressed against the lower surface of the ceiling plate 19, and the lower end of the projection 12c is elastically pressed against the step surface 6b on the upper surface 6 of the front bumper 1.

Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, the same components are denoted by the corresponding reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

Although each of the above embodiments is based on the illustrated example, the locking portion 7 may be constituted by the left and right locking arms 12, and the locked portion 8 may be constituted by the base 10 and the holding bar 11. Often,
In this case, the locking arms 12, 12 may be protruded forward from the front bumper 1, and in this case, the same operation and effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

[0042]

According to the present invention, a radiator grill is provided above the front bumper, and a locking means is provided for locking the lower edge of the radiator grill to the upper edge of the front bumper so as to be detachable. In the mounting structure of the radiator grill for automobiles,

(1) The locking means includes a locking portion integrally projecting from an upper edge of the front bumper, and a locked portion integrally projecting from a lower edge of the radiator grill. comprising a, by approaching the radiator grille from the front side of the front bumper of this to the front bumper, the engaged portion in the engaging portion is be retained by this locking, the front bumper to The radiator grille is positioned in each of the front, rear, left, right, and up and down directions.

Therefore, when the radiator grill is to be locked to the front bumper, the radiator grill is attached to the front bumper by utilizing a large space on the front side of the front bumper, which is separated from the components at the front end of the vehicle body. It can be locked by the locking means.

Therefore, the locking operation can be facilitated by the large space used as described above, and the radiator grille can be positioned in the above-described directions with respect to the front bumper.

Further, the locking means includes a locking portion protruding from the upper edge of the front bumper and a locked portion protruding from the lower edge of the radiator grill. Since the upper edge of the front bumper and the lower edge of the radiator grille are located so as to be easily visible in appearance, the locking operation is further facilitated.

Further, as described above, the locking means includes a locking portion integrally protruding from the upper edge of the front bumper and an engaged member integrally protruding from the lower edge of the radiator grill. Since the stop portion is provided to directly lock the objects to be locked to each other, the positioning accuracy of the radiator grille relative to the front bumper after the locking is further improved. Thus, the appearance of the vehicle body is improved.

(2) In addition, the above-mentioned locking means makes the front
With the radiator grille locked on the bumper,
With the locked portion locked to the locking portion,
When a part of the upper surface of the locking part is pressed against the lower surface of the locking part,
At a position separated from the pressure contact portion in the front-rear direction,
Part of the lower surface of the stop is pressed against the upper surface of the front bumper
It is so.

For this reason, if the locking portion and the locked portion are
Are pressed against each other at only one point in the front-rear direction and locked by the locking part.
The locked state described above, compared to the locked part
Is more stable, and the locking part is
Rattling due to line vibration etc. is more reliably prevented
You.

(3) When the front bumper moves rearward relative to the radiator grill in a state where the radiator grill is removably locked to the front bumper by the locking means, the locking means is provided. Is released.

For example, if the front bumper collides with a fixed object in front of the vehicle body during traveling, and the front bumper moves rearward relative to the radiator grill to absorb the impact force at this time. Thus, the locking by the locking means is released.

Therefore, a part of the impact force received by the front bumper is prevented from being transmitted to the radiator grill via the locking means, and therefore, the radiator grill is prevented from being damaged by the impact force. You.

That is, in a case where a locking means for locking the radiator grille with respect to the front bumper is provided in order to improve the mounting accuracy of the radiator grill with respect to the front bumper, for example, in the event of a collision, an attempt is made to absorb the impact of the collision. Even if the front bumper moves backward, it is possible to prevent the radiator grill from being damaged due to the movement.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a front bumper and a radiator grill.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the locking means in a locked state.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the locking means during the release of the locking.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the unlocked locking means.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the locking means in a locked state in another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 front bumper 2 radiator grill 5 locking means 6 upper surface 7 locking portion 8 locked portion 15 gap 16 impact force 12b vertical rib (part of upper surface of locked portion) 12c protrusion (lower surface of locked portion part)

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-56-31844 (JP, A) JP-A-56-34541 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model Application No. Sho 53-61515 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application No. Sho 57-179576 (JP, A) , U) Japanese Utility Model Hei 1-103453 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Sho 62-146654 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Sho 62-8852 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Sho 61-33749 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 62-37562 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B60R 19/04-19/52 B62D 25/08 B60K 11/04

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A radiator grill for an automobile, wherein a radiator grill is disposed above the front bumper, and a locking means is provided for locking a lower end edge of the radiator grill to an upper end edge of the front bumper so as to be detachable. In the structure, (1) the locking means includes a locking portion integrally projecting from an upper edge of the front bumper, and a locked portion integrally projecting from a lower edge of the radiator grill. comprising a, by approaching the radiator grille from the front side of the front bumper of this to the front bumper, the engaged portion in the engaging portion is be retained by this locking, the front bumper to The radiator grille is positioned in the front, rear, left, right, and up and down directions, respectively. (2) In a state where the locked portion is locked by the locking portion,
When a part of the upper surface of the locked part is pressed against the lower surface of the locking part,
In both cases, the above-mentioned
Part of the lower surface of the locking part is pressed against the upper surface of the front bumper
To make it in, (3) when the front bumper is relatively moved backward relative to the radiator grille, mounting structure of an automobile radiator grill as engagement by said locking means is released.