JP2582076Y2 - Automotive headlamp door 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 mounting structure for mounting a headlamp door surrounding a headlamp on a vehicle body fixed side on each side of a front surface of a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a conventional mounting structure of a headlamp door for an automobile as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-10947.

[0003] According to this, headlamps are provided on each side of the front of the vehicle body, and these headlamps are surrounded by a headlamp door to improve the appearance of the front of the vehicle body.

In the above case, the headlamp door is detachably screwed to the vehicle body fixed side by a fastener.

[0005]

According to the above-mentioned conventional structure, the head lamp door is mounted by operating a fastener. However, since the working space in the vehicle body is narrow,
The above operation is not easy, and therefore, the operation of mounting the headlamp door is complicated.

In order to facilitate the work of mounting the headlamp door, it is conceivable that the headlamp door is detachably locked to the vehicle body fixed side by a clip.

However, when the headlamp door is to be removed, for example, when the headlamp door is to be replaced with a new one after the headlamp door is attached, the clip must be firmly fixed to the vehicle body fixed side. The more it is done, the more external force is required to remove the headlamp door. For this reason, at the time of this removal, the above-mentioned large external force may cause the clip to be easily damaged.

Therefore, when removing the headlamp door, it is required to take care not to damage the clip. As a result, if the clip is simply employed as described above, the work for removing the headlamp door is required. Is complicated.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to facilitate the work of attaching and detaching a headlamp door to and from a vehicle body fixed side.

[0010]

The present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.

The "means for solving the problem"
In the section above, the terms in parentheses described below correspond to the terms in the claims for utility model registration.

In the mounting structure of the headlamp door for an automobile of the present invention, a headlamp door 4 is provided on each side of the front surface of the vehicle body 1, and a door opening 7 is formed in a front side wall of the vehicle body 1 and the door opening 7 is formed. In an automobile provided with a door 9 that opens and closes, the headlamp door 4 has a bracket 1
7 is removably fastened by a fastener 18, the bracket 17 is locked to a support piece (body fixed side) 19 by a clip 20, and a screw head (an operation unit) capable of fastening and loosening the fastener 18 ) 29 faces the front of the door opening 7.

[0013]

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

In the "action" section, the terms in parentheses described below correspond to the terms in the claims for utility model registration.

When the headlamp door 4 is mounted on the support piece (body fixed side) 19, first, a bracket 17 is fastened to the headlamp door 4 by a fastener 18. At this time, since the bracket 17 has not been attached to the support piece (body fixed side) 19 yet, the fastening operation can be performed in a wide space unaffected by the vehicle body 1, so that the bracket 17 is fastened to the headlamp door 4. Work is easy.

Next, when the bracket 17 is locked to the support piece (body fixed side) 19 by the clip 20, the headlamp door 4 is attached to the support piece (body fixed side) 19 via the bracket 17. In this case, the attachment of the bracket 17 to the support piece (the vehicle body fixed side) 19 is performed by locking with the clip 20, so that the attachment can be easily performed.

On the other hand, when the headlamp door 4 is detached after the headlamp door 4 is attached to the support piece (body fixed side) 19, the opening operation of the door 9 is performed as shown by the phantom line in FIGS. The door opening 7 is opened, and the screw head (operating portion) 29 of the fastener 18 is loosened through the door opening 7, whereby the support piece (body fixed side) 19 is locked by the clip 20. The headlamp door 4 may be removed from the bracket 17 as it is.

Therefore, when the headlamp door 4 is removed, a large external force is not applied to the clip 20, and the clip 20 is prevented from being damaged.

Therefore, the head lamp door 4 can be removed without paying attention to the damage of the clip 20.

[0020]

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

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body, and an arrow Fr indicates the front of the vehicle. The left and right described below refer to the direction toward the front.

A front window 2 is provided at the upper front of the vehicle body 1. A headlamp 3 is provided on each of the left and right sides of the lower part of the front surface of the vehicle, and these headlamp 3 are surrounded by a headlamp door 4 made of resin.
The appearance of the front is improved. The vehicle body 1
A front bumper 6 extending left and right is provided at the lower end of the front surface of the vehicle.

1, 4 and 5, a door opening 7 is formed in each of the front side walls of the vehicle body 1.
The front edge of the door opening 7 is constituted by a front pillar 8. A door 9 for opening and closing the door opening 7 is provided. The front end of the door 9 is pivotally supported by the front pillar 8 by a pair of upper and lower hinges 10, and the door 9 is rotatable left and right around the front pillar 8. It has been. When the door 9 is turned toward the passenger compartment 12 in the vehicle body 1, the door opening 7 is closed as shown by a solid line in each figure. The door opening 7 is opened as shown in FIG.
2 is released outside the vehicle.

In all the drawings, since the left and right headlamp doors 4 and 4 and their related structures are symmetrical, only the right headlamp door 4 will be described.

The headlamp door 4 is a headlamp 3
And a flange 15 integrally formed on the right end, which is the outer end of the vehicle, of the main body 14, and the flange 15 is located at the center of the main body 14 in the vehicle width direction from the right end. Extending toward the left side,
The right side of the is reinforced. Upper part 15 of the flange 15
a and the lower part 15b are slightly displaced rearward and forward through the step 15c.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a bracket. The upper portion of the bracket 17 is detachably fastened to the headlamp door 4 by a fastener 18, and the lower portion of the bracket 17 is detachable by a clip 20 to a support piece 19 which is a vehicle body fixed side. It is locked to. These will be described in detail below.

The bracket 17 is made of resin, is vertically long, and its upper portion 22 and lower portion 23 are slightly deviated rearward and forward through a step portion 24.

The fastener 18 has a mounting hole 25 formed in an upper portion 15a of the flange 15, and a projection 26 which is fitted on the front surface of the upper portion 22 of the bracket 17 so as to be removably fitted into the mounting hole 25. Are integrally formed.
A screw hole 27 whose axial center extends forward and backward is formed in the protrusion 26, and a screw 28 can be screwed into the screw hole 27. The screw 28 has a screw head 29 at the rear end.

Then, the projection 26 is attached to the mounting hole 25.
When the screw 28 is screwed into the screw hole 27, the protrusion 26 expands radially outward and presses against the inner surface of the mounting hole 25, whereby the bracket 1 is pressed.
7 is fastened to the headlamp door 4.

On the other hand, if the screw 28 is pulled out from the screw hole 27, the projection 26 elastically contracts radially inward, and the projection 26 can be easily detached from the mounting hole 25. In other words, by pulling out the screw 28 from the screw hole 27, the headlamp door 4 and the bracket 17 are removed.
Can be easily removed from each other.

In the above case, the screw head 29 serves as an operating portion for fastening and loosening the fastener 18, and the screw head 29 faces the front of the door opening 7.

The support piece 19 is made of sheet metal and includes a main body 31 extending in the left-right direction in plan view (FIGS. 4 and 5), and side portions 32 extending forward from the left edge of the main body 31. I have. The main body 31 is fastened to the front bumper 6 by bolts, and the side portions 32 are fastened to the front pillar 8 by bolts.

The clip 20 has a rectangular cross section, and is integrally provided so as to project rearward from the rear surface of the lower portion 23 of the bracket 17. On the other hand, a locking hole 33 is formed in the upper part of the main body 31 of the support piece 19 so as to allow the clip 20 to be freely inserted and removed. The clip 20 is removably locked to the support piece 19 by the fitting.

When attaching the headlamp door 4 to the support piece 19, first, a bracket 17 is fastened to the headlamp door 4 by a fastener 18. At this time, since the bracket 17 is not yet attached to the support piece 19, the fastening operation may be performed in a wide space that is not affected by the vehicle body 1. Therefore, the operation of fastening the bracket 17 to the headlamp door 4 is performed. Can be easily done.

Next, if the bracket 17 is locked to the support piece 19 by the clip 20, the bracket 17
The headlamp door 4 is attached to the support piece 19 via the. In this case, the attachment of the bracket 17 to the support piece 19 is performed by locking with the clip 20, so that the attachment can be easily performed.

On the other hand, when the headlamp door 4 is removed after the headlamp door 4 is attached to the support piece 19, the door opening 7 is opened by the opening operation of the door 9 as shown by the phantom line in FIGS. The headlamp door 4 can be removed from the bracket 17 that is still locked by the clip 20 on the support piece 19 by opening the door opening 7 and loosening the screw head 29 of the fastener 18 through the door opening 7. I just need.

Therefore, when the headlamp door 4 is removed, a large external force is not applied to the clip 20, and the clip 20 is prevented from being damaged.

Therefore, the work of removing the headlamp door 4 can be performed without paying attention to the damage of the clip 20.

When the headlamp door 4 is reattached, the screw head 29 of the fastener 18 is fastened through the door opening 7 opened by the opening operation of the door 9, and the clip 20 is engaged with the support piece 19. The headlamp door 4 may be fastened to the bracket 17 that has been stopped.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, the assembly of the right side of the headlamp door 4, the front pillar 8, the bracket 17, and the support piece 19 has a box-shaped cross section in plan view, and is formed inside the assembly. The surplus space 35 is used for the insertion portion of the wire harness 36, and the body 1 is downsized.

Although the above description is based on the illustrated example, the fastener 1
Reference numeral 8 denotes a screw hole (or a locking hole) formed in the flange 15 of the headlamp door 4 and a screw (or a locking hole) that passes through the upper portion 22 of the bracket 17 and is screwed into the screw hole (or the locking hole). , Press-fitting locking projections).

[0042]

According to the invention, there is provided an automobile in which a headlamp door is provided on each side of a front surface of a vehicle body, a door opening is formed in a front side wall of the vehicle body, and a door for opening and closing the door opening is provided. A bracket is detachably fastened to the headlamp door by a fastener, and the bracket is locked to the vehicle body fixed side by a clip, and an operating portion that enables fastening and loosening of the fastener is provided at the front of the door opening. I'm facing.

Therefore, when attaching the headlamp door to the vehicle body fixed side, first, a bracket is fastened to the headlamp door with a fastener. At this time, since the bracket is not yet attached to the vehicle body fixed side, the fastening operation can be performed in a wide space unaffected by the vehicle body, so that the operation of fastening the bracket to the headlamp door can be easily performed.

Next, if the bracket is locked to the vehicle body fixed side by a clip, a headlamp door is attached to the vehicle body fixed side via the bracket. in this case,
The attachment of the bracket to the vehicle body fixed side is performed by locking with a clip, so that the attachment can be easily performed.

Therefore, the work of attaching the headlamp door to the vehicle body fixed side can be easily performed.

On the other hand, when the headlamp door is removed after the headlamp door is attached to the vehicle body fixed side, the door opening is opened by opening the door, and the operating portion of the fastener is loosened through the door opening. Do the operation,
Thus, the headlamp door may be removed from the bracket which is still locked to the clip on the vehicle body fixed side.

Therefore, a large external force is not applied to the clip when removing the headlamp door, and the clip is prevented from being damaged.

Therefore, since the head lamp door can be removed without paying attention to the breakage of the clip, the head lamp door can be easily removed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side partial sectional view.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a vehicle body.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 3 Headlamp 4 Headlamp door 7 Door opening 9 Door 12 Cabin 17 Bracket 18 Fastener 19 Supporting piece (body fixed side) 20 Clip 28 Screw 29 Screw head (Operation part)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An automobile in which a headlamp door is provided on each side of a front surface of a vehicle body, a door opening is formed in a front side wall of the vehicle body, and a door for opening and closing the door opening is provided. An automotive head which is detachably fastened by a fastener, and the bracket is locked to the vehicle body fixed side by a clip, and an operation unit enabling fastening and loosening of the fastener faces the front part of the door opening. Lamp door mounting structure.