JP2583389Y2 - Mounting structure for high-mount stop lamps for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for mounting a high-mount stop lamp at the center of the rear end of a roof panel of a vehicle, particularly a wagon-type vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a mounting structure for a high mount stop lamp of this type, a screw grommet 4 having a screw hole 4a in a locked hole 1a formed in a roof panel 1 of a vehicle as shown in FIG. Put on the lamp cover 2
A boss 2a having a through hole 2b is protrudingly provided, and a tapping screw 6 is loosely inserted into the through hole 2b and screwed into a screw hole 4a so that the lamp cover 2 is attached to the upper surface of the roof panel 1. Things are known.

[0003]

However, in the above mounting structure, a hole for a tapping screw is formed on the upper surface of the high mount stop lamp, and the appearance is very poor because rainwater is accumulated. Also, when assembling this high-mount stop lamp on a line, the work must be performed from the top of the vehicle, and a separate work table must be prepared.
Furthermore, many tools such as impact wrenches are hung from the ceiling on the line, and work in such a situation was not efficient.

[0004] In order to solve the above problem, it is conceivable to screw the high mount stop lamp from inside the vehicle. However, in this case, the ceiling is then stretched to cover the mounting screws on the inside of the roof panel.Therefore, when parts need to be replaced or maintenance is required, for example, when the high-mount stop lamp is damaged, the ceiling must be removed. And the workability becomes very poor. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure of a high-mount stop lamp for a vehicle, which has a good appearance, and has a high workability of mounting a high-mount stop lamp at the time of assembling a vehicle and replacing parts and maintaining the vehicle after assembly. .

[0005]

The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object will be described with reference to FIG. 1 corresponding to an embodiment. In the present invention, the lamp cover 14 and the lamp body 16 accommodated in the lamp cover are integrally assembled, and the lamp body 16 integrally assembled with the lamp cover 14 is attached to the roof panel 11 via the bracket 17. This is a mounting structure for a high mount stop lamp 13 for a vehicle. The lamp body 16 has a flange 23 in which a first hole 23b is formed,
The bracket 17 includes a horizontal portion 17a in which a bolt 17c that can be loosely inserted into a mounting hole 11a formed in the roof panel 11 is vertically provided by welding and a vertical portion 17 in which a second hole 17d is formed.
b. The present invention further includes a nut 28 screwed into a bolt 17c loosely inserted into the mounting hole 11a to fix the bracket 17 to the roof panel 11, and the first and second holes 23b, 23c, 17d in the lamp cover 14. Has a screw 26 that allows the bracket 17 to be fixed to the lamp body 16 when tightened through, and allows the lamp body 16 to be separated from the bracket 17 when loosened and removed.

[0006]

When the high mount stop lamp 13 is mounted, the lamp cover 14, the lamp body 16 and the bracket 17 are integrally assembled in advance, the bolt 17c of the bracket 17 is inserted into the mounting hole 11a of the roof panel 11, and the nut 28 is inserted. Tighten. When removing the lamp 13, the screw 26 is loosened and the lamp body 16 and the lamp cover 14 are integrally separated from the removal bracket 17.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 3, a high mount stop lamp 13 is attached to the center of the rear end of the roof panel 11 of the vehicle 10 with the lens 12 facing the rear of the vehicle 10.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the high mount stop lamp 13 includes a lamp cover 14 and a lamp body 16 housed in the lamp cover 14 which are integrally assembled, and a mounting hole for the bracket 17 and the roof panel 11. It is attached to the roof panel 11 via 11a. The lamp cover 14 is formed in a prone bowl shape, and has an opening 14a on the back surface and a boss 14b on the inner surface. Lamp cover 14
A sealing member 14 that contacts the roof panel 11
c is fitted.

The lamp 16 includes a light source bulb 18, a socket 19 to which the bulb 18 can be mounted, and a socket 19.
2 that holds the light and reflects the light of the bulb 18 backward
1 and a lens 12 that transmits light reflected by the holder 21 backward. The valve 18 is turned on when a driver depresses a brake pedal (not shown), and the light of the valve 18 is transmitted through the lens 12 and emitted to the rear of the vehicle 10.

The holder 21 holds the lamp body 16 with the lamp cover 14.
And a flange 23 for attaching the bracket 17 to the lamp body 16 and attaching the lens 12 to the lamp body 16 on both sides in the vehicle width direction. 1 and 2, only one side of each of the flanges 22 and 23 is shown.
A through hole 22 a is formed in the flange 22.
The lamp body 16 is attached to the lamp cover 14 by screwing the tapping screw 24 so that a screw hole (not shown) of the boss 14b of the lamp cover 14 is aligned with a. The flange 23 has a screw hole 23a on the inside and a through hole 2 on the outside.
3b.

The bracket 17 is a metal fitting having an inverted L-shaped cross section. The bracket 17 has a horizontal portion 17a along the roof panel 11 and a vertical portion 1a.
7b. A bolt 17c is vertically provided by welding on the horizontal portion 17a, and a through hole 17d is formed on the vertical portion 17b. A nut 17e is welded to one side of the vertical portion 17b so as to coincide with the through hole 17d. Through hole 23b of flange 23
The bracket 17 is attached to the lamp body 16 by screwing the screw 26 to the nut 17e while matching the through hole 17d to which the nut 17e is welded.

Screw holes 2 are provided on both sides of the lens 12 in the vehicle width direction.
A cylindrical boss 12a protrudes toward the front of the vehicle at a position facing 3a, and the head 27a of the tapping screw 27 can be immersed in the boss 12a. By screwing the screw portion 27b of the tapping screw 27 with the through hole 12b aligned with the screw hole 23a,
2 is attached to the lamp body 16. In this mounting state, the lens 1
Numeral 2 closes the opening 14a of the lamp cover 14.

When the vehicle high-mount stop lamp 13 thus constructed is mounted on the roof panel 11 of the vehicle 10, the lamp body 16 is mounted on the lamp cover 14 with a tapping screw 24 before the mounting, and the bracket 17 is mounted with a screw 26. After attaching to the light body 16,
The lens 12 is turned by the tapping screw 27 to the lamp body 16.
, Lamp cover 14, lamp body 16 and bracket 1
The lens 7 and the lens 12 are assembled integrally. Next, the bolt 17c of the bracket 17 is inserted into the roof panel 11 from above the vehicle, and tightened with a nut 28 from inside the vehicle. Thereby, the high mount stop lamp 13 is attached. Thereafter, a ceiling 29 is provided inside the roof panel 11 in a finishing step.

Next, when the high mount stop lamp 13 is removed, the tapping screw 27 is removed from the upper part of the vehicle.
, The lens 12 is separated from the lamp body 16 and the screw 2
Remove 6. Thereby, the lamp body 16 and the lamp cover 14 can be separated from the bracket 17.

In the above embodiment, the nut 17e is welded to the vertical portion 17b of the bracket 17, but the nut 23 is not provided as shown in FIG.
Is provided with a screw hole 23c, and a tapping screw 31 is used instead of the screw 26.
Through the through hole 17d of the bracket 17,
The bracket 17 may be attached to the lamp body 16 by screwing the bracket 17 into the lamp body 16.

In the above-described embodiment, a wagon-type vehicle is described as a vehicle. However, this is merely an example, and a cab-over type truck, a small truck, or another vehicle may be used. Further, in the above embodiment, the shape of the bracket is formed in an inverted L shape in cross section. However, the mounting hole of the panel may be shifted to the rear of the vehicle and used in an L shape in cross section. The member may be provided with a bolt 17c and a through hole 17d.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the mounting of the high-mount stop lamp to the roof panel is performed via the bracket, so that the upper surface of the high-mount stop lamp is provided with a tapping screw. There is no hole and it looks good. At the time of assembling, it can be attached from the inside of the vehicle, and the working efficiency is increased. In addition, according to the mounting structure of the present invention, since it is possible to attach and detach from the outside, it is possible to replace the high mount stop lamp with a new high mount stop lamp without removing the ceiling from the inside of the car at the time of parts replacement or maintenance such as when the cover etc. is damaged. Can be exchanged and workability is good.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3, showing a mounting structure of a high-mount stop lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a vehicle equipped with a high-mount stop lamp according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention and corresponding to FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a conventional example corresponding to FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Roof panel 11a Mounting hole 13 High mount stop lamp 14 Lamp cover 16 Lighting body 17 Bracket 17c Bolt 17d Through hole (2nd hole) 23 Flange 23b Through hole (1st hole) 23c Screw hole (1st hole) 26 Screw 28 nut

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A lamp body (16) integrally assembled with a lamp cover (14) and a lamp body (16) housed in the lamp cover (14).
Is a mounting structure of a high mount stop lamp (13) for a vehicle, which is mounted on a roof panel (11) via a bracket (17), wherein the lamp body (16) has first holes (23b, 23c) formed therein. Flange
The bracket (17) has a horizontal portion (17a) in which a bolt (17c) that can be loosely inserted into a mounting hole (11a) formed in the roof panel (11) is vertically installed by welding. Vertical part with the second hole (17d) formed
(17b), and a nut (28) screwed into a bolt (17c) loosely inserted into the mounting hole (11a) to fix the bracket (17) to the roof panel (11). The first and second holes (23b, 23b) in the lamp cover (14).
c, 17d), the bracket (17) is fixed to the lamp (16) when tightened, and the screw (16) can be separated from the bracket (17) by loosening and removing the lamp (16). A mounting structure for a high-mount stop lamp for a vehicle, comprising (26).