JP2699667B2 - License plate 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 plate mounting structure for mounting a license plate on a license plate mounting portion of an automobile bumper cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A license plate of an automobile has a character-type license plate whose character portion is made thick by a light-emitting means such as an LED disposed in the license plate, and a non-character type license plate formed of a single plate. There is a license plate.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, a front surface of a front bumper cover 72 mounted on a vehicle body 70 is formed with a seat surface 72A slightly recessed from the front surface, and a license plate is formed on the seat surface 72A. Is to be attached. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9A, a non-character light type license plate 76 composed of a single plate is attached to the seating surface 72A of the front bumper cover 72 with screws 78, as shown in FIG. 9B. As shown in the drawing, when a thick light-type license plate 80 is attached to a seat surface 72A of a front bumper cover 72 with a screw 78, the display surface 76A of the non-light-type license plate 76 is displayed. The display surface 80A of the illuminated license plate 80 moves forward of the vehicle body.

[0004] For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9 (B), there is a problem that the front portion of the illuminated license plate 80 projects from the front bumper cover 72.

When the seat surface 72A of the front bumper cover 72 is moved rearward in the vehicle longitudinal direction so that the front portion of the light-type license plate 80 does not protrude from the front bumper cover 72, the non-character shape is formed on the seat surface 72A. When the optical license plate 76 is attached, there is a problem that the display surface 76A of the non-character license plate 76 is difficult to see from obliquely above the vehicle body.

[0006] A license plate mounting structure that solves these problems is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-135453. As shown in FIG. 10A, in this license plate mounting structure, a second seat surface 82B protruding forward by a predetermined amount to the front of the vehicle body is provided above the first seat surface 82A of the front bumper cover 82. The non-character light type license plate 76 made of a single plate is attached to the second seat surface 82B with screws 78. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10B, when attaching a thick-light type license plate 80, the second seating surface 8 is required.
The protruding portion forming 2B is cut away, and the license plate 80 of the illuminated type is attached to the first seat surface 82A with screws 78. Accordingly, the display surface 76A of the non-light type license plate 76 and the light type license plate 8
0 is substantially the same as the display surface 80A.

However, in this license plate mounting structure, the projection forming the second seat surface 82B is cut off in order to mount the illuminated license plate 80 on the front bumper cover 82.
For this reason, for example, when it becomes necessary to attach the non-light type license plate 76 again in the used car market or the like, the non-light type license plate 76 must be replaced with a regular one unless the front bumper cover 82 is replaced. There is a problem that it cannot be mounted at the position.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and has as its object to obtain a license plate mounting structure in which a license plate can be replaced with both a character-type license plate and a non-character-type license plate. It is.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a substrate portion provided with a mounting surface for a light-emitting license plate, and a substrate portion provided on a side opposite to the mounting surface for the light-emitting license plate. A bracket having a projection that is projected and whose top is a mounting seat surface of the non-character light type license plate,
A receiving portion provided on the license plate mounting portion of the bumper cover, into which the projection of the bracket is inserted when mounting the optical license plate; and support means for detachably supporting the bracket on the license plate mounting portion of the bumper cover. , Is provided.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the character-type license plate is attached to the bumper cover, the projection of the bracket is inserted into the accommodation portion of the license plate attachment portion of the bumper cover, and the bracket is attached. It is fixed to the license plate mounting portion of the bumper cover by supporting means. Therefore, the display surface of the character-light type license plate is located at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the license plate attachment portion of the bumper cover due to the thickness of the character-light type license plate. On the other hand, when mounting the non-character light type license plate on the bumper cover, the bracket is supported on the license plate mounting portion of the bumper cover so that the projection of the bracket faces the opposite side of the license plate mounting portion of the bumper cover. Fixed by. Therefore, the display surface of the non-character light type license plate is separated from the license plate mounting portion of the bumper cover by a predetermined distance by the projection of the bracket.
That is, the position is substantially the same as the display surface of the non-character light type license plate. As described above, in the present invention, the bracket is removed from the license plate mounting portion of the bumper cover by the support means, and the mounting of the bracket is changed, so that the license plate is converted into both the character-type license plate and the non-character-type license plate. Exchangeable.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of a license plate mounting structure according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 3, a front surface of a front bumper cover 10 mounted on the vehicle body at a central portion in a vehicle width direction is provided on a front surface.
A concave portion having an inverted L-shaped cross section when viewed from the side of the vehicle body is formed from the lower end portion in the vehicle body vertical direction to the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction. The concave portion is a license plate mounting portion 12. In the vicinity of the upper end of the license plate mounting portion 12 in the vehicle body vertical direction, a pair of rectangular receiving holes 13 formed in the vehicle width direction is formed as a pair of accommodation portions 13. Only the hole 13 on the right side in the width direction is shown, and the hole on the left side in the vehicle width direction is not shown).

As shown in FIG. 2A, in the vicinity of both ends in the vehicle width direction of the hole 13 of the license plate attaching portion 12,
A circular hole 14 is formed. A case nut 16 as a support means is coaxially attached to the circular hole 14 from the back side of the front bumper cover 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, a rectangular license plate mounting bracket 18 which is elongated in the vehicle width direction is disposed near the upper end of the license plate mounting portion 12 in the vehicle vertical direction. The bracket 18 for attaching a license plate includes a board portion 20 made of a plate material. Brackets 22 are welded to both ends of the board portion 20 in the vehicle width direction.

[0015] As shown in FIG.
2, a base 22A is fixed to both ends in the vehicle width direction of the board portion 20 of the license plate mounting bracket 18, and the base portion 22A and the board portion 2 are provided substantially at the center of the base portion 22A.
0 is drilled. Therefore, the license plate mounting bracket 18 is fixed to the license plate mounting portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10 by the bolts 26 as support means penetrating the holes 24 and the case nuts 16.

An inner end of the base 22A of the bracket 22 in the vehicle width direction is bent in a direction away from the board portion 20 of the license plate mounting bracket 18, and a tip portion of which is bent inward in the vehicle width direction. 28. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3A, when the thickened light-type license plate 32 is attached to the license plate attachment portion 12, the protrusion 28 is inserted into the hole 13 of the license plate attachment portion 12. It has become.

The center of the top 28A of the projection 28 and the substrate 2
0, coaxial through-holes are formed, and nuts 30 are welded coaxially to these through-holes on the opposing surfaces of the top portion 28A of the projection 28 and the substrate portion 20, respectively. . Therefore, when the thick license plate 32 is attached to the license plate attachment portion 12, the rear surface (mounting surface) 32A of the license plate 32 is attached to the protruding portion of the license plate mounting bracket 18. The nut 30 is brought into contact with a surface 18A opposite to the surface 28 (the seating surface for the license plate) and a screw 34 is welded to the substrate 20.
To be screwed on.

As shown in FIGS. 1 (B), 2 (B), and 4, when a non-character optical type license plate 36 is attached to the license plate attaching portion 12, a license is required. The front bumper cover is formed by the bolts 26 penetrating the holes 24 and the case nut 16 so that the plate mounting bracket 18 is turned upside down so that the top 28A of the projection 28 becomes the mounting seat surface of the non-character type license plate 36. 10 and fixed to the license plate mounting portion 12. After that, the license plate mounting bracket 1
The back surface of the non-character light type license plate 36 is brought into contact with the top portion 28A of the projection 28 of FIG. 8, and the screw 34 is screwed into the nut 30 welded to the projection 28 to be attached.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. According to the present embodiment, when the light-emitting type license plate 32 is attached to the front bumper cover 10, the protrusion 28 is attached to the license plate attaching portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10.
With the protrusion 28 inserted into the pair of holes 13 of the license plate mounting portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10 so as to face the side, the protrusion 28 is fixed by the bolt 26 and the case nut 16. Therefore, the license plate 3
The display surface 2 is located at a position separated by a predetermined distance D from the license plate attachment portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10 due to the thickness of the light-type license plate 32.

On the other hand, when the non-character type license plate 36 is mounted on the license plate mounting portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10, the license plate mounting bracket 18 is turned upside down and the license plate mounting bracket 18 protrudes. The part 28 is the front bumper cover 1
The license plate mounting bracket 18 is attached to the license plate mounting portion 12 such that the bolt 26 and the case nut 1 face the opposite side of the license plate mounting portion 12.
6 and fixed. Therefore, the display surface of the non-character light type license plate 36 is separated from the license plate mounting part 12 of the front bumper cover 10 by a predetermined distance D by the projection 28 of the license plate mounting bracket 18, ie, the non-character light type license. The position is substantially the same as the display surface of the plate 36, and is also substantially the same in the vertical direction of the vehicle body.

As described above, in the present invention, the bolt 26
The license plate mounting bracket 18 is removed from the license plate mounting portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10 by the case nut 16 and the front and rear sides of the license plate mounting bracket 18 are turned over.
2 and the non-character type license plate 36 can be exchanged.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the license plate mounting structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 6, the front of the front bumper cover 10 mounted on the vehicle body at the center in the vehicle width direction has a front surface.
A concave portion having an inverted L-shaped cross section as viewed from the side of the vehicle body is formed from the lower end portion in the vehicle body vertical direction to the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction. In the vicinity of the upper end in the vehicle width direction of the end of the license plate mounting portion 12 in the vehicle width direction, a locking claw 44 as a support means elongated in the vehicle width direction protrudes forward in the vehicle front-rear direction. And the license plate mounting part 1
In the vicinity of the lower end of the vehicle body 2 in the vehicle width direction at the end in the vehicle width direction, a locking claw 4 as a support means elongated in the vehicle body vertical direction is provided.
6 protrudes toward the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction. In addition,
The illustration of the right side in the vehicle width direction of the license plate mounting portion 12 is omitted.

Locking pawl 4 of license plate mounting portion 12
A pair of through-holes 48 are formed in the vicinity of the inner side of the vehicle 4 in the vehicle width direction as a rectangular accommodating portion whose longitudinal direction is the vehicle vertical direction. A pair of license plate mounting brackets 50 are provided at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the license plate mounting portion 12. These license plate mounting brackets 50 include a board portion 52 made of a rectangular plate material. The board portion 52 has a vehicle width direction lower end on the lower side of the vehicle body in the vehicle vertical direction. And a rectangular projection 52A is formed. This protrusion 5
An elongated hole 54 extending in the up-down direction of the vehicle body is formed in a substantially central portion of 2A, and the locking claw 46 of the license plate attaching portion 12 penetrates the elongated hole 54. A clip 56 as a support means is inserted into the tip of the locking claw 46 protruding from the long hole 54. A long hole 58 extending in the vehicle width direction is formed in the vicinity of the upper end of the board portion 52 of the license plate mounting bracket 50 on the outside in the vehicle width direction, and a locking claw of the license plate mounting portion 12 is formed in the long hole 58. 4
4 penetrates. A clip 60 as a support means is inserted into the tip of the locking claw 44 protruding from the long hole 58.

Bracket for mounting license plate 50
Except for the protruding portion 52A on the lower side of the vehicle body in the vertical direction of the board portion 52, a stepped portion 2 having an L-shaped cross section as viewed from the vehicle width direction is provided.
2B are provided. As shown in FIG. 5 (A), when attaching the thick-type optical license plate 32 to the license plate attachment portion 12, the step portion 52B of the substrate portion 52 is placed on the license plate attachment portion 12 side. The license plate mounting bracket 50 is mounted on the license plate mounting portion 12 with the locking claws 44 and 46 and the clips 56 and 60 so as to face. In this case, the step portion 52 </ b> B of the board portion 52 is located below the lower end of the front bumper cover 10 in the vehicle vertical direction, and does not interfere with the front bumper cover 10. Above the step portion 52B of the substrate portion 52, a bracket 64 projecting in the same direction as the step portion 52B and forming the protrusion 62 of the license plate mounting bracket 50 is welded. The bracket 64 has a hat-shaped cross section when viewed from the vehicle width direction.
When attaching the thick light-type license plate 32 to the through hole 48 of the license plate attaching portion 12,
It is designed to be inserted into.

Bracket for mounting license plate 50
The center of the top 62A of the projection 62 and the substrate 52
Through-holes are formed coaxially, and nuts 30 are welded coaxially to the through-holes on the opposing surfaces of the top portion 62A of the protrusion 62 and the substrate portion 52, respectively. Therefore, when attaching the thick license plate 32 to the license plate attachment portion 12, the back surface (mounting surface) 32A of the license plate 32 is attached to the projection of the license plate mounting bracket 50. Abuts on the surface (the seating surface for the license plate) 50A on the side opposite to 52;
The screw 34 is screwed and attached to the nut 30 welded to the substrate 52.

As shown in FIGS. 5B and 7, when the non-character light type license plate 36 is mounted on the license plate mounting portion 12, the license plate mounting brackets 50 on the left and right in the vehicle width direction are exchanged. The locking claws 44, 4 and 4 are attached to the license plate mounting portion 12 such that the top 62 </ b> A of the projection 62 becomes the seating surface of the non-character type license plate 36.
6 and the clips 56 and 60. Thereafter, the top portion 62 of the projection 62 of the bracket 50 for attaching the license plate is mounted.
A is contacted with the back surface 36A of the non-character type license plate 36, and the screw 34 is screwed into the nut 30 welded to the projection 62 to be attached.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. According to the present embodiment, when the light license plate 32 is mounted on the front bumper cover 10, the protrusions 62 of the pair of license plate mounting brackets 50 are directed toward the license plate mounting portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10. So that it faces the front bumper cover 10
The pair of license plate mounting brackets 50 are fixed to the pair of through holes 48 of the license plate mounting portion 12 by the clips 56 and 60, respectively. Therefore, the light license plate 32 is attached to the pair of license plate mounting brackets 50 by the bolts 34.
And the nut 30, the display surface of the illuminated license plate 32 is positioned at a predetermined distance D from the license plate attachment portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10 due to the thickness of the illuminated license plate 32.

On the other hand, when the non-character type license plate 36 is mounted on the license plate mounting portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10, a pair of license plate mounting brackets 50 on the left side in the vehicle width direction and the right side in the vehicle width direction. Is fixed to the license plate attachment portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10 by the clips 56 and 60 so that the projection 62 faces the opposite side of the license plate attachment portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10. Therefore, when the non-character light type license plate 36 is mounted on the pair of license plate mounting brackets 50 by the bolts 34 and the nuts 30, the display surface of the non-character light type license plate 36 projects from the pair of license plate mounting brackets 50. The portion 62 is located at a position separated from the license plate mounting portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10 by a predetermined amount D, that is, substantially the same position as the display surface of the non-character light type license plate 40, and also substantially in the vertical direction of the vehicle body. It will be at the same position.

As described above, in this embodiment, the locking claw 4
By removing the pair of license plate mounting brackets 50 from the license plate mounting portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10 by using the brackets 4, 46 and the clips 56, 60, the mounting of the pair of license plate mounting brackets 50 is changed. Can be exchanged for both the character-type license plate 32 and the non-character-type license plate 36.

In the first and second embodiments, an example is described in which the present invention is applied to the license plate mounting portion 12 of the front bumper cover 10. However, the present invention is directed to the license plate mounting of the rear bumper cover. It is also applicable to parts.

[0032]

As described above, the present invention has an excellent effect that the license plate can be exchanged for both the character type license plate and the non-character type license plate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a side sectional view showing a state in which a character-type license plate is mounted on a front bumper cover to which a license plate mounting structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied;
(B) is a side sectional view showing a state in which the non-character light type license plate is mounted on the front bumper cover to which the license plate mounting structure of the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

2A is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1A, FIG.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a case where a light-type license plate is mounted on a front bumper cover to which the license plate mounting structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a case where a non-character light type license plate is mounted on a front bumper cover to which the license plate mounting structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5A is a sectional side view showing a state in which a character-type license plate is mounted on a front bumper cover to which a license plate mounting structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention is applied;
(B) is a side sectional view showing a state in which a non-light type license plate is mounted on a front bumper cover to which a license plate mounting structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a case where a light-type license plate is mounted on a front bumper cover to which a license plate mounting structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a case where a non-character light type license plate is mounted on a front bumper cover to which a license plate mounting structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional front bumper cover.

FIG. 9A is a side sectional view showing a state in which a non-character light type license plate is mounted on a front bumper cover to which a conventional license plate mounting structure is applied, and FIG. 9B is a conventional license plate mounting structure. FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which a character-type license plate is attached to a front bumper cover to which is applied.

FIG. 10A is a side sectional view showing a state in which a non-character light type license plate is mounted on a front bumper cover to which another conventional license plate mounting structure is applied, and FIG.
FIG. 11 is a side sectional view showing a state in which a character-light type license plate is mounted on a front bumper cover to which another conventional license plate mounting structure is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Front bumper cover 12 License plate attaching part 13 hole 16 Case nut 18 License plate attaching bracket 20 Substrate part 26 Bolt 28 Projecting part 28A Top 32 Characteristic optical license plate 36 Non-characteristic optical license plate 44 Locking claw 46 Locking claw 48 Through-hole 50 License plate mounting bracket 52 Substrate 56 Clip 60 Clip 62 Projection 62A Top

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A board portion provided with a mounting surface for an optical license plate and a projection protruding from a side opposite to the mounting seat surface for an optical license plate of the board portion, and a top portion of the substrate portion is mounted with a non-optical license plate. A bracket provided with a projection serving as a seating surface, a receiving portion provided in a license plate mounting portion of the bumper cover, wherein the projection of the bracket is inserted in mounting the optical license plate, and a license plate of the bumper cover. A license plate mounting structure, comprising: a mounting section for supporting the bracket so as to detachably support the bracket.