JP2965228B2 - Lamp mounting structure for vehicle body - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technology for assembling a lamp to a vehicle body of a vehicle such as an automobile, and more particularly to a method of assembling a lamp body to a vehicle body and mounting the lamp to a vehicle body with a reduced number of final assembly steps. It is about structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a structure for mounting a lamp to a vehicle body of a vehicle such as an automobile, as shown in FIG. A protruding fitting shaft-shaped bracket 52 provided with an extending anti-rotation rib 51 is protruded, and a rib engaging groove 55 to be fitted with the anti-rotation rib 51 is formed on the bottom wall of a bracket fitting bearing 54 on the vehicle body 53 side. The constructed bracket fitting fastener 56 is fixedly mounted, and the bracket fitting fastener 56 is fixed.
A structure has been proposed in which the lamp main body 50 is assembled to the lamp housing recess 57 of the vehicle body 53 by fitting and fixing the fitting shaft-shaped bracket 52 to the lamp body 50.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional structure, the fitting shaft-shaped bracket 52 constituting the lamp mounting structure for mounting the lamp body 50 to the vehicle body 53 is provided on the rear side of the lamp body 50. When the lamp body 50 is inserted into the lamp housing recess 57 of the vehicle body 53 when the lamp body 50 is assembled into the lamp housing recess 57, the bracket fitting fastener 5 is provided.
6 is hidden behind the lamp body 50 and cannot be seen, and the fitting shaft-shaped bracket 52 must be fitted while groping for the position of the bracket fitting fastener 56, which is not only poor in workability but also assembled. There was also a problem with the reliability of the product.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, in the mounting structure for pivotally設固wear and formed by the lamp with respect to the body of a vehicle such as an automobile, guide the bottom of the housing for the lamp yield capacity recess wall It is an object of the present invention to provide a structure for mounting a lamp on a vehicle body having a new structure, wherein the lamp can be easily mounted at a mounting position of a lamp body.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a structure for mounting a lamp on a vehicle body according to the present invention includes a seal groove formed substantially over the entire periphery of a front opening of a housing. extending in hermetically fitted to structure the rear edge of the front lens, the bottom of the housing located on the rear of the seal groove, not suited to the rear and laterally to cover
While projecting the shaft projection which projects the building locking end, the lower side of the inner wall of the lamp housing recess, Te which is open toward the front
A catch with a bearing hole is fixed to the inner end of the paper insertion port.
The gist of the invention is that the support shaft projection can be fitted to the catch .

[0006]

According to the above construction, the housing projects from the lower surface side.
A key formed on the housing side by sliding the provided shaft projection along the inner wall below the lamp housing recess.
In addition to being easily fitted on the bearing hole of the latch, the lamp body can be securely fitted into the lamp receiving recess and fixed at a predetermined position.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a lamp body, which seals a rear edge of a front lens 4 covering the opening with a sealing groove 3 formed in a peripheral edge of a synthetic resin housing 2 having an open front surface via a sealing member. A reflector 5 having a parabolic reflecting mirror surface, which is located substantially at the center of the back plate of the housing 2, is fixedly provided in the lumen of the lamp body 1. A lighting bulb 6 is fixed to a bulb socket 6a fixed to a rear portion of the reflector 5 so as to be located at a substantially focal position of a parabolic reflecting mirror surface.

The housing 7 is formed integrally with the housing 2 at the rear of the seal groove 3 so as not to protrude too much in the circumferential direction from the outer periphery of the lower side wall of the housing 2 from the peripheral edge where the seal groove 3 is formed. The shaft projection is the housing 2
A cylindrical locking end 9 extending in the lateral direction is formed at the tip of the base 8 which has an L-shaped cross section.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a mounting flange projecting laterally from a peripheral edge far from the projecting position of the support projection 7, and a mounting flange is provided near the upper end and the lower end of the mounting flange 10. Mounting hole 1 for inserting screws (not shown)
1 and 12 are provided, and a lamp accommodating recess 20 described later is provided.
When a mounting screw (not shown) is screwed and fastened to the inner wall step of the side member, first, positioning is performed by fitting the shaft support projection 7 and then tightening and fixing are performed by the mounting screw.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a housing mounting piece projecting from the upper side wall of the housing 2 corresponding to the component of the pivot support projection 7 as viewed from the front of the lamp body 1 so as to extend rearward. 2, in which an oval screw insertion hole 14 having a long diameter along the left-right direction is formed. Since the constituent parts of the housing mounting piece 13 are substantially vertically coincident with the constituent parts of the support shaft projection 7 in a front view, when the lamp main body 1 is assembled to the lamp accommodating recess 20, the support protrusion 7 or the housing By checking only one position of the mounting piece 13, not only the positioning can be easily performed, but also the balance after mounting can be improved. In addition, when an error occurs in the length between the left and right ends of the housing 2 assembled in the lamp accommodating recess 20, the error can be absorbed within the range of the long diameter of the screw insertion hole 14. ing.

A lamp accommodating recess 20 formed on the vehicle body side for accommodating the lamp main body 1 has a catch 22 formed of synthetic resin protrudingly fixed to a lower inner wall 21. The locking end 9 of the shaft projection 7 formed in the housing 2 is pushed into the bearing hole 24 formed at the inner end of the tapered insertion opening 23 against the elasticity of the member. The hole 24 is engaged and fixed (arrow A). Also, the catch 22
Since the upper portion is formed so as to be substantially flush with the lower side wall surface of the housing 2, the lower side surface of the housing 2 is required when the lamp body 1 is mounted in the lamp receiving recess 20 on the vehicle body side. Are supported on the upper surface of the catch 22 to function as a positioning member, and at the time of the mounting, the position of the support shaft projection 7 can be visually recognized from the lower front side of the lamp body 1, so that the assembling work is facilitated. Things.

In the lamp mounting structure constructed as described above, the support shaft projection 7 protruding from one side of the housing 2 is slid along the inner wall 21 on the lower side of the lamp accommodating recess 20 so as to be securely connected to the catch 22. And the lamp body 1 can be fixed at a predetermined position. That is, when the locking end 9 of the lamp accommodating recess 20 is slid along the lower inner wall 21, the tapered insertion opening 23 of the catch 22 continuous with the inner wall 21 opens toward the front, and the support shaft projection 7 is opened.
Of the locking end 9 because the base 8 of the
Is resiliently fitted into the bearing hole 24 through the tapered insertion opening 23 of the catch 22 so that the lamp body 1 can be pivotally mounted and positioned with respect to the catch 22.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show an embodiment relating to a connector locking structure. In the rear part of the housing 2, the space for accommodating the members is dense, and it is difficult to operate the lever 30 for detaching the connector 30. FIG. Or it corresponds to the implementation in the impossible place. In this embodiment, the connector locking hole 33 formed at the tip of the connector locking tongue piece 32 is
A burring hole having an arc-shaped tapered edge 35 is formed on the insertion side of the locking end 34, and the burring hole-shaped connector locking hole 33 is inserted into the locking end 34 by the elasticity of the clamp 36 of the connector 30. Resiliently engages and pulls the connector 30 forcibly (arrow B),
The locking end 34 slides on the arc-shaped tapered edge 35 against the elasticity of the clamp 36 and retreats from the connector locking hole 33, so that the detaching lever 31 can be removed without being operated. And can be appropriately formed on the rear surface of the housing 2.

[0014]

As described above, the structure for mounting the lamp on the vehicle body according to the present invention is constructed as described above, so that the support shaft projection protruding to one side of the lamp body is simply slid along the inner wall of the lamp housing recess. The inner wall of the lamp housing recess serves as a guide wall, so that the lamp main body can be reliably fixed at a predetermined position in the lamp housing recess, and the upper part of the catch formed in the lamp housing recess is the housing. Since the support shaft projection is formed so as to be substantially flush with the lower side wall surface, the support shaft projection is easily fitted to the catch, and there is no possibility that the support shaft projection is damaged. Further, after mounting, since the mounting structure such as the support shaft protrusion and the catch is located behind the seal groove, this has a feature that it is not exposed to the front side of the lamp and does not impair the appearance. The effect obtained by implementing the present invention is extremely large.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a lamp body showing one embodiment of a mounting structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a portion II in FIG.

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

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line VV in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an embodiment relating to a connector locking structure.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the connector locking structure showing a fitting state with the connector.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway side view showing a conventional mounting structure of a lamp to a vehicle body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lamp main body 2 Housing 4 Front lens 7 Supporting projection 9 Locking end 10 Mounting flange 13 Housing mounting piece 14 Screw insertion hole 20 Lamp accommodating recess 21 Inner wall 22 Catch 23 Taper insertion opening 24 Bearing hole

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A structure in which a rear edge of a front lens covering an opening is hermetically fitted into a seal groove formed over substantially the entire circumference of a front opening of a housing, wherein the rear edge of the front lens is located behind the seal groove. the bottom of the housing, projecting the locking end extending not suited rearwardly, and laterally support shaft
A projection is provided, and a catch having a bearing hole formed at the inner end of the tapered insertion opening that opens forward is fixed to the inner wall below the lamp housing recess, and the support shaft projection is fitted to the catch. A lamp mounting structure for a vehicle body, wherein the lamp mounting structure is configured to be compatible with each other.