JP3285189B2 - Grill 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 a grill disposed on the front of a four-wheeled vehicle or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As one of means for attaching a grill (a front grill) made of a resin molded component to a front portion of a four-wheeled vehicle, conventionally, engaging claws provided on both upper and lower portions of a grill 30 are provided on the vehicle body side. The grill is held by being hooked on a hole or an edge. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, a protruding piece 32 projecting to the back side is integrally formed on the upper end 31 of the grill 30, and a U-shaped notch 33 is formed in the protruding piece 32, whereby the cutting is performed. An elastic piece 35 having a root portion 35a connected to the upper end portion 31 of the grill 30 and an engaging claw 34 integrally formed at the distal end portion is provided in a portion surrounded by the notch 33. On the other hand, although not shown, similar elastic pieces and engaging claws are provided at the lower end of the grill 30. Thus,
When the grill 30 is attached to the vehicle body, the engaging claw 34 of the upper end 31 of the grill 30 is engaged with an engaging hole or an edge (not shown) formed in the upper part of the vehicle body. 3
By rotating the lower end portion of the grill 30 toward the vehicle body around the engaging portion of No. 4, an engaging claw (not shown) at the lower end portion of the grill 30 is formed in an engaging hole (not shown) formed in the lower portion of the vehicle body. Alternatively, the edge is click-engaged, so that the grill 30 is attached to the front of the vehicle body.

[0003]

However, the conventional grill mounting structure as described above has the following problems. That is, a grill attached to the front part of a four-wheeled vehicle or the like is generally a long object, and when deformed due to heat or the like is taken into account, rattling after attachment to the vehicle body is large. Therefore, there is a possibility that the root portion 35a (see FIG. 9) of the elastic piece 35 is deformed due to large backlash, and in some cases, the elastic piece 35 is broken at the root portion 35a. Also, due to rattling between the engaging claw 34 when the grill 30 is attached and the engaging hole on the vehicle body side, the grill 30 rotates downward,
In some cases, it may have a bad external appearance such as sagging.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to improve the accuracy of a mounting position of a grill with respect to a vehicle body and to provide an elastic member having an engaging claw. An object of the present invention is to provide a grill mounting structure having a configuration that can prevent deformation and breakage of pieces and can prevent rattling of the grill with respect to a vehicle body.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, a plurality of elastic pieces are provided at the upper end and lower end of the grill, which project toward the back side and have engaging claws at the tip end. in the mounting structure of the grill so as to attach the grille to the vehicle body by fastening the engaging claw of the resilient piece to the engagement hole formed in the vehicle body panel, rectangular plate projecting on the back side of the grill A protruding piece made of a shape-like body, a U-shaped notch is provided at a location other than a root portion of the protruding piece, and the elastic piece is disposed in a portion surrounded by the notch, and a tip of the elastic piece is provided. In addition to providing an engaging claw at a location and providing a butting rib for abutting on an edge of the engaging hole at the base of the protruding piece, the engaging claw is engaged with the engaging hole of the vehicle body panel. In the state, the engaging claw and the abutment rib are It is configured to be sandwiched part.

Further, in the present invention, the elastic piece on the upper end side and the elastic piece on the lower end side of the grille have elasticity opposite to each other in a state where the engaging claw is engaged with the engaging hole. It is configured to generate a repulsive force, thereby absorbing rattling of the grill with respect to the vehicle body panel.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a resin grill (front grill) 1 used in the mounting structure according to the present invention. The grill 1 of the present example is a rectangular long member formed of an integrally molded product having a grid portion (a grid is not shown) 2 at a middle portion on the left and right and a headlamp housing portion 3 on both the left and right portions. The peripheral part has a flange 4 bent and formed on the back side.

The upper end 5 and the lower end 6 of the flange 4 described above.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, protruding pieces 7 and 8 projecting to the rear surface side are formed integrally at appropriate plural places. First, the protruding piece 7 provided on the upper end portion 5 of the flange 4 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the projection 7 has a substantially rectangular plate-like body protruding from the upper end portion 5.
A notch 9 extending in a U-shape is provided at a position other than a. Thus, the portion of the protruding piece 7 that is surrounded by the notch 9 is configured as an elastic piece 10. That is, the elastic piece 10 is connected to the upper end portion 5 of the flange 4 at the base thereof, and is disposed in a protruding state. It is configured. Further, an engaging claw 11 protruding upward is integrally formed on an upper surface portion of the distal end portion of the elastic piece 10.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a pair of abutting ribs 12,
13 are integrally formed, and a pair of abutting ribs 1 are formed on both left and right sides on the lower surface side of the projecting piece 7 as shown in FIG.
4 and 15 are integrally formed. More specifically, a plate-shaped abutment integrally connected to each of the corners formed by the right and left side surfaces of the protruding piece 7 and the end surface of the upper end portion 5 of the flange 4 is provided. Ribs 12,1
3 are integrally formed, and these butting ribs 1
The tip surfaces of the projections 2 and 13 are provided as abutment surfaces 12a and 13a at both left and right portions of the protruding piece. Furthermore, butting ribs 14 and 15 hang down on the left and right sides of the lower surface of the projecting piece 7 so as to be substantially perpendicular to the projecting piece 7.
Are integrally formed, and these butting ribs 14,
A corner portion of a lower portion on the tip side of 15 is cut out in an L-shape, and an end surface of an intermediate portion thereof is provided as abutting surfaces 14a and 15a.

The above-mentioned abutment ribs 12 and 14 and the abutment ribs 13 and 15 are formed so as to be substantially perpendicular to each other, and the abutment surfaces 12a to 12a of the abutment ribs 12 to 15 are formed. 15a are arranged so as to be flush with each other. And these butting surfaces 12a-1
The distance between the surface including the engaging portion 5a and the engaging surface 11a of the engaging claw 11 is set so as to substantially correspond to the plate thickness of a vehicle body panel (an upper member described later) on which the upper end portion 5 of the grill 1 is to be mounted.

On the other hand, the projecting piece 8 provided on the lower end 6 of the flange 4 is formed as a substantially rectangular elastic piece 17 projecting from the lower end 6, as shown in FIGS. That is, this elastic piece 17 is
a is connected to the lower end 6 of the flange 4 and is disposed in a protruding state.
7 is configured to be elastically deformable in the vertical direction.
Further, an engagement claw 18 projecting downward is integrally formed on a lower surface portion of the distal end portion of the elastic piece 17.

On both left and right sides of the elastic piece 17, a pair of parts which are connected to the end face of the lower end portion 6 at a position slightly apart from the elastic piece 17 and extend substantially parallel to the elastic piece 17. Butting ribs 20, 21 are integrally formed. Then, these butting ribs 20,
The distal end surface of the elastic piece 17 is provided as abutting surfaces 20a and 21a on both left and right portions of the elastic piece 17.

The abutment surfaces 20a and 21a of the abutment ribs 20 and 21 are arranged so as to be flush with each other, and the surface including these abutment surfaces 20a and 21a is engaged with the engagement surface. The distance between the pawl 18 and the engaging surface 18a is set so as to substantially match the thickness of a vehicle body panel (a lower member described later) on which the lower end 6 of the grill 1 is to be mounted.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, a portion on the back side of the lower portion of the grill 1, that is, the main body portion of the grill 1 (the front portion surrounded by the flange 4) ) And the lower end 6 of the flange 4, and a substantially triangular plate-shaped reinforcing rib 22 is integrally formed at a position corresponding to the elastic piece 17.

Thus, the upper end 5 of the grill 1 is attached using the engaging hole 24 (see FIGS. 2 and 7) of the upper member 23 constituting the upper part of the vehicle body, and the lower end 6 of the grill 1 is attached to the lower part of the vehicle body. Hole 2 of lower member 25 constituting
6 (see FIGS. 2 and 8). In FIG. 2, reference numeral 27 denotes a front hood.

More specifically, the attachment of the grill 1 to the vehicle body will be described in detail. First, the engaging claw 11 on the upper side of the grill 1 is inserted into the engaging hole 24 of the upper member 23 from the front side of the vehicle body, and the engaging surface 11a is Engaging with the peripheral portion on the back side of the engagement hole 24,
As a result, the upper portion of the grill 1 is hooked on the upper member 23. Thereafter, the grill 1 is rotated about the above-mentioned hooked portion, and the lower engaging claw 18 on the lower side of the grill 1 is pressed against the elasticity of the elastic pieces 10 and 17 so that the lower member 2
5, and the engaging surface 18a is click-engaged with the peripheral edge on the back side of the engaging hole 26.

At this time, the abutting surfaces 12a-1 of the ribs 11-15 and 20, 21 provided on the upper and lower portions of the grill 1 are provided.
5a and 20a, 21a are respectively brought into contact with the peripheral edges of the engagement holes 24, 26 on the front surfaces of the upper member 23 and the lower member 25, and the abutment surfaces 12a to 15a and the engagement claws 1
The first engaging surface 11a is sandwiched between the front and rear surfaces of the peripheral portion of the engaging hole 24 without any gap, and the abutment surfaces 20a, 21a and the engaging surface 18a are The part is sandwiched between the front and back surfaces without any gap.
The attachment of the grill 1 is completed in such a state. When the grill 1 is removed from the vehicle body, the upper surface of the upper elastic piece 10 (the portion indicated by the symbol A in FIG. 3) faces downward. To press the engaging claw 11 and the engaging hole 2
4, the engaging claw 11 is pulled out from the engaging hole 24, and then the grille 1 is moved slightly upward, and then the lower engaging claw 18 is pulled out from the engaging hole 26 to move forward. What is necessary is just to make it move.

Therefore, according to the mounting structure of the grill 1 of this embodiment, the ribs 12 to 15 and 2 correspond to the engagement claws 11 and 18.
Since 0 and 21 were provided, respectively,
The contact action of the upper member 23 and the lower member 25 with the 2a to 15a and 20a, 21a allows the grill 1 to be accurately positioned with respect to the vehicle body.
Can be improved in mounting position accuracy. In addition, the ribs 12 to 15 and 20, 21 can serve as a reinforcing member against deformation or breakage of the elastic pieces 10, 17 and the engaging claws 11, 18. Further, by utilizing the elastic repulsive force of the elastic pieces 10 and 17 at the upper and lower portions, rattling of the grill 1 can be prevented. Also, the elastic pieces 10 and 17 having the engaging claws 11 and 18 and the ribs 12 to 15, 20, and 2
Since all of 1 and 22 can be integrally formed with the grill main body, the number of parts does not increase, and the attaching and detaching operation of the grill 1 can be performed without using a tool. It can be facilitated.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention. For example, the abutment ribs 12 to 15, 20,
Regarding 21 and 22, the shape, arrangement location, number of arrangement, and the like can be arbitrarily changed as necessary.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the back side of the grill is provided.
A protruding piece consisting of a rectangular plate-like body protruding from
A U-shaped notch is provided at the location excluding the base,
Place the elastic piece in the area surrounded by
And an engaging hole at the base of the protruding piece.
Abutting ribs are provided to abut against the edges of the
When engaged with the engaging hole of the vehicle body panel,
The contact rib is configured to be sandwiched between the edges of the engagement hole.
Since the in which, by the contact action of the above-mentioned abutment rib, it is possible to determine the mounting position of the grille to the vehicle body panel with high precision. Further, by setting the interval between the tip end surface of the butting rib and the engagement surface of the engagement hole so as to correspond to the thickness of the vehicle body panel to which the grill is to be attached, the accuracy of the attachment position of the grill is improved. It can be further improved. In addition, the rib can serve as a reinforcing member for preventing deformation and breakage of the elastic piece and the engagement claw.

Further, according to the present invention, in a state in which the engaging claw is engaged with the engaging hole, the elastic piece on the upper end side and the elastic piece on the lower end side of the grill generate elastic repulsive forces in opposite directions. As a result, the rattle of the grill with respect to the vehicle body panel is absorbed, so that the rattle of the grill can be prevented.

Further, according to the structure of the present invention, since the elastic piece and the engaging claw can be integrally formed with the grill main body, only one grill is required as the number of parts, and the work of attaching and detaching the grill is performed. It can be easily performed by a simple manual operation without using a special tool.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automotive grill used in a mounting structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line AA in FIG. 1, showing a grill mounting structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion indicated by an arrow α in FIG. 1, which is a perspective view showing an engagement claw provided at an upper end portion of a grill and a configuration in the vicinity thereof;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG. 3 viewed from an arrow X direction.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an engagement claw provided at a lower end portion of a grill and a configuration around the engagement claw.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of FIG. 5 viewed from the arrow Y direction.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the upper member (vehicle panel) to which the grill is attached in FIG.
FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the lower member (vehicle panel) to which the grille is attached, as viewed from the direction of arrow Q in FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an engagement claw portion of a grill used in a conventional grill mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Grill (front grill of a motor vehicle) 4 Flange 5 Upper end part 6 Lower end part 7,8 Projection piece 9 Notch 10,17 Elastic piece 11,18 Engagement claw 11a, 18a Engagement surface 12-15 Butt rib 12a- 15a butting surface 20, 21 butting rib 20a, 21a butting surface 22 reinforcing rib 23 upper member (vehicle panel) 24 engaging hole 25 lower member (vehicle panel) 26 engaging hole

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-8-18 (JP, A) JP-A 63-111349 (JP, U) JP-A 64-51551 (JP, U) JP-A 4-11551 51822 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 352232 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 3-10 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 7-38711 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 63-53005 (JP, U) 63-1 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60R 19/52 F16B 5/06

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] Engaging claw of claim 1 a plurality of elastic pieces having engaging claws To and tip portion protruded from the back surface at the upper end and the lower end of the grill is provided, the elastic piece engaging hole formed in the vehicle body panel In a grill mounting structure in which the grill is mounted on a vehicle body by attaching a protrusion, a protruding piece made of a rectangular plate-like body protruding from the back side of the grill is provided, and a root portion of the protruding piece is removed. A U-shaped notch is provided at a location, the elastic piece is disposed at a portion surrounded by the notch, an engaging claw is provided at a tip end of the elastic piece, and the An abutment rib is provided to abut on an edge of the engagement hole, and the engagement claw and the abutment rib are connected to the engagement hole in a state where the engagement claw is engaged with the engagement hole of the vehicle body panel. Of the grill, characterized in that the grill is Attached structure. 2. A state in which the engaging claw is engaged with the engaging hole.
In, so that the elastic piece of the side of the elastic piece and the lower end portion side of the upper portion of the grill is configured to produce an elastic repulsive force in the opposite directions to each other, thereby absorbing the backlash of the grill relative to the vehicle body panel The grill mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein: