JP3508483B2 - Vehicle front structure - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a front structure of a vehicle, and more particularly to an assembly line for a vehicle, in which the degree of freedom in assembling engine components is improved and a headlamp area is improved. The present invention relates to a front structure of a vehicle that achieves improved assembling of parts. 2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 shows a front portion of a one-box vehicle in a lamp assembling process of an assembly line, and a front body is provided at a left and right position below an opening O of an engine room 1 opened and closed by a hood 2. A recess 3 is formed in which the head lamps 1A and 1B are assembled, and a recess 2A to which a clear lamp (not shown) is attached is formed between the left head lamp 1A and the fender panel 3A. The vehicle front right side has the same structure. An opening O communicating with the interior of the engine room 1 is provided between the mounting recesses 3 of the left and right headlamps 1A, 1B. FIG. 9 is a side view of the vehicle in an engine accessory parts assembling step which is a post-step of the lamp assembling step. In the assembly line,
To mount the engine accessory parts EP in the engine room, the engine accessory parts EP are lifted up to the height of the opening 4 by an unillustrated automatic machine as shown by an arrow X in FIG. Thus, the suspended vehicle is moved forward, and the engine accessory parts EP are inserted into the engine room through the opening O (FIG. 8) between the headlamps 1A and 1B. Note that the engine accessory parts are parts in which an alternator, a compressor, a fan, and the like are integrally assembled. However, as shown in FIG. 10, the headlamp 1A is large, and the inner end 11 of the headlamp 1A in the above-mentioned assembly line is inserted into the engine accessory parts EP at the time of insertion. If it interferes with the headlamp 1A
It is necessary to always mount the engine accessory parts EP before installing the parts, and there is a problem that the degree of freedom of the assembly line is restricted. Further, after mounting the engine component EP, the space becomes narrower.
There is also a problem that it takes time to attach the A and its peripheral parts. The present invention solves such a problem, and guarantees the degree of freedom of arrangement of an assembly line.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle front structure that enables easy and quick mounting of a headlamp or the like. In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, left and right headlamps (1A, 1B) are mounted on a vehicle body by mounting engine accessory parts on a vehicle body.
The engine accessory parts (EP) when the engine accessory parts (EP) are inserted into the engine room from the front of the vehicle
When the headlamps (1A, 1B) are pivotally released from the normal position on the trajectory of the vehicle body (3A, 3B) so that they can be pivotally released to the left and right outward, the engine accessory parts The opening (O) for inserting the (EP) into the engine room from the front of the vehicle has both headlamps (1A, 1B).
And between the two headlamps (1A,
1B) can be fixed to the vehicle body (31) in the normal position. In the present invention, even after the left and right headlamps have been assembled to the vehicle body, it is possible to insert engine accessory parts into the engine room by turning these headlamps outward. Therefore, it is not necessary to mount the engine accessory parts before assembling the headlamp, so that the degree of freedom in arranging the assembly line is increased, and the plant equipment can be operated efficiently. In this case, if the headlamps and peripheral parts are assembled before mounting the engine accessory parts, the headlamps and the like can be quickly assembled in a sufficient work space without being restricted by the engine accessory parts. Can be. FIG. 1 shows a process of assembling a headlamp on an assembly line, and FIG. 2 shows an appearance of a headlamp for realizing a vehicle front structure according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows the left headlamp 1A, but the right headlamp 1B has the same structure except that it is symmetrical. In the figure, a headlamp 1A is a substantially trapezoidal body having a predetermined thickness, and has an inner end (right end in the figure).
11 has a lower edge protruding in a triangular shape. Headlamp 1
A hinge 12 is provided on the upper half of the outer end face of A, as shown in FIG. The hinge 12 includes support plate portions 121 and 122 projecting in parallel from the upper and lower positions, and a shaft portion 123 provided between the support plate portions 121 and 122. Support plate portions 121 and 122 of hinge 12
Are located in holes 51 and 52 for “escape” formed at the upper and lower positions of the corner portion of the mounting bracket 5.
The shaft portion 123 is sandwiched between the mounting bracket 5 and the holding bracket 6 screwed to the plate surface thereof, as shown in FIG. The mounting bracket 5 is bolted to a body panel constituting the clearance lamp mounting recess 2A (FIG. 1). Thereby, the headlamp 1A is rotatable about the shaft 123 as shown by the arrow in FIG. [0008] At the top edge of the headlamp 1A, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a mounting portion 14 protrudes upward from the lamp housing 13, and a bolt 142 is screwed into a grommet 141 buried in the top surface of the mounting portion 14, and an opening edge of the engine room 1 (FIG. 1). Is formed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, on the rear surface of the lower edge of the front end portion 11 of the headlamp 1A, the positioning piece 1 is directed rearward (to the right in the figure) from the lamp housing 13.
5 project, and the tip of the positioning piece 15 is
As a result, the large diameter portion 151 is fitted into the recess 161 of the resin positioning member 16 provided on the body panel 32 constituting the headlamp assembling recess 3. The left and right headlamps 1A, 1B having such a structure are assembly lines, and as shown by arrows in FIG. 7, respectively, around left and right hinge shafts 123 supported by the left and right fender panels 3A, 3B. Is pivotally opened outward. Thereby, as shown in FIG.
Each of the inner ends 11 of A and 1B is retracted to the outside of the insertion locus L of the engine accessory component EP, and the engine component EP can be inserted into the engine room through the opening O between the headlamps 1A and 1B. After the mounting of the engine component EP is completed, the left and right headlamps 1A and 1B are rotated inward to return to the normal position, and the mounting portions 14 (FIG. 4) are positioned with the positioning pieces 15 (FIG. 5). ) Is fixed to the body panel 31. As described above, according to the front structure of the vehicle of the present embodiment, even after the headlamps 1A and 1B are assembled, the headlamps 1A and 1B are rotated outward, so that the inside of the engine room is reduced. Engine accessory parts E
Since the insertion of P is possible, the degree of freedom of arrangement of the assembly line is increased, and the efficient operation of the factory equipment becomes possible. Also, since the headlamps 1A and 1B and peripheral parts can be attached before the engine accessory parts EP are mounted,
The headlamps 1A, 1B and the like can be quickly assembled by securing a sufficient working space. As described above, according to the front structure of the vehicle of the present invention, the degree of freedom of the arrangement of the assembly line is ensured, the efficient operation of the factory equipment is realized, and the head is realized. Easy and quick mounting of lamps and the like is also possible.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle front structure showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of a headlamp. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the headlamp. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2; FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 2; FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 2; FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view of a front portion of the vehicle. FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional vehicle front structure. FIG. 9 is a vehicle side view illustrating a conventional structure. FIG. 10 is a schematic front view of a front portion of a vehicle for explaining a conventional structure. [Description of Signs] 1A, 1B: headlamp, 12: hinge, 2: hood, EP: engine accessory parts, O: opening.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] Each of the left and right headlamps is engine
Before the accessory parts are mounted on the vehicle body, they are turned to the left and right from the normal position on the trajectory of the engine accessory parts when the engine accessory parts are inserted into the engine room from the front of the vehicle. An opening for inserting engine accessory parts into the engine room from the front of the vehicle is formed between the headlamps when the respective headlamps are pivotally opened when the headlamps are pivotally opened. And a front structure of the vehicle in which both headlamps can be fixed to the vehicle body at the normal position.