JP3511694B2 - Lamp mounting structure at the rear of the vehicle - 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 lamp provided on a rear opening / closing body of a vehicle body such as a trunk lid or a back door, particularly a high mount stop lamp.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a mounting structure for arranging a lamp on a rear opening / closing body of a vehicle body such as a trunk lid or a back door, a structure shown in FIG. 5 is conventionally known. The trunk lid 105 is composed of an outer panel 101 and an inner panel 106, and is bent downward at the rear edge to form a part of the rear surface of the vehicle body. 102b is the rear part of the lamp 102. The rear portion 102b of the lamp 102 is attached to the bracket 104 by screws 108.
While the lower part of the bracket 104 is welded to the outer panel 101, the rear part 102b of the lamp 102 is fixed to the main body 102c of the lamp 102. Further, the outer panel 101 is provided with an opening 101a, and the rear portion 102b of the lamp 102 is inserted into the opening 101a. Here the opening 101a
Is shaped so as to maintain a constant gap over the entire periphery of the rear portion 102b of the lamp 102. Further, a waterproof seal 107 is provided around the opening 101a of the outer panel 101. Reference numeral 116 is a valve.

In the above-mentioned conventional technique, when viewed from the rear of the vehicle body, the screws for attaching the lamp 102 to the outer panel 101 are not exposed and the appearance quality is improved. As a conventional technique of this kind, for example, the actual exploitation 63
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 53840.

[0004]

In this prior art, in order to improve the appearance quality, the exposed surface 102a of the lamp 102 exposed to the outside of the vehicle and the outer surface of the outer panel 101 are flush with each other, that is, There must be no difference in the mounting surface between the two. Therefore, conventionally, quality control is performed so that an error of a certain representative length such as the pitch A between the outer panel 101 and the bracket 104 falls within a certain range.

However, only by controlling these dimensions, the exposed surface 102a of the lamp 102 and the outer panel 1 due to an assembly error between the bracket 104 and the lamp 102.
There was a problem that the occurrence of a mounting surface difference from the outer surface of No. 01 could not be completely prevented. Therefore, the present invention provides a lamp mounting structure for a rear part of a vehicle body, which can be adjusted so that an exposed surface of a lamp arranged at the rear part opening / closing body of the vehicle body and an outer surface of an outer panel forming the rear part opening / closing body are flush with each other. It is a thing.

[0006]

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the invention described in claim 1 relates to a rear opening / closing body of a vehicle body composed of an outer panel and an inner panel . Part of the rear surface of the vehicle body by bending the rear edge downward
Forming a, in the vehicle body rear portion of the lamp mounting structure in which the lamp is arranged in the vehicle body rear panel, below the outer panel
While the opening is provided in the rear part of the car body that is bent to
An opening is provided at the rear edge that bends below the flannel,
By forming a downward bending portion of the inner panel into a step shape
The same height position as the upper end of the opening of the outer panel
A substantially horizontal surface is formed on the
Inserted from the mouth into the rear opening and closing body,
Is inserted into the opening of the outer panel and the run
The inner panel through the bracket
It is fixed above, and at least one of the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel or the mounting portion of the bracket to the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel is provided with a front and rear body along the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel. A horizontal adjustment unit for adjusting the fixed position of the lamp is provided in the direction.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the bracket is formed in a substantially L shape, one surface of which is fixed to a substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel, and the other surface of which is provided with the lamp. A front portion is fixed, and a fixing position of the lamp is provided in a substantially vertical direction along the bracket on a portion of the bracket where the front portion of the lamp is fixed or at least one of the front portion of the lamp. A vertical adjustment unit for adjustment is provided.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lamp is fixed to the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel via the bracket, and at the same time, the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel or the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel of the bracket is fixed. At least one of the mounting portions is provided with a horizontal adjustment portion that adjusts the fixed position of the lamp in the vehicle front-rear direction along the substantially horizontal surface portion, so that the mounting position of the bracket on the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel is substantially reduced. The amount of translation along the horizontal plane,
Since the lamp fixed to the bracket also moves in parallel in the substantially horizontal direction, the lamp can be adjusted and fixed to a position where the rear portion of the lamp and the rear surface of the outer panel forming the rear opening / closing body of the vehicle body are flush with each other. Therefore, the mounting surface difference between the exposed surface of the lamp and the outer panel can be prevented regardless of the assembly error, and the quality of the product can be improved.

Further, since the bracket is mounted on the substantially horizontal surface of the inner panel, the mounting direction of the lamp is conventionally inside the rear surface of the vehicle body with the rear opening / closing body open, that is, diagonally upward and rearward of the vehicle body. Yes,
For workers who work from the rear of the vehicle body, it was a groping and unnatural posture, whereas in the present invention,
With the rear opening / closing body opened, the inside of the upper surface of the rear part of the vehicle body, that is, the front of the vehicle body is directed obliquely upward, so that visual work is possible and the mounting can be performed in a comfortable work posture. Therefore, workability is improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the bracket is formed in a substantially L shape, one surface of which is fixed to a substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel, and the other surface of which is a front portion of the lamp. Is fixed, and at least one of the portion of the bracket to which the front portion of the lamp is fixed or the front portion of the lamp is a vertical adjustment unit that adjusts the fixing position in a substantially vertical direction along the bracket. Since the lamp is provided, the fixed position of the lamp can be adjusted not only in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body but also in the vertical direction of the vehicle body, and the product quality can be further improved.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a structure of a high mount stop lamp and a bracket, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part in a rear portion of a vehicle body, and FIG. 4 is a trunk lid. It is a side view of the vehicle body rear part in the opened state.

A trunk lid 5 as a rear opening / closing body of a vehicle body is composed of an outer panel 1 and an inner panel 6, and is bent downward at a rear edge portion to form a part of a rear surface portion of the vehicle body. Two
Is a high mount stop lamp as a lamp.
An opening 1a is provided in a rear surface portion 1b of the outer panel 1, and a rear portion 2b of the high mount stop lamp 2 is inserted into the opening portion 1a. Outer panel 1 here
The shape of the opening 1a of the high mount stop lamp 2
The rear portion 2b and the rear portion 2b are formed in a shape that maintains a constant gap over the entire circumference. Further, the inner panel 6 is formed with a stepped portion in which the trunk lid 5 is bent downward, so that the horizontal plane portion 6a as a substantially horizontal plane portion located at the same height as the upper end portion of the opening 1a. Is provided,
A rear edge portion of the horizontal surface portion 6a of the inner panel 6 is bent downward, and an opening portion 6b is provided at the tip thereof.

The rear portion 2b of the high mount stop lamp 2
Is inserted into the opening 1a of the outer panel 1 through the seal 7 and fixed to the bracket 4 at the front portion 2f of the high mount stop lamp 2 with a screw 8d. here,
As shown in FIG. 2, the screw hole 8b of the bracket 4 for fixing the front portion 2f of the high mount stop lamp 2 has an oval shape in the vertical direction of the vehicle body, and the fixing position of the high mount stop lamp 2 is fixed to the bracket 4. It is a vertical adjustment unit that adjusts in a substantially vertical direction.

On the other hand, the bracket 4 is bent into a substantially L-shape with respect to the surface 4b for fixing the high mount stop lamp 2, and in particular, in this embodiment, it is bent into an L-shape to form a horizontal plane 4a, and this horizontal plane 4a is the inner panel. It is being fixed to the horizontal plane part 6a of 6 with the screw 8c. Horizontal plane 4a of bracket 4
A female screw 15 for receiving the screw 8c is welded to the upper surface of the. Further, the screw hole 8a in the horizontal plane portion 6a of the inner panel 6 has an oval shape in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and serves as a horizontal adjustment portion for adjusting the fixing position of the bracket 4, and thus the lamp 2, in the horizontal direction.

3 and 4, 9 is a rear fender, 10 is a rear door, 11 is a trunk lid hinge, 12 is a bumper, 13 is a rear window panel, and 14 is a rear window panel.
Is the roof. In the mounting process of the high mount stop lamp 2 in the above embodiment, first, the high mount stop lamp 2 is assembled in advance to the bracket 4, and then the high mount stop lamp 2 is assembled from the opening 6b of the inner panel 6. Insert the bracket 4.
After that, the rear portion 2b of the high mount stop lamp 2 is inserted into the opening 1a of the outer panel 1, and the bracket 4 is screwed to the horizontal surface portion 6a of the inner panel 6. Here, the mounting position of the bracket 4 can be adjusted so that the exposed surface 2a of the high mount stop lamp 2 and the rear surface portion 1b of the outer panel 1 are flush with each other. Further, the vertical position of the high mount stop lamp 2 can be adjusted by inserting a tool (not shown) from the opening 6b of the inner panel 6 into the screw 8d and the screw hole 8b as necessary. it can.

According to this embodiment, the high mount stop lamp 2 is fixed to the horizontal plane portion 6a of the inner panel 6 via the bracket 4, and the screw holes 8a formed in the horizontal plane portion 6a of the inner panel 6 are attached to the front and rear of the vehicle body. Since the bracket 4 has an oval shape in the direction, the mounting position of the bracket 4 on the horizontal surface portion 6a of the inner panel 6 is moved in parallel along the horizontal surface portion 6a of the inner panel 6, so that the high mount fixed to the bracket 4 is mounted. Since the stop lamp 2 also moves in parallel in the horizontal direction, the exposed surface 2a of the high mount stop lamp 2 and the rear surface 1b of the outer panel 1 of the trunk lid 5 can be adjusted and fixed to a position flush with each other.

Further, since the bracket 4 is mounted on the horizontal surface portion 6a of the inner panel 6, the mounting direction of the high mount stop lamp 2 is conventionally the F direction in FIG. In addition, the work is performed in an unnatural posture, whereas in this embodiment, the work is performed in the G direction, so that visual work is possible and the work posture can be performed in a comfortable work posture. Therefore, workability is improved.

Further, the bracket 4 is formed in an L shape, the surface 4b for fixing the front portion 2f of the high mount stop lamp 2 is positioned vertically, and the front portion of the high mount stop lamp 2 provided on the bracket 4 is provided. Since the screw hole 8b of the screw 8 for fixing 2f is formed in an oval shape in the vertical direction of the vehicle body, the fixing position of the high mount stop lamp 2 can be adjusted not only in the vehicle longitudinal direction but also in the vehicle vertical direction.

In this embodiment, the horizontal plane portion 6a of the inner panel 6 is provided with an oval screw hole 8 as a horizontal adjustment portion.
Although “a” is provided, the oval screw hole as the horizontal adjustment portion may be provided on the substantially horizontal surface 4 a of the bracket 4. Similarly, the oval screw hole 8b as the vertical direction adjusting portion is also
It may be provided on the front portion 2f of the high mount stop lamp 2.

Further, although the trunk lid is shown as an example of the rear opening / closing body in this embodiment, it is also applicable to a case where a high mount stop lamp as a lamp is arranged on the back door. That is, FIG. 1 showing the structure in the vicinity of the rear edge portion of the trunk lid of this embodiment may be applied to the structure in the vicinity of the upper portion of the back door.

[0021]

According to the invention described in claim 1, the lamp is fixed to the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel through the bracket, and the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel or the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel of the bracket. By installing a horizontal adjustment part that adjusts the fixed position of the lamp in the vehicle front-rear direction along the substantially horizontal surface portion on at least one of the mounting parts to the bracket, the mounting position of the inner panel of the bracket on the substantially horizontal surface portion. The lamp fixed to the bracket also moves in parallel in a substantially horizontal direction by the amount of parallel movement of the lamp along the substantially horizontal surface, so that the rear portion of the lamp and the rear surface of the outer panel forming the rear opening / closing body of the vehicle body are separated from each other. It can be fixed and adjusted to the position where it is flush. Therefore, the mounting surface difference between the exposed surface of the lamp and the outer panel can be prevented regardless of the assembly error, and the quality of the product can be improved.

Further, since the bracket is mounted on the substantially horizontal surface of the inner panel, the mounting direction of the lamp is conventionally inside the rear surface of the vehicle body with the rear opening / closing body open, that is, diagonally upward and rearward of the vehicle body. Yes,
For workers who work from the rear of the vehicle body, it was a groping and unnatural posture, whereas in the present invention,
With the rear opening / closing body opened, the inside of the upper surface of the rear part of the vehicle body, that is, the front of the vehicle body is directed obliquely upward, so that visual work is possible and the mounting can be performed in a comfortable work posture. Therefore, workability is improved.

According to the invention described in claim 2, the bracket is formed in a substantially L shape, one surface is fixed to a substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel, and the other surface is substantially vertical. The front portion of the lamp is fixed, and the fixing position is adjusted in a substantially vertical direction along the bracket to at least one of the portion of the bracket to which the front portion of the lamp is fixed or the front portion of the lamp. Since the vertical adjustment unit is provided, the lamp fixing position can be adjusted not only in the vehicle front-back direction but also in the vehicle vertical direction, and the product quality can be further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a structure of a high mount stop lamp and a bracket showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part in a rear portion of a vehicle body showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the rear part of the vehicle body showing the embodiment of the present invention with the trunk lid open.

5 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Outer panel 1a opening 1b Rear part 2 High mount stop lamp (lamp) 2b rear 4 bracket 5 Trunk lid (rear opening and closing body) 6 Inner panel 6a Horizontal plane (substantially horizontal plane) 8a Horizontal plane screw hole (horizontal adjustment part) 8b Bracket screw hole (vertical adjustment part)

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rear body of a vehicle body in which a rear edge portion of a rear opening / closing body of the vehicle body composed of an outer panel and an inner panel is bent downward.
In a lamp mounting structure for a vehicle body rear part that forms a part of the surface part and a lamp is arranged on the vehicle body rear surface part, an opening is provided in the vehicle body rear surface part that is bent below the outer panel.
On the other hand, an opening is provided at the rear edge that is bent downward of the inner panel.
At the same time, the part that bends downward of the inner panel is stepped.
Formed to the same extent as the upper end of the opening of the outer panel
A substantially horizontal surface is formed at the height position, and the lamp is inserted from the opening of the inner panel into the rear opening / closing body.
Part of the outer panel and insert the rear part of the lamp into the outer panel.
Insert it into the mouth and attach the lamp through the bracket
The inner panel is fixed on the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel, and at least one of the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel or the mounting portion of the bracket to the substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel is at least one of the inner panel A lamp mounting structure at a rear portion of a vehicle body, wherein a horizontal direction adjusting portion for adjusting a fixing position of the lamp is provided in a vehicle front-rear direction along a horizontal plane portion. 2. The bracket is formed in a substantially L shape, one surface of which is fixed to a substantially horizontal surface portion of the inner panel, and the other surface of which is fixed a front portion of the lamp, A vertical adjustment unit that adjusts the fixing position of the lamp in a substantially vertical direction along the bracket is provided on at least one of the portion of the bracket to which the front portion of the lamp is fixed or the front portion of the lamp. The mounting structure for a lamp according to claim 1, wherein: