JP3549743B2 - Lamp mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a lamp mounting structure for mounting a lamp on a vehicle body panel having a lamp mounting opening.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a lamp mounting structure, as shown in FIG. 7, a flat portion 110a formed on a peripheral edge of a rear surface of a lamp 110 is provided at a portion near a periphery of a lamp mounting opening 102a in a vehicle body panel 102 through a packing 112. It is known that both ends of the lamp 110 are screwed and fixed to the vehicle body panel 102 in the abutted state.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when such a mounting structure is adopted, in a long lamp 110 as shown in the figure, a screw tightening force is not sufficiently transmitted as an elastic compressive force to the packing 112 at a central portion thereof. The sealing property between the vehicle body panel 102 and the lamp 110 is reduced, so that the waterproofness of the lamp mounting opening 102a cannot be sufficiently ensured, and the appearance around the lamp is deteriorated. There is.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and in a structure in which a lamp is mounted via a packing to a vehicle body panel in which a lamp mounting opening is formed, the waterproofness of the lamp mounting opening and the area around the lamp are provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lamp mounting structure capable of ensuring a sufficient appearance.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention achieves the above object by providing a predetermined locking member in the lamp mounting opening.
[0006]
That is, the mounting structure of the lamp according to the present invention is:
A structure in which a lamp is mounted on a vehicle body panel having a lamp mounting opening formed therein, wherein a rear peripheral portion of the lamp is brought into contact with a portion of the vehicle body panel near a periphery of the lamp mounting opening via a packing. In the lamp mounting structure configured to fix the lamp to the vehicle body panel,
A locking member having first and second elastic arms locks the first elastic arm to the vehicle body panel and locks the second elastic arm to the lamp in the lamp mounting opening. It is configured to apply an elastic compressive force to the packing by the locking member,
A contact piece that contacts the lamp when the second elastic arm is locked to the lamp is formed on the locking member,
The lamp is sandwiched from both sides by the front end surface of the contact piece and the rear end surface of the locking portion formed at the front end of the second elastic arm. .
[0007]
The “locking member” may be any one that is configured to apply an elastic compressive force to the packing by locking the first and second elastic arms to the vehicle body panel and the lamp, respectively. The specific configuration such as shape and material is not particularly limited.
[0008]
Operation and Effect of the Invention
As shown in the above-described configuration, the lamp mounting structure according to the present invention is configured such that the lamp is mounted on the vehicle body panel in such a manner that the rear peripheral portion of the lamp is brought into contact with a portion of the vehicle body panel near the periphery of the lamp mounting opening via packing. It is configured to be fixed to the panel. At this time, a locking member having first and second elastic arms locks the two elastic arms to the vehicle body panel and the lamp in the lamp mounting opening. It is provided so as to apply elastic compressive force to the packing by the locking member, so when both ends of the lamp are fixed to the vehicle body panel, not only at both ends but also at the center thereof. The sealing property between the vehicle body panel and the lamp can be sufficiently ensured. In addition, the engaging member has a contact piece which is in contact with the lamp when the second elastic arm is engaged with the lamp, and a distal end face of the contact piece and a distal end of the second elastic arm. Since the lamp is sandwiched from both sides by the rear end face of the locking portion formed in the above, it is sufficient to provide the second elastic arm with a structure for locking the lamp so that the lamp does not separate. Can be simplified, and the locking force to the lamp can be easily increased by using the second elastic arm and the contact piece together.
[0009]
Therefore, according to the present invention, in a lamp mounting structure for mounting a lamp via a packing on a vehicle body panel in which a lamp mounting opening is formed, the waterproofness of the lamp mounting opening and the appearance around the lamp are sufficiently ensured. Can be.
[0010]
Moreover, in the present invention, the lamp can be temporarily fixed to the vehicle body panel by locking the locking member to the vehicle body panel and the lamp prior to fixing the lamp to the vehicle body panel. It is possible to easily perform the fixing work to the base.
[0011]
The “lamp” is not limited to a specific type of lamp, but when the lamp is a long lamp such as a high-mount stop lamp, it is particularly effective to adopt the configuration of the present invention. .
[0012]
In the above configuration, as a specific configuration for locking the locking member to the vehicle body panel and the lamp, in a state where the second elastic arm is locked to the lamp, the rear peripheral portion of the lamp is brought into contact with the vehicle body panel via packing. If the first elastic arm is configured to be locked to the vehicle body panel when it is brought into contact, the lamp mounting operation can be easily performed. Instead of doing so, when the rear edge of the lamp is brought into contact with the vehicle body panel via the packing while the first elastic arm is locked to the vehicle body panel, the second elastic arm is locked to the lamp. Of course, it is also possible to adopt a configuration that is performed.
[0014]
In the above configuration, the position at which the second elastic arm is locked to the lamp is not particularly limited, but a lamp is often provided with a plurality of lamp chambers. In such a case, the locking of the second elastic arm to the lamp is performed at the rear middle portion between the respective lamp chamber forming bulges. With such a configuration, the locking structure can be easily formed.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0016]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a lamp mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof.
[0017]
As shown in these figures, the lamp mounting structure according to the present embodiment is a structure in which the lamp 10 is mounted on the lamp mounting surface 2b of the vehicle body panel 2 in which the lamp mounting opening 2a is formed. The lamp 10 is a horizontally long high-mount stop lamp formed in a symmetrical shape.
[0018]
The lamp 10 has three lamp chambers 16, 18, 20 arranged in a horizontal direction by a front lens 12 and a lamp body 14. In each of the lamp chambers 16, 18, 20, a light source bulb 22, 24 and 26 are provided. A portion forming each of the lamp chambers 16, 18, and 20 on the rear surface of the lamp body 14 is a lamp chamber forming bulging portion 14a that bulges rearward (rearward as a lamp and forward as a vehicle body; the same applies hereinafter). Is formed.
[0019]
The front lens 12 is fixed to the lamp body 14 by a screw via a seal rubber. At this time, the screw fixing is formed in the rear intermediate portion 14c between the lamp chamber forming bulging portions 14a in the lamp body 14 through a pair of screw insertion holes 12a formed in the front lens 12. This is performed by tightening a screw 28 into the tapped hole 14d.
[0020]
The lamp 10 has a rear peripheral portion 14b of the lamp body 14 brought into contact with a portion near the periphery of the lamp mounting opening 2a on the lamp mounting surface 2b of the vehicle body panel 2 via a packing 40, and The left and right end portions 10 are fixed to the vehicle body panel 2. This fixation is performed by inserting grommet 42 in advance into square holes 2c formed in the vicinity of both right and left ends of lamp mounting surface 2b of vehicle body panel 2 and tightening screws 44 through grommet 42 to this grommet 42. Is to be performed. Screw insertion holes 12b and 14e for inserting screws 44 are formed at the left and right ends of the front lens 12 and the lamp body 14 of the lamp 10, respectively. The packing 40 is formed in a shape slightly larger than the lamp mounting opening 2a, and is previously adhered to the rear peripheral portion 14b of the lamp body 14.
[0021]
In the present embodiment, when the lamp 10 is mounted on the vehicle body panel 2, a pair of locking members 50 are locked to the vehicle body panel 2 and the lamp 10 in the lamp mounting opening 2a. Each locking member 50 applies an elastic compressive force to the packing 40.
[0022]
Hereinafter, each of the locking members 50 and its peripheral structure will be described in detail.
[0023]
3 and 4 are sectional views taken along lines III-III and IV-IV of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the locking member 50 as a single item.
[0024]
As shown in these drawings, the locking member 50 is a nylon resin member formed in a substantially U-shape with a left-right symmetry, and two first elastic arms 54 and four Both the second elastic arm 56 and the four contact pieces 58 are formed to extend forward. The two first elastic arms 54 are provided one by one at the left and right central positions of the upper and lower ends of the base end wall 52, and are formed so as to expand vertically toward the distal end. The four abutting pieces 58 are provided on both left and right sides of each first elastic arm 54, and the four second elastic arms 56 are provided near the upper and lower inner sides of each abutting piece 58 so as to be substantially parallel to each other. It is provided so as to extend. Reinforcing ribs 60 are formed at inner ends between the vertically adjacent second elastic arms 56 and the contact pieces 58 and between vertically opposed second elastic arms 56.
[0025]
The locking member 50 is configured such that each first elastic arm 54 is locked to the vehicle body panel 2 and each second elastic arm 56 is locked to the lamp 10. The vehicle body panel 2 is formed with a pair of upper and lower locking portions 2d for locking the first elastic arms 54 so as to face the lamp mounting opening 2a. Further, locking holes 14f for locking the respective second elastic arms 56 are formed at four places in the rear intermediate portion 14c of the lamp body 14. When each of the second elastic arms 56 is locked in each of the locking holes 14f, the distal end face 58a of each of the contact pieces 58 comes into contact with the rear peripheral portion 14b of the lamp body 14.
[0026]
When the locking member 50 is inserted into the lamp mounting opening 2 a of the vehicle body panel 2, the first elastic arm 54 is bent and deformed by sliding contact with the locking portion 2 d, and then the first elastic arm 54 is formed at the distal end thereof. The engagement with the vehicle body panel 2 is performed by fitting the U-shaped engagement groove 54a into the engagement portion 2d. On the other hand, when the locking member 50 is attached to the lamp body 14, the second elastic arm 56 is bent by the wedge-shaped locking portion 56 a formed at the distal end thereof by sliding contact with the locking hole 14 f of the lamp body 14. After the deformation, the locking portion 56a is locked in the locking hole 14f. The distance between the rear end surface of the locking portion 56a and the front end surface 58a of the contact piece 58 is a dimension value substantially equal to the distance between the front surface of the rear intermediate portion 14c of the lamp body 14 and the rear surface of the rear peripheral portion 14b. When the locking portion 56a is locked in the locking hole 14f, the lamp body 14 is sandwiched between the second elastic arm 56 and the contact piece 58 from the front and rear, and the locking member 50 is 10 is securely positioned and fixed.
[0027]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a procedure for assembling the lamp 10 to the vehicle body panel 2.
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 7A, the locking member 50 is attached to the lamp 10 by first locking the second elastic arm 56 in the locking hole 14f of the lamp body 14, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. Thus, the lamp body 14 is brought into contact with the lamp mounting surface 2b of the vehicle body panel 2 via the packing 40 adhered to the rear peripheral portion 14b. As a result, each first elastic arm 54 of the locking member 50 is locked to the locking portion 2d of the vehicle body panel 2 and the ramp 10 is temporarily fixed to the vehicle body panel 2, and at this time, an elastic compressive force is applied to the packing 40. Is done. In this state, the lamp 10 is screwed and fixed to the vehicle body panel 2 at both left and right ends thereof, so that the mounting of the lamp 10 to the vehicle body panel 2 is completed.
[0029]
On the other hand, when the lamp 10 is removed from the vehicle body panel 2 for bulb replacement or lamp replacement, the removal and reassembly can be performed as follows.
[0030]
That is, first, the screws 28 and 44 are removed, and the front lens 12 is removed from the lamp body 14. At this time, since the lamp body 14 is still locked on the vehicle body panel 2 via the locking member 50, the locking portions 56 a of the second elastic arms 56 of the locking member 50 are engaged with the lamp body 14. It is removed from the stop hole 14f, and the locking between the lamp body 14 and the locking member 50 is released. Thus, the operation of removing the lamp 10 from the vehicle body panel 2 is completed. At this time, the locking member 50 is maintained in a state where the first elastic arm 54 is locked to the locking portion 2d of the vehicle body panel 2, so that after the bulb replacement or the lamp replacement, the lamp 10 is moved to the vehicle body panel. When attaching the second elastic arm 56, the engaging portion 56a of the second elastic arm 56 is engaged with the engaging hole 14f of the lamp body 14 and the screws 28 and 44 are tightened to complete the attaching operation.
[0031]
As described in detail above, in the lamp mounting structure according to the present embodiment, the locking member 50 having the first and second elastic arms 54 and 56 is configured such that the locking member 50 has two elastic arms at two locations in the lamp mounting opening 2a. The arms 54 and 56 are provided so as to be locked to the vehicle body panel 2 and the lamp 10, and the packing member 40 is configured to apply an elastic compressive force to the packing 40 by the locking member 50. When both end portions are fixed to the vehicle body panel 2, sufficient sealing performance between the vehicle body panel 2 and the lamp 10 can be secured not only at the left and right end portions but also at the central portion thereof. Thus, the waterproofness of the lamp mounting opening 2a and the appearance around the lamp 10 can be sufficiently ensured.
[0032]
In addition, in the present embodiment, before the left and right ends of the lamp 10 are fixed to the vehicle body panel 2, the locking member 50 is locked to the vehicle body panel 2 and the lamp 10 so that the lamp 10 is fixed to the vehicle body panel 2. Can be easily fixed to the body panel 2 of the lamp 10 easily.
[0033]
Further, in the present embodiment, the second elastic arm 56 is locked to the lamp 10 at the rear intermediate portion 14c between the plurality of bulging portions 14a for forming the lamp chamber formed on the lamp body 14. Therefore, the locking structure can be easily formed.
[0034]
In this embodiment, since the lamp 10 is a long high-mount stop lamp, the locking members 50 are provided at two places in the lamp mounting opening 2a. May be appropriately set according to the aspect ratio of the lamp 10, the elastic force of the packing 40, and the like.
[0035]
In the present embodiment, as a specific configuration for locking the locking member 50 to the vehicle body panel 2 and the lamp 10, the rear peripheral edge portion 14 b of the lamp 10 in a state where the second elastic arm 56 is locked to the lamp 10. When the first elastic arm 54 is brought into contact with the vehicle body panel 2 via the packing 40, the first elastic arm 54 is locked to the vehicle body panel 2, so that the lamp mounting operation can be easily performed.
[0036]
Further, the engaging member 50 is provided with a contact piece 58 that comes into contact with the lamp 10 when the second elastic arm 56 is engaged with the lamp 10, so that the lamp 10 is separated from the second elastic arm 56. It suffices to provide only a wedge-shaped locking portion 56a for locking so that the configuration can be simplified. In addition, by using the second elastic arm 56 and the contact piece 58 together, the locking force of the locking member 50 to the lamp 10 can be sufficiently increased.
[0037]
Further, in the present embodiment, the screws 28 and 44 are also removed for the work of removing the lamp 10 from the vehicle body panel 2 and the work of reassembling the lamp 10 to the vehicle body panel 2 when the bulb or the lamp is replaced. In addition, the locking operation between the lamp body 14 and the locking member 50 is released, and after the replacement of the bulb and the like, the locking between the lamp body 14 and the locking member 50 and the tightening of the screws 28 and 44 are performed by a simple operation. This can be performed, and the replacement workability can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a mounting structure of a lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting structure; FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 5 FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a locking member used in the mounting structure as a single item. FIG. A plan view (a) and a front view (b) showing a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Body panel 2a Lamp mounting opening 2b Lamp mounting surface 2c Square hole 2d Locking part 10 Lamp (high mount stop lamp)
12 front lens 12a, 12b screw insertion hole 14 lamp body 14a bulging portion 14b for forming light chamber rear peripheral edge 14c rear middle portion 14d tapped hole 14e screw insertion hole 14f locking holes 16, 18, 20 light chambers 22, 24, 26 Light source bulb 28,44 Screw 40 Packing 42 Grommet 50 Lock member 52 Base wall 54 First elastic arm 54a Lock groove 56 Second elastic arm 56a Lock portion 58 Contact piece 58a Tip surface 60 Reinforcing rib

Claims (3)

A structure in which a lamp is mounted on a vehicle body panel having a lamp mounting opening formed therein, wherein a rear peripheral portion of the lamp is brought into contact with a portion of the vehicle body panel near a periphery of the lamp mounting opening via a packing. In the lamp mounting structure configured to fix the lamp to the vehicle body panel,
A locking member having first and second elastic arms locks the first elastic arm to the vehicle body panel and locks the second elastic arm to the lamp in the lamp mounting opening. It is configured to apply an elastic compressive force to the packing by the locking member,
A contact piece that contacts the lamp when the second elastic arm is locked to the lamp is formed on the locking member,
The lamp is characterized in that the lamp is sandwiched from both sides by a front end surface of the contact piece and a rear end surface of a locking portion formed at a front end of the second elastic arm. Construction. When the rear peripheral edge portion is brought into contact with the vehicle body panel via the packing in a state where the second elastic arm is locked to the ramp, the first elastic arm is locked to the vehicle body panel. The lamp mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the lamp mounting structure is configured as follows. A plurality of bulging portions for forming a lamp chamber are formed on the back surface of the lamp,
3. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the second elastic arm is fixed to the lamp at an intermediate portion on the back surface between the lamp chamber forming bulges. Lamp mounting structure.

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