JP3646360B2 - Front grille mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a front grill, which is suitable for attaching a front grill to a body of an automobile or the like, but can also be applied to a case where the front grill is attached to a body other than an automobile.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 8, a mounting hole 2b opened in the front end of the front fender 2 of the body 1 and a mounting hole 5b opened in the center member 5 are used as the mounting structure when the front grille is attached to the body of the automobile. There are some that use clips that are inserted and held in through holes on the back side of the front grille 6 that are not shown, and fit the clips into the corresponding mounting holes 2b and 5b.
[0003]
However, in the conventional mounting structure of the front grille, the clip is easily detached from the mounting hole 2 b at the front end of the front fender 2, and the clip fitted into the mounting hole 5 b of the center member 5 is easily pulled out from the through hole of the front grill 6. There was a problem.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a front grill that can increase the holding force of a clip and eliminate the detachment. For the purpose.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention described in claim 1 is a front grill mounting structure for mounting the front grill to a body using a coupling member inserted and held in a through hole on the front grill side. A bracket fixed to the body, and a locking claw formed on the front grill at a position corresponding to the bracket, the bracket having an attachment hole for engaging with the clip as the coupling member , and an edge of the bracket by bending, is provided engagement piece flange shaped to engage to the locking claw, is restricted the clip to the clip in the same direction the latching claws with the engaging piece with fitted into the attachment hole and engaging in so that, with the flange surface of the engagement piece contacts the mounting surface of the locking claw to reinforce the clip direction, the body and the front grill It is characterized in that mounting.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the front grille mounting structure according to the first aspect, the bracket is fixed to a plurality of locations on the body side.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A front grille mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a case of a four-wheeled vehicle. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front portion and a front grill of an automobile as a target of a front grill mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an end view of a partial flat cross section showing a main part of the mounting structure. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of the mounting structure.
[0007]
The front grille mounting structure according to this embodiment has a bracket 4 fixed to a front fender 2 and a lamp support 3 (see FIG. 3) provided in a body 1 of an automobile, and a position corresponding to the bracket 4 and a center member 5. A locking claw 6a and a rib 6b (see FIG. 5) are formed on the front grill 6 side at a position corresponding to the bracket 4, and the bracket 4 is engaged with a mounting hole 4b that engages with the clip 10 and the locking claw 6a. Engaging pieces 4a are provided.
[0008]
The mounting structure of the front grille allows the clip 10 to be fitted and held in the mounting hole 4b, the locking claw 6a to be locked to the engaging piece 4a, and the clip 11 to be pushed into the mounting hole 5b so that the rib 6b is center member. The front grille 6 is attached to the body 1 in a state where the front grille 6 is in contact with the receiving surface 5c (see FIG. 7).
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 2, the body 1 of the automobile includes a support plate portion 2a formed by bending inward at the front end portion of the front fender 2, and a lamp support 3 (see FIG. 3) behind the support plate portion 2a. The center member 5 (see FIG. 1) is fixed at the center, the back surface of the support plate portion 2a is a substantially flat fixing receiving surface 2c, and a mounting hole 5b (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 6) is opened.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 3, the lamp support 3 is formed by connecting substantially flat plate portions 3a, 3c, and 3e and inclined plate portions 3b and 3d that are inclined upward, and an intermediate flat plate portion 3c as will be described later. The tail plate portion 17 of the bracket 4 is supported.
[0011]
2 and 3, the bracket 4 includes a substantially vertical fixing plate portion 14 fixed to the fixing receiving surface 2c of the support plate portion 2a, and a flat plate formed by bending backward from the lower end of the fixing plate portion 14. A portion 15, a substantially vertical intermediate plate portion 16, and a tail plate portion 17 formed by bending backward from the lower end of the intermediate plate portion 16 and fixed to the flat plate portion 3 c of the lamp support 3 are connected in this order. The left and right edges are bent to form a flange, and the flange portion of the fixing plate portion 14 is an engagement piece 4a.
[0012]
The bracket 4 is provided with a mounting hole 4b in a portion of the fixing plate portion 14 that is not in contact with the support plate portion 2a, and the fitting type clip 10 as a coupling member is engaged with the mounting hole 4b. The combined piece 4a engages with the locking claw 6a.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 1, the center member 5 is fixed to the center of the front surface of the body 1 in a posture along the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the front end plate is in a position protruding forward. A mounting hole 5b is formed at a predetermined position of 5a, and a flat receiving surface 5c is formed below the mounting hole 5b.
[0014]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the front grill 6 has an engagement plate portion 20 disposed in parallel to the fixing plate portion 14 of the bracket 4 on the back side near the left and right end portions, and protrudes rearward. A locking claw 6a is provided integrally, and a through hole 20a for holding the clip 10 in the engagement plate portion 20 and a notch 20b following the through hole 20a are provided.
[0015]
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the front grill 6 integrally has a rearward projecting portion 21 at the center in the left-right direction, and includes an engagement plate 22 at the rear end of the projecting portion 21. A through hole 22a and a notch 22b following the through hole 22a are opened, and a rectangular flat rib 6b is formed on both sides of the lower end of the notch 22b.
[0016]
6 and 7, when the front grill 6 is attached to the body 1, the tip of the clip 11 held in the through hole 22a is inserted into the attachment hole 5b, and the rib 6b is centered. The member 5 is in contact with the receiving surface 5c.
[0017]
Next, a procedure for attaching the front grille 6 to the body in the front grille mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. A fitting-type clip 10 having a head portion 10a composed of two flange-like portions spaced apart from each other and having an elastic bulging portion 10b, and a head portion 11a integrally having a large number of ridges 11b on the outer periphery. Using the strip-shaped clip 11, the front grille 6 is applied to a predetermined position of the body 1 with the clips 10 and 11 fitted and held in the through holes 20a and 22a through the corresponding notches 20b and 22b, respectively. The elastic bulging portion 10 b of the combined clip 10 is fitted into the mounting hole 4 b of the bracket 4, and the convex strip 11 b portion of the strip clip 11 is pushed into the mounting hole 5 b of the center member 5.
[0018]
In this case, the strip-shaped clip 11 is pushed in until the rib 6 b comes into contact with the receiving surface 5 c of the center member 5. As a result, the front grille 6 has the locking claws 6a locked to the engagement pieces 4a and is prevented from coming off, and the rib 6b is pressed against the receiving surface 5c so that there is no backlash of mounting, and both the clips 10 and 11 are firmly attached. Mounted.
[0019]
According to the mounting structure of the front grill according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the bracket 4 is fixed to a plurality of locations on the body 1 side, that is, the front fender 2 and the lamp support 3, so that the fender 2, the front grill 6, etc. There is an advantage that the rigidity of the front parts in the vehicle body 1 can be improved.
[0020]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof. For example, the present invention can be widely applied to a vehicle having a front grill other than an automobile.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention according to claim 1 is a front grille mounting structure for attaching a front grille to a body using a coupling member inserted and held in a through-hole on the front grille side, and a bracket fixed to the body, and a locking pawl which is formed on the front grill at a position corresponding to the bracket, the said bracket by bending the edge of the bracket provided with a mounting hole to be engaged with clips as the connecting member, the locking pawl engaging the engaging pieces of the flange shape is provided, the locking claw and the locking to be restricted to the clip in the same direction with the engaging piece with fitted the clip to the mounting hole, wherein abuts the flange surface of the engaging piece to the mounting surface of the locking claw to reinforce the clip direction, the attaching said front grill to the body, Furontogu With coupling member holding force of Le is improved, and improved front grille retention brackets, without increasing the number of parts, an effect that can prevent the pulling away of the clip. According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the bracket is fixed to a plurality of locations on the body side, it is possible to improve the rigidity of forward components such as a fender and a grill.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a vehicle and a front grill which are objects of a front grill mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an end view of a partial flat cross section showing the main part of the front grill mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view showing a main part of the front grill mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of an end portion of the front grill according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the rear.
FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the center portion of the front grill according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the rear.
6 shows a central part of the front grille mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a partial plan sectional view at the position of the through hole in FIG. 5. FIG.
7 is a partial plan sectional view showing the central part of the front grille mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention at the rib position in FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is an explanatory perspective view of a conventional front grill mounting structure.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 2 Front fender 3 Lamp support 3c Flat plate part 4 Bracket 4a Engagement piece 4b Mounting hole 5 Center member 5b Mounting hole 5c Receiving surface 6 Front grille 6a Locking claw 6b Rib 10, 11 Clip (coupling member)
14 Fixing plate portion 15 Flat plate portion 16 Intermediate plate portion 17 Tail plate portion 20 Engaging plate portion 20a Through hole 20b Notch 21 Protruding portion 22 Engaging plate 22a Through hole 22b Notch

Claims (2)

In the mounting structure of the front grill for attaching the front grill to the body using a coupling member inserted and held in the through hole on the front grill side, the bracket fixed to the body and the front grill at a position corresponding to the bracket and a formation was locking pawl, the said bracket by bending the edge of the bracket provided with a mounting hole to engage the clip as the connecting member, the engaging piece of the flange shaped to engage to the locking claw the provided the locking claw and the locking to be restricted to the clip in the same direction with the engaging piece with fitted the clip to the mounting hole, the clip direction a flange surface of the engagement piece An attachment structure for a front grill , wherein the front grille is attached to the body in contact with the attachment surface of the latching claw so as to reinforce .   The front grille mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the bracket is fixed to a plurality of locations on the body side.

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