JP4320557B2 - Finisher for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle finisher, and more particularly to a finisher that is mounted near the rear license plate of a vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Near the rear license plate of the vehicle, a finisher is attached as an exterior part to protect and decorate the vehicle body.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the rear part of the vehicle. 1 is a vehicle body, 2 is a back door, 3 is a back door plate, 4 is a finisher body, 5 is a molding, 6 is an ornament, 7 is a license plate, and 8 is a back door panel. is there.
[0003]
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 5 showing a conventional vehicle finisher disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, and FIGS. 7A and 7B are cross-sectional views illustrating the operation thereof.
6 and 7, reference numeral 9 denotes a bracket which is attached to the back door panel 8. A molding 5 is bent at the lower edge portion of the finisher body 4 attached to the rear portion of the automobile, and the base end portion is locked. The finisher body 4 is provided with a rib 11 on the back surface, and the rib 11 is provided with a mounting hole 11a and a notch 11b. A mounting hole 12b and a cut-and-raised 12c are formed in the extension 12a of the molding 5.
[0004]
In the conventional vehicle finisher, as shown in FIG. 7A, the bent portion 12d of the molding 5 is locked to the groove 13 of the finisher body 4, and the extension portion 12a is bent and raised to raise 12c. 7 (b), and is moved in the direction of the arrow c to engage the notch 11c with the notch 11b of the rib 11, and the mounting member 15 such as a screw is attached to the bracket 9 as shown in FIG. And screwed to the spring nut 14.
[0005]
However, the molding 5 is bent and raised from the extended portion 12a and moved from the state where the raised portion 12c is raised, and the cut and raised portion 12c is locked and attached. After that, the gap a is exposed in the groove 13, which causes problems such as harming the appearance and easily adhering dust.
[0006]
The above-described vehicle finisher is usually assembled as follows.
(1): The bracket 9 is attached to the vehicle body panel (back door panel 8).
(2): The molding 5 is bent and attached to the groove 13 of the finisher body 4.
(3): The spring nut 14 is mounted so as to sandwich the rib 11 of the finisher body 4 and the extension 12 a of the molding 5.
(4): The screw hole 14a of the spring nut 14, the mounting hole 12b of the molding extension 12a, and the mounting hole 11a of the rib 11 are made to coincide with each other.
(5): A mounting member 15 such as a screw is sequentially screwed into the mounting hole 9a of the bracket 9, the screw hole 14a of the spring nut 14, the mounting hole 12b of the molding extension 12a, and the mounting hole 11a of the rib 11.
[0007]
In the assembly of (2) to (4), when the assembly is performed at a place other than the assembly line of the automobile and transported to the assembly line of the automobile for assembly, there is the following problem. That is, the rib 11 and the molding extension 12a are fitted with the spring nut 14 and cut and raised so that the engagement surface of the rib 11 is engaged with the finisher body 4 and the molding 5 in the front-rear direction. However, the spring nut 14 is displaced during transportation, and in an automobile assembly line, it may be necessary to return the spring nut to its original position at the time of screw tightening. Moreover, it is difficult to attach the finisher body 4, the molding 5, the spring nut 14, and the bracket 9 at the same time with the attachment member 15 such as the same screw.
In recent years, modularization is desired in order to reduce unit accuracy and the probability of missing parts, but the conventional finisher cannot meet the demand and simplifies the operator's work on the automobile assembly line. It is also difficult to convert.
[0008]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-51248 [0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle finisher that is simple in structure and mounting, has an excellent appearance and mounting stability, can be easily modularized, and can simplify work on an automobile assembly line. It is.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is the following vehicle finisher.
(1) A finisher attached to the vehicle body near the rear license plate of the vehicle via a bracket,
A finisher body attached to the bracket;
A molding attached to the outer surface of the finisher body,
A fixing rib extending from the molding to the back side of the finisher body through the first through-hole formed in the finisher body;
A fixing boss formed on the back side of the finisher body so as to receive the fixing member through the second through-hole formed in the fixing rib;
A vehicle finisher having a mounting rib extending from a back surface side of the finisher body through a fixing boss so as to be attached to the bracket.
(2) The finisher according to the above (1), wherein the finisher has a fixing boss extending from the back surface side of the molding to the finisher body side so as to receive the fixing member through a third through hole formed in the finisher body.
(3) The finisher according to (1) or (2) above, wherein the finisher has a reinforcing rib extending to the back side of the molding so as to be inserted into and engaged with a fourth through hole formed in the finisher body.
(4) The finisher according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the finisher body to which the molding is fixed is attached to the bracket by an attachment member.
(5) The finisher according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the finisher main body to which the molding is fixed is attached to the vehicle body by a mounting member via a bracket.
[0011]
The vehicle finisher of the present invention is a finisher that is attached to a vehicle body near the rear license plate of the vehicle via a bracket. A position where such a vehicle finisher is attached is in the vicinity of the rear license plate of the vehicle and is preferably attached to a hatch back door type back door, but may be a trunk hood or other parts.
[0012]
In the present invention, the finisher main body is attached as an exterior part to protect and decorate the vehicle body near the rear license plate. The material may be resin, metal, or other material, but is generally made of resin. Things are used. Its shape and structure can be suitable for car body protection and decoration.
[0013]
In the present invention, the molding is attached to the outer surface of the finisher body for protection and decoration of the finisher body. The material may be resin, metal, or other material, but in general, resin is preferable. The shape and structure can be suitable for the protection and decoration of the finisher body. Although the attachment position is not limited, in general, many are attached near the lower end of the finisher body.
[0014]
In the present invention, the bracket is interposed between the finisher main body and the vehicle body, and is used for improving the mounting property, and is used for modularization. The material of the bracket may be resin, metal, or other material, but is generally preferably made of metal. The shape and structure can be suitable for mounting the finisher body.
[0015]
The vehicle finisher according to the present invention is a finisher attached to a vehicle body near the rear license plate of the vehicle via a bracket, and includes a finisher body attached to the bracket and a molding attached to an outer surface side of the finisher body. The molding has a fixing rib that extends to the back side of the finisher body through a first through hole formed in the finisher body. A fixing boss is formed on the back side of the finisher body so that the finisher body is fixed by receiving the fixing member through the second through hole formed in the fixing rib of the molding. The finisher body is formed with mounting ribs extending from the back side thereof through the fixing bosses, and is attached to the bracket by an mounting member.
[0016]
The vehicle finisher of the present invention inserts the fixing rib extending to the back side of the molding through the first through hole formed in the finisher body to the position of the fixing boss formed on the back side of the finisher body, The fixing member is inserted and fixed to the fixing boss through the second through hole formed in the fixing rib, and the molding is attached to the outer surface side of the finisher body. The finisher body is attached to the bracket by attaching mounting ribs extending from the back side of the finisher body via the fixing bosses to the bracket with an attachment member. Then, the finisher body is attached to a vehicle body (vehicle body panel) near the rear license plate of the vehicle via a bracket.
[0017]
The above-described vehicle finisher can be fixed by receiving a fixing member through a third through hole formed in the finisher body by forming a fixing boss extending from the back side of the molding to the finisher body side. it can. Thereby, the adhesive strength of the molding can be increased.
[0018]
In addition, a reinforcing rib extending on the back surface side of the molding can be formed and inserted into a fourth through hole formed in the finisher body to be engaged therewith. As a result, the molding can be reinforced and the fixing stability of the molding can be improved.
[0019]
A finisher body, a molding, and a module of the bracket can be formed by attaching the finisher body to which the molding is fixed to the bracket by an attachment member. This module integrates the finisher body, molding, and bracket, each has high adhesion or mounting stability, is easy to store and transport, and can be attached to the vehicle body with mounting members without dropping off parts, etc. Work on the assembly line can be simplified.
[0020]
In this case, the attachment portion can be formed such that the finisher body to which the molding is fixed is attached to the vehicle body by the attachment member via the bracket. As a result, the module mounting structure can be simplified, the mounting workability to the vehicle body can be improved, and the mounting stability can be further improved.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the structure and attachment are simple, the external appearance and attachment stability are obtained, modularization is easy, and the vehicle finisher which can simplify the operation | work in a motor vehicle assembly line is obtained.
[0022]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 5 showing the vehicle finisher of the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the back side of the module, and FIG. 5 to 7 denote the same or corresponding parts.
[0023]
The vehicle finisher shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 is attached to a back door panel 8 of the back door 2 near the license plate 7 at the rear of the vehicle via a bracket 9. The finisher includes a bracket 9 attached to the vehicle body panel, a finisher body 4 attached to the bracket 9, and a molding 5 attached to the outer surface of the finisher body 4, which are integrated to form a module 10. Has been. The finisher body 4 and the molding 5 are made of a synthetic resin molded product, and the bracket 9 is made of a metal plate bent product.
[0024]
The molding 5 has a fixing rib 22 that extends to the back surface side of the finisher body 4 through a first through hole 21 a formed in the finisher body 4. The finisher body 4 is fixed to the back side of the finisher body 4 in a cylindrical shape so that the fixing member 23a such as a screw is received and fixed through the second through hole 22a formed in the fixing rib 22 of the molding 5. A boss 24 for use is formed. The finisher body 4 is formed with mounting ribs 25 extending from the back side thereof via the fixing bosses 24, and a grommet provided on the mounting portion 9a of the bracket 9 together with the lamp 30 by mounting members 26a such as screws. It is comprised so that it may attach to the attachment member 27 of this.
[0025]
The molding 5 is formed with a fixing boss 28 extending from the back surface side to the finisher body 4 side. The finisher body 4 is formed with a third through hole 21b corresponding to the fixing boss 28, and the third through hole 21b. The fixing member 23b such as a screw is received and fixed to the fixing boss 28, and the fixing strength of the molding 5 can be increased.
[0026]
Further, a reinforcing rib 29 is formed on the molding 5 so as to extend to the back surface side, and a fourth through hole 21c is formed in the finisher body 4 correspondingly, and the reinforcing rib is formed in the fourth through hole 21c. 29 is inserted and engaged so that the molding 5 can be reinforced and its fixing stability can be enhanced.
[0027]
The finisher body 4 is formed with a mounting boss 31 projecting on the back side thereof, and the bracket 9 is formed with a mounting portion 9b corresponding to this, and a fifth through hole provided in the mounting portion 9b. An attachment member 26b such as a screw is received and fixed to the attachment boss 31 through 21d, and the finisher body 4 is attached to the bracket 9. An ornament is attached to the front side of the mounting boss 31 with an adhesive material 32 such as a double-sided adhesive tape.
[0028]
The finisher body 4 is formed with a glove-shaped mounting portion 33, and the bracket 9 is formed with a mounting portion 9 c corresponding to this, and the mounting portion 33, the mounting portion 9 c and the through-hole provided in the back door panel 8. The finisher body 4 fixed to the hole through the mounting members 26c and 26d such as color bolts and nuts and the molding 5 is fixed is attached to the back door panel 8 as the module 10 via the bracket 9, and the mounting structure by this The mounting workability to the vehicle body is improved, and the mounting stability can be further improved.
[0029]
The finisher main body 4 is formed with another glove-shaped mounting portion 34, which is directly mounted on the back door panel 8 by mounting members 26e such as collar bolts and nuts. Prior to the mounting by these mounting members, the bracket 9 is formed with a temporary fixing portion 9d so that the module 10 can be temporarily fixed, and the clip 36 is inserted into the temporary fixing hole 35 formed in the temporary fixing portion 9d. Is inserted, the bracket 9 is fixed to the back door panel 8 and temporarily fixed, and is mounted by the mounting member.
[0030]
37 is a back door handle, 38 is an operation rod insertion portion thereof, 41 is a frame member, 42 is a dam rubber, and 43 is an adhesive.
[0031]
The vehicle finisher has a fixing rib 22 formed on the back side of the finisher body 4 through a first through hole 21 a formed in the finisher body 4 through a fixing rib 22 extending to the back side of the molding 5. The molding 5 is attached to the outer surface side of the finisher body 4 by inserting the fixing member 23a into the fixing boss 24 through the second through-hole 22a formed in the fixing rib 22 and fixing it.
[0032]
At this time, by inserting and engaging the reinforcing rib 29 extending to the back side of the molding 5 into the fourth through hole 21c of the finisher body 4, the molding 5 can be reinforced and its fixing stability can be enhanced. Further, the fixing strength of the molding 5 is secured by attaching and fixing a fixing member 23b such as a screw through the third through hole 21b of the finisher body 4 to the fixing boss 28 extending from the back surface side of the molding 5 to the finisher body 4 side. Can be increased.
[0033]
At the same time, the mounting rib 25 extending from the back surface side of the finisher main body 4 via the fixing boss 24 is attached to the mounting portion 9a of the bracket 9 together with the lamp 30 by the mounting member 26a such as a screw. It is attached to the attachment member 27. Further, by attaching and fixing a mounting member 26b such as a screw to the mounting boss 31 protruding from the back surface side of the finisher body 4 through the fifth through hole 21d provided in the mounting portion 9b of the bracket 9, the finisher body is fixed. 4 is attached to the bracket 9.
[0034]
The finisher main body 4 to which the molding 5 is fixed in this way is attached to the bracket 9 by the attaching members 26a and 26b, whereby the module 10 of the finisher main body 4, the molding 5 and the bracket 9 is formed. In this module 10, a clip 36 is inserted into a temporary fixing hole 35 formed in the temporary fixing portion 9d of the bracket 9, the bracket 9 is fixed to the back door panel 8 and temporarily fixed, and is attached by an attachment member.
[0035]
The module 10 is attached through a glove-like attachment portion 33 formed on the finisher body 4, the attachment portion 9c of the bracket 9, and through-holes provided in the back door panel 8 through attachment members 26c and 26d such as color bolts and nuts. By fixing, the finisher body 4 is attached to the back door panel 8 via the bracket 9. Further, by attaching a mounting member 26e such as a color bolt or a nut to another glove-shaped mounting portion 34 formed on the finisher main body 4, and the finisher main body 4 is directly mounted on the back door panel 8, the module 10 is connected to the back door panel 8. Attached to.
[0036]
The above-described vehicle finisher is simple in structure and mounting, has an excellent appearance and mounting stability, can be easily modularized, and can simplify the work on the automobile assembly line.
[0037]
In addition, since the finisher body 4, the molding 5 and the bracket 9 are integrated in the module 10, the constituent elements are firmly fixed or mounted stably, and can be stored and transported easily. The mounting member can be attached to the vehicle body, and the work on the automobile assembly line can be simplified.
[0038]
In the above-described vehicle finisher, the fixing rib 22 formed in the synthetic resin molding 5 passes through the first through hole 21a formed in the finisher body 4, so that the molding 5 is not bent. The molding 5 is inserted into the first through-hole 21a of the finisher body 4 from the rear to the front of the vehicle and fixed. For this reason, it is not necessary to rotate the molding 5, the groove 13 of the conventional design portion can be eliminated, the finisher body 4 and the molding 5 can be brought into close contact with each other, and the appearance can be selected. Can be abolished. Moreover, since it is not necessary to elastically deform the molding 5 and attach it, workability is good. Since the fixing rib 22 penetrates the first through hole 21a, it is easy to temporarily hold the screw as the fixing member 23a until it is tightened. Moreover, since the screw head is hidden by the molding 5 when viewed from the rear, the screw is not turned with a mischievous feeling and the appearance is good.
[0039]
In addition, since the finisher body 4 is formed with the mounting rib 25 from the fixing boss 24, by connecting to the cylindrical fixing boss 24, the volume of the base portion of the mounting rib 25 is more than that of the rib alone. When the finisher body 4, the molding 5 and the bracket 9 are assembled, rigidity can be secured. In addition, the license plate irradiation lamp 30 can be assembled to the mounting rib 25. Furthermore, if the mounting rib 25 is formed short, the back door handle 37 can be stored in the storage portion. Since the back door handle 37 cannot be directly seen from the rear, and the storage space can be made larger than the cover portion of a normal door handle, the shape of the handle operating portion must be formed from the outer surface of the cover to create a newly designed handle. Unlike the conventional case, which is not possible, it is economical because the handle of the conventional product can be stored in the storage space.
[0040]
When the finisher body 4, molding 5, and bracket 9 are integrated as a module 10, the finisher body 4, molding 5, and bracket 9 are securely fixed. The mounting of the module 10 is completed simply by inserting the mounting members 26c, 26e such as color bolts into the 34 and fastening them with the mounting members 26d such as nuts from the back, and the automobile assembly work is simplified.
[0041]
In the above embodiment, the finisher body 4, the molding 5, and the bracket 9 are integrated as a module 10 and attached to the vehicle body, but each of them may be attached separately without using the module 10. The vehicle finisher is attached to the back door of the vehicle, but may be attached to a trunk hood or other vehicle body.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 5 showing a vehicle finisher according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 5 showing the vehicle finisher according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the back side of the module.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the front side of the module.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the rear part of the vehicle.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 5 showing a conventional vehicle finisher.
7A and 7B are cross-sectional views corresponding to AA in FIG. 5 for explaining the operation of the conventional vehicle finisher in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car body 2 Back door 3 Back door plate 4 Finisher main body 5 Molding 6 Ornament 7 License plate 8 Back door panel 9 Bracket 9a, 9b, 9c Mounting part 9d Temporary stop part 10 Module 21a 1st through-hole 21b 3rd through-hole 21c 4th through-hole 21d 5th through-hole 22 Adhesive rib
22a Second through holes 23a, 23b Fixing member 24 Fixing boss 25 Mounting ribs 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 26e Mounting member 27 Mounting member 28 Fixing boss 29 Reinforcing rib 30 Lamp 31 Mounting boss 32 Adhesive material 33, 34 Mounting portion 35 Temporary stop hole 36 Clip 37 Back door handle 38 Operation rod insertion portion 41 Frame material 42 Dam rubber 43 Adhesive

Claims (5)

A finisher attached to the vehicle body near the rear license plate of the vehicle via a bracket,
A finisher body attached to the bracket;
A molding attached to the outer surface of the finisher body,
A fixing rib extending from the molding to the back side of the finisher body through the first through-hole formed in the finisher body;
A fixing boss formed on the back side of the finisher body so as to receive the fixing member through the second through-hole formed in the fixing rib;
A vehicle finisher having a mounting rib extending from a back surface side of the finisher body through a fixing boss so as to be attached to the bracket. The finisher according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing boss extending from the rear surface side of the molding to the finisher body side so as to receive the fixing member through a third through hole formed in the finisher body. 3. The finisher according to claim 1, further comprising a reinforcing rib extending to a back surface side of the molding so as to be inserted into and engaged with a fourth through hole formed in the finisher body.   The finisher according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the finisher body to which the molding is fixed is attached to the bracket by an attachment member.   The finisher according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the finisher body to which the molding is fixed has an attachment portion so that the finisher body is attached to the vehicle body by an attachment member via a bracket.

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