JP4591414B2 - Vehicle lighting - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lamp such as a headlamp used in an automobile.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a lamp body (lamp body) in which a lens is provided in a housing that is open at one end is fixed to a lower portion of the housing of a lamp (lamp body) that is attached to the front or rear portion of an automobile (vehicle). There is a holding member that holds a relative positional relationship with a bumper that constitutes a part of the outer wall of the vehicle and is disposed adjacent to the top and bottom (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The holding member has a support portion that extends forward from the lower side of the housing, and the support portion is inserted into a receiving portion that is a recess formed in a vertical rib provided on the bumper. It is set as the structure which supports a part in an up-down direction. In this lamp, the distance from the bumper viewed in the vertical direction can be set to a predetermined value, and the decorativeness of the appearance of the vehicle can be enhanced.

Furthermore, in the configuration of the lamp described above, the front end portion of the support member of the holding member can be coupled to the bumper, so that the relative positional relationship with the bumper including not only the vertical direction but also the front-rear and left-right directions is predetermined. It is possible to increase the decorativeness of the appearance of the vehicle.
JP-A-8-58498

  However, in the above-described conventional lamp, when a load is input to the bumper, the holding member and the housing receive all of the load, so that the housing itself or the attachment portion of the lamp body to the vehicle is damaged. There is a fear.

  Further, in the lamp, since the housing is positioned on the inner side of the vehicle than the lens constituting a part of the surface of the vehicle, the conventional lamp described above has a relative positional relationship between the lamp body and the bumper. In order to make it predetermined, it is necessary to increase the rigidity of the holding member itself so that the holding position is not displaced due to the bending deformation of the holding member.

  It is an object of the present invention to appropriately hold the relative positional relationship between the lamp body and the vehicle panel without requiring a large rigidity in the holding member, and to the lamp body of the load input to the vehicle panel. It is providing the vehicle lamp which can suppress the influence of this.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a vehicular lamp according to claim 1 is a lamp main body in which a lens is provided at an open end of a housing, and a holding member that holds a relative positional relationship between the lamp main body and the vehicle panel. And the holding member has a plate-shaped first wall portion formed with a through hole, and a plate-shaped second wall portion bent and continuous from the first wall portion. A front end portion of the first wall portion is connected to the vehicle panel via a restraining means for restraining relative movement in a horizontal plane, and the second wall portion is fixed to the housing. The lens is provided between the housing and the vehicle panel, and the lens is provided with a protruding piece that protrudes in a horizontal direction toward the vehicle panel, and the protruding piece is provided on the holding member. Inserted into the through hole so as to be relatively movable in the extending direction. Characterized in that in a state supporting the holding member in the vertical direction.

  The vehicular lamp according to claim 2 is the vehicular lamp according to claim 1, wherein the holding member is angled with respect to the first wall portion and the second wall portion. Main body reinforcing ribs that are continuous with the first wall portion and the second wall portion are provided.

  The vehicular lamp according to claim 3 is the vehicular lamp according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protruding piece is a central position when the first wall portion is viewed in the horizontal direction. The holding member is supported.

  The vehicular lamp according to claim 4 is the vehicular lamp according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the restraining means is a locking protrusion provided on the vehicle panel. An insertion hole formed in the vertical direction at the tip portion of the first wall, and the engagement protrusion is restrained from relative movement in a horizontal plane. It is characterized by being inserted into the insertion hole from the vertical direction.

  The vehicular lamp according to claim 5 is the vehicular lamp according to claim 4, wherein the tip portion of the first wall portion is opposed to the locking protrusion of the vehicle panel. A flange wall portion extending from the first wall portion is provided, and the engaging protrusion is protruded vertically from the flange wall portion, and extends to the flange wall portion along the extending direction. A tip reinforcing rib connected to the engaging protrusion is provided.

  The vehicular lamp according to claim 6 is the vehicular lamp according to claim 5, wherein the protruding piece abuts a lower surface of the flange wall portion to support the holding member in a vertical direction, and The tip reinforcing rib is characterized by extending so as to pass through substantially the center on the upper surface of the flange wall portion.

  In the vehicular lamp according to the first aspect, when a load is input in the horizontal direction to the vehicle panel, the horizontal load acts on the tip portion of the first wall portion of the holding member via the restraining means. The projection piece of the lens is configured to support the holding member in the vertical direction while being inserted into the through hole of the first wall portion so as to be relatively movable in the extending direction. Even when the position is displaced and the first wall portion is displaced, only the positional relationship with the through hole changes, so that the load is not directly transmitted to the lens. In this way, it is possible to prevent a horizontal component of the load input to the vehicle panel from being transmitted from the protrusion piece to the lens.

  Further, the horizontal load applied to the tip portion of the first wall portion of the holding member is such that the first wall portion and the second wall portion are bent and deformed, and the first wall portion is centered on the bent portion connecting the both wall portions. Is absorbed in the holding member by rotating and displacing, so that the horizontal load can be suppressed from being transmitted to the housing to which the second wall portion is fixed.

  Furthermore, since the projection piece provided on the lens supports the vehicle panel in the vertical direction, the conventional structure in which the housing receives both the horizontal component and the vertical component of the load input from the vehicle panel to the holding member. Compared with the vehicular lamp, the vertical component of the load can be borne by the lens closer to the vehicle panel, so that the relative positional relationship with the vehicle panel is not required without requiring a large rigidity of the holding member itself. Can be held.

  Next, in addition to the second wall portion being fixed to the housing, the holding member has an interval in the horizontal plane with the vehicle panel at the tip portion of the first wall portion coupled to the vehicle panel via the restraining means. Since it is the structure which hold | maintains the space | interval of the vertical direction with a vehicle panel with the protrusion piece hold | maintained and supported to a perpendicular direction, relative positional relationship with a vehicle panel can be hold | maintained appropriately.

  Since the relative positional relationship between the lamp body and the vehicle panel is appropriately maintained, the distance between the lens of the lamp body and the vehicle panel is desired, for example, the lens along the width direction of the lens It can set so that a vehicle panel may adjoin, maintaining a fixed space | interval. Thereby, the decorativeness of the appearance of the vehicle, that is, the appearance can be improved.

  In the vehicular lamp according to the second aspect, since the holding member is appropriately reinforced by the main body reinforcing rib, the relative positional relationship with the vehicle panel can be more reliably held.

  In the vehicular lamp according to the third aspect, since the projection piece can support the holding member in the vertical direction without being biased, the support strength in the vertical direction can be increased.

  In the vehicle lamp according to claim 4, the holding member is provided with a through hole in the first wall portion, and can be engaged with the insertion hole of the locking projection piece of the vehicle panel in the horizontal direction at the tip portion of the first wall portion. Since the holding member provided with a simple engaging projection can hold in the horizontal plane direction and the vertical direction, the relative positional relationship with the vehicle panel is held without requiring a holding member having a complicated configuration. be able to.

  In the vehicle lamp according to claim 5, since the rigidity of the engagement protrusion and the flange wall portion can be made appropriate, the relative position of the front end portion of the first wall portion and the vehicle panel in the horizontal plane is relatively small. The movement restraint can be made more reliable.

  In the vehicular lamp according to claim 6, since the front end reinforcing rib is provided so as to pass through substantially the center of the flange wall portion that is the support portion of the holding member by the protruding piece, the vertical load from the vehicle panel is provided. Accordingly, the rigidity of the flange wall portion that receives the power can be made appropriate, and the relative positional relationship with the vehicle panel can be maintained.

  Embodiments of a headlamp which is an example of an automotive lamp according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a vehicle C in which a headlamp 10 which is an example of a lamp for an automobile according to the present invention is employed, and FIG. 2 is a top view seen from an arrow A1 shown in FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view obtained along the II line shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view obtained along the II-II line shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing. In the following description, the horizontal direction and the vertical direction in a state where the vehicle C is installed on a horizontal plane are shown. Further, the front-rear direction is based on the vehicle C, and the inner side based on the vehicle C refers to a side closer to the center position of the vehicle C when viewed from the corresponding member.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the headlamp 10 is disposed so as to be adjacent to a front bumper B constituting a part of the outer wall of the vehicle C, and includes a lamp body 11 and a holding member 12 (FIG. 3). And FIG. 4).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lamp body 11 includes a housing 13 that is open at one end for housing a light source (not shown), and a lens 14 that is attached to the open end. A pair of mounting bases 15 extending vertically downward are provided at the lower part of the housing 13. Each mounting base 15 has a cylindrical shape as a whole, and has a screw hole 16 along its axis.

  A projection piece 17 is provided at the lower portion of the lens 14. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the protruding piece 17 is formed integrally with the lens 14 and protrudes along the plane including the vertical direction and the front-rear direction of the vehicle C on the front side of the vehicle C. Presents. For this reason, the protruding piece 17 protrudes toward the front bumper B. The protruding piece 17 is set so that the upper end surface 17a thereof is a surface substantially along a horizontal plane. In the present embodiment, the protruding pieces 17 are configured to extend in pairs so as to be spaced apart from each other, and are provided at three locations (see FIG. 2).

  In order to maintain the relative positional relationship between the lamp main body 11 and the front bumper B, a holding member 12 is stretched over the lamp main body 11 and the front bumper B (see FIGS. 3 and 4). .) In this embodiment, although not shown, the holding member 12 is provided corresponding to each of the projecting pieces 17 provided at three locations, and the lens 14 and the front bumper B are provided at three locations viewed in the vehicle width direction. The relative positional relationship between the lamp body 11 and the front bumper B is maintained with a predetermined interval. The holding member 12 is made of a material that can be elastically deformed, and includes a first wall portion 18, a second wall portion 19, and a bent portion 20, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8. In the following description of the holding member 12, an arrangement relationship of each part in a state where the lamp main body 11 and the front bumper B are stretched (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is shown. In addition, since the configuration of the three holding members 12 and the spanning state between the lamp main body 11 and the front bumper B are equal to each other, in the following description, the inner one with respect to the vehicle C will be described. The description will be omitted, and description of the other two will be omitted.

  The 1st wall part 18 is exhibiting the substantially plate shape as a whole, and is set so that it may extend along the surface which makes an angle with respect to a horizontal surface. In the present embodiment, the first wall portion 18 includes a substantially vertical direction and a width direction of the vehicle C while being inclined so that the upper side and the inner side are positioned forward with respect to the vehicle C and the lower side and the outer side are positioned rearward. It is set so as to extend along the surface, and has a shape that matches the installation location of the lamp body 11 (see FIG. 2).

  A through hole 21 is formed in the first wall portion 18. The through hole 21 penetrates the first wall portion 18 in the plate thickness direction so as to follow the longitudinal direction of the vehicle C. In the present embodiment, the through-hole 21 has a rectangular shape centered at a substantially intermediate position viewed in the width direction of the first wall portion 18 (in the width direction of the holding member 12) substantially along the width direction of the vehicle C, It is set so as to reach the upper end of the first wall portion 18 when viewed in the vertical direction, that is, the vertical direction of the vehicle C. A bent portion 20 is continuous with the lower end of the first wall portion 18, and a second wall portion 19 is continuous with the bent portion 20.

  The second wall portion 19 has a substantially plate shape as a whole, and is set to extend along a surface that forms an angle with respect to the first wall portion 18. In the present embodiment, the second wall portion 19 is set so as to extend substantially along a horizontal plane while being inclined so that the outer side is located upward with respect to the vehicle C, and is similar to the first wall portion 18. The shape is adapted to the installation location on the headlamp 10 (see FIG. 2). The second wall portion 19 is provided with a screw insertion hole 22 and a pedestal guide protrusion 23. The screw insertion holes 22 are provided as a pair corresponding to both mounting bases 15 provided in the housing 13, and in this embodiment, in the vicinity of the rear end located on the rear side with respect to the vehicle C. Is set. The pedestal guide protrusion 23 is formed to protrude upward while surrounding each screw insertion hole 22. The both pedestal guide protrusions 23 are set to have a diameter that allows both mounting pedestals 15 provided in the housing 13 to be fitted, so that both the mounting pedestals 15 can be guided to the concentric positions with the respective screw insertion holes 22. Is set.

  As described above, the holding member 12 has the first wall portion 18, the bent portion 20, and the second wall from the distal end portion 12 a when the end portion formed by the first wall portion 18 in the extending direction is the distal end portion 12 a. From the portion 19 to the end portion 12b, the entire structure is L-shaped. A flange wall portion 24 is provided at the distal end portion 12a (the distal end portion of the first wall portion 18).

  The flange wall portion 24 has a substantially plate shape as a whole, and extends along the substantially horizontal plane from the distal end portion 12 a so as to be continuous with the first wall portion 18. The lower surface 24 a of the flange wall portion 24 is in a state where the mounting base 15 of the housing 13 is fitted into the base guide protrusion 23 of the holding member 12 of the second wall portion 19, that is, in a state where the holding member 12 is fixed to the housing 13. It is set so as to abut on the upper end surfaces 17 a of the pair of protrusions 17 provided on the lens 14. In this embodiment, the flange wall portion 24 is notched at both ends as viewed in the width direction of the holding member 12, that is, in the width direction of the flange wall portion 24. A tip reinforcing rib 26 is provided.

  The engagement protrusion 25 is provided on the upper surface 24 b of the flange wall portion 24 on the front side of the flange wall portion 24, that is, on the tip 24 c side. The engaging protrusion 25 is formed by protruding from the upper surface 24b along the vertical direction, and the circumferential surface intersecting with the horizontal direction is set so as to be along the substantially vertical direction, and the upper portion of the flange wall portion 24 on the tip 24c side. 25a is chamfered. A leading end reinforcing rib 26 is provided continuously to the engaging protrusion 25.

  The tip reinforcing rib 26 is a protrusion that extends in the width direction of the flange wall portion 24 along the extending direction of the flange wall portion 24, one end is continuous with the engagement protrusion 25, and the other end is It faces the through hole 21. The tip reinforcing rib 26 is set to a height dimension that is lower than the engagement protrusion 25 when viewed in the vertical direction, that is, smaller than the engagement protrusion 25.

  Further, in the holding member 12, an auxiliary wall portion 27 is provided at a terminal end portion 12 b that is an end portion on the opposite side to the tip end portion 12 a provided with the flange wall portion 24. The auxiliary wall portion 27 has a substantially plate shape as a whole, and extends from the terminal end portion 12 b along the substantially horizontal plane continuously to the second wall portion 19.

  Further, the holding member 12 is provided with a main body reinforcing rib 28. The main body reinforcing rib 28 has a plate shape as a whole and is provided on the inner side with respect to the vehicle C. The main body reinforcing rib 28 is provided along a plane including a substantially vertical direction and a front-rear direction of the vehicle C, and includes a first wall portion 18, a flange wall portion 24 thereof, a bent portion 20, a second wall portion 19 and an auxiliary wall portion thereof. 27.

  The front bumper B over which the holding member 12 is stretched is provided with a locking projection piece 29 (see FIGS. 2 to 5). The locking protrusion 29 has a plate shape as a whole, and extends substantially along a horizontal plane so as to face the flange wall portion 24 of the holding member 12 in a state where the holding member 12 and the front bumper B are mounted on the vehicle C. Be present. An insertion hole 30 is provided in the locking projection piece 29. The insertion hole 30 is formed so as to penetrate the locking protrusion 29 substantially along the vertical direction, and has a size that allows the engagement protrusion 25 provided at the distal end portion 12a of the holding member 12 to be inserted from the vertical direction. Set to dimensions.

  In the headlamp 10, first, a lens 14 is attached to a housing 13 in which a light source (not shown) is accommodated to form a lamp body 11, and a holding member 12 is attached to the lamp body 11. In the holding member 12, the pair of protruding pieces 17 of the lens 14 is inserted into the through hole 21 of the first wall portion 18, and the annular pedestal guide protrusion 23 of the holding member 12 of the second wall portion 19 is inserted into the lower portion of the housing 13. The mounting base 15 is inserted, and the screw 31 is screwed into the screw hole 16 of the mounting base 15 with the second wall portion 19 interposed from below the holding member 12 to be mounted on the lamp body 11 (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 4). Thereby, the headlamp 10 is assembled.

  Although not shown, the headlamp 10 is mounted on the vehicle C before the front bumper B is mounted on the vehicle C. When the front bumper B is subsequently mounted on the vehicle C, the engagement protrusion 25 of the tip 12a of the holding member 12 is inserted into the insertion hole 30 of the locking protrusion 29 provided on the front bumper B (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 4). At this time, when the front bumper B is set to the mounting position on the vehicle C, the locking protrusion 29 is set to face the flange wall portion 24 of the holding member 12 of the headlamp 10 mounted on the vehicle C. In addition, since the upper portion 25a of the engagement protrusion 25 is chamfered, when the front bumper B is fitted from the front to the rear of the vehicle C, a clicking sound or response is obtained when the predetermined position is reached. With this, the engaging protrusion 25 is inserted into the insertion hole 30. For this reason, the installer who performs the mounting work of the front bumper B can easily and reliably recognize that the engaging protrusion 25 is engaged with the insertion hole 30.

  In the headlamp 10 which is an example of the vehicular lamp according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the holding member 12 has the second wall portion 19 attached to the mounting base 15 and the holding member 12 in a state assembled to the vehicle C. It is fixed to the housing 13 via a screw 31, and the engagement projection 25 of the flange wall portion 24 is engaged with the insertion hole 30 of the locking projection piece 29 of the front bumper B so that it can be inserted and removed. The upper end surfaces 17 a of the pair of projection pieces 17 of the lens 14 inserted through the through hole 21 are in contact with the lower surface 24 a of the flange wall portion 24 and are supported by the pair of projection pieces 17. Therefore, in the headlamp 10, the load in the vertical direction from the front bumper B is received by the pair of projecting pieces 17 of the lens 14.

  In the headlamp 10, the horizontal component of the load from the front bumper B is provided with an insertion hole 30 of a locking protrusion 29 provided on the front bumper B, and an engagement protrusion 25 engaged therewith. Through the holding member 12, the second wall portion 19 is received at the fixing portion (in this embodiment, the screwing portion between the mounting base 15 and the screw 31) to the housing 13.

  Here, in the headlamp 10, as described above, the insertion hole 30 of the locking protrusion 29 provided in the front bumper B is set so as to penetrate the locking protrusion 29 substantially along the vertical direction. Since the peripheral surface intersecting with the horizontal direction of the engaging protrusion 25 of the holding member 12 is set to be substantially along the vertical direction, when the engaging protrusion 25 is inserted into the insertion hole 30, the engagement is caused by mutual engagement. Thus, the relative movement of the locking protrusions 29 of the front bumper B and the flange wall portion 24 of the holding member 12 in the horizontal plane is restricted. Further, the engaging projection 25 and the insertion hole 30 are not provided with a portion for restraining mutual displacement in the vertical direction like a hook-shaped claw portion, for example, and can be relatively moved along the vertical direction. It is said that. For this reason, the insertion hole 30 of the locking projection piece 29 of the front bumper B and the engagement protrusion 25 of the flange wall portion 24 of the holding member 12 function as a restraining means 32 that restrains relative movement in the horizontal plane. Will be.

  Therefore, in the headlamp 10, the relative movement in the horizontal plane between the front bumper B and the lamp body 11 and the relative movement in the vertical direction are restricted by the holding member 12, and therefore the lamp body 11 and the front bumper B are restricted. That is, the relative positional relationship between the lens 14 and the front bumper B is maintained. Thereby, in the headlamp 10, the relative positional relationship (interval between each other) between the lens 14 and the front bumper B, both of which constitute a part of the surface of the vehicle C, is desired, for example, in the vehicle width direction. Thus, the lens 14 and the front bumper B can be set so as to be adjacent to each other while maintaining a certain distance. For this reason, the decorativeness of the appearance of the vehicle C, that is, the appearance can be improved.

  Further, in the headlamp 10, the vertical component of the load from the front bumper B is applied from the locking projection piece 29 of the front bumper B to the projection piece 17 through the flange wall portion 24 of the holding member 12. Therefore, it is received by the lens 14 via the protrusion piece 17. Thereby, the vertical component of the load from the front bumper B is hardly transmitted to the holding member 12. For this reason, the holding member 12 only needs to have rigidity capable of receiving only the load in the horizontal direction from the restraining means 32, and therefore, compared with the conventional structure that receives all of the load from the front bumper B. For example, when it is set to an equivalent strength, it can be set to a low rigidity, which can contribute to weight reduction and cost reduction, and when formed as an equivalent part, a higher strength is obtained. be able to.

  Further, in the headlamp 10, the protruding piece 17 of the lens 14 that receives the load in the vertical direction of the front bumper B is inserted into the through hole 21 of the first wall portion 18 of the holding member 12 so as to be freely inserted and removed. Even when a horizontal load is input to the front bumper B, the horizontal load is applied to the projection piece 17 only by relatively displacing the position of the projection piece 17 in the through hole 21. It is not transmitted to the lens 14 via. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the lens 14 and the protruding piece 17 and the like from being damaged by the horizontal load.

  Next, in the headlamp 10, when a load in the horizontal direction is input to the front bumper B, the restraining means 32 causes the flange wall portion 24 of the holding member 12 to pass through the insertion hole 30 of the locking protrusion 29 of the front bumper B. The load in the horizontal direction is transmitted to the engagement protrusion 25. The load in the horizontal direction transmitted to the engagement protrusion 25 is transferred from the flange wall portion 24 which is the tip end portion 12a of the holding member 12 through the first wall portion 18, the bent portion 20 and the second wall portion 19 to the housing. Therefore, the load is absorbed by the elastic deformation of the holding member 12, particularly the first wall with the bent portion 20 as an axis. The magnitude transmitted to the housing 13 by absorbing the load due to the rotational displacement of the portion 18 and the bending deformation of the first wall portion 18 can be suppressed. For this reason, it can suppress that the housing 13 and its fixed part etc. are damaged by the said horizontal load.

  In the headlamp 10, since the lamp main body 11 is prevented from being damaged when a load in the horizontal direction is input to the front bumper B, for example, when the headlamp 10 is collided from the front of the vehicle C. Moreover, it can suppress that the lamp main body 11 is damaged, and can reduce repair cost.

  In the headlamp 10, since the main body reinforcing rib 28 is provided, the strength from the flange wall portion 24 to the first wall portion 18, the bent portion 20, the second wall portion 19 and the auxiliary wall portion 27 is increased. Can be appropriate. For this reason, the relative positional relationship between the front bumper B and the lens 14 can be made desirable, and the load from the front bumper B can be appropriately absorbed.

  In the headlamp 10, since the pair of projecting pieces 17 are configured to support the substantially center position of the flange wall portion 24 when viewed in the width direction of the holding member 12, the holding member 12 can be supported without being biased. The support strength to can be increased efficiently.

  In the headlamp 10, the holding member 12 has an L shape as a whole, and has a simple configuration in which the through hole 21, the engagement protrusion 25, the main body reinforcing rib 28 and the tip reinforcing rib 26 are provided. It can be formed easily. In addition, since the holding member 12 does not have an intricate shape when viewed in the vertical direction, the holding member 12 can be easily formed using a mold that is pulled out in the vertical direction.

  Therefore, in the vehicular lamp according to the present invention (the headlamp 10 in this embodiment), the lamp body (the lamp main body 11 in the present embodiment) and the vehicle panel (the present one) are not required without requiring the holding member 12 to have great rigidity. In the embodiment, the relative positional relationship with the front bumper B.) can be appropriately maintained, and the influence of the load input to the vehicle panel (B) on the lamp body (11) can be suppressed. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the headlamp 10 is shown as a vehicle lamp. However, if the lens is a lamp used in the vehicle and the lens forms a part of the outer wall of the vehicle, for example, a rear lamp is used. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the restraining means 32 is configured by the insertion hole 30 of the locking projection piece 29 of the front bumper B and the engagement protrusion 25 of the flange wall portion 24 of the holding member 12. (In the present embodiment, the lamp main body 11) It is only necessary to restrain relative movement in the horizontal plane with the vehicle panel (in the present embodiment, the front bumper B), and is limited to the above-described embodiment. is not.

  In the embodiment described above, the projection piece 17 supports the holding member 12 in the vertical direction by receiving the lower surface 24a of the flange wall portion 24 at the upper end surface 17a of the projection piece 17. As long as the holding member 12 is supported in the vertical direction while being inserted into the through hole 21 so as to be relatively movable in the extending direction, for example, the structure may be configured to receive the upper edge of the through hole. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments.

  In the above-described embodiment, the main body reinforcing rib 28 is provided. However, it may be appropriately provided depending on the strength required for the holding member 12, and is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a vehicle that employs a headlamp that is an example of an automotive lamp according to the present invention. It is a partial top view of the vehicle seen from arrow A1 shown in FIG. It is typical sectional drawing obtained along the II line | wire shown in FIG. It is typical sectional drawing obtained along the II-II line | wire shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows typically the holding member of the lamp | ramp for motor vehicles based on this invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a holding member similar to FIG. 5, viewed from an angle different from that of FIG. 5. It is a top view of the holding member seen from arrow A2 shown in FIG. It is a front view of the holding member seen from arrow A3 shown in FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Head lamp (As a vehicle lamp) 11 Lamp main body (As a lamp main body) 12 Holding member 12a Tip part (as a tip part of a 1st wall part) 13 Housing 14 Lens 17 Projection piece 17a Upper end surface 18 1st wall Part 19 second wall part 21 through hole 24 flange wall part 24a lower surface 24b upper surface 26 tip reinforcing rib 28 main body reinforcing rib 29 locking protrusion 30 insertion hole 32 restraining means B front bumper (as vehicle panel) C vehicle

Claims (6)

A vehicle lamp comprising: a lamp body provided with a lens at an open end of the housing; and a holding member that holds a relative positional relationship between the lamp body and the vehicle panel,
The holding member has a plate-shaped first wall portion in which a through hole is formed, and a plate-shaped second wall portion that is bent and continuous from the first wall portion, and is relative to each other in a horizontal plane. The distal end portion of the first wall portion is connected to the vehicle panel via a restraining means for restraining the movement, and the second wall portion is fixed to the housing, whereby the space between the housing and the vehicle panel is reached. Passed over to
The lens is provided with a protruding piece that protrudes in the horizontal direction toward the vehicle panel, and the protruding piece is inserted into the through hole of the holding member that is stretched so as to be relatively movable in the extending direction. A vehicular lamp characterized in that the holding member is supported in a vertical direction in a state in which it is applied.   The holding member is provided with a main body reinforcing rib continuous to the first wall portion and the second wall portion so as to form an angle with respect to the first wall portion and the second wall portion. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1.   3. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1, wherein the protruding piece supports the holding member at a central position when the first wall portion is viewed in the horizontal direction. 4.   The restraining means has an insertion hole formed in a locking projection provided on the vehicle panel, and an engagement projection that projects in the vertical direction at the tip portion of the first wall portion. 4. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the joint protrusion is fitted into the insertion hole from a vertical direction so that relative movement in a horizontal plane is restricted. 5. Lamps.   A flange wall portion extending from the first wall portion so as to face the locking projection piece of the vehicle panel is provided at the tip portion of the first wall portion, 5. A front end reinforcing rib projecting in a vertical direction from a flange wall portion and extending along an extending direction and connected to the engaging projection is provided on the flange wall portion. The vehicle lamp as described in 2. The protruding piece is in contact with the lower surface of the flange wall portion to support the holding member in the vertical direction, and the tip reinforcing rib extends so as to pass through substantially the center on the upper surface of the flange wall portion. The vehicular lamp according to claim 5.

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