JP5745998B2 - Mounting structure for vehicle lamp - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a vehicle lamp using a metal clip.

  For example, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show a conventional mounting structure of a high-mount stop lamp arranged at the upper rear end of a vehicle.

  That is, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a high-mount stop lamp showing a conventional mounting structure, FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the high-mount stop lamp, and the high-mount stop lamp 101 shown in FIG. A light source (not shown) such as an LED is accommodated in a lamp chamber 104 defined by a left and right outer lens 103 that covers the opening, and the housing 102 of the high-mount stop lamp 101 includes A metal clip 105 bent into a letter shape is fitted as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the metal clip 105 is fitted so as to cover a part of the housing 102 from the back side, but the distal end portion (free end portion) of the metal clip 105 is separated from the outer surface of the housing 102 and can be deformed. When the metal clip 105 is inserted into the fitting hole of the vehicle body (not shown) together with the high mount stop 101, the tip end portion of the metal clip 105 is deformed, and the housing 102 of the high mount stop lamp 101 becomes the fitting hole of the vehicle body. The high mount stop lamp 101 is attached to the vehicle body by the repulsive force due to the deformation of the metal clip 105 at that time.

  By the way, in Patent Document 1, as a temporary fixing structure for a vehicle lamp such as a high-mount stop lamp to a vehicle body, a flexible tongue piece that can be elastically deformed is formed on a side outer wall of a housing (lamp body). When the lens of the vehicle lamp is pushed into the opening of the vehicle body (inner panel), the lance provided on the flexible tongue engages with the periphery of the opening of the vehicle body, and the vehicle lamp is temporarily fixed to the vehicle body. A configuration is proposed.

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  However, in the conventional mounting structure using the metal clip 105 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, it is necessary to bend the metal clip 105 greatly in order to increase the mounting force of the high mount stop lamp 101 to the vehicle body. If the front end (free end) of the metal clip 105 is greatly widened, the portion protrudes greatly from the outer shape of the high-mount stop lamp 101, and the metal clip 105 may damage other lamps during transportation. Occur.

  Further, the configuration proposed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the mold structure for molding the housing is complicated because the flexible tongue piece is formed integrally with the housing of the high-mount stop lamp.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is a vehicle lamp that can increase the repulsive force of the metal clip while preventing the metal clip from protruding from the outer shape of the vehicle lamp. It is to provide a mounting structure.

  To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a metal clip is fitted into the housing of a vehicular lamp that houses a light source in a lamp chamber defined by an outer lens that covers the housing and its opening, and the metal clip Is fitted in the fitting hole of the vehicle body together with the vehicle lamp, and the vehicle lamp is attached to the vehicle body by the repulsive force of the metal clip at that time, part of the periphery of the opening of the housing of the vehicle lamp , And a part of the metal clip is inserted into the lamp chamber of the vehicular lamp from the notch, and the tip is locked to the inner surface of the opening of the outer lens.

  According to the present invention, a part of the metal clip is inserted into the lamp chamber of the vehicular lamp and its tip is locked to the inner surface of the opening of the outer lens. The metal clip does not protrude from the outer shape of the vehicle lamp, the vehicle lamp is securely attached to the vehicle body by the metal clip, and other vehicle lamps are damaged by the metal clip during transportation. Nor.

It is a disassembled perspective view of a high mount stop lamp provided with the attachment structure concerning the present invention. It is a sectional side view of a high mount stop lamp provided with the attachment structure concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view of a metal clip. (A)-(c) is a sectional side view which shows the attachment point to the vehicle body of the high mount stop lamp provided with the attachment structure which concerns on this invention in the order of the process. It is a disassembled perspective view of the high mount stop lamp which shows the conventional attachment structure. It is a sectional side view of a high mount stop lamp provided with the conventional attachment structure.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a high-mount stop lamp having a mounting structure according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the high-mount stop lamp, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a metal clip.

  A high-mount stop lamp 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a long and narrow lamp attached to the upper rear end of a vehicle body, and lights when a driver steps on a brake pedal (not shown). This high-mount stop lamp 1 includes a light source (not shown) such as an LED in a lamp chamber 4 formed by covering an outer lens 3 that is also elongated in the left and right direction from the rear of the vehicle (left side in FIG. 2). It is configured to accommodate.

  As shown in FIG. 1, four locking claws 2 a are provided on the upper peripheral edge of the opening of the housing 2 so as to protrude horizontally toward the outer lens 3 (rear side of the vehicle) at appropriate intervals in the left-right direction. Similar locking claws 2b project horizontally from the left and right ends of the lower edge of the opening toward the outer lens 3 side. And the rectangular notch 2c is formed in two places right and left of the part pinched by the right and left latching claw 2b of the bottom wall of the housing 2. As shown in FIG.

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, the metal clip 5 is fitted and fitted into the left and right two portions of the housing 2 where the notch 2c is formed. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, each metal clip 5 is bent and formed into a U-shape by sheet metal (spring steel or the like), and its lower side 5A extends longer than the upper side 5B. The front end portion of the is bent obliquely downward. And the latching piece 5a has stood up diagonally by cutting and raising right and left of the front-end | tip part of the lower side 5A of this metal clip 5, and the flat latching | locking part 5a1 is formed in the front-end | tip of each locking piece 5a, respectively. ing. A central locking piece 5b extends straight between the left and right locking pieces 5a provided at the tip of the lower side 5A of the metal clip 5, and a locking claw is provided at the tip of the locking piece 5b. 5b1 is formed. As shown in FIG. 3, the metal clip 5 is formed with a rectangular hole 5c and a bead 5d.

  The left and right metal clips 5 configured as described above are fitted into the left and right two portions where the notches 2c (see FIG. 1) of the housing 2 of the high-mount stop lamp 1 are formed as shown in FIG. The lower side 5B of the housing 2 is inserted into the lamp chamber 4 from the notch 2c of the housing 2, and the engagement between the distal ends of the left and right locking pieces 2a formed at the distal end of the lower side 2A. The stopper 2 a 1 is in contact with and locked to the lower inner surface of the opening of the outer lens 3. Further, the locking piece 5 b formed at the center of the tip of the lower side 5 </ b> A of each metal clip 5 extends as it is outside the lamp chamber 4.

  Next, a method for attaching the high mount stop lamp 1 to the vehicle body 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4C are side cross-sectional views showing the procedure for attaching the high mount stop lamp to the vehicle body in the order of the steps.

  In order to attach the high mount stop lamp 1 to the vehicle body 10, as shown in FIG. 4A, the high mount stop lamp 1 with the metal clip 5 fitted is fitted into the fitting hole of the vehicle body 10 with the housing 2 side first. 10a, and the high mount stop lamp 1 is pushed into the back side (right side in FIG. 4) as shown in FIG. 4 (b). Then, the tip of the lower side 5A of the metal clip 5 is engaged with the periphery of the fitting hole 10a of the vehicle body 10 to bend and deform, and the high mount stop lamp 1 is completely pushed in as shown in FIG. In this state, upper and lower locking claws 2 a and 2 b (lower locking claw 2 b not shown in FIG. 4) projecting from the peripheral edge of the opening of the housing 2 are engaged with the peripheral edge of the fitting hole 10 a of the vehicle body 10. The locking claw 5b1 formed at the tip of the locking piece 5b at the center of the lower side 5B of the metal clip 5 is locked to the periphery of the fitting hole 10a of the vehicle body 10, so that the high mount stop lamp 1 is 10, the high mount stop lamp 1 is securely fixed to the vehicle body 10 by the repulsive force of the left and right metal clips 5, and rattling is prevented.

  In the above, in the mounting structure of the high mount stop lamp 1 using the metal clip 5 according to the present invention, in the state before the high mount stop lamp 1 is mounted to the vehicle body 10, as shown in FIG. The lower side 5A is inserted into the lamp chamber 4 from the notch 2c of the housing 2 of the high-mount stop lamp 1, and the locking portion 5a1 at the tip of the locking piece 5a formed on the left and right of the tip portion is connected to the opening of the outer lens 3. Since the metal clip 5 is locked to the lower inner surface, the metal clip 5 does not protrude from the outer shape of the high-mount stop lamp 1 even if the deflection amount of the metal clip 5 is increased to increase the repulsive force. 5 is securely attached to the vehicle body 10, and other vehicle lamps are damaged by the metal clip 5 during transportation. Is not generated a problem it says.

  Although the present invention has been described with respect to the embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a mounting structure for a high-mount stop lamp, the present invention can be similarly applied to a mounting structure using a metal clip for any other vehicle lamp. Of course.

1 High-mount stop lamp (vehicle lamp)
2 Housing 2a, 2b Housing locking claw 2c Housing notch 3 Outer lens 4 Light chamber 5 Metal clip 5A Lower side of metal clip 5B Upper side of metal clip 5a, 5b Locking claw of metal clip 5a1 Locking part of metal clip 5b1 Metal clip locking claw 5c Metal clip rectangular hole 5d Metal clip bead 10 Car body 10a Car body fitting hole

Claims (1)

A metal clip is fitted to the housing of a vehicle lamp that houses a light source in a lamp chamber defined by a housing and an outer lens that covers the opening, and the metal clip is fitted into the fitting hole of the vehicle body together with the vehicle lamp. In the mounting structure of the vehicle lamp that fits and attaches the vehicle lamp to the vehicle body by the repulsive force of the metal clip at that time,
A part of the periphery of the opening of the housing of the vehicle lamp is cut out, a part of the metal clip is inserted into the lamp chamber of the vehicle lamp from the notch, and the tip is locked to the inner surface of the opening of the outer lens. A mounting structure for a vehicular lamp characterized by the above.

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