JP6273514B2 - Fog lamp mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fog lamp mounting structure in an automobile.

  Conventionally, a general fog lamp mounting structure in which a fog lamp is fixed only to a bumper has been disclosed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-053450 A

  In recent years, the thickness of the bumper has been reduced for the purpose of reducing the weight of the vehicle, and the optical axis of the fog lamp may be shaken by vibration during traveling. As a countermeasure, when a fog lamp is attached to the vehicle body, there is a problem that the productivity of the vehicle is deteriorated.

  In order to solve this problem, a method of preparing a mounting member separately and fixing the fog lamp to the vehicle body side by mounting the vehicle body side and the fog lamp with the mounting member to suppress the shake of the optical axis of the fog lamp can be considered, There arises a problem that the cost, weight and productivity of the vehicle deteriorate.

  On the other hand, some lamp mounting structures have a structure in which the lower end of the lamp is connected to the upper end of the bumper. However, the fog lamp is often mounted in the lower area of the bumper, so it is not very effective as a countermeasure against the vibration of the pan bar. Absent.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a fog lamp mounting structure capable of suppressing fog lamp chatter (optical axis shift) during vehicle travel without deteriorating the cost, weight, and productivity of the vehicle. It was.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a fog lamp mounting structure according to the present invention includes a headlamp fixed to a vehicle body at a vehicle upper portion of the vehicle bumper, a lower portion of the headlamp, and a vehicle in the vicinity of the fog lamp mounting portion. There is provided a fixing member that fixes a bumper, and a cover member that covers the fixing member on the front side in the vehicle traveling direction with respect to the vehicle bumper.

  In the fog lamp mounting structure of the present invention, a vehicle bumper (for example, the vehicle bumper 2 in the embodiment) near the fog lamp mounting portion is a headlamp via a fixing member (for example, the resin clip 5 in the embodiment). (For example, the headlamp 3 in the embodiment) is fastened. As a result, the bumper near the fog lamp mounting portion is fixed to the vehicle body via the fixing member. By this fixing, it is possible to suppress the chattering (optical axis deviation) of the fog lamp during traveling of the vehicle.

Further, since the fixing member is set on the back side (rear side in the vehicle traveling direction) of the cover member (for example, the bumper side molding 6 in the embodiment), the fixing member can be assembled from the front of the vehicle, and the assembling property is improved. Further, since there is no need to separately prepare a new decorative member due to the presence of the cover member, it is advantageous in terms of cost, weight, and productivity. In addition, the fog lamp chatter (optical axis misalignment) does not increase the thickness of the bumper for the vehicle, or the fog lamp and the vehicle body side are not attached with the separately studied conventional components. It is very useful in terms of productivity and productivity.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the chattering (optical axis shift) of the fog lamp during traveling of the vehicle as compared with the conventional case.

It is the perspective view which looked at the attachment structure body of the fog lamp which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention from the X direction. It is the schematic structure figure which showed typically the arrow cross section of the AA line shown in FIG. 1, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing which showed the attachment aspect of the attachment structure of a fog lamp.

  The invention is schematically illustrated by the illustrated embodiment and will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of components constituting the fog lamp mounting structure 1 according to the present invention, as viewed from the back side of the vehicle bumper 2. Since the mounting structure 1 of the present invention is bilaterally symmetric, only the area on the right side of the back surface is shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, an XYZ three-dimensional coordinate system is defined, and the mounting structure of the present invention will be described with reference to this coordinate system. Therefore, in FIG. 1, the front side in the traveling direction of the vehicle is defined as the X direction, the vehicle width direction of the vehicle bumper 2 is defined as the Y direction, and the vertical direction of the vehicle bumper 2 is defined as the Z direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a headlamp 3 and a fog lamp 4 that can irradiate the front of the vehicle are provided on the back surface of the right end portion in the Y direction of the vehicle bumper 2. As shown by hatching in FIG. 1, the headlamp 3 is provided at an upper portion in the Z direction of the vehicle bumper 2 and is fastened to the vehicle body side via a headlamp housing 31 (see FIG. 2). The fog lamp 4 is attached to a lower portion of the vehicle bumper 2 in the Z direction. The vehicle bumper 2 and the headlamp 3 are attached to members fixed to the vehicle body such as a radiator support 7 indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the headlamp 3 includes a headlamp lens 30 and a headlamp housing 31 (housing). A joint protrusion 32 extending in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the vehicle (X direction) is formed at the lower end of the headlamp lens 30 in the Z direction.

  On the other hand, a concave joint groove 33 is formed in the upper end portion in the Z direction of the headlamp housing 31 and is recessed in a direction opposite to the traveling direction (X direction) of the vehicle (rear side in the traveling direction). Then, the joint protrusion 32 and the joint groove 33 are joined, and thereby the headlamp lens 30 and the headlamp housing 31 are coupled to each other. Note that the end of the headlamp housing 31 opposite to the X direction is attached to the vehicle body (not shown in FIG. 2).

  As shown in FIG. 2, a mounting leg 31 ′ extends from the lower surface of the headlamp housing 31 to the lower side of the vehicle, and the lower end of the mounting leg 31 ′ in the Z direction is along the traveling direction (X direction) of the vehicle. An extending through hole 34 is formed. On the other hand, the vehicle bumper 2 is formed with a communication hole 20 that communicates with the through hole 34. The vehicular bumper 2 and the headlamp housing 31 are fixed by passing the shaft portion 50 of the resin clip 5 (fixing member) along the X direction through the through hole 34 and the communication hole 20. The resin clip 5 is positioned on the back side of the bumper side molding 6 (cover member) (rear side in the traveling direction of the vehicle), and the head 51 of the resin clip 5 is covered with the bumper side molding 6.

  In the above configuration, the vehicle bumper 2 in the vicinity of the fog lamp mounting portion and the headlamp housing 31 fixed to the vehicle body side are fixed via the resin clip 5, so the vehicle bumper 2 to which the fog lamp 4 is mounted is the headlamp. It is sufficiently fixed to the vehicle body side via the housing 31. By this fixing, the chattering (optical axis deviation) of the fog lamp 4 during traveling of the vehicle can be further suppressed. In other words, according to this configuration, it is not necessary to prepare a separate member, and the partial shape of the headlamp housing 31 and the vehicle bumper 2 that are originally existing members is improved, and only the partial shape is engaged and fixed. The fog lamp 4 can be fixed firmly.

  Further, according to the above configuration, the resin clip 5 is disposed on the back side (opposite to the X direction) of the bumper side molding 6 in a state where the fog lamp 4 is fixed to the headlamp housing 31 (and thus the vehicle body) via the vehicle bumper 2. ) Can be assembled from the front of the vehicle, and the assemblability is improved. Moreover, since the bumper side molding 6 which originally exists can hide the head 51 of the resin clip 5 from the outside, it is not necessary to prepare a new decorative member and is advantageous in terms of cost, weight and productivity. .

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described based on drawing, a specific structure is not limited to these embodiment. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description of the embodiments but by the scope of claims for patent, and further includes all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims for patent.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the vehicle bumper 2 and the headlamp housing 31 are engaged and fixed using the resin clip 5 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this and is an alternative fixing method for the resin clip 5. Alternatively, it may be fixed by fastening using parts such as screws.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the head 51 of the resin clip 5 is covered with the bumper side molding 6 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be covered with a bumper grill. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that there are various improvements and modifications that also use the existing decorative parts attached separately from the bumper 2.

  The fog lamp mounting structure of the present invention can be suitably used in a fog lamp mounting structure in an automobile.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mounting structure 2 Bumper for vehicles 20 Communication hole 3 Headlamp 30 Headlamp lens 31 Headlamp housing (housing)
32 Joining protrusion 33 Joining groove 34 Through hole 4 Fog lamp 5 Resin clip (fixing member)
50 Shaft 51 Head 6 Bumper side molding (cover member)
7 Radiator support

Claims (1)

A vehicle bumper with a fog lamp attached to the lower part of the vehicle;
A headlamp fixed to the vehicle body at the vehicle upper portion of the vehicle bumper;
A fixing member that fixes a lower portion of the headlamp and a vehicle bumper in the vicinity of the fog lamp mounting portion;
A fog lamp mounting structure, comprising: a cover member for covering the fixing member on a front side in a vehicle traveling direction with respect to the vehicle bumper.