JP6876599B2 - Vehicle lighting fixture mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle lamp attachment structure in which an exterior lamp is detachably fixed to a vehicle body.

Conventionally, in a vehicle such as an automobile, a lamp attachment portion structure in which an exterior lamp is inserted into a recess formed in a vehicle body and is detachably fixed to the vehicle body is known.

As such a lamp mounting structure, for example, in a lamp mounted by engaging with a recess of a rear bumper by a detachable engaging means, a lamp mounting structure in which an opening is provided in a lower wall of the recess is provided. Is disclosed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to this lamp mounting structure, the lamp can be removed from the rear bumper by inserting a removal tool through the opening and pushing the lamp from the back surface side with the removal tool.

Further, as a mounting structure of such a lamp, in the headlamps and turn signal lamps adjacent to each other in the lateral direction, a first pedestal and a first pedestal are provided on a bracket formed on the side surface of the headlamp so as to extend toward the turn signal lamp. The two pedestals and the third pedestal are arranged side by side in a state of being vertically separated from the third pedestal, and the tip portion is formed on the back surface of the turn signal lamp in an upwardly inclined state, and the lower first pedestal. The first projecting piece that rides on the upper surface and the claw portion that engages with the upper second pedestal are formed at the tip, and the second projecting piece that comes into contact with the lower surface of the second pedestal and the tip portion are inclined downward. A coupling structure for vehicle lamps is formed, and the tip portion is connected to the tip portion of the first projecting piece, and a third projecting piece that is brought into contact with the lower surface of the third pedestal on the inner side is provided. It is disclosed (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In addition, "parallel installation" means that they are arranged side by side in a line in close proximity to each other.

According to the coupling structure of the vehicle lighting equipment, the turn signal lamp can be removed from the headlamp by separating the claw portion from the second pedestal while pushing down the second projecting piece with the tip of the driver.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-301521 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-127839

However, the lamp mounting structure of Patent Document 1 has a drawback that a rod-shaped removing tool such as a screwdriver is required separately in order for the user of a vehicle such as an automobile to perform maintenance work such as replacement of a valve or a harness. there were. In addition, when the rod-shaped removal tool is an in-vehicle tool, it is generally stored in a car such as a trunk room, so that the removal tool must be taken in the car when removing the lamp. There was a drawback that it decreased. In addition, if this removal tool is not installed as an in-vehicle tool and the user does not have it, he / she must purchase it separately, which has a problem of imposing a financial burden on the user. ..

Further, when the mounting structure of the lamp is applied to the rear bumper, there is a problem that the lamp cannot be pushed out from the back surface side by a removal tool unless the rear bumper is removed from the rear body. This is because the rear bumper is formed so as to cover the recess underneath.

Further, in this lamp mounting structure, the work of removing the lamp cannot be performed from the front side of the recess, and there is a problem that a work space is required on the back side of the vehicle body in which the recess is formed.

Further, in the coupling structure of the vehicle lighting equipment of Patent Document 2, when the turn signal lamp is removed from the headlamp, the second projecting piece is used to disengage the engagement state between the claw portion of the second projecting piece and the second pedestal. There was a drawback that a removal tool such as a driver was required to push down the. In addition, this coupling structure requires space for inserting the removal tool, but when this structure is applied to a rear combination lamp with a narrow parting gap from the rear body, it is necessary to insert the removal tool into the rear body. Since a hole must be provided, there is a problem that the appearance of the rear body is deteriorated.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional difficulty, and the lamp can be easily installed without using a separately required removal tool such as an in-vehicle tool during maintenance work such as replacement of a bulb of the lamp. It is an object of the present invention to provide a removable vehicle lamp structure.

In the vehicle lamp mounting portion structure according to the first aspect of the present invention that achieves the above-mentioned object, the exterior lamp is inserted into the recess formed in the vehicle body, temporarily fixed by the fitting means, and screwed by the screwing means. This is fixed.
In the lighting fixture mounting structure of this vehicle, the cover members that are attached to the exterior lamp, the vehicle body, or the interior trim by claw fitting and are removed in association with the removal work of the exterior lamp are the rear end edge of the lamp and the rear end edge thereof. Ribs are provided on the back surface side for inserting the ribs into the parting gap between the parts of the vehicle body facing each other.

Further, in the vehicle lamp mounting portion structure according to the second aspect of the present invention, the exterior lamp is inserted into a recess formed in the vehicle body and is finally fixed by a plurality of screwing means.
In the lighting fixture mounting structure of this vehicle, the cover member that is attached to the exterior lamp, the vehicle body, or the interior trim by claw fitting and is removed in association with the removal work of the exterior lamp is the outer peripheral edge of the lamp and the inner peripheral edge of the recess. A rib for inserting into the parting gap between them is provided on the back surface side.

According to the lamp attachment portion structure of the vehicle according to the first aspect and the second aspect, since the cover member is attached to the exterior lamp, the vehicle body, or the interior trim by claw fitting, the hand or finger Since it can be removed from the exterior lamp, the vehicle body, or the interior trim only by itself, the work can be performed without using a removal tool in the removal work of the exterior lamp.
Further, since the cover member is provided with ribs on the back surface side, the cover member can be used as a handle when the exterior lamp is removed from the recess of the vehicle body. Therefore, in the first aspect, the lamp A rib inserted from the front side of the vehicle body can act in the parting gap between the rear end edge and the portion of the vehicle body facing which the rear end edge faces, in the direction of removing the exterior lamp. , The rib inserted from the front side of the vehicle body in the parting gap between the outer peripheral edge of the lamp and the inner peripheral edge of the recess can act in the removing direction of the exterior lamp. Therefore, even if the parting gap has a narrow size that makes it difficult for a hand or finger to be caught, the exterior lamp can be easily removed from the recess of the vehicle body.
Further, in the first aspect, the exterior lamp is temporarily fixed to the recess of the vehicle body by the fitting means even if the screw coupling state by the screwing means is released, but the exterior lamp is fitted by the rib of the cover member. The exterior lamp can be removed from the recess against the fitting force of the means, and in the second aspect, even if the exterior lamp is retracted from the outlet surface of the recess, the outer peripheral edge of the lamp and the inside of the recess Since the rib of the cover member can be inserted from the front side of the vehicle body into the parting gap with the peripheral edge, the exterior lamp can be removed from the recess.

In the vehicle lamp mounting portion structure according to the first aspect or the second aspect of the present invention, the arrangement position of the rib with respect to the cover member is such that the rib is inserted into the parting gap and then the exterior lamp is removed from the recess. It is a position where it is easy to apply force to the rib in the direction.

According to the lamp mounting portion structure of the vehicle according to the third aspect, the cover member can be easily operated as a handle.

According to the vehicle lighting fixture structure of the present invention, when performing maintenance work such as replacement of the bulb of the exterior lamp, the exterior lamp attached to the recess of the vehicle body is attached to the vehicle body without using a separately required removal tool such as an in-vehicle tool. It can be easily removed from the front side.

It is a figure which shows the preferable embodiment in the lamp structure for a vehicle of this invention, (A) is an assembly perspective view, (B) is an exploded perspective view, (C) is a perspective view which looked at the cover member from the back side. An explanatory view of the procedure for removing the rear combination lamp, (A) is a view before removing the cover member from the recess of the vehicle body, ZZ sectional view shown in FIG. 1 (A), and (B) is a cover member. It is the figure after removing from the concave part of the vehicle body, and is the ZZ cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 1 (A).

Hereinafter, an example of a form for carrying out the lamp mounting portion structure of the vehicle of the present invention will be described. In FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B) used in the embodiment of the present invention, the direction is indicated by an arrow, which indicates the direction seen from the occupant seated in the driver's seat. The arrow UP indicates the vehicle upward direction, the arrow RR indicates the vehicle rear direction, and the arrow RH indicates the vehicle right direction.

In the lamp mounting portion structure of the present invention, the exterior lamp is inserted into the recess formed in the vehicle body, temporarily fixed by the fitting means, and finally fixed by the screwing means (hereinafter, "first". It is suitable for the "lamp mounting part"). It is assumed that there is no hole in the recess so that the exterior lamp can be pushed out from the back side.

As the exterior lamp used for the first lamp mounting portion, for example, the rear combination lamp 1 as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B is applicable. The rear combination lamp 1 is provided on the left and right sides of a flip-up back door (not shown) that opens and closes the luggage compartment 6 at the rear end of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction. Since the rear end of the vehicle provided with the rear combination lamp 1 is basically symmetrical with respect to the center in the vehicle width direction, FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B) show the vehicle. Only the right side of the rear end is illustrated, and the right side of the rear end of this vehicle will be described.

The rear combination lamp 1 includes an outer lens 11 and a housing 12 (see FIG. 2A), and is integrated with a turn signal lamp, a braking lamp, a tail lamp, a back lamp, a reflector, and the like, and is L-shaped when viewed from above. Is formed in.

A recess 21 for inserting the rear combination lamp 1 from the rear side of the vehicle is formed on the right side of the rear end portion of the vehicle body 2 to which the rear combination lamp 1 formed in an L shape is attached. Since the rear combination lamp 1 is formed in an L shape, the recess 21 is provided so as to be connected not only to the right side portion of the rear end portion of the vehicle body 2 but also to the side surface portion of the rear portion of the vehicle body 2. Hereinafter, the side surface portion of the recess 21 will be referred to as a side recess 21a.

Further, the rear combination lamp 1 and the recess 21 are arranged on the outer side portion of the rear combination lamp 1 in the vehicle width direction, and the grommet 31 whose axis is mounted on the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 along the vehicle front-rear direction. And the grommet 31 are temporarily fixed by the fitting means 3 provided with the fitting pin 32 provided on the back side of the housing 12 of the rear combination lamp 1 so as to be fitted in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The fitting pin 32 corresponds to, for example, a stud pin.

Further, the rear combination lamp 1 and the recess 21 are arranged at the inner portion of the rear combination lamp 1 in the vehicle width direction, and are provided so as to project from the inner end of the rear combination lamp 1 in the vehicle width direction along the vehicle width direction. The bracket 13 is finally fixed by a screwing means 4 that is fixed to the bottom of the recess 21 from the front side of the vehicle. As the screwing means 4, for example, a screw grommet 41 is preferable (see FIGS. 2A and 2B). The screw grommet 41 is fixed at a predetermined position on the bottom of the recess 21. The bracket 13 is attached to the recess 21 by screwing a screw 43 such as a tap screw into the hole 42 of the screw grommet 41 through the through hole 13a provided in the bracket 13. The screw grommet 41 is formed so as to function as a packing.

Further, the lamp attachment portion structure of the present invention is attached to the bottom of the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 by claw fitting (“claw fitting” is also referred to as snap fit), and fixes the bracket 13 of the rear combination lamp 1. A cover member 5 is provided so as to cover the screw 43 from the front side in order to hide the screw 43. Therefore, the cover member 5 is removed in association with the removal work of the rear combination lamp 1.

As shown in FIG. 1C, for example, the cover member 5 is formed in an L shape, and a bent piece 51a bent on the back side is provided at the end of one side 51. This one side 51 is a portion that covers the screw 43, and is formed at a height at which the bent piece 51a can avoid the screw 43 protruding from the bottom surface of the recess 21. The other side 52 is a portion that covers the inner side surface of the rear combination lamp 1 in the vehicle width direction.

As for the claw fitting of the cover member 5, fitting claws (not shown) facing the back surfaces of the upper and lower ends of the bracket 13 are formed, and the fitting claws of the bracket 13 are formed on the back surface side of the cover member 5. An elastic locking claw 53 having flexibility for fitting the claw to the claw is formed. Further, in this claw fitting structure, the elastic locking claw 53 is fitted to the bracket 13 of the rear combination lamp 1, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the claw fitting the elastic locking claw 53 to the vehicle body itself is not limited to this. It may be a mating structure.

The cover member 5 for hiding the screw 43 is provided in order to improve the appearance when the back door is opened and closed because the frequency of replacing each bulb of the rear combination lamp 1 is low but the frequency of opening and closing the back door is high. ing.

Such a cover member 5 is further provided with ribs for being inserted into a parting gap between the rear end edge (housing 12) of the rear combination lamp 1 and the portion of the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 with which the rear end edge faces. 54 is provided on the back surface side. Since the rib 54 is preferably made of resin so as not to damage the rear combination lamp 1 and the vehicle body 2, it may be integrally molded or separated from the cover member 5. In FIG. 1C, the rib 54 is integrally molded with the cover member 5 and protrudes from the back surface. In addition, in this specification, "protruding" means providing in a protruding state. On the other hand, in the case of a separate body, the rib 54 is fixed to the back surface side of the cover member 5 by fixing means such as screw connection or adhesion. Further, the rib 54 may have enough strength and rigidity to exceed the fitting force between the grommet 31 and the fitting pin 32.

Further, the arrangement position of the rib 54 with respect to the cover member 5 is a position where it is easy to apply a force to the rib 54 in the direction of removing the rear combination lamp 1 from the recess 21 after inserting the rib 54 into the parting gap. In the cover member 5 shown in FIG. 1C, by providing the cover member 5 at the connection point between the one side 51 and the other side 52, it becomes easy to apply a force to the rib 54 with the other side 52 as a handle. It becomes easy to operate with the side 52 as a handle.

It should be noted that such a parting gap is generally provided narrowly in order to improve the aesthetic appearance. This parting gap is set to, for example, 1 to 2 mm.

Next, in maintenance work such as replacement of the bulb of the rear combination lamp 1, the procedure for removing the rear combination lamp 1 attached to the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 by the fitting means 3 and the screwing means 4 will be described in FIG. The explanation will be given based on A) and (B).

First, the cover member 5 is removed from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2. This state is the position where the cover member 5 in FIG. 2B is indicated by a two-dot chain line. Since the cover member 5 is attached to the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 by claw fitting, it can be removed from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 only with a hand or a finger. You can work without using the removal tool.

Next, the screw 43 is removed from the recess 21 (screw grommet 41) of the vehicle body 2. This state is the position where the cover member 5 in FIG. 2B is indicated by a two-dot chain line. By removing the screw 43 from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2, the rear combination lamp 1 is temporarily fixed to the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 by the fitting means 3. In this state, since the cover member 5 is provided with the rib 54 on the back surface side, when the rear combination lamp 1 is removed from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2, the other side 52 of the cover member 5 is used as a handle. The rib inserted from the front side of the vehicle body 2 into the parting gap between the vehicle front side of the portion 11a where the direction indicator lamp of the rear combination lamp 1 is arranged and the side recess 21a of the vehicle body 2 is inserted into the rear combination lamp 1. It can act in the removal direction. In this state, the cover member 5 in FIG. 2B is shown by a solid line.

Therefore, the rib 54 of the cover member 5 can pull out the rear combination lamp 1 from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 against the fitting force of the fitting means 3, and the parting gap is a narrow dimension that makes it difficult for a hand or a finger to be caught. Even if it is, the rear combination lamp 1 can be easily removed from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2.

Conventionally, the work of removing the rear combination lamp 1 from the recess 21 of the vehicle body 2 has a parting gap between the vehicle front side of the portion 11a where the direction indicator lamp of the rear combination lamp 1 is arranged and the side recess 21a of the vehicle body 2. If it was narrow, it would be difficult to catch a hand or finger, and the rear combination lamp 1 was pulled out with a hand on the surface. Therefore, it is difficult for the force to be transmitted to the surface of the lamp, and the hand is slippery. Therefore, depending on the work method, an unreasonable force may be applied to the rear combination lamp 1 or a force may be applied in an unexpected direction to the lamp. There was a risk of damaging.

In contrast to such a conventional removal work, according to the first embodiment of the lamp attachment portion, the above-mentioned removal work is performed, so that the replacement workability and replacement safety of the rear combination lamp 1 are improved as compared with the conventional one. This makes it possible to reduce damage to parts. Further, according to the first embodiment of the lamp mounting portion, it is not necessary to mount the removal tool as an in-vehicle tool or purchase a new one. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a hole for inserting the removal tool in the rear body, the appearance of the rear body does not deteriorate.

In the above-described first embodiment of the lighting fixture mounting portion, the bracket of the rear combination lamp is fixed to the bottom of the recess with a screw from the front side of the vehicle body, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the bracket of the rear combination lamp is fixed to the vehicle body. It may be fixed to the bottom of the recess with a screw from the back side of the. In this case, by selecting a cover member that covers the opening of the interior trim, it can be used as a cover member to be removed in association with the removal work of the exterior lamp. Further, in the above-described first embodiment of the lamp mounting portion, the case where the present invention is applied to the rear combination lamp is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to other automobile lamps. ..

Further, the lamp mounting portion structure of the present invention is not limited to the first lamp mounting portion described above, but the lamp mounting portion in which the exterior lamp is inserted into the recess formed in the vehicle body and is finally fixed by a plurality of screwing means. (Hereinafter, referred to as "second lamp mounting portion") can also be applied. It is assumed that there is no hole in this recess so that the exterior lamp can be pushed out from the back side.

In this case, the cover member that is attached to the exterior lamp, the vehicle body or the interior trim by claw fitting and is removed in association with the removal work of the exterior lamp is a parting line between the outer peripheral edge of the lamp and the inner peripheral edge of the recess of the vehicle body. A rib for inserting into the gap is provided on the back surface side.

In such an exterior lamp, ribs inserted in the parting gap between the outer peripheral edge of the lamp and the inner peripheral edge of the recess can act in the direction of removing the exterior lamp. For example, even if the lamp mounting structure as in Patent Document 1 disclosed in the background art, that is, the entire exterior lamp enters the inside of the recess and the exterior lamp is retracted from the outlet surface of the recess, the lamp The rib of the cover member is inserted from the front side of the vehicle body into the parting gap between the outer peripheral edge and the inner peripheral edge of the recess, and the exterior lamp can be raised by the principle of the cover member, so the exterior lamp is removed from the recess. be able to. That is, the cover member serves as an action point, the rib serves as a force point, and the recess serves as a fulcrum.

According to such a second lamp attachment portion, the work of removing the exterior lamp from the recess of the bumper can be performed from the front side of the vehicle body even if it is applied to the bumper, as in Patent Document 1 disclosed in the background technology. Unlike the lamp mounting structure, the bumper does not have to be removed from the vehicle body. It should be noted that the second lamp mounting portion has the same operation and effect as the first lamp mounting portion except for the work of raising the exterior lamp based on the principle of leverage, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. Further, since the second lamp mounting portion is described based on the lamp mounting structure of Patent Document 1 disclosed in the background art, the figure is omitted.

According to the lamp mounting portion structure of the present invention, the exterior lamp mounted in the recess of the vehicle body without using a separately required removal tool such as an in-vehicle tool during maintenance work such as replacement of the bulb of the exterior lamp. Can be easily removed from the front side of the vehicle body. Therefore, the user of a vehicle such as an automobile can easily perform maintenance work such as valve replacement.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the specific embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in the drawings, and is known so far as long as the effects of the present invention are exhibited. It goes without saying that any configuration can be adopted.

1 …… Rear combination lamp (exterior lamp)
2 …… Body 3 …… Fitting means 4 …… Screwing means 5 …… Cover member 54 …… Rib

Claims (3)

In a vehicle lamp mounting structure in which an exterior lamp is inserted into a recess formed in a vehicle body, temporarily fixed by a fitting means, and finally fixed by a screwing means.
The cover member, which is attached to the exterior lamp, the vehicle body or the interior trim by claw fitting, and is removed in association with the removal work of the exterior lamp, is the vehicle body whose rear end edge faces the rear end edge of the lamp. The structure of the lamp mounting part of the vehicle, which is characterized in that a rib for inserting into the parting gap between the part and the portion is provided on the back surface side. Is inserted into a recess exterior lamps are formed on the vehicle body, the lamp mounting portion structure of a vehicle which is permanently fixed by a plurality of screwing means,
The cover member attached to the exterior lamp, the vehicle body or the interior trim by claw fitting and removed in association with the removal work of the exterior lamp is a parting gap between the outer peripheral edge of the lamp and the inner peripheral edge of the recess. The lamp mounting part structure of the vehicle, which is characterized in that a rib for inserting into the lamp is provided on the back side. The claim is characterized in that the arrangement position of the rib with respect to the cover member is a position where a force can be easily applied to the rib in a direction in which the exterior lamp is removed from the recess after the rib is inserted into the parting gap. 1 or the lamp attachment part structure of the vehicle according to claim 2.

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