JPH0212109Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <<Industrial Application Field>> The present invention relates to a lighting device for a vehicle, and particularly to a lighting device that is thin and can be easily attached to a vehicle body.

<Prior Art> This type of vehicle lamp is commonly used, for example, in rear combination lamps for automobiles.
As a conventional structure for mounting a lamp on a vehicle body, there is one shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the mounting structure of the lamp, and FIG. 6 is a reduced front view showing the mounting hole of the vehicle body. This lamp has a lamp bulb f disposed within a lamp chamber defined by a synthetic resin housing a and a lens d covering the front surface of the housing a, and a socket g erected at the bottom of the housing a. Attach the dish-shaped cover e from the back,
A lamp bulb f is attached to the socket g.
A groove part b is provided at the periphery of the opening of the housing a, and a rim part c is further extended therein, and the leg part around the lens d is embedded in the groove part b using a sealant j and is sealed and bonded. Bolts h are integrally implanted in several places on the rim part c by insert molding, and a seal gasket k made of a buffer sealing material is brought into contact with the back surface of the rim part c to complete the lamp unit.

When installing this lighting unit to the vehicle body L, a mounting hole n large enough to fit the housing a is punched in advance into the vehicle body L, and a bolt h is inserted into the vehicle body L.
Drill a number of bolt holes m into which the lamps will fit, then place the sealing gasket k of the lighting unit against the car body l and insert it into the mounting hole n of the housing a, pass the bolt h through the bolt hole m, and screw it in with the nut i. are doing.

<<Problems to be solved by the invention>> In the conventional example as described above, the size of the mounting hole n is large enough to fit the housing a, which affects the strength of the car body and also reduces the size of the car body l. Since it is difficult for the contact state with the surface to be properly uniform over the entire circumference of the housing a, rainwater or the like may leak into the trunk, causing problems in sealing inside the vehicle body. Furthermore, since the housing a protrudes inward of the trunk, there is a problem in that the usable space in the trunk room is reduced accordingly.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the vehicle lamp of the present invention is a vehicle lamp in which a lens is attached to the front opening of the housing and a lamp bulb is arranged inside. The housing is fitted between a pair of upper and lower elastic brackets fixed to the outside of the vehicle body panel, and locking protrusions are formed on the upper and lower sides of the housing to fit into locking holes formed in each of the brackets. , and a screw hole is formed in the upper part of the housing to be screwed to the upper bracket.

<<Operation>> After pushing the housing between the brackets and fitting the locking protrusions into the locking holes, the upper bracket and the housing are screwed together to fix the lamp to the outside of the vehicle body.

<<Embodiment>> FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the rear part of an automobile body provided with a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, this vehicle lamp includes a tail stop lamp 1, a backlight lamp 2,
It is configured as a rear combination lamp with integrated turn signal lamp 3.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, it is arranged between a bumper 5 and a trunk lid 6 at a rear corner of a vehicle body panel 4.

In this vehicle lamp, lenses 8 each having a predetermined light color are arranged in the front opening of a housing 7, and a back cover 10 holding a plurality of lamp bulbs 9 is attached to the rear of the housing 7. A partition plate 11 is arranged between the lens 8 and a plurality of lamp chambers.

Furthermore, a pair of locking protrusions 12 are formed on both upper and lower sides of the housing 7, respectively. That is, the respective locking protrusions 12 are provided in parallel in the width direction of the housing 7, as shown in FIG.

Further, a screw hole 13 is formed in the upper part of the housing 7 between each of the locking protrusions 12 .

On the other hand, on the outside of the vehicle body panel 4 to which such a lamp is attached, a pair of upper and lower brackets 14 and 15 are fixedly installed, as shown in FIG. Each bracket 14, 15 is made of sheet metal or the like,
They extend in the shape of a flange toward the lamp, have a certain degree of elasticity, and are arranged at intervals corresponding to the vertical width of the housing 7. In addition, each bracket 14,
The distal ends of the housings 15 are mutually curved in the expansion direction, and are designed to guide insertion of the housing 7. Furthermore, each bracket 14, 15 has
As shown in FIG. 4, a hole-shaped locking portion 16 is formed into which the locking protrusion 12 described above is elastically fitted and engaged. Further, the upper bracket 14 has a screw insertion hole 17 corresponding to the screw hole 13 of the housing 7.
is formed.

In the vehicle lamp configured as described above, by pushing the housing 7 between the brackets 14 and 15, each locking protrusion 12 is fitted into and engaged with the locking portion 16. Then, the bracket 14 and the housing 7 are screwed together from above using the mounting screws 18.
The lamp is fixed between each bracket 14,15.

In addition, in the vehicle lamp fixed in this way, the housing 7 is screwed to the side bracket 30 fixed to the vehicle body panel 4, and the housing 7 is directly attached to the corner part of the vehicle body panel 4, as shown in FIG. It is fixed with screws to make it even more secure.

<<Effects of the invention>> As explained above, according to the invention, there is no need to form a cutout hole for mounting a light in the car body panel, and the cutout hole also prevents rainwater etc. from entering the inside of the car body. This also prevents the rear part of the lamp from protruding into the trunk.

In addition, the lamp can be attached by operating from above, and the bumper protrudes from the bottom.
Installation work is not hindered.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the rear part of an automobile body equipped with a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a front external view of the vehicle lamp shown in Figure 1,
The figure is a plan sectional view of the vehicle light shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the upper part of the housing provided in the vehicle light shown in FIG. 1, and the bracket fixed to the vehicle body. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a conventional vehicle lamp, and FIG. 6 is a reduced front view showing a mounting hole formed in a vehicle body for the vehicle lamp shown in FIG. 4...Vehicle body panel, 7...Housing, 8...
Lens, 9... Lamp bulb, 12... Locking protrusion, 13... Screw hole, 14, 15... Bracket, 16... Locking portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A vehicle lamp having a lens attached to the front opening of the housing and a lamp bulb arranged inside,
The housing is fitted between a pair of upper and lower elastic brackets fixed to the outside of the vehicle body panel, and locking protrusions are formed on the upper and lower portions of the housing to fit into locking holes formed in each of the brackets, A vehicle lamp characterized in that a screw hole is formed in the upper part of the housing to be screwed to an upper bracket.