JPH02141345A - Head lamp cover opening closing device for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify structure and to improve appearance by a method wherein a head lamp cover is disposed in front of a head lamp, and the cover is formed so as to be slidable in the direction of the inside of a car body to a position where it is hidden behind the back of a front grill. CONSTITUTION:A recessed part 5 is formed in a front panel 3, and the recessed part 5 is extended to containing parts 6 for containing a head lamp 4 on both sides. In this case, a rail 7 is secured to the bottom of the recessed part 5 is secured by means of a bolt 8. Grooves 9 are formed in the upper and the lower end part of the rail 7, and a spiral wire 10 is inserted in the groove 9. A pinion 12 of a motor 11 is disposed between the wires 10. Meanwhile, engaging parts 15, engaged with the containing part 6, are formed in the upper and the lower end parts of a head lamp cover 2, and a guide member 18 for the wire 10 is secured to the back of the head lamp cover. During lighting of the head lamps 4, the cover 2 is slid to a position, where the cover 2 is hidden behind the back of a front grill 1, along with rotation of a motor 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION a. Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an improvement of a headlamp cover opening/closing device installed in a one-box car.

b. Conventional technology and its challenges Retractable headlamps have already been adopted by many passenger cars. However, this system requires a large space because the headlamp is configured to rotate, and it could not be applied to a one-box car as shown in FIG.

Therefore, as shown in Fig. 9, there is a device in which the upper end bl of a headlamp cover b is hinged to the front panel a, and the cover b is swung up and down as the headlamp C flashes. (Jitsukai Sho 62-87949
(see issue). However, the device configured in this way has a complicated mechanism, which increases production costs, and when the headlamp C is turned on, the headlamp cover b protrudes forward of the front panel a, which deteriorates the appearance of the vehicle. There was a problem.

c. Means for Solving 11M The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to provide an automobile in which the above drawbacks can be eliminated by configuring the headlamp cover in a sliding manner. Our goal is to provide headlamp cover opening/closing devices for
The gist is that in a one-box car with headlamps arranged on both sides of the front grill, a headlamp cover is placed in front of each headlamp, and a mechanism for moving each cover towards the inside of the vehicle body is installed. , there is provided a headlamp cover opening/closing device for an automobile, characterized in that the device is provided on the back side of the front grille.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In Figures 1 to 6, l is the front grill, 2
is a headlight cover, 3 is a front panel, and 4 is a headlamp. The front panel 3 is provided with a recess 5 as shown in FIG. 5, and the recess 5 extends to the left and right headlight storage areas 6. A rail 7 is fixed to the bottom surface of this recess 5 with bolts 8. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, this rail 7 has grooves 9 at its upper and lower ends, respectively.
A spiral wire 10 is inserted through these grooves 9. 11 is a motor, and a pinion 12 is attached to its shaft 11a. And this motor 11
is fixed to the center of the rail 7 with a bolt 14 together with a motor bracket 13. As a result, the pinion 12 is disposed between the upper and lower spiral wires 10, and the sixth
Binion 1 is inserted into the groove of spiral wire 10 as shown in the figure.
The teeth of No. 2 are engaged, and as the motor 11 rotates, the spiral wire IO moves left and right. Further, the opening of the headlight storage section 6 is provided with two guide rails 15 extending along the upper and lower edges thereof, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. On the other hand, guide grooves 16 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the headlamp cover 2, respectively, and the headlamp cover 2 is assembled to the vehicle body by engaging the guide rails 15 with the grooves 16. Further, a bracket 17 is provided on the back surface of the headlight cover 2, and a guide member 18 provided at the end of the spiral wire 10 is fixed to this bracket 17 with a bolt 19. A front grill l is attached to the front panel 3 so as to cover the recess 5, as shown in FIG.

Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, when turning on the headlamp 4, the motor 11 only needs to be rotated in the direction of arrow E in the figure.Then, the upper and lower spiral wires 10 are connected to the rail 7. The left and right headlight covers 2 move inside the groove 9 toward the inside of the vehicle body (in the direction of the arrow in the figure), and the left and right headlight covers 2
As shown in the figure, it moves together with this wire 10 to a position hidden behind the front grill l. Further, when the motor 11 is reversely rotated in the direction of arrow F in the figure, the headlight cover 2 moves back to its original position to cover the headlamp 4, as shown in FIG.

This device uses one motor as an actuator.
1 may be used, and the manufacturing cost is extremely low.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, both left and right ends of the front grill l are extended to cover the headlights 4, an opening is provided in this extension, and guide rakes 20 are formed above and below the edge of this opening. The guide groove 16 of the headlamp cover 2 may be engaged with the guide groove 16 of the headlamp cover 2.

e. Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, the mechanism is simpler than the conventional example in which the headlamp cover is hingedly connected to the front panel.
It will be advantageous in terms of cost.

Furthermore, when the headlights are turned on, the headlamp cover is hidden behind the front grille, so the appearance of the vehicle is not compromised.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the headlamp cover opening/closing device according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the device, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are front views. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the right half of the grill, FIG. 2 is a view showing the headlamp cover in a closed state, FIG. 3 is a view showing the headlamp cover in an open state, and FIGS. A-A line, B-B line, and C- shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, respectively.
A sectional view taken along line C, FIGS. 7 and 8 show other embodiments of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a front view showing the right end of the front grille, and FIG. A cross-sectional view along the D line,
FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional device, and FIG. 1O is a perspective view of a one-box car. l...Front grill, 2...Headlamp cover 3...Front panel, 4...Headlamp, 7.
...Rail, 10...Spiral wire 11...Motor 12...Binion. Figure 4 Figure 2 Figure 4 D Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 8

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a one-box car in which headlamps are arranged on both sides of the front grill, a headlamp cover is arranged in front of each headlamp, and a mechanism for moving each cover toward the inside of the vehicle body is installed in the front grille. An automobile headlamp cover opening/closing device characterized by being provided on the back side of the vehicle.