JPH0242528Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an improvement in the mounting structure of a vehicle grill.

(Prior Art) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a radiator grille 3 is attached to the front part 2 of a passenger car 1 with three to four screws 4...
The grill mounting structure installed in step 4 has already been put into practical use (see Utility Model Application Publication No. 134216/1983).

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the radiator grill 7 attached to the front part 6 of the truck 5 has a length l of nearly 2 m, so when assembling it, the first worker must It is necessary to lift the grille 7 and place it on the front part (panel) 6, and then, in that state, a second worker tightens ten or more screws 8, ..., 8 to the screw grommets 9, ..., 9. As a result, installation workability was extremely poor.

Also, more than 10 screw heads are clearly visible, so
It was also undesirable from an external design point of view.

(Purpose of the invention) The present invention can be easily and quickly installed by only one operator, even if the grill is wide.
The purpose is to ensure that only the minimum necessary screw head is visible.

(Structure of the Invention) Therefore, the present invention provides a mounting structure for a vehicle grill in which a fastening portion formed at a proper position of the grill is fastened to the grill mounting surface of the vehicle body by a fastening member, and is supported by the vehicle body. A locking member is provided on either one of the board and the grille, and the locking member has a flat plate-shaped substrate that serves as a mounting portion to the mounting surface of either of the mounting surfaces. A wing-shaped pressing piece that faces each other with a gap between them and whose horizontal sides are curved out so as to be spaced apart from the substrate; On the other hand, on either the vehicle body or the grille, there is a flat board facing the mounting surface of the other with a gap therebetween; Provided on both sides in the horizontal direction,
An engaging member consisting of a pair of bent legs serving as a mounting portion to the other mounting surface is provided, and the engaging member has a gap between it and the other mounting surface. , and one end surface of the substrate in the vertical direction is in contact with one of the end surfaces in the vertical direction of the pressing piece of the opposing locking member to be temporarily locked, and the end surface of the pressing piece of the opposing locking member is temporarily locked. The present invention is characterized in that a holding portion is formed that is guided along the locking member and is engaged with the engagement groove of the locking member when the pressing piece enters the gap.

Then, the grille is configured to be attached to the vehicle body using tightening members at about three locations at both ends and the center, while pairs of locking members and engaging members are provided at appropriate locations between the respective tightening members. The worker who lifted the grill temporarily rests the holding portion of the engaging member on the grille (or vehicle body) side on the pressing piece of the locking member on the vehicle body (or grille) side, and then moves the holding portion to engage the locking member. The grille is temporarily attached to the vehicle body by engaging with the groove, and then the grille is permanently attached using the tightening member with the grille removed.

(Effect of the invention) According to the invention, when attaching the grill to the vehicle body,
By using a locking member and an engaging member and applying the mounting force through their engagement, the number of tightening members such as screws for fixing the grille to the vehicle body can be reduced compared to conventional methods. The time spent on tightening the tightening member can be shortened and the installation work can be carried out quickly.

In addition, by engaging the locking member and the engagement member, it can be temporarily attached to the grille and the vehicle body.
The work can be easily done by one worker.

Furthermore, before the engagement member is engaged with the engagement groove of the engagement member, the holding portion of the engagement member is temporarily engaged with the end face of the pressing piece of the engagement member, and then By guiding the holding portion and the engagement groove so that they are engaged, the engagement work between the locking member and the engagement member can be easily performed.

(Example) As shown in FIG. 5, the radiator grill 11 of the truck 10 has screw mounting structures S at three locations, at both ends and the center.
A total of 8 locations, 4 locations in between, are used as the engagement mounting structure F, and are attached to the vehicle body 12 at 11 locations in total.

As shown in FIG. 6, the screw mounting structure S has stepped holes 14 with a slightly larger diameter than the screw heads of the mounting screws 13 formed at corresponding locations on the grille 11, and approximately Ω-shaped brackets on the inner surface of the grille 11. 15 with screws, etc., while inserting and fixing the screw grommet 17 into the corresponding part of the panel 16 of the vehicle body 12,
4, insert the screw 13 into the grille 11 and tighten it to the screw grommet 17 via the bracket 15.

After installation with the screws 13, a blinding grommet 18 is fitted into the stepped hole 14 of the grille 11 to cover it, so that the screw head becomes invisible. In addition, 1
A seal member 9 seals the gap between the upper end of the grill 11 and the panel 16.

On the other hand, the engagement mounting structure F is constructed by providing engagement members 20 at corresponding locations on the grille 11 and locking members 21 at corresponding locations on the panel 16 of the vehicle body 12, as shown in FIG.

The locking member 21 is made of synthetic resin, as shown in detail in FIG. Wing-shaped flexible pressing pieces 21c, 21c whose sides are curved forward, and the substrate 2
Two-piece grommet 2 protruding from the back of 1
1d. As shown in FIG. 7, the locking member 21 is constructed by inserting a grommet 21d into the insertion hole 22 of the panel 16 of the vehicle body 12 via a seal packing 23, and then inserting a screw 13 into the grommet 21d from the front side.
It is attached to the panel 16 by screwing in and expanding the grommet 21d.

As shown in detail in FIG. 9, the engaging member 20 includes a horizontally long flat plate-like substrate 20a, and a pair of bent legs 20b, 20b provided on both sides of the substrate 20a.
The lower end surface of the substrate 20a has a predetermined width W.
A holding portion 20c is formed by notching the holding portion 20c, and the falling edges on both sides of the holding portion 20c are formed by engagement regulating portions 20d, 2.
0d. Width W of the holding portion 20c
The holding portion 20c is held by the pressing piece 21 of the locking member 21.
The width is set so that it can be temporarily stored on the legs 20b and 21c (see Figure 10a), and the bent legs 20b and 20b are
The width W ₁ between the pressing pieces 21c and 2 of the locking member 21 is
It is set appropriately larger than the width W ₂ between 1c (see Fig. 8).

The engaging member 20 is a backing plate 24 whose upper end is curved inward and is fixed to the inner surface of the grill 11 with screws or the like.
It is fixed by spot welding etc. to the front of the

If the mounting structure of the grill 11 is as described above,
One worker lifts the grill 11 and attaches the screw grommet 17 on the panel 16 side of the vehicle body 12.
and the stepped hole 14 on the panel 16 side approximately on the left and right,
Align the top and bottom positions, and as shown in FIG.
The grille 11 is placed on the pressing pieces 21c, 21c of the locking member 21 of No. 6 and temporarily rested on the panel 16 (vehicle body 12).

During this temporary storage, the pressing pieces 21c and 21c are placed between the engagement regulating portions 20d and 20d of the engagement member 20.
As a result, the left and right positions of the grill 11 are substantially regulated.

Then, when the worker presses the grill 11 toward the panel 16, the holding portion 20c of the engagement member 20 is guided on the pressing pieces 21c, 21c, and the engagement groove 21b
matches. The pressing pieces 21c, 21c are the backing plates 24
It hits and bends backwards.

Next, when the worker pushes down the grille 11, the holding portion 20c of the engagement member 20 comes to engage (insert) into the engagement groove 21b, as shown in FIG. 10b.

In this state, the grill 11 is attached to the panel 16 (vehicle body 1
2), the operator can take his hands off the grill 11.

Thereafter, the grille 11 is permanently attached to the panel 16 (vehicle body 12) by the operator inserting the mounting screws 13 into the three stepped holes 14 and tightening them to the screw grommet 17 via the bracket 15. It becomes like this. After installing the grille 11, insert the blind grommet 18 into the stepped hole 14.
Installation work is completed.

In the above embodiment, the engagement member 20 is provided on the grille 11 side.
, the locking member 21 was provided on the panel 16 (vehicle body 12) side, but conversely, the locking member 21 was provided on the grille 11 side and the engaging member 20 was provided on the panel 16 (vehicle body 12) side. The structure may be such that they are provided respectively.

In this case, the holding portion 20c of the engagement member 20,
It is necessary to turn it upside down so that the engagement regulating parts 20d, 20d face upward.

Note that the engagement regulating portion 20d of the engagement member 20,
If 20d is not provided, it is sufficient to form only the straight holding portion 20c on the engagement member 20, and with this shape, the upper end of the substrate 20a is also formed as a holding portion, so the above-mentioned There is no need to turn the image upside down like this.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is a perspective view showing a radiator grill of a passenger car, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a conventional mounting structure for the radiator grill of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a radiator grill of a truck, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a radiator grill of a truck. 3 is a sectional view showing a conventional mounting structure for the radiator grille, FIG. 5 is a front view of a truck employing the grille mounting structure according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the screw mounting structure of FIG. 7 is a sectional view of FIG. 5 showing the engagement mounting structure, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the locking member, FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the engagement member, and FIG. FIG. 10b is a plan view showing a state in which the engaging member is temporarily rested on the locking member, and FIG. 10b is a plan view showing a state in which the engaging member is engaged with the locking member. 10...Truck, 11...Radiator grill, 12...Vehicle body, 13...Mounting screw, 16...
Panel, 17... Screw grommet, 8...
Blindfold grommet, 20...Engagement member, 20
a...Substrate, 20c...Holding section, 21...Locking member, 21a...Substrate, 21b...Engagement groove, 21
c, 21c...pressing piece, 21d...grommet.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A mounting structure for a vehicle grill in which a fastening portion formed at a proper location of the grill is fastened to a grill mounting surface of a vehicle body by a fastening member and supported by the vehicle body, wherein either the vehicle body or the grill is provided with the A locking member having a flat plate-like substrate serving as an attachment portion to one of the mounting surfaces is provided, and the locking member is placed on the substrate and faces the substrate with a space therebetween, and is located on both sides of the substrate in the horizontal direction. A wing-shaped pressing piece whose part is curved out so as to be spaced from the substrate, and a concave engagement groove formed between the pressing piece and the substrate and extending from the vertical end side to the center side of the pressing piece. On the other hand, either the vehicle body or the grille is provided with a flat board facing the mounting surface of the other at a distance, and provided on both sides of the board in the horizontal direction, and one of the above-mentioned A locking member consisting of a pair of bent legs serving as a mounting portion to the other mounting surface is provided, and the locking member has a gap between it and the other mounting surface, and On one of the vertical end surfaces of the board, a contact member is temporarily locked by contacting with one of the vertical end surfaces of the pressing piece of the opposing locking member, and is guided along the end surface of the pressing piece. A mounting structure for a vehicle grill, characterized in that a holding portion is formed which is engaged with an engagement groove of the locking member when a pressing piece enters the gap.