JPH0243795Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] <Industrial application field> The present invention relates to an automobile lamp.

<Conventional technology> In conventional automobile lamps, the front lens is molded from glass or a hard resin material, and packing is interposed at the joint between the front lens and the lamp body and at the attachment point between the lamp body and the mounting hole in the vehicle body. It was designed to be waterproof. As a result, the number of parts and assembly man-hours increased, resulting in higher costs.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> The present invention was made in view of these conventional problems, and it is possible to achieve waterproofing without special packing or the like at the attachment part between the lamp body and the mounting hole of the vehicle body. The object of the present invention is to provide an automotive lamp that can reduce costs by reducing the number of parts and assembly man-hours, and has excellent impact resistance to the lamp body or front lens. be.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The automotive lamp of the present invention that achieves the above object has a front lens formed of an elastic transparent material, and a lower end of the flange of the front lens that fits into the rim of the mounting hole in the vehicle body. It is characterized by having an elastic fin portion that fits tightly around the entire circumference.

<Example> Hereinafter, an example of implementing the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

The automotive lamp A of the present invention is composed of a front lens 1, a lamp body 2, and a bulb 3, as in the conventional case.

The front lens 1 is formed into a desired shape using an elastic transparent material such as a soft transparent rubber material or a soft transparent resin material, and has a flange portion 1a formed around the entire periphery of the front lens 1, and is attached to the front of the lamp body 2. It is attached to the opening edge 2a. That is, the flange portion 1a is formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section so as to be able to closely fit the front opening edge 2a of the lamp body 2 over both its front and rear surfaces in a hugging manner.
At the lower end thereof, an elastic fin part 5 which fits tightly into the opening edge 4a of the mounting hole 4 of the vehicle body B is formed to hang down and project from the same body over the entire circumference. By forming the flange portion 1a of the front lens 1 in this way, when attaching the front lens 1 to the lamp body 2, screws and adhesives are no longer required as in the conventional case, and at the same time, there is no need to use packing or sealant. It becomes possible to achieve waterproofness between the front lens and the lamp body.

The elastic fin portion 5 is attached to the flange portion 1 of the front lens 1 so as to fit into the mounting hole 4 formed in the vehicle body B.
A is formed so as to hang down and protrude from the entire circumference of the lower end of the mounting hole 4, and to fit tightly into the mounting hole edge 4a of the vehicle body B, and the lower end portion 5a is formed so as to penetrate inward from the mouth edge 4a of the mounting hole 4. be done.

Further, the socket 6 of the bulb 3 is detachably attached to the lamp body 2, and an engaging portion 7 is formed on the outer circumferential wall 2b to protrude from the mounting hole edge 4a of the vehicle body B.
An elastic engagement piece 8 that engages with is formed to protrude diagonally upward from below so as to be elastically swingable.

Therefore, when installing the automotive lamp A of the present invention on the car body B, if the lamp A is pushed into the mounting hole 4 of the car body B from the lamp body 2 side, a hanging protrusion is formed on the lower end of the flange portion 1a of the front lens 1. The elastic fin portion 5 elastically fits and tightly contacts the rim of the mounting hole 4, and the elastic engagement piece 8 formed protruding from the lamp body 2 engages the rim of the mounting hole 4.
It elastically engages with the engaging portion 7 of a, and in the same way, the automobile lamp A can be attached to the vehicle body B with a single touch.

<Effects of the invention> Since the automobile lamp of the present invention is constructed in this way, when it is installed in the mounting hole of the vehicle body, the elastic fin formed hanging down and protruding from the lower end of the flange of the front lens fits into the rim of the mounting hole. As a result, it is possible to achieve waterproofness between the lamp body and the mounting hole of the vehicle body without the need for special intervening packing, etc., and therefore the number of parts and assembly man-hours are reduced compared to conventional products. It is possible to reduce the cost by reducing the amount.

Furthermore, since the elastic fins of the front lens are interposed between the lamp body and the vehicle body, the impact force on the entire lamp body can be softened, improving the impact resistance of the lamp body or the front lens. I can do it.

Therefore, the intended purpose can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawing is a sectional view showing an example of the implementation of the present invention. In the figure, A is an automotive lamp, 1 is a front lens, 1
a is a flange portion, 2 is a lamp body, B is a vehicle body, 4 is a mounting hole, 4a is a mouth edge thereof, and 5 is an elastic fin portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A vehicle for an automobile, characterized in that the front lens is molded from an elastic transparent material, and an elastic fin portion is formed around the entire circumference at the lower end of the flange of the front lens to fit tightly into the rim of the mounting hole in the vehicle body. Light equipment.