JPH0319478Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field This invention relates to vehicle body trim such as trunk rear trim.

(b) Prior Art and Problems Examples of trunk rear trims that are conventional vehicle body trims include those shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, for example. (Refer to Japanese Utility Model Application No. 58-75135) In other words, a trim body 101 provided in a trunk room (not shown) is equipped with a rear combination lamp 10 which is a vehicle lamp mounted on a body panel 103.
A valve mounting port 109 is punched out so that the valve 107 of No. 5 can be mounted and removed. A cover 111 is removably engaged with the rear opening 109 in consideration of the aesthetic appearance of the interior of the trunk room. The installation of this cover 111 to the valve installation port 109 is as follows:
This is done by engaging an engaging portion 113 formed on the lamp cover 111 with an opening edge 115 of the bulb attachment port 109. Therefore, the valve attachment port 109 is closed by the cover 111, so that the vehicle color etc. on the vehicle body panel 103 cannot be seen, making it possible to improve the appearance of the interior of the trunk, and by removing the cover 111, it is possible to replace the valve 107, etc. It becomes possible to do this.

However, according to such a structure, since the cover 111 is attached to the opening edge 115 of the valve attachment port 109 via the engaging portion 113,
Attachment of the valve 107 and attachment of the cover 111 had to be carried out separately, making attachment and detachment complicated. Further, due to the necessity of engagement, the cover 111 must be formed larger than the opening 109 and the engaging portion 113 must be provided.
1 had to be formed separately from the trim body 101, and the valve attachment port 109 was formed by punching, and this punched out portion was completely wasted, resulting in extremely low yield.

This idea was devised in view of the above-mentioned problems.The opening facing the valve is closed with a cover, making it difficult to see the car body color, etc., and the cover can be easily installed and removed, and the car body trim has an extremely high yield. The purpose is to provide.

(C) Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, this invention includes a trim body that covers the inside of a vehicle lamp attached to a vehicle body panel, and a trim body that covers the inside of a vehicle lamp mounted on a vehicle body panel, and a trim body that covers the vehicle lamp that is formed on the trim body. A vehicle body trim comprising an opening facing the valve and a removable cover that closes the opening, wherein the cover is formed by punching out the opening, and the cover is fixed together by attaching the valve. I made it.

(d) Example An example of this invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a trunk rear trim as a vehicle body trim according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the same main part.

Trim body 1 of the trunk rear trim, which is installed in the trunk room of the car for aesthetic reasons.
is mounted so as to cover the inside of the vehicle, that is, the trunk room side of the rear combination lamp 3, which is a vehicle lamp molded from resin and attached to the vehicle body panel 2. The trim body 1 is provided with a valve mounting port 7 facing the bulb 5 for mounting and removing the bulb 5 of the rear combination lamp 3. This valve attachment port 7 is closed with a cover 9.
The cover 9 has an embossment 9 that comes into contact with the rear surface 11a of the housing 11 of the rear combination lamp 3.
a is formed. The embossing 9a is large enough to fit a human finger, and a hole 9b through which the valve 5 passes is formed in the center. The diameter of this hole 9b is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the mounting portion of the valve 5, and smaller than the flange portion 5a of the valve 5. The cover 9 is fixed by the flange portion 5a of the valve 5 screwed into the housing 11 coming into contact with the periphery of the hole 9b.

On the other hand, the housing 11 of the rear combination lamp 3 has a rib 1 that protrudes toward the trim body 1 side.
3 is formed, and the rear end edge 13a of the rib 13 enters between the trim body 1 and the circumferential edge of the cover 9,
It is configured to fill the gap between the two, and the peripheral edge of the cover 9 is configured to engage with the stepped portion 13b.

When molding the cover 9, first the cover 9 is molded together with the trim body 1 as a continuous integral piece. Next, the cover 9 is punched out so as to form the valve attachment port 7 in the trim body 1. Therefore, the cover 9 is constructed from a member in which the valve attachment port 7, which is an opening, is punched out. Also cover 9
The holes 9b are formed together with the punching of the cover 9 or in a separate process. The diameter of this hole 9b is only slightly larger than the diameter of the mounting part of the valve 5,
It is significantly smaller than the valve mounting port 7. Moreover, the part punched out from the valve attachment port 7 serves as the cover 9, so there is no need to separately mold the cover 9. Therefore, the yield is significantly improved.

When attaching the cover 9, the embossment 9 of the cover 9 is attached to the rear surface 11a of the housing 11 of the rear combination lamp 3 supported on the vehicle body panel 2.
a, and screw the valve 5 into the housing 11 through the hole 9b. Therefore, the periphery of the hole 9b of the cover 9 is fastened to the flange portion 5a of the valve 5, and when the valve 5 is attached, they are fixed together. Further, a gap is formed between the trim body 1 and the cover 9 by punching, but the rear end 13a of the rib 13 of the housing 11 enters into this gap to fill the gap. In this state, the rear end 13a does not protrude from the outer surface of the trim body 1 and the cover 9, and furthermore, the peripheral edge of the cover 9 is located at the stepped portion 1.
3b. In this state, due to the presence of the cover 9, the vehicle color etc. of the vehicle body panel 2 are not visible. Further, the peripheral edge of the cover 9 engages with the stepped portion 13b of the rib 13, thereby improving support rigidity.

When replacing the valve 5, the cover 9 can be removed simply by unscrewing the valve 5, and the removal work is extremely simple.

Note that this invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, although it has been applied to the trunk rear trim as a vehicle body trim, it can also be applied to other trims.

(e) Effects of the invention As is clear from the above explanation, according to the structure of this invention, the cover is made of a member punched out from the opening of the trim body, so the opening facing the valve is closed with the cover. It is possible to extremely improve the yield while making it difficult to see the car body color, etc. Furthermore, since the cover is fixed together with the valve installation, it is extremely easy to install and remove the cover.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a rear combination lamp cover in a trunk rear trim according to an embodiment of the invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the same essential part, and Fig. 3 is a trunk rear trim according to a conventional example. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the cover of the rear combination lamp, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part thereof. 1... Trim body, 2... Vehicle body panel, 3...
rear combination lamp (vehicle lamp),
5...Valve, 7...Valve installation port (opening), 9
……cover.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a trim body that covers the inside of a vehicle lamp attached to a vehicle body panel; an opening formed in the trim body and facing a bulb of the vehicle lamp;
A vehicle body trim comprising a removable cover that closes the opening, characterized in that the cover is made of a member punched out of the opening, and the cover is fixed together by attaching the valve.