JPH0351229Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a high-mount stop lamp that is placed on the passenger compartment side of the rear window of an automobile.

(Prior art) In recent years, in Western countries, in order to improve the warning function of automobiles for following vehicles and reduce accidents caused by the driver of following vehicles, such as rear-end collisions, conventional technology has been developed to In Japan, there is a trend to require the installation of a brake warning light that lights up in conjunction with the brake pedal, that is, a high-mounted stop lamp, in a position that is easy to see from the rear, such as on the rear package tray of a car, in addition to the stop lamp that is placed in the car. To deal with this, various mounting structures for high-mount stop lamps have been proposed (for example,
(See Publication No. 15078).

This conventionally known high mount stop lamp has a rail installed horizontally on the rear package tray of an automobile, and a horizontally long high mount stop lamp is attached to the rail by a plurality of bolts.

By the way, this high-mounted stop lamp needs to be placed in a place where it can be easily seen by the following cars for the purpose of alerting the following cars to the road ahead when the car is braking, and it is usually placed in a place where it can be easily seen from the rear window. located close to.

On the other hand, the rear window is desired to be clean (that is, to have high transparency) from the viewpoint of maintaining rear visibility and realizing safe driving of the automobile.
For this reason, the inside and outside surfaces are usually wiped clean periodically or irregularly (whenever they get dirty), but in this case, if the high-mount stop lamp is placed close to the rear window as described above, A rag cannot be placed between the high-mounted stop lamp and the rear window, making it impossible to clean the rear window thoroughly. For this reason, the high mount stop lamp is usually removed once when wiping and cleaning the rear window.

However, in the above-mentioned known example high mount stop lamp, the rail installed horizontally on the rear package tray of the automobile and the horizontally long high mount stop lamp arranged along the rail are fastened together with a large number of bolts. It is troublesome to remove bolts when attaching and detaching a high mount stop lamp.

In addition, in the above-mentioned known example, when attaching and detaching the rail and the high mount stop lamp, the high mount stop lamp must be moved in the lateral direction (vehicle width direction) with respect to the rail, resulting in poor workability. . That is, normally, when installing or removing the high-mount stop lamp, the worker extends his hand from the rear seat side to the rear window side, but in this case, as in a known example, the high-mount stop lamp is moved in the vehicle width direction. When working with objects, the worker must apply force in the left-right direction (i.e., the direction in which it is difficult to apply force), making it difficult to obtain sufficient working force. This will result in poor work efficiency.

(Purpose of the invention) The present invention is an attempt to improve the problems pointed out in the prior art section above, and aims to improve the efficiency of rear window cleaning work by making it easier and faster to attach and detach the high-mount stop lamp. The present invention has also been made in an attempt to propose a mounting structure for a high mount stop lamp that can maintain the fixed state of the high mount stop lamp well over a long period of time.

(Means for Achieving the Object) As a means for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a high-mount stop lamp that includes a lamp base fixed to a vehicle body side member and a lamp body equipped with an illumination device. The pair of slide pieces are arranged in a predetermined manner with a slide engagement body consisting of a pair of slide pieces that have a split structure and that can be mutually engaged and detached by sliding the lamp base and the lamp body relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The fixing members are detachably connected to each other via a coupling mechanism consisting of a fixing member that is fixed in position in the engagement position, and the fixing member is attached to one side of the pair of slide pieces in a free state in the sliding direction. a flexible movable claw member which is provided with a movable claw at its tip and can be bent and displaced in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the slide piece; The movable claw member is configured with a fixed claw that can be releasably engaged with the movable claw of the movable claw member, and the movable claw member is configured to bend the movable claw member appropriately by pressing the movable claw member. The present invention is characterized in that a pressing member is provided that can release the engagement between the movable claw and the fixed claw.

(Function) In the present invention, by the above-mentioned means, the lamp body is connected to the lamp base fixed to the vehicle body side member such as the rear package tray through a pair of slide pieces of the connecting mechanism provided between the two, and The lamp body can be easily attached to and detached from the lamp base simply by sliding it relative to the direction and operating the fixing member at a predetermined sliding position. Furthermore, compared to the case where the high-mounted stop lamp is moved in the vehicle width direction relative to the rail, the number of work required is less, and the worker can apply sufficient force to perform the work accurately. This makes the work of attaching and detaching the high mount stop lamp easier and faster.

Further, a coupling mechanism is constructed of a slide assembly consisting of a pair of slide pieces that are mutually slidable, and a fixed member consisting of a movable pawl member having a movable pawl and a fixed pawl that engages with the movable pawl. When attaching or detaching the lamp body to the lamp base via the movable claw member, the movable claw member is free from the slide piece and has flexibility in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction. By appropriately bending and deforming the movable claw member by pressing the pressing portion thereof, the movable claw and the fixed claw can be easily engaged and disengaged without applying almost any force to the slide assembly side. It is something.

(Effect of the invention) Therefore, according to the mounting structure of the high mount stop lamp of the present invention, the lamp body is connected to the lamp base fixed to the vehicle body side member such as the rear package tray through the connection provided between the two. The lamp body can be easily attached to and detached from the lamp base simply by relatively sliding in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body through a pair of slide pieces of the mechanism and by operating the fixing member at a predetermined slide position. Compared to the conventional example (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-15087), in which a large number of bolts are attached and detached, and the high-mounted stop lamp is moved in the vehicle width direction relative to the rail, it requires less work. Since the worker can apply sufficient force to perform the work accurately, the work of attaching and detaching the high-mount stop lamp is made simple and quick, and as a result, the work efficiency of the rear window cleaning work is improved. That's what you get.

Furthermore, when the lamp body is attached to and removed from the lamp base, the movable claw member is free from the slide piece and has flexibility in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction, so that the movable claw member is By appropriately bending and deforming the pressing portion by pressing the pressing portion, the movable pawl and the fixed pawl can be easily engaged and disengaged without applying almost any force to the slide assembly. Even if the lamp body is frequently attached and detached during use, there is almost no wobbling in the connection mechanism, and the fixed state of the high mount stop lamp is maintained well over a long period of time. This improves reliability.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to Figs. 1 to 4. Fig. 4 shows a high mount stop lamp 1 having a mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. Automobile Z attached to the inside of
It is shown.

The high mount stop lamp 1 consists of a lamp base 1 which is bolted to a stay member 4 installed inside the rear package and protrudes above the rear package tray 3, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.
0 and a lamp body 20 containing a bulb 22 inside.
It has a two-part structure.

The lamp base 10 has a substantially disk-shaped seat portion 11 placed and fixed on the rear package tray 3, and a cylindrical support portion 1 that rises upward from the seat portion 11. Furthermore, the upper end 12 of this support portion 12
A, which will be described later, is integrally formed with a first slide piece 32, which will be described later, and which constitutes a part of a slide engagement body 31 of a connecting mechanism 30, which will be described later.

The lamp body 20 accommodates a bulb 22 inside a case 21 having an opening end 21a inclined along the inclination of the rear window 2.
A lens 23 is attached to the front of the case 2, and a rubber protector 24 whose lower end is a lip portion 24a is attached to the case opening end 21a. The lamp body 20 is disposed with the open end 21a of the case 21 facing the inner surface of the rear window 2 and the lip portion 24a of the protector 24 close to the rear window 2. On the other hand, the bottom surface 21b of this case 21
, a slide engagement body 3 of the connection mechanism 30 described later is included.
A second slide piece 33 constituting another part of 1
is formed.

The connection mechanism 30 includes a first slide piece 32 (described in detail later) formed on the lamp base 10 side.
, a slide engaging body 31 made of a second slide piece 33 (described in detail later) formed on the lamp body 20 side, and a fixing member 41 described later.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first slide piece 32 has a base plate portion 37 that is formed into a substantially plate shape and functions as a guide portion for a second slide piece 33 on the lamp body 20 side, which will be described later.
A pair of left and right movable claw members 34, 34 are integrally formed on both sides of the base plate portion 37 so as to extend along the longitudinal direction of the base plate portion 37, and constitute a part of a fixing member 41 to be described later. is provided.

The second slide piece 33 includes a pair of left and right guide pieces 40, 40 extending from the rear part 21c side to the front part 21d side on the bottom surface 21b of the case 21.
have. Each of the guide pieces 40 has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and the board portion 37 of the lamp base 10 is inserted into the fitting space formed between the inner corner portion and the bottom surface 21b of the case 21. When fitted from the open end side (see Fig. 1), the board part 37 is allowed to slide in the front-rear direction, and rotational displacement and vertical displacement of the board part 37 are prevented. Each of these can now be regulated.

Further, between the guide piece 40 and the bottom surface 21a of the case 21, the first slide piece 32
Move the side movable claw member 34 to the first slide piece 32.
A fitting groove 38 is formed with dimensions such that it can be fitted in the sliding fitting direction.
Moreover, inside the groove bottom 38a of this fitting groove 38,
As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of left and right fixing claws 42, 42, which constitute another part of a fixing member 41 to be described later, are formed.

The fixing member 41 is attached to the first slide piece 32
The base end 34a is located on both the left and right sides of the base end 37 of the
The substrate portion 37 is connected to the substrate portion 37 in a state where
The first slide piece 3 is released laterally from the
A pair of left and right movable claw members 34, 34 extend in the sliding direction of the second slide piece 3, and have a movable claw 36 integrally formed on the tip end 34b thereof in a state of protruding inward, and a groove bottom portion 38a of the second slide piece 33. It is comprised of a pair of left and right fixed claws 42, 42 which are formed on the inner surface side of the movable claw member 34, projecting inwardly, and which are engageable with the movable claws 36, 36 of the movable claw members 34, 34. Moreover, each of the movable claw members 34, 34 has appropriate flexibility, and can be moved in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of each of the slide pieces 32, 33 ( It is possible to bend and deform in the direction of arrow A-B).

The fixing members 41 configured in this manner engage with each other when the first slide piece 32 is fitted to the second slide piece 33 side, as shown in FIG. 3, and prevent the two from fitting and disengaging. It works like this. In this case, in order to engage the pair of movable claws 36, 36 and the fixed claws 42, 42, when fitting the first slide piece 32 into the second slide piece 33, first the movable claws 36, 36 and fixed claw 42,
42 engage with each other in the fitting direction, and the movable claw member 34 is forcibly bent inward (in the direction of arrow A), and then further outward (in the direction of arrow B) by its own spring force. This is automatically performed by returning to the deformation state.

On the other hand, when the second slide piece 33 and the first slide piece 32 engage and disengage, an inward force is applied to the pressing portions 35, 35 of the pair of left and right movable claw members 34 in the engaged state shown in FIG. In addition, this is made possible by bending and deforming the movable claw members 34, 34 inward, respectively, and separating the movable claws 36, 36 and the fixed claws 42, 42 engaged therewith.

By the way, the lamp base 1 configured as described above
0 and the lamp body 20, the lamp base 10 is the first
As shown in the figure, the first slide piece 32 is fixed to the stay member 4 with the movable claw member 34 facing toward the front side of the vehicle body. The lamp body 20 is attached to the lamp base 10 by fitting the second slide piece 33 into the first slide piece 32 of the lamp base 10 from the front side of the vehicle body and moving it to the rear side of the vehicle body. It is integrally connected and fixed to the upper end of the base 10 (assembly of the high mount stop lamp is completed).

Also, in the assembled state of this high mount stop lamp 1, the lamp body 20 is separated from the lamp base 10.
When removing the left and right movable claw members 3, use your fingers to remove
4 and 34, and simply pull out the lamp body 20 toward the front of the vehicle body (that is, toward the front of the operator).

In this way, the high mount stop lamp 1 allows the operator to easily remove the lamp body 20 from the assembled state or assemble the lamp body 20 from the disassembled state with a single touch in the front and rear directions. Since it can be performed by pushing and pulling operations, the work becomes faster and more accurate, and the workability is improved. Therefore, the work efficiency of wiping and cleaning the rear window 2, which is performed by attaching and detaching the lamp body 20 of the high-mount stop lamp 1, is improved.

Further, in this case, a slide assembly 31 consisting of a pair of slide pieces 32 and 33 that are mutually slidable, a movable claw member 34 having a movable claw 36, and a fixed claw 42 that engages with the movable claw 36 are provided. A connecting mechanism 30 configured with a fixing member 41 consisting of
The lamp body 2 is connected to the lamp base 10 through the
0, since the movable claw member 34 is free from the first slide piece 32 and has flexibility in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction, the movable claw member 34 is pressed against the first slide piece 32. By appropriately bending and deforming the part 35 by pressing the part 35,
The movable claw 36 and the fixed claw 42 can be easily engaged and disengaged without applying almost any force to the slide assembly 31 side. Therefore, even if the lamp body 20 is frequently attached and detached during long-term use, there is almost no wobbling in the connection mechanism 30, and the high-mount stop lamp 1 is kept in a good fixed state for a long time. This will improve the reliability of the installation.

In this embodiment, the protector 24 is provided on the first slide piece 32 on the lamp base 10 side, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the protector 24 is provided on the lamp body 20.
It can also be provided on the second slide piece 33 on the side.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of a high mount stop lamp having a mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the high mount stop lamp of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the high mount stop lamp of Fig. 1. The plan view and FIG. 4 are perspective views of essential parts of an automobile equipped with the high-mount stop lamp shown in FIG. 1. 1...High mount stop lamp, 2...Rear window, 3...Rear package tray, 4...
...Stay member, 5...Rear panel, 10...Lamp base, 20...Lamp body, 21...Case, 3
0...Connection mechanism, 31...Slide engagement body, 32
...first slide piece, 33...second slide piece, 34...movable claw member, 35...pressing part,
36...Movable claw, 42...Fixed claw, 38...Fitting groove, 40...Guide piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A mounting structure for a high-mount stop lamp that is installed at a position on the passenger compartment side of a rear window of an automobile with its illumination direction facing toward the rear of the vehicle, wherein the high-mount stop lamp is fixed to a member on the vehicle body side. A pair of slides that have a divided structure into a base and a lamp body equipped with an illumination device, and in which the lamp base and the lamp body can be mutually engaged and detached by sliding relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The slide engaging body consisting of a piece and the pair of slide pieces are removably connected to each other via a coupling mechanism consisting of a fixing member that fixes the pair of slide pieces at a predetermined engagement position, and the fixing member further connects the pair of slide pieces A movable member is provided on one side of the slide piece and extends in the sliding direction in a free state from the slide piece, and has a movable pawl at its tip and is capable of bending in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the slide piece. It is composed of a movable claw member having flexibility, and a fixed claw on the other slide piece side that can be releasably engaged with the movable claw of the movable claw member. A high mount stop lamp, characterized in that a pressing portion is provided which can appropriately bend the movable pawl member and release the engagement between the movable pawl and the fixed pawl by the pressing operation. Mounting structure.