JPH05105113A - Structure of front end panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the number of components of an optical axis adjusting mechanism for a head lamp. CONSTITUTION:A front panel 26 made of resin is installed in the fore part of the front body 10A of a car body 10. The over-part of the front end panel body 28 of this front end panel 26 works as a radiator support upper member 34, and an opening 42 for head lamp is formed below near each end across the car width of the radiator support upper member 34. The peripheries of these openings 42 for head lamp work as head lamp housing 43, and a head lamp 20 is mounted in this housing part 43.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a front end panel structure to which a headlamp is attached.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a front end panel is arranged in a front portion of an engine room of a vehicle, and a head lamp is attached to a head lamp attaching opening of the front end panel. As an example of the optical axis adjusting mechanism of this headlamp, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 167501/1982 is known.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the headlamp optical axis adjusting mechanism 70, the reflector 74 in the headlamp 72 is rotated in the clockwise direction of FIG. 6 in the direction of arrow N) and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 6 (direction of arrow M in FIG. 6).

Further, as an example of a headlamp optical axis adjusting mechanism mounted on a vehicle for the United States, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 51-39796 is available.
The publication is known.

As shown in FIG. 7, in this headlamp optical axis adjusting mechanism 80, a housing 84 holding a headlamp 82 and a front end panel 86 are connected by a rotary shaft 88A of an angle adjuster 88. By rotating the rotating shaft 88A, the head lamp 82 is centered around the connecting shaft 88 between the bracket 87 fixed to the front end panel 86 and the housing 84.
7 swings integrally with the housing 84 in the clockwise direction of FIG. 7 (direction of arrow O in FIG. 7) and the counterclockwise direction of FIG. 7 (direction of arrow P in FIG. 7).

[0006]

However, in this headlamp optical axis adjusting mechanism 80, the headlamp 82 is used.
A housing 84 is required for swingably attaching the front end panel 86 to the front end panel 86, resulting in an increase in the number of parts.

In view of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to obtain a front end panel structure capable of reducing the number of parts of a headlamp optical axis adjusting mechanism.

[0008]

A front end panel structure according to claim 1 of the present invention is a resin front end panel integrally provided with a headlamp housing portion, and a head attached to the housing portion. It is characterized by having a lamp.

[0009]

In the front end panel structure according to the first aspect of the present invention, the head lamp housing portion is integrally provided on a part of the resin front end panel, and the head lamp housing portion is provided with the head lamp. Can be installed. As described above, according to the present invention, the headlamp can be attached to the front end panel without using the front end panel and the headlamp housing as separate members unlike the conventional structure. The number of parts can be reduced.

Further, since the headlamp housing portion is integrally provided on the front end panel, it is possible to eliminate a gap around the headlamp housing portion.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the hot air in the engine room from being emitted from around the headlamps.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the front end panel structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the figure, an arrow FR indicates a front direction of the vehicle body, an arrow IN indicates an inward direction of the vehicle width, and an arrow UP indicates an upward direction of the vehicle body.

As shown in FIG. 5, a front bumper 11 is arranged at the front end of the front body 10A of the vehicle body 10 along the vehicle width direction. The front bumper 11 is located at the center of the front bumper 11 in the vehicle width direction. A radiator grill 12 that is elongated in the vehicle width direction is arranged on the upper side.
Further, a head lamp 20 is arranged on the outer side portion of the radiator grill 12 in the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front body 10
A front end panel 26 provided in a front portion of A (see FIG. 5) includes a front end panel body 28 that constitutes a skeleton portion of the front end panel 26, an outer portion of a radiator (not shown), and a suction fan (not shown). A housing 29 that continuously covers the outer side of the (omitted), and the front end panel body 28 and the housing 29 are integrally molded of a resin material.

Flanges 28A and 28B are formed at the upper portions of both ends of the front end panel main body 28 in the vehicle width direction toward the rear side in the vehicle body front-rear direction. These flanges 28A, 28B are provided with a pair of mounting holes 30 aligned in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the flanges 28A, 28B are
It is fixed to the front end portions of the left and right upper frames by screws (not shown) inserted in these mounting holes 30.

A radiator support upper member 34 is provided between the flange 28A and the flange 28B. As shown in FIG. 1, the radiator support upper member 34 has an opening directed toward the rear side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and is directed inward. It has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional structure in which ribs 41 are provided at predetermined intervals.

As shown in FIG. 4, flanges 28C and 28D are formed on the lower portions of both ends of the front end panel body 30 in the vehicle width direction toward the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction. A mounting hole 32 is formed at a substantially central portion of each of the flanges 28C and 28D.
A lower portion of the rear end of the front bumper 11 (see FIG. 1) is fixed to the front bumper 11 by screws or the like inserted into the mounting holes 32. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper portion 2 of the flanges 28C and 28D of the front end panel body 30.
8E and 28F have front side members 2 respectively.
The front end of No. 1 and the rear end of the crash box 23 are connected.

As shown in FIG. 4, a headlamp opening 42 is provided below the radiator support upper member 34 near both ends in the vehicle width direction of the front end panel body 28.
Are formed respectively, and the headlamp opening 4 is formed.
The peripheral portion of 2 is a headlamp housing portion 43.

As shown in FIG. 2, a headlamp support shaft 50 is attached to the upper portion of the headlamp housing portion 43 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. This headlamp support shaft 50
The leg portion 50A is inserted into a through hole 43A formed in the headlamp housing portion 43 from the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is screwed into the leg portion 50A from the vehicle body front-rear direction rear side in the headlamp housing portion 43. It is fixed to the headlamp housing portion 43 with bolts 51.

The head portion 50B of the headlamp support shaft 50 is spherical, and the head portion 50B is the headlamp 20.
It is inserted into a cylindrical bearing 53 provided on the outer upper side in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, the headlamp 20 can be swung in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 2 (direction of arrow A in FIG. 2) around the head 50B of the headlamp support shaft 50.

A headlamp optical axis adjusting device 55 is attached to a front side surface in the vehicle front-rear direction of a vehicle width direction outer lower part of the headlamp housing portion 43. It is fixed to 43 by screws 57. Further, the headlamp optical axis adjusting device 55 includes a leg portion 59 of the headlamp adjusting shaft 59.
A is inserted from the front side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. Further, the headlamp optical axis adjusting device 55 includes a leg portion 6 of the shaft 61.
The tip end portion of 1A is inserted from the upper side in the vertical direction of the vehicle body, and the tip end portion of the leg portion 61A of the shaft 61 is mounted on the headlamp adjusting shaft 5 by a driving force transmission mechanism (not shown).
It is connected to the nine legs 59A. Therefore, the shaft 6
When the headlamp adjusting shaft 59 is rotated by 1, the headlamp adjusting shaft 59 is rotated by the rotating movement of the headlamp adjusting shaft 59 with respect to the headlamp optical axis adjusting device 55.
It is adapted to move in the axial direction of 9 (direction of arrow B in FIG. 2), that is, in the front-back direction of the vehicle body.

Further, the head portion 6 of the leg portion 61A of the shaft 61
The vicinity of 1B penetrates a flange 43B extending toward the front side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body at an upper portion of the headlamp housing portion 43, and the head portion 61B of the shaft 61 is formed by the flange 4B.
It can be rotated from above 3B.

The head portion 59B of the headlamp adjusting shaft 59 is spherical, and the head portion 59B is inserted into and engaged with a cylindrical bearing 61 provided on the lower portion of the headlamp 20 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. There is. Therefore, the head 61 of the shaft 61
When B is rotated to move the adjustment shaft 59 in the axial direction (the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2), the head 59B and the bearing 67 are moved.
And slide, and the headlamp 20 moves the headlamp support shaft 5
It swings in the direction of arrow A in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, a headlamp adjusting shaft 63 is attached to an upper portion of the headlamp housing portion 43 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. This headlamp adjustment shaft 6
The leg portion 63A of No. 3 is inserted into the nut 65 attached to the through hole 43C formed in the headlamp housing portion 43 from the front side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. Therefore, the hexagonal portion 63B provided at the rear end portion of the headlamp housing portion 43 of the leg portion 63A of the headlamp adjustment shaft 63 in the vehicle front-rear direction.
The headlamp adjusting shaft 63 is movable in the vehicle front-rear direction, that is, in the axial direction of the headlamp adjusting shaft 63 (direction of arrow C in FIG. 3) by rotating.

The head 63C of the headlamp adjusting shaft 63 is spherical, and the head 63C is the headlamp 20.
It is inserted into and engaged with a cylindrical bearing 69 fixed to a vertical wall portion 20A provided on the upper side in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, when the headlamp adjusting shaft 63 is moved in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 3, the head 63C slides on the bearing 69, and the headlamp 20 moves the headlamp head shaft 50B of the headlamp support shaft 50.
It swings in the vehicle width direction around (see FIG. 2).

As shown in FIG. 4, a support portion 44 for supporting a radiator (not shown) and a cooler condenser (not shown) is formed between the headlamp housing portions 43, and the support portion 44 is substantially formed. It is U-shaped. The right side of the vehicle body of the support portion 44 is a vertical side portion 44B facing the vehicle width direction outer side portion of the radiator, and the upper portion of the vertical side portion 44B passes through the inner portion of the headlamp opening 42 and the upper end thereof is the radiator support It is connected to the upper member 34. Similarly, the right side of the vehicle body of the support portion 44 is a vertical side portion 44A facing the vehicle width direction outer side portion of the radiator, and the upper portion of the vertical side portion 44A has an opening 4 for the headlamp.
The upper end is connected to the radiator support upper member 34 by passing through the inner side of 2.

A portion surrounded by the support portion 44 and the radiator support upper member 34 is a radiator opening 35, and a housing 29 is integrally formed on the rear side of the radiator opening 35 in the vehicle front-rear direction.

The housing 29 extends from the support portion 44 and the radiator support upper member 34 toward the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction, and has a rectangular opening 54 at the rear end of the right half of the housing 29 in the vehicle width direction. Are formed.

On the other hand, the rear portion of the left half of the housing 29 in the vehicle width direction is provided as a fan housing portion 56, which extends cylindrically toward the rear side in the vehicle body front-rear direction. An opening 58 is formed at the rear end of the fan housing portion 56. A fan motor support 60 having a substantially circular shape is formed in the center of the opening 58, and the fan motor support 60 is connected to the rear end of the fan housing 56 by three frames 62. ..

The fan motor support 60 has a substantially central portion,
A mounting hole 66 for the drive motor of the suction fan is formed, and a screw hole 68 for fixing the drive motor is formed outside the mounting hole 66.

A notch 6 extending in the vehicle width direction is formed in the upper portion of the front end of the housing 29, which is the upper rear portion of the radiator opening 35.
6 is formed so that the radiator can be inserted into the housing 29 through the notch 66.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, a headlamp housing portion 43 is integrally provided on a part of the resin front end panel 26, and the headlamp 20 is attached to the headlamp housing portion 43. Also, the head 61 of the shaft 61
When B is rotated to move the adjustment shaft 59 in the axial direction (direction of arrow B in FIG. 2), the head 59B and the bearing 67 slide, and the headlamp 20 moves the headlamp 20 to the head of the headlamp support shaft 50. When the headlamp adjusting shaft 63 is moved in the axial direction (direction of arrow C in FIG. 3) while swinging in the vertical direction of the vehicle body (direction of arrow A in FIG. 2) around 50B, the head 63C and the bearing 69 are moved. The headlamp 20 slides and swings in the vehicle width direction around the head portion 50B of the headlamp support shaft 50.

As described above, in this embodiment, the headlamp 20 is mounted on the front end panel 26 without using the front end panel 86 and the headlamp housing 84 as separate members as in the conventional structure shown in FIG. Since it can be attached so that the optical axis can be adjusted, the number of parts of the headlamp optical axis adjusting mechanism can be reduced.

Further, in this embodiment, since the headlamp housing portion 43 is integrally provided on the front end panel 26, it is possible to eliminate the gap around the headlamp housing portion. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the release of hot air in the engine room from around the headlamp 20.

[0035]

According to the present invention, the headlamp housing is integrally provided on a part of the resin front end panel.
Since the headlamp is attached to the headlamp housing, there is an excellent effect that the number of parts of the optical axis adjusting mechanism of the headlamp can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a sectional view taken along line 1-1 of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the front end panel of the front end panel structure of the embodiment according to the present invention as seen from the diagonally front side of the vehicle body.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a front portion of a vehicle body to which the front end panel structure of one embodiment according to the present invention is applied, as seen obliquely from the front of the vehicle body.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a headlamp optical axis adjusting mechanism of a front end panel structure of an embodiment according to the related art.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a headlamp optical axis adjusting mechanism of a front end panel structure of an embodiment according to the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 head lamp 26 front end panel 28 front end panel body 42 head lamp opening 43 head lamp housing part 50 head lamp support shaft 55 head lamp optical axis adjusting device 59 head lamp adjusting shaft 63 head lamp adjusting shaft

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A front end panel structure comprising: a resin front end panel integrally provided with a head lamp housing portion; and a head lamp attached to the housing portion.