JPH0529157Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a fender lamp that is attached to a bumper or the like of an automobile.

[Conventional technology]

The fender lamp is mounted on a bumper or the like at the front end of the fender on the passenger side so that the driver can easily locate the corner of the bumper on the passenger side that is far from the driver's seat.

In a conventional general fender lamp, a lamp part is provided at the tip of a column formed from a metal pipe or the like, and the base end of the column is fixed to a bumper.

However, such conventional fender lamps are formed from metal pipes that are not provided with decorations that cover the pillars, so there is a problem that the shape of the fender lamp is uniform and the degree of freedom in design is low. Ta.

Therefore, in recent years, from the viewpoint of design and appearance, a fender lamp has been proposed in which a pillar portion is provided with a cover body as a decorative body made of synthetic resin or the like.

However, in this type of fender lamp, the lower end of the column is simply inserted into the through hole formed at the bottom of the cover body, so the decorative body and the column are not integrally connected, and there is no pressure applied to the cover body from the outside. If this occurs, there is a risk that the cover body may move or deform.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

In consideration of the above facts, the present invention aims to provide a fender lamp which is excellent in design and strong against external pressure.

[Means to solve problems]

The present invention includes a pillar part having a light emitting part attached to one end part and a polygonal part provided at the other end part when viewed from the side of the one end part, and a pillar part that covers the pillar part and covers the outer periphery of the polygonal part from both sides of the axis. and a decorative part provided with a support part that is supported by the polygonal part by being held therebetween.

[Function] In the present invention having the above configuration, a polygonal part is provided on the pillar part to which the light emitting part is attached, and by sandwiching this polygonal part, a decorative part provided with a support part supported by the polygonal part is attached to the pillar part. Since the decorative part is covered by the support part, even if a pressing force is applied to the decorative part from the outside, the decorative part is supported by the pillar part via the support part, and movement and deformation of the decorative part can be suppressed.

〔Example〕

1 to 4 show an embodiment of a fender lamp 10 according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the fender lamp 10 is attached to a vehicle body (not shown) via a metal mounting bracket 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tip of the fender lamp 10 has a lens 1 formed of transparent green colored resin.
4 are arranged. A substantially bullet-shaped streamlined portion 14A is formed at the upper end of this lens 14, and a cylindrical portion 14B is integrally formed at the lower end. This cylindrical portion 14B has a hollow portion 14C in which a light emitting diode 16 as a light emitting portion is housed. Furthermore, a portion of the cylindrical portion 14B is fitted into a lens holder 20 for fixing the lens 14 to the shaft 18. This lens holder 20 includes a shaft 18 and a shaft base 24.
At the same time, a pillar portion 21 supporting the light emitting diode 16 is formed. The lens holder 2
0 is a hollow body made of metal, and a female threaded portion 20A is formed on the inner diameter of the lower part, and a male threaded portion 18A formed at the upper end of the shaft 18 is screwed into this female threaded portion 20A, thereby connecting the lens holder 20 and the shaft 18. It is designed to be connected and fixed.

The shaft 18 and the lens holder 20 are also hollow bodies made of metal, and there is a light emitting diode 16 inside.
A lead wire 22 passes through the inside of the lens holder 20 and then through the inside of the shaft 18.
This lead wire 22 is inserted into a vinyl cover 23 when it comes out of the fender lamp 10.

The lower end of the shaft 18 also has a male threaded portion 18B.
is formed and is adapted to be screwed into an internally threaded portion 24A formed on the inner diameter of the shaft base 24, which is a polygonal portion for fixing the shaft 18 to the mounting bracket 12.

This shaft base 24 is also a hollow body made of metal, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a polygonal portion 24B that is hexagonal in plan view is formed in its upper half. A small cylindrical portion 24C having an external thread is formed in the lower half. This small cylindrical portion 24C passes through a through hole 30A formed in the bottom plate 30 of the shaft case 28, which forms the decorative body 25 of the column portion 21 together with the shaft cover 26, and then is fixed to the mounting bracket 12 via nuts 32 and 34. It is becoming more and more common. A disc-shaped nut holder 3 has a through hole 35A formed between the nut 34 and the mounting bracket 12.
5 is provided so that the nut 34 can sufficiently tighten the mounting bracket 12.

The shaft cover 26 and the shaft case 2
8 are integrally molded from synthetic resin material. Approximately U-shaped notches 26A, 2 are provided at the upper ends of the shaft cover 26 and shaft case 28.
8A are formed respectively, and when the shaft cover 26 and shaft case 28 are assembled, there is a gap between the streamlined part 14 of the lens 14 and the decorative body 25 by smoothly corresponding to the lower edge of the streamlined part 14A of the lens 14. This ensures that there are no gaps. A plurality of tongue pieces 27 are provided at intervals in the axial direction and protrude from the contact surface of the shaft case 28 with the shaft cover 26.
The shaft case 28 and the shaft cover 26 are fitted into the fitting portion (not shown) formed in the
can be assembled with one touch.

As shown in FIG. 2, a rectangular notch 26A is formed at the base of the early shaft cover 26, and the tip of the mounting bracket 12 can be positioned inside the decorative body 25 by passing through this notch 26A. It's becoming like that.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the shaft 18 in the shaft cover 26 and shaft case 28,
A rib 36 that protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction is integrally formed at a portion corresponding to the lens holder 20. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of ribs 36 are formed at intervals in the vertical direction, and a rectangular notch 36A is formed in the rib 36. The outer peripheral surfaces of the shaft 18 and the lens holder 20 come into contact with the cutout surface of the cutout portion 36A. Therefore, the shaft 18 and the lens holder 20 are housed in the notch 36A of the rib 36 and are positioned at the same time.

Further, a support portion 38 is integrally molded at a portion of the shaft cover 26 and shaft case 28 that correspond to the shaft base 24. The support portions 38 are also formed to protrude in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction, and a plurality of support portions 38 are formed at intervals in the vertical direction. Support part 38 provided on shaft case 28
A pentagonal notch 38A is formed in the
Top portion 24 of polygonal portion 24B of shaft base 24
The outer circumferential surface of the polygonal portion 24B and the notch 38 with one of D corresponding to the trough 38B of the notch 38A.
The inner circumferential surface of A corresponds to and comes into contact with the inner circumferential surface of A.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, unlike the support part 38 of the shaft case 28, a support part 38 provided on the shaft cover 26 and having a height L and a flat end face is not formed with a notch, so that the support part 38 of the shaft base 24 is not formed. A top portion 24E located opposite the top portion 24D of the polygonal portion 24B
It is now in point contact.

Thereby, the shaft base 24 is held between the shaft cover 26 and the support portion 38 of the shaft case 28, thereby reliably supporting the shaft cover 26 and the shaft case 28.

When assembling the fender lamp 10 having the above configuration, the shaft 18 is screwed into the lens holder 20 and fixed. Then, the shaft 18 is screwed and fixed to the shaft base 24. Next, the light emitting diode 16
protrudes from the upper end of the lens holder 20 and connects the lead wire 22 to the lens holder 20 and the shaft 18.
and insert it into the shaft base 24. and,
The cylindrical portion 14B of the lens 14 is inserted into the lens holder 20. In this case, the cylindrical portion 14B and the lens holder 20 are fixed together with adhesive or the like. The light emitting diode 16 is now connected to the hollow part 14C of the lens 14.
It will be stored inside.

Then, when the shaft cover 26 and the shaft case 28 are pressed close to each other from the side surface of the column part 21, the tongue piece 27 of the shaft case 28 is pressed.
is deformed and fitted into the fitting portion of the shaft cover 26, so that the two become integrated. In this case, the ribs 36 and the support portions 38 formed on the shaft cover 26 and the shaft case 28, respectively, come into contact with the column portions 21, and therefore play a role in positioning the column portions 21. At this time, the lower edge of the streamlined portion 14A of the lens 14 and the notches 26A and 28A of the shaft cover 26 and shaft case 28 are securely bonded to each other via an adhesive or the like.

Then, tighten the shaft base 24 with the nut 3.
2, 34 to the mounting bracket 12 attached to the vehicle body, the fender lamp 10
will be fixed to the vehicle body.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

The fender lamp 10 configured as described above and provided on the vehicle body (not shown) is normally in an upright position as shown in FIG. 3.

In the fender lamp 10 in this state, the decorative body 25 is
When a pressing force is applied in the direction of arrow A in the figure, the decorative body 2
5 cannot resist the pressing force and tries to move. However, the decorative body 25 is held in contact with the support portion 38 provided on the shaft cover 26 and the shaft case 28 in a state corresponding to the surface of the polygonal portion 24B formed on the shaft base 24. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the polygonal portion 24B of the shaft base 24
One top portion 24D corresponds to the valley portion 38B of the support portion 38 of the shaft case 28, and the top portion 24E opposite to the top portion 24D corresponds to the support portion 38 formed on the shaft cover 26.

Therefore, even if a pressing force is applied to the decorative body 25, since the decorative body 25 is supported by the shaft base 24, the decorative body 25 alone will not be able to resist the pressing force and will not move or deform.

Further, since the ribs 36 formed on the decorative body 25 are also in contact with the pillar portion 21 at intervals in the vertical direction, the pressing force acting on the decorative body 25 is also supported by the pillar portion 21 at this portion. Therefore, decoration body 25
movement and deformation will be more firmly prevented.

Therefore, the mounting position of the decorative body 25 can always be maintained in the assembled state, so that the fender lamp 10 can always be maintained, which is excellent in terms of design and appearance.

Note that in this embodiment, the shaft base 24
Although the polygonal portion 24B is a hexagonal shape, it is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a quadrangle. In that case, the cutout portion 38A of the support portion 38 also has a hexagonal shape.
It is sufficient if the shape corresponds to .

Further, the present invention has the polygonal portion 2 of the shaft base 24 on the shaft cover 26 and the shaft case 28.
Since the supporting part 38 that abuts and holds the shaft cover 26 and the shaft case 28 is provided corresponding to the surface of the shaft cover 4B, the rigidity is high even if the shaft cover 26 and the shaft case 28 are made thinner, and the fender lamp 10 can be made lighter and lower in cost. I can do it.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, in the fender lamp according to the present invention, a polygonal part is provided in the pillar part where the light emitting part is provided, and the decorative body that covers this pillar part holds the polygonal part, so that the decorative body is supported by the pillar part and decorated. Even if a pressing force is applied to the decorative body, movement and deformation of the decorative body can be suppressed, and the design of the fender lamp can always be maintained in the state at the time of assembly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the fender lamp according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the fender lamp, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the fender lamp,
Figure 3 is the front view of the fender lamp, Figure 4 is the front view of the fender lamp.
It is a sectional view taken along the - line in the figure. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Fender lamp, 16... Light emitting diode, 18... Shaft, 20... Lens holder, 24... Shaft base, 24B... Polygonal part, 38... Support part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A pillar part having a light emitting part attached to one end part and a polygonal part provided at the other end part when viewed from the side of the one end part, and covering the pillar part and sandwiching the outer periphery of the polygonal part from both sides of the axis line. and a decorative part provided with a support part supported by the polygonal part.