JPH0533401Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a vehicle lamp housing mounting structure for removably mounting a lamp housing from the outside of the vehicle.

[Prior art]

As shown in FIG. 5, generally when the lamp housing 84 is attached to the vehicle body panel 86, a locking portion 88 is provided protruding from one side of the lamp housing 84.
is locked in a hole 90 provided on the vehicle body panel 86 side, and the other side of the lamp housing 84 is tightened and fixed to the vehicle body panel 86 from the outside of the vehicle with a screw 92 (as an example, 1986
-Refer to Publication No. 48606). As a result, when the bulb 94 needs to be replaced due to a burnout or the like, the lamp housing 84 can be easily removed by removing the screw from the outside of the vehicle body, improving the efficiency of the replacement work. Moreover, by adopting such a structure, the lamp housing can be attached to a location such as a vehicle bumper where there is no space for removal on the back side without deteriorating the bulb replacement workability.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, although such a structure improves the workability of replacing the valve, the head of the screw 92 is visible from the outside of the vehicle, and in order to prevent the head from protruding from the vehicle body, a so-called so-called It is necessary to counterbore the screw 92 and sink it. Therefore, there is a problem in that the exterior appearance of the vehicle becomes unsightly. Further, if the screw 92 is made smaller, the appearance will be slightly better, but the mounting strength will be weakened, which is not preferable.

In consideration of the above facts, the present invention aims to provide a vehicle lamp housing mounting structure that can maintain strength and cover the head of the screw to improve the appearance from the outside of the vehicle.

[Means for Solving the Problem] The present invention includes inserting the protrusion of a lamp housing, which has a protrusion formed at one end and a bracket formed at the other end, into a hole provided in the vehicle body, and inserting the protrusion at one end of the bracket into a hole provided in the vehicle body. In a vehicle lamp housing mounting structure that is attached from the outside of the vehicle body with a screw, a protrusion is formed on one of the bracket and a cover that covers the bracket, and a press-fit hole is formed on the other, and the protrusion is inserted into the press-fit hole. The cover is attached to the bracket by being press-fitted into the hole, and at least the lamp housing side of the bracket is made elastically deformable.

[Effect]

The lamp housing of the present invention is installed by inserting a protrusion formed on the lamp housing into a hole provided in a vehicle body and tightening one end of a bracket formed on the lamp housing with a screw from outside the vehicle body. This bracket has
The cover is attached by press-fitting a protrusion formed on one of the bracket and the cover into a press-fit hole formed on the other. By this,
The head of the screw and the bracket can be covered with a cover to improve the appearance. The lamp housing side of the bracket is elastically deformable, so by pressing the lamp housing part, the bracket elastically deforms and the gap between the lamp housing and the cover widens, and a screwdriver etc. can be inserted into this gap to remove the protrusion. The screw can be exposed by releasing the press-fitting with the press-fitting hole and removing the cover. If the screw is removed in this state, the valve can be easily replaced.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a vehicle front lamp.

FIG. 1 shows a vehicle 10 according to this embodiment. A lamp housing 14 is attached to a corner of a front bumper 12 of this vehicle 10. As shown in FIG. 2A, the front bumper 1
2 is provided with an opening 16, and the lamp housing 14 is accommodated in this opening 16. The lamp housing 14 is provided with a recessed part 20 that forms a reflective surface for the turn signal lamp 18 and a recessed part 24 that forms a reflective surface for the side marker lamp 22, and bulbs 26 and 28 are arranged on the bottom surfaces of these recessed parts 20 and 24, respectively. There is. Each recess 20, 24 has a lens 3 in its opening.
0,32 are attached. The lens 30 on the side of the turn signal lamp 18 is made of an orange semi-transparent resin, and the lens 32 on the side of the sidemarker light 22 is made of a white semi-transparent resin, and when the light rays are transmitted through them, they emit light in their respective colors. It is becoming more and more like this.

A protrusion 34 is provided at one end of the lamp housing 14 on the center side in the vehicle width direction.
A hole 36 is provided on the side surface of the opening 16 in correspondence with this. Here, when attaching the lamp housing 14 to the opening 16, positioning is performed by inserting the protrusion 34 into the hole 36. An elastically deformable bracket 37 is formed at the other end of the lamp housing 14 and is recessed from the vehicle outer opening end of the opening 16.
A circular hole 42 is provided into which a screw 40 for fixing the lamp housing 14 together with the projection 34 can be inserted. Further, a notch 44 is provided on the side surface of the opening 16 of the front bumper 12, and the peripheral edge of the notch 44 is coaxial with the circular hole 42 when disposed in the opening 16 of the lamp housing 14. A circular hole 46 is provided. Circular hole 44
A plate member 48 bent into a substantially U-shape is fitted around the . A nut portion 50 is integrally attached to the plate member 48, and this nut portion 50 is fitted so as to be coaxial with the circular holes 42, 46.

Here, the projection 34 of the lamp housing 14 is inserted into the hole 36, rotated around the vicinity of the projection 34, the screw 40 is inserted into the circular hole 42, and screwed into the nut 50 and tightened. , the lamp housing 14 can be secured to the opening 16.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, a circular hole 52 is provided in a portion of the bottom surface 38 of the lamp housing 14 that corresponds to the notch 44 of the front bumper 12, into which a clip 54 is fitted. ing. The clip 54 is made of an elastic member, and has a small diameter portion 56 having the same diameter as the circular hole 52 formed in the axially intermediate portion of the outer periphery. Further, one end of the clip 54 has a tapered shape whose diameter gradually decreases toward the tip. By press-fitting the clip 54 into the circular hole 52 from its tapered end, the clip 54 itself is elastically deformed and the small diameter portion 56 is fitted into the circular hole 52. Furthermore, a through hole 58 is provided inside the clip 54, passing through both ends thereof.

Corresponding to the bottom 38 of the lamp housing 14,
A cover 60 is provided. The cover 60 is composed of an inner member 62 made of resin and an outer member 64 made of a translucent resin of the same material and color as the lens 32, and these are fixed. As shown in FIG. 2, the cover 60 has one end adjacent to the lens 32 and the other end adjacent to the opening 16.
It is adjacent to the vehicle outer opening end corner 66. Therefore, the cover 60 can cover the entire bottom surface 38 of the lamp housing 14. A cylindrical body 68 is integrally formed on the back side of the cover 60, that is, the surface facing the bottom surface 38, and a pin 70 that is press-fitted into the clip 54 is fitted therein. pin 70
The distal end portion of the clip protrudes toward the bottom surface 38 from the cylindrical body 68, and corresponds to the through hole 58 of the clip 54. A protrusion 7 is provided at the other end of the cover 60.
2 is integrally formed and corresponds to a hole 74 provided near the vehicle outer opening end of the opening 16. Here, by inserting this protrusion 72 into the hole 74 (see FIG. 4) and rotating the cover 60 in the direction of arrow A in FIG.
It is press-fitted and fixed. As a result, lens 3
0, 32, the surface of the outer member 64 of the cover 60 and the surface of the front bumper 12 are fixed flush.

Note that, as shown in FIG. 3, side surfaces 76 and 78 at the boundary between the cover 60 and the lamp housing 14
The ribs 8 are arranged so that they do not interfere with each other under normal conditions.
0,82 are formed protrudingly. This rib 80,
82 means that by pressing the lens 32 in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 32, a slight gap is provided between the two. This gap is used for inserting a flathead screwdriver or the like to be used when removing the lamp housing 14. That is, by inserting a flathead screwdriver into this gap and swinging the flathead screwdriver to pull up the side surface 76 of the cover 60, the pin 70 can be removed from the through hole 58 of the clip 54.

The operation of this embodiment will be explained below.

First, the procedure for attaching the lamp housing 14 to the opening 16 will be explained.

A protrusion 34 formed at one end of the lamp housing 14 is inserted into a hole 36 provided in the opening 16 of the front bumper 12 . The protrusion 34 is inserted into the hole 36
With the lamp housing 14 inserted into
7 into the opening 16. This results in
The circular hole 42 and the circular hole 46 can be coaxial. Next, the screw 40 is inserted into the circular hole 42, and the nut portion 50 of the plate member 48 attached to the circular hole 46 is inserted.
Screw it into place and tighten. As a result, one end of the lamp housing 14 is locked by the protrusion 34 and the hole 36, and the vicinity of the other end is fixed by tightening the screw 40, so that the installation of the lamp housing 14 is completed. In this way, since the lamp housing 14 is fixed using the screw 40, it has excellent strength, and also prevents the bulbs 26 and 2 from breaking out.
When removing the lamp housing 14 to replace the bulb 26, the lamp housing 14 can be easily removed by simply removing the screw 40.
28 becomes easy to replace. Also, Sukuriyu 4
0 is screwed together from the outside of the vehicle, so the work space is wide and the replacement work is easy.

In this embodiment, the screw 40 and its surroundings exposed to the outside of the vehicle are covered with a cover 60. The procedure for installing this cover 60 is as follows:
As shown in FIG.
When the pin 70 inserted into the cylinder body 68 is rotated from this state in the direction of the arrow A in FIG.
The tip of the clip 54 enters the through hole 58 of the clip 54. Further, when the cover 60 is rotated in the same direction, the clip 54 is elastically deformed and the pin 70 is press-fitted. The installation of the cover 60 is completed when the tip end surface of the cylindrical body 68 comes into surface contact with the clip 54.
Surface of outer member 64 of cover 60, lens 3
The surfaces of 0 and 32 and the surface of the front bumper 12 are flush with each other. This hides the screw 40 and the bottom surface 38 around it, and since the outer member 64 of the cover 60 is made of the same material and color as the lens 32, there is a sense of unity, which improves the appearance of the vehicle from the outside. be able to.

Next, the procedure for removing the cover 60 will be explained. Normally, there is almost no gap between the cover 60 and the lens 32, but if the lens 32 is
By pressing in the direction, the bracket 37 is elastically deformed, the relative position of the side surface 78 of the lamp housing 14 supporting the lens 32 and the side surface 76 of the cover 60 is shifted, and the tips of the ribs 80 and 82 are brought into contact with each other. come into contact with As a result, the cover 60 and lens 3
A gap will be created between the two. lens 32
By inserting a flat head screwdriver into this gap while maintaining the pressed state, and swinging the flat head screwdriver so as to pull up the side surface 76 of the cover 60, the pin 70 press-fitted into the through hole 58 of the clip 54 will be inserted into the clip. It comes out due to the elastic deformation of 54. Thereby, the cover 60 can be removed.

In this way, since the cover 60 is attached simply by press-fitting the pin 70 into the clip 54, it is easy to attach and detach. Therefore, even when the lamp housing 14 is attached and detached, the appearance can be improved without deteriorating the work efficiency.

In this embodiment, the lamp housing 14 is attached to the front bumper 12, but the lamp housing 14 can also be attached to a rear bumper or a fender. Alternatively, the pin 70 may be fixed to the bracket 37 and the clip 54 may be attached to the cover 60 and press-fitted therein.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, the vehicle lamp housing mounting structure according to the present invention has the excellent effect of maintaining strength, covering the screw, and improving the appearance from the outside of the vehicle.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle according to this embodiment, FIG. 2A is a sectional view taken along the line of FIG.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the lamp housing from the rear.
The figure is an enlarged view taken along the line in Figure 2A showing the boundary between the cover and the lamp housing, Figure 4 is a sectional view showing the state with the cover removed, and Figure 5 is a sectional view showing the conventional lamp housing mounting structure. It is a diagram. 12...Front bumper, 14...Lamp housing, 16...Opening, 40...Screw, 5
0... Nut part, 54... Clip, 60... Cover, 70... Pin, 80, 82... Rib.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A vehicle lamp, in which the protrusion of a lamp housing having a protrusion formed at one end and a bracket formed at the other end is inserted into a hole provided in a vehicle body, and one end of the bracket is attached from outside the vehicle body with a screw. In the housing mounting structure, a protrusion is formed on one of the bracket and a cover that covers the bracket, and a press-fit hole is formed on the other, and the cover is attached to the bracket by press-fitting the protrusion into the press-fit hole. A lamp housing mounting structure for a vehicle, characterized in that at least the lamp housing side of the bracket is elastically deformable.