JPH055604Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <<Industrial Application Field>> This invention relates to a vehicle lamp such as a rear combination lamp that is attached to the rear of a vehicle.

<<Prior Art>> In recent years, rear combinations have become larger to improve visibility, and there is a tendency to adopt a shape that wraps around the rear corner of the vehicle so that it can be seen from a wide range. Another trend is to make the lamp as thin as possible and accommodate it from the outside in a recess formed in the vehicle body panel in order to increase the volume of the trunk and eliminate the protrusion into the trunk. It is being

FIG. 6 shows an example of such a rear combination lamp. The rear combination lamp 1 includes a tail stop lamp lens 3, a turn signal lamp lens 4, and a backlight lamp lens 5 in the front opening of a housing 2, and a rear corner portion 7 of a vehicle body panel 6 on the outer side thereof. It has a wrap-around portion 8 along. A pin 9 is provided on the back surface of the housing 2 in the wrap-around portion 8 to protrude inwardly, and a pin 10 is provided on the lower back surface of the housing 2 with its axial direction horizontally and protrudes rearward. ing. As shown in FIG. 7, a flange portion 11 is integrally provided on the back surface of the upper portion of the housing 2 in a horizontal direction, and a bolt insertion hole 12 is formed in the flange portion 11.

In FIG. 6, a recess 13 for mounting a lamp is formed in the vehicle body panel 6, following the outer shape of the rear combination lamp 1, and a fastener 14 for locking the pin 9 and a recess 13 for locking the pin 10 therein are formed. A fastener 15 for fastening the housing and a bracket 16 for screwing the upper flange of the housing.
is installed.

In this rear combination 1, first, the wrap-around portion 8 is brought close to the vehicle body panel 6, and the wrap-around portion 8 is placed in an oblique state with the opposite side away from the vehicle body panel 6.
Insert the pin 9 into the fastener 14, then bring the other side closer to the vehicle body panel 6 and insert the lower pin 1
0 into the fastener 15 and lock it. Next, a bolt 19 is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 12 of the housing upper flange portion 11 from the bolt insertion hole 18 formed in the rim 17 at the upper part of the housing 2, as shown in FIG. 7, and is attached to the vehicle body panel 6 below. It is screwed to the bracket 16. In this mounting state, the wrap-around portion 8 is always hidden within the mounting recess 13 of the rear corner portion 7 of the vehicle body panel 6, but the rim 17 is exposed when the trunk lid 20 is opened.

<<Problems to be Solved by the Invention>> The rim 17 is fixed to the housing 2 so as to cover the front opening edge of the housing 2 except for the inner side thereof. Therefore, the upper flange portion 11 of the housing 2 is connected to the bracket 16 of the vehicle body panel 6.
When screwing into the rim 17, an insertion hole 18 for inserting the bolt 19 must be formed in the rim 17. Instead of the bolt insertion hole 18, that part may be cut out. The larger the bolt insertion hole 18 is, the easier it is to insert and fasten the bolt 19, but there is a problem that the larger the hole, the worse the appearance.

Therefore, an object of this invention is to provide a vehicle lamp that is easy to attach with bolts on the upper part of the lamp and has a good appearance.

<Means for Solving the Problems> A vehicle lamp according to this invention has a wrap-around portion along a rear corner portion of a vehicle, a locked member protruding inward from the wrap-around portion, and a lower portion. and a locking member protruding rearward, and the locking member is locked to each locking member provided on the vehicle body panel, and the flange portion provided at the upper portion is attached to the vehicle body panel. After screwing to the provided mounting bracket, a decorative member is attached so as to cover it.

A plurality of rectangular locking holes are formed in the flange portion of the upper part of the lamp, and locking claws that can be locked in these locking holes are provided protruding from the back surface of the decorative member.

The shape of the tip of the decorative member is determined so that it can be easily removed for maintenance.

<<Operation>> The screwing work using bolts is performed before the decorative member is attached, so it can be easily performed. Furthermore, after screwing, a decorative member can be attached on top of the screws, which improves the appearance. Furthermore, the decorative member can be easily removed when necessary.

<<Example>> FIG. 1 shows an example of this invention. This rear combination lamp 21 is the same as the rear combination lamp 1 shown in FIG. 6 except for the mounting structure of the upper part.
That is, the rear combination lamp 21 is
A front opening of the housing 22 is provided with a lens 23 for a tail stop lamp, a lens 24 for a turn signal lamp, and a lens 25 for a backup lamp, and a wraparound part 26 along the rear corner of the vehicle body panel is provided on the outer side thereof. A pin 27, which is a member to be locked, is provided on the back surface of the housing 22 in this wrap-around portion 26, projecting inward.
Further, on the lower back surface of the housing 22, a pin 28, which is another locked member, is provided to protrude rearward with its axial direction being horizontal. A rim 29 is attached to the entire circumference of the housing 22 except for the inner side portion thereof.

A flange portion 30 is integrally provided on the upper rear surface of the housing 22 and protrudes rearward along the lateral direction, and two bolt insertion holes 31 and four longitudinally long rectangular locking holes 32 are formed therein. has been done. Four locking claws 34 projecting downward from the back surface of a decorative member 33 having a length and width that cover the flange portion 30 are pushed into these locking holes 32 and locked therein. Further, a stopper piece 35 is provided in an intermediate portion of each locking hole 32 to protrude upward. In addition, rim 2
9 may be added and formed integrally with the decorative member 33. In addition, the flange portion 30 is not made of one continuous piece, but each bolt insertion hole 31,
For each locking hole 32 and each stopper piece 35,
They may each be individually provided flanges.

As shown in FIG. 2, each locking pawl 34 has a base end 34a whose dimension A1 in the front-rear direction is larger than the dimension a in the front-rear direction of the locking hole 32, and a base end portion 34a whose dimension A1 in the front-rear direction is larger than the dimension a in the front-rear direction of the locking hole 32. An intermediate portion 34b having a slightly smaller dimension A2 and a dimension B slightly longer than the thickness b of the flange portion 30 in which the locking hole 32 is formed, and a back side of the lateral edge 32a of the locking hole 32. The shelf portion 34c to be locked and the tapered slope portion 3 continuous thereto
4d and a tip claw portion 34e. The maximum thickness dimension C of the tip claw portion 34e is smaller than the lateral dimension c of the locking hole 32. Further, the corner formed by the rear end surface 34f of the tip claw portion 34e and the slope top portion 34g is formed into a curved surface 34h, and the shelf portion 34c and the slope portion 34d are formed into a curved surface 34h.
The corner portion formed by the curved surface 34i is formed into a curved surface 34i that gradually decreases from the rear end to approximately the center of the dimension A2. Furthermore, the direction of the shelf portion 34c of the distal end claw portion 34e of each locking claw 34 is determined as shown in FIG.
The locking claws 34 in the middle part are formed to face outward, and the locking claws 34 in the middle part are formed to face inward, so that the adjacent locking claws 34 are opposite to each other.

Each locking pawl 34 is attached to each locking hole 32 such that approximately the vertical center of the slope portion 34d of the tip portion 34e hits the upper corner of the lateral edge 32a of the locking hole 32. The location is determined. In this state, when the locking claw 34 is pushed into the locking hole 32, the slope portion 34d of the tip claw portion 34e
It hits the upper corner of 2a and is pushed in the opposite direction, causing the entire locking pawl 34 to bend in that direction. And the tip claw part 3
4e with the maximum thickness C enters the locking hole 32, and when that part comes out on the back side of the edge 32a, the locking pawl 34 returns by its own elastic force, and the shelf 34
c is securely locked on the back side of the edge 32a of the locking hole 32.

In this locked state, due to the dimensional relationship between the locking pawl 34 and the locking hole 32, the edges of the locking hole 32 in the front and rear directions and the lateral direction The locking pawl 34 is positioned exactly between the portion 34e and the shelf portion 34c, and the locking pawl 34 is positioned in the vertical direction. Furthermore, positioning in the front-rear direction is also performed based on the relationship between dimensions A2 and a. The positioning in the left and right direction is performed using the locking claws 3 as shown in FIG.
Since the directions of the tip claw portions 34e of the four adjacent end claws 34e are opposite to each other, this is achieved by the locking claws 34 mutually regulating each other. In addition, when there are four locking claws 34 as in this embodiment, it is preferable that the two locking claws 34 on the outermost sides have this mutual restraint effect.

In order to attach such a lamp to a car body panel, as in the conventional case, first attach the pin 2 of the wrap-around part 26 in an oblique state with the wrap-around part 26 close to the car body panel and the opposite side away from the car body panel.
7 into a fastener which is a locking member attached to a light fitting recess in the car body panel, then bring the other side closer to the car body panel and insert the lower pin 28 into another fastener installed in a light fitting recess in the car body panel. It is inserted and locked into a fastener, which is a locking member. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, bolts 36 are inserted into the bolt insertion holes 31 of the upper flange portion 30, and the bracket 38 is fixed to the vehicle body panel 37.
After screwing, as shown in FIG. 5, the decorative member 33 is pushed with its locking claw 34 into the locking hole 32 of the flange portion 30, and its tip claw 34e is inserted into the edge 32a of the locking hole 32. It is hooked and locked on the back side and covers the rim 29 and the upper part of the flange portion 30. Similar to the attachment of the decorative member 33, the decorative member is positioned vertically, front and rear, and left and right as described above. Further, the stopper piece 35 has the role of preventing deflection between the adjacent locking claws 34 of the decorative member 33, but this is not necessarily necessary, and the decorative member 33
It may be provided on the third side. In addition, the locking hole 3
The flange portions 30 on both sides of 2 are provided with reinforcing ribs 39 directed downward. Such ribs 39 are also provided on both sides of the bolt insertion hole 31 of the flange portion 30.

In this way, the decorative member 33 is attached to the flange portion 30.
When it is desired to remove the decorative member 33 from the flange portion 30 after it has been attached to the flange portion 30 for maintenance reasons, it is difficult to remove the decorative member 33 from the flange portion 30 with the conventional structure of the locking claw. It can be easily removed.

As explained in FIG. 2, the distal end claw portion 34e of the locking claw 34 is formed such that the angle formed by the rear end surface 34f and the slope top portion 34g is formed into a curved surface 34h, and the angle formed by the shelf portion 34c and the slope portion 34d is formed. A curved surface 34i whose corner portion gradually decreases from the rear end to approximately the center of dimension A2.
is formed. Therefore, when you put your finger on the back side of the rear edge 33a on the wrap-around side of the decorative member 33 and pry it open using the front edge 33b as a fulcrum, the locking claw 3
The curved surface 34i at the rear of the shelf 34c of No. 4 slides on the edge 32a of the locking hole 32, bending the locking pawl 34, and causing the locking pawl 34 to come out of the locking hole 32. At this time,
The rear end of the locking pawl 34 is the rear edge 32 of the locking hole 32.
The rear end of the locking pawl 34 has a curved surface 34h so as not to get caught on the locking pawl 34. When the locking pawl 34 on the wrapping portion side of the decorative member 33 is removed in this way,
Thereafter, in the same manner, the locking claws 34 are sequentially removed inward to remove the decorative member 33 from the flange portion 30.

《Effects of the invention》 As mentioned above, this invention enables vehicle lighting to
It has a wraparound part that follows the rear corner of the vehicle,
The wrap-around part is provided with a locked member that protrudes inward, and a locked member that is provided on the lower part that projects rearward. A vehicle lamp that is locked to a locking member and whose flange portion provided at the top is screwed to a mounting bracket provided on a vehicle body panel, wherein the flange portion at the top of the lamp has a plurality of rectangular locking holes. In addition, a decorative member having locking claws on the back surface that locks into these locking holes is attached to the flange portion after the screws are screwed, so that screwing with bolts can be easily performed and the appearance is improved. Further, since the locking claw has a specially designed rear shape of the tip end thereof, the decorative member can be easily removed from the flange when necessary.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a vehicle lamp showing an embodiment of this invention, and Fig. 2 shows the relationship between the locking claw of the decorative member of the lamp and the locking hole of the flange in which it is locked. FIG. 3 is a partial front view showing the assembled state of the decorative member and the flange,
Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the upper vehicle body attachment part of the lamp, Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the decorative member attachment part of the lamp, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the conventional vehicle lamp according to this invention attached to the car body panel. Exploded perspective view of mounting structure, No. 7
The figure is a sectional view of the upper vehicle body mounting portion of the lamp. 21...Rear combination lamp, 26...
... Wrap around part, 27, 28... Locked part, 29...
... Rim, 30 ... Flange part, 31 ... Bolt insertion hole, 32 ... Locking hole, 33 ... Decorative member, 34
... Locking claw, 35 ... Stopper piece, 36 ... Bolt, 37 ... Vehicle body panel, 38 ... Bracket,
34a... Base end portion, 34b... Middle portion, 34c...
...Shelf portion, 34d...Slope portion, 34e...Tip claw portion, 34h, 34i...Curved surface.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The vehicle has a wrap-around portion along a rear corner of the vehicle, a locked member that projects inward from the wrap-around portion, and a locked member that projects rearward from a lower portion; Locking each of the locked members to respective locking members provided on the vehicle body panel,
A vehicular lamp in which a decorative member is placed over a flange portion provided at the top of the flange portion after the flange portion is screwed to a mounting bracket provided on a vehicle body panel, wherein the flange portion is provided with a plurality of rectangular locking holes. In addition, a locking pawl provided on the back surface of the decorative member and locked in the locking hole is slightly smaller than the longitudinal dimension of the locking hole, and is located on the back side of the lateral edge of the locking hole. a shelf portion to be locked to the shelf portion and a tip claw portion having a tapered slope portion continuous to the shelf portion, and at least two of the locking claws have their tip claw portions in opposite directions, Furthermore, the corners formed by the rear end surfaces of the tip claws of all the locking claws and the tops of the slopes are formed into curved surfaces, and the corners formed by the shelves and slopes are formed into curved surfaces that gradually decrease from the rear end to approximately the center. A vehicle lamp characterized in that: