JPH0589078U - High mount stop lamp mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a mounting structure for a high mount stop lamp, which improves positioning accuracy with respect to an outer panel and is easily mounted. [Structure] In a region above a rear portion of a vehicle, a ridge 12a which is inserted from the outside into a mounting hole 11a provided in an outer panel 11 and protrudes around an outer end surface of the outer panel 11 via a face seal 14 A high mount stop lamp 12 that is positioned with respect to the outer panel by abutting on the peripheral edge of the mounting hole, at least one locking portion 13b that locks this inside the outer panel, and the inner surface of the outer panel. The support portion 13 that abuts at least in part through the pad 15 along the periphery of the mounting hole with respect to
The holding member 13 provided with c constitutes the mounting structure of the high mount stop lamp.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a high mount stop lamp, which is disposed above a rear portion of an automobile, for example, on a luggage panel or the like.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, when a high mount stop lamp is attached to a luggage panel or the like above a rear part of an automobile, the high mount stop lamp is attached as shown in FIG. Immediately, in FIG. 6, the high mount stop lamp 1 has its housing inner end surface abutted against the surface of the inner panel 2 of the luggage panel, and is provided on both sides of the inner end surface as shown in FIG. The mounting nut 3 that is inserted from the back side of the inner panel 2 is screwed onto the weld nut 2a that is fixed, so that the high-mount stop lamp 1 has an outer end surface that is fixedly held. Alignment is made within the mounting hole 4a provided in the outer panel 4 of the luggage panel, and the periphery thereof can be sealed by the edge seal of the sealing material 5 such as a seal sponge, so that the mounting can be performed. ..

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the mounting structure of the high mount stop lamp 1 configured as described above, the high mount stop lamp 1 is positioned with respect to the inner panel 2, so that the dispersion of the vehicle body is not uniform. Due to the misalignment between the inner panel 2 and the outer panel 4 due to, the outer end surface of the high mount stop lamp 1 cannot be accurately positioned with respect to the mounting hole 4a of the outer panel 4, and therefore the outer end surface of the high mount stop lamp 1 cannot be positioned. Since the gap between the periphery of the housing and the mounting hole 4a of the outer panel 4 may not have a constant width, the edge sealing by the sealing material 5 may be insufficient and the appearance may be deteriorated. Was becoming.

Further, since the sealing material 5 is formed so as to surround the edge of the mounting hole 4a of the outer panel 4, this sealing material 5 always contains moisture, and therefore the sealing material 5 In some cases, rust was generated at the edge of the mounting hole 4a of the outer panel 4 that was in contact. Furthermore, since the high mount stop lamp 1 is fixed to the inner panel 2 by screwing the mounting bolts 3, the mounting work is troublesome and the assembly time becomes relatively long. ..

In view of the above points, the present invention has an object of providing a mounting structure for a high mount stop lamp, which improves the positioning accuracy with respect to the outer panel and enables easy mounting. There is.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the mounting structure of the high mount stop lamp according to the present invention is inserted into the mounting hole provided in the outer panel from the outside in the region above the rear part of the vehicle and surrounds the outer end face of the mounting hole. The high mount stop lamp that is positioned with respect to the outer panel by the projection protruding to the outer edge of the mounting hole through the face seal and the high mount stop lamp inside the outer panel. A holding member having at least one locking portion to be locked and a supporting portion that abuts at least part of the inner surface of the outer panel along the periphery of the mounting hole via a pad. The high-mount stop lamp positioned with respect to the hole is fixed and held by the holding member, and the gap between the high mount stop lamp and the mounting hole is sealed. It is characterized in that there was Unishi.

[0007]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, since the high mount stop lamp can be directly positioned with respect to the outer panel, the high mount stop lamp can be accurately positioned at the mounting position of the outer panel without being affected by the variation of the vehicle body. Therefore, the gap between the housing of the high mount stop lamp and the peripheral edge of the mounting hole becomes almost constant. Therefore, the appearance can be improved and the airtightness of the face seal can be improved. Further, since the face seal is only in contact with the edge of the mounting hole of the outer panel, this part does not contain water, so rust is likely to occur at the edge of the mounting hole. Nothing. Further, the high mount stop lamp can be fixed by simply engaging the housing of the high mount stop lamp from the back side of the outer panel with the retaining portion of the holding member, which facilitates the assembling work.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a mounting structure for a high mount stop lamp according to the present invention. A high mounting stop lamp mounting structure 10 is a mounting hole provided in an outer panel 11 in a region above a rear portion of a vehicle. The high mount stop lamp 12 is inserted into the outer panel 11a from the outside, and the holding member 13 that locks the high mount stop lamp 12 inside the outer panel 11 is formed.

The high mount stop lamp 12 has a protruding portion 12 a that projects to the periphery in the region of the outer end surface thereof, and the protruding portion 12 a is obliquely inside the mounting hole 11 a via a face-contact seal 14. The outer panel 11 is positioned by coming into contact with the peripheral edge portion 11b inclined toward.

Further, the holding member 13 is an engaging portion provided on the surface of the housing of the high mount stop lamp 12, a locking portion that engages with two upper and lower engaging claws 12b in the illustrated case, in this case. Is provided with a locking portion 13b having an engaging hole 13a, and a supporting portion 13c which is in contact with the inner surface of the outer panel 11 along the periphery of the mounting hole 11a and over the entire circumference thereof via a pad 15. ing. As a result, the high mount stop lamp 12 positioned with respect to the mounting hole 11a is fixed and held by the holding member 13, and the gap between the high mount stop lamp 12 and the mounting hole 11a is sealed by the face seal 14. ing.

The mounting structure of the high mount stop lamp according to the present invention is configured as described above. When mounting the high mount stop lamp 12 in the mounting hole 11a of the outer panel 11, first, as shown in FIG. The high mount stop lamp 12 is inserted into the mounting hole 11a of the outer panel 11 from the outside, and the protruding portion 12a protruding around the outer end surface of the high mount stop lamp 12 is attached to the mounting hole 11a through the face seal 14. It is brought into contact with the peripheral portion 11b of the. As a result, the high mount stop lamp 12 is positioned with respect to the outer panel 11 (see FIG. 4A).

From this state, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), the locking portion 13 b of the holding member 13 is brought close to the housing of the high mount stop lamp 12 from the back side of the outer panel 11 to close the locking portion. The engaging hole 13a of 13b is engaged with the engaging claw 12b of the high mount stop lamp 12. At this time, the supporting portion 13c of the holding member 13 comes into contact with the inner surface of the outer panel 11 via the pad 15 with its tip slightly deformed. As a result, the holding member 13 holds the high mount stop lamp 12 fixedly at that position while pulling the high mount stop lamp 12 inward based on the restoring force due to the elastic deformation of the supporting portion 13c.

As shown in FIG. 4C, the high mount stop lamp 12 attached to the outer panel 11 as described above has the protruding portion 13 d protruding rearward of the holding member 13 pinched. By deforming, both the supporting portion 13c and the locking portion 13b are deformed in the direction indicated by the arrow A. As a result, the engagement between the locking portion 13b and the engaging claw 12b of the high mount stop lamp 12 is released, and the high mount stop lamp 12 can be removed.

In the above-described embodiment, the holding member 13 is formed so that the supporting portion 13c abuts the mounting hole 11a over the entire circumference thereof, but as shown in FIG. It may be formed so as to contact only a part of the periphery.

[0015]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, since the high mount stop lamp can be directly positioned with respect to the outer panel, the high mount stop lamp can be accurately positioned at the mounting position of the outer panel without being affected by the variation of the vehicle body. Will be done. Therefore, the gap between the housing of the high mount stop lamp and the periphery of the mounting hole becomes substantially constant, and the appearance is improved. In addition, the seal is improved by the face seal and does not contain water, so rust does not occur at the edge of the mounting hole. Further, since the high mount stop lamp can be fixed only by locking the housing of the high mount stop lamp from the back side of the outer panel with the locking portion of the holding member, the assembling work is easily performed. obtain. Thus, according to the present invention, there is provided a high mount stop lamp mounting structure that improves the positioning accuracy with respect to the outer panel and that can be mounted easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an embodiment of a mounting structure for a high mount stop lamp according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing a part of the mounting structure of FIG.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the mounting structure of FIG. 1. FIG.

4A to 4C are cross-sectional views sequentially showing the attachment of the high mount stop lamp of FIG. 1 to an outer panel.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another configuration example of a holding member.

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of a mounting structure of a conventional high mount stop lamp.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the mounting structure of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 High Mount Stop Lamp Mounting Structure 11 Outer Panel 11a Mounting Hole 12 High Mount Stop Lamp 12a Projection 12b Engaging Claw 13 Holding Member 13a Engaging Hole 13b Engaging Part 13c Supporting Part 14 Face Contact Seal 15 Pad

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a region above a rear part of an automobile, the outer panel is inserted into a mounting hole provided in an outer panel,
A ridge portion projecting around the outer end surface of the high mount stop lamp, which is positioned with respect to the outer panel by contacting the peripheral edge portion of the mounting hole via a face seal, and the outer panel. At least one locking portion that locks the high mount stop lamp inside and a support portion that abuts on the inner surface of the outer panel at least partially along the periphery of the mounting hole via a pad A high mount stop lamp positioned with respect to the mounting hole is fixedly held by the holding member, and a gap between the high mounting stop lamp and the mounting hole can be sealed. Mount stop lamp mounting structure.