JPH059253Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Field of Application The present invention relates to automobile bumpers, particularly to so-called soft bumpers made of elastic materials such as resin and rubber.

Prior Art Even with soft bumpers, for example, in the case of a front bumper, the vertical wall 1 of the bumper body 1 is
A flat part 2 is recessed approximately in the center of a, and bolt insertion holes 3 are formed on both sides of the flat part 2, and the upper part of the license plate 4 is received in the flat part 2 and inserted into the bolt insertion hole 3. It is designed so that it can be fixed by inserting a bolt 5 therethrough. This similar structure can be seen, for example, in Service Bulletin No. 484, published by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., June 1983.
No. 284-285.

Problems that the invention aims to solve: Depending on the country to which the vehicle is exported, there may be no regulations for installing a license plate on the front bumper. The bolt insertion hole 3 is hidden to maintain the appearance. However, if the finisher cap 6 is molded separately to make it easier, bolt insertion holes 3 that differ depending on the car model
Various finisher caps 6 must be formed to match the surrounding shapes, which is very disadvantageous in terms of cost. Further, even if the finisher cap 6 is colored to match the color of the bumper body 1, since both are formed separately, the colors will not be consistent and it will look strange. There is a problem in that preparing such a finisher cap 6 requires an extremely large number of man-hours for parts management.

Therefore, the present invention has been developed for automobiles that can match the finisher cap shape and color for each bumper body, and also eliminates the need for parts management, which greatly contributes to cost reduction. It provides a bumper.

Means for Solving the Problems A bolt insertion hole for installing a license plate is formed in the vertical wall of the bumper body made of an elastic material, and a leg part that fits into the bolt insertion hole is provided at an arbitrary part of the bumper body. A protruding finisher cap is integrally molded with a cutaway piece interposed therebetween.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, with the same reference numerals assigned to the same parts as in the conventional structure.

1 to 3, a flat part 2 is recessed in, for example, approximately the center of a vertical wall 1a of a bumper body 1 made of an elastic material, bolt insertion holes 3 are formed on both sides of this flat part 2, and a license plate 4 is formed. The basic structure in which the upper side part of the bolt 5 is received in the flat part 2 and the bolt 5 can be inserted into the bolt insertion hole 3 and fixed is the same as that of the conventional one. Here, any part of the bumper body 1, for example, the license plate 4
A finisher cap 10 is provided with a leg portion 11 projecting from the edge of the central portion of the lower wall 1b that is hidden behind the back side of the license plate 4 when the license plate 4 is attached, and a breakaway piece 12 is provided. It is integrally molded through the hole. In this embodiment, the separation piece 12 is formed into a substantially L-shape with a connecting piece 12a extending horizontally from the upper edge of the finisher cap 10 and a connecting piece 12b extending vertically from the connecting piece 12a. Thin wall portions 12c are formed at the connecting portions of the connecting pieces 12a and 12b and at the connecting portions between the connecting piece 12b and the edge of the lower wall 1b, respectively.
can be separated from these thin parts 12c, 12c, while the bolt insertion hole 3 of the flat part 1a
Positioning hole 1 into which the connecting piece 12a is inserted
3 is formed.

According to the structure of the above embodiment, when installing the license plate 4, the license plate 4 is placed on the flat portion 2 and fixed with the bolts 5 as usual. In this case, even if the finisher cap 10 is left as an accessory, it is hidden behind the license plate 4, so that the appearance does not deteriorate.

If license plate 4 is not installed,
The finisher cap 10 is separated from the edge of the lower wall 1b through the thin wall portion 12c, the connecting piece 12b is separated from the thin wall portion 12c, the connecting piece 12a is inserted into the corresponding positioning hole 13, and the leg portion 11 is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 3. The bolt insertion hole 3 is concealed by fitting and mounting the bolt. Here, if a recess 14 corresponding to the thickness of the finisher cap 10 is formed around the bolt insertion hole 3 as shown in the first and third figures, the surface of the finisher cap 10 and the flat surface 2 can be made flush. The appearance can be further improved by matching them all together.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the present invention is applied to a bumper body 1 having an outside air intake port 8 in the center of the vertical wall 1a. The flat part 2 is an outside air intake port 8
It is formed at the center of the upper edge of the bolt, and bolt insertion holes 3 are formed on both sides thereof. The finisher cap 10A is integrally hung at the end of the center portion of the upper edge of the outside air intake port 8 via a separation piece 12, and this finisher cap 10A fits into the flat portion 2, and , are formed in a shape and size that align flush with the surface of the vertical wall 1a in the fitted state.

Therefore, in the case of this embodiment, when the license plate 4 is attached to the flat part 2, even if the finisher cap 10A is additionally molded, it will be hidden behind the license plate 4, spoiling its appearance. This is the same as in the previous embodiment. On the other hand, license plate 4
If the finisher cap 10A is not attached, separate the finisher cap 10A from the bumper body through the separation piece 12, fit the legs 11 into the bolt insertion holes 3, and attach the finisher cap 10A itself to the flat part 2. When fitted and installed, the finisher cap 10A and the vertical wall 1a are flush with each other, and the flat part 2
The appearance can be further improved by eliminating the uneven feeling caused by the presence of.

In addition, if the finisher caps 10 and 10A become unnecessary by installing the license plate 4, the bumper body 1 can be removed from the detachable piece 12.
Therefore, the additional molding position of the finisher caps 10, 10A is not limited to that of the above embodiment.

Effects of the invention As described above, according to the invention, the finisher cap is integrally molded with the bumper body so that it can be easily separated from the detachable piece, so it can be adapted to the shape around the bolt insertion hole for each bumper body. It can be molded at the same time as the bumper body, and the color can be exactly the same as the bumper body, so it can be harmonized. Moreover, the finisher cap can be molded separately for each bumper body. Since there is no particular need for parts management, it has a great practical effect in that it can greatly contribute to improving the appearance and reducing costs.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the main parts of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the finisher cap being installed, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the main part of an embodiment of the present invention. The figure is a front view showing different examples of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing the finisher cap of the same embodiment installed, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the main parts of the prior art. 1...Bumper body, 1a...Vertical wall, 3...Bolt insertion hole, 4...License plate, 10,
10A...finisher cap, 11...leg, 12...separation piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A finisher cap is provided in which a bolt insertion hole for attaching a license plate is formed in the vertical wall of the bumper body made of an elastic material, and a leg portion that fits into the bolt insertion hole is protruded from an arbitrary part of the bumper body. , an automobile bumper characterized in that it is integrally molded with a cut-off piece interposed therebetween.