JPH059254Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an improvement in the structure of the license plate attachment part of a front bumper.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, to attach the license plate 1 to the front of a car, as shown in FIG. It was supposed to be installed. The mounting part 3 is
It consists of a mounting hole 5 drilled in the center of the front of the front bumper 2 to correspond to the mounting span of the license plate 1. Conventionally, two mounting holes 5 were provided in each mounting part 3, and the domestic There is a vehicle that allows the license plate 1 to be attached to a vehicle destined for North America, which is different from the mounting span of the license plate 1 in a vehicle, and allows the front bumper 2 to be shared (see Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 136847/1983).

By the way, in a car equipped with such a front bumper 2, in regions where it is not necessary to attach the license plate 1 to the front of the car, such as some states in North America, the mounting hole 5 of the front bumper 2 is
Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, for example, a cover 6 made of a plastic plate is placed on the front surface of the front bumper 2, and this cover 6 is removed by the same means as the license plate 1. By fixing it with screws 4, the mounting part 3 of the front bumper 2 was hidden so as not to spoil its appearance. Incidentally, reference numeral 7 in FIG. 8 is a nut plate for fixing the screw 4.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in the case of the above-mentioned license plate mounting structure, in areas where the license plate 1 does not need to be mounted, a cover 6 is installed in place of the license plate 1 in order to hide the mounting part 3 of the front bumper 2. However, this cover 6 is placed as a separate member in the central part of the front surface of the front bumper 2 where it is easily seen, and it protrudes from the surface of the front bumper 2 by the thickness of the cover 6. In particular, that part stands out, and even though the mounting portion 3 is hidden to avoid spoiling its appearance, the effect is not so great, and this also causes a deterioration in the quality of the exterior appearance of the vehicle body.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention has been developed based on the above-mentioned viewpoint, and provides a license plate mounting part structure that does not impair the appearance of the mounting part even when the license plate is not mounted on the front bumper. The purpose of this is to recess the front surface of the bumper skin with a license plate mounting part, drill a mounting hole penetrating the bumper skin on the bottom of this mounting part, and remove the bumper skin corresponding to this mounting part. A bracket consisting of a plate part and a spacer part that stands upright on the plate part and has a fragile part in the middle part is arranged on the back side of the bumper, and the plate part is brought into contact with the back surface of the bumper skin and inserted into the mounting hole. This is achieved by the structure of the license plate attachment part of the front bumper, in which the spacer part is projected and its tip is set substantially on the same plane as the front surface of the bumper skin.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, a front bumper 10 includes a bumper skin 11 made of resin,
It consists of a reinforcement (not shown) that reinforces this from the back side, and in the center of the front of the bumper skin 11 there are two mounting parts 12 on the left and right for mounting the license plate 1 (only on the right side in Fig. 1). (shown). This mounting portion 12 is different from the conventional example in that the bumper skin 11 is formed by recessing only that portion, and consists of a substantially rectangular recess.
And, on the bottom surface 13 of this mounting part 12, there are two
Mounting holes 14, 14 are drilled to accommodate cases where the mounting span of the license plate 1 is different.

On the other hand, on the back side of the mounting portion 12, a bracket 15 for fixing the license plate 1 and the like is arranged. This bracket 15 is attached to the mounting portion 12 mentioned above.
A rectangular plate portion 16 covering an opening area of
and a pair of spacer parts 17 integrally erected on the surface of the plate part 16. This space portion 17 is provided with the left and right mounting holes 14,
It consists of two cylindrical bodies located in a positional relationship corresponding to the drilling position of 14, and each cylindrical body has a threaded portion 17' carved along its entire length on the inner wall surface, and a threaded portion 17' is carved in the middle part. A weakened portion 18 is formed. This weak part 18
is formed by a plurality of voids 19 provided along the circumference of the cylindrical body, and the fragile portion 1
This makes it possible to cut from 8. As shown in FIG.
7 is inserted, and when the plate portion 16 is brought into contact with the back surface of the mounting portion 12, the tip portion of the spacer portion 17 is set substantially on the same plane as the front surface of the bumper skin 11.

Therefore, when attaching the license plate 1 to the front bumper 10 having the above-mentioned attachment structure, as shown in FIG.
A license plate 1 is disposed on the front surface of the license plate 1, and screws 4 inserted into fixing holes 20 formed on both sides of the license plate 1 are fastened and fixed to spacer parts 17 at positions corresponding to the mounting span.
Note that when the license plate 1 is brought into contact with the front surface of the bumper skin 11, the tip of the spacer part 17 contacts and supports the rear surface of the license plate 1 in the mounting part 12, so that the license plate is I have never experienced a situation where plate 1 was bent.

Next, in regions where it is not necessary to attach the license plate 1 to the front bumper 10, such as some states in North America, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4,
A finisher 21 can be attached to the attachment portion 12. This finisher 21 has a finisher main body 2 having a shape that approximately corresponds to the shape of the recess of the mounting portion 12.
2, and a pair of clip parts 23 that are formed to protrude from the rear surface of the finisher main body 22 in substantially corresponding positions to the mounting holes 14 of the mounting part 12, and a locking protrusion 24 is formed at the tip of the clip part 23. Ru.

Therefore, in this case, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
At the same time, fit the finisher 21 into the mounting part 12 from the front side of the bumper skin 11, insert the clip part 23 into the spacer part 17, and attach the locking protrusion 24 at the tip of the finisher 21. protrudes from the back side of the plate portion 16 of the bracket 15 and engages with the peripheral edge of the hole. At this time, the finisher body 22 is fitted so as to close the mounting portion 12, so by adjusting its thickness, the surface of the finisher 21 can be set on the same plane as the general surface of the bumper skin 11. This creates a sense of unity as if it forms part of the bumper skin 11.

The above embodiment has a configuration in which two mounting holes 14 are drilled in the mounting portion 12 of the front bumper 10 and can be applied to cases where the mounting span of the license plate 1 is different from that in Japan, such as in North America. Of course, the present invention can also be applied to a case where the number of mounting holes 14 is one and the mounting span of the license plate 1 is predetermined.

〔effect〕

As explained above, according to the front bumper license plate attachment structure according to the present invention,
License plates can be installed in the same way as before, and in cases where license plates do not need to be installed, such as in some states in North America, a finisher can be installed in the mounting area to replace the conventional cover. This allows you to hide the mounting part and create a sense of unity with the front bumper.
The appearance quality of the front of the vehicle body is greatly improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the mounting part showing an example of the front bumper license plate mounting structure according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the mounting part of the front bumper when the license plate is attached. , Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the front bumper showing the finisher installed state, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the finisher, Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line in Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 is a license plate of a conventional front bumper. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the front of an automobile showing an example of the mounting structure. FIG. 7 is a perspective view when the cover is attached to the front bumper. FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line in FIG. 7. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...License plate, 11...Bumper skin, 12...Mounting part, 13...Bottom surface, 14...Mounting hole, 15...Bracket, 16...Plate part, 17...Spacer part, 18...Fragile Department.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A mounting part for the license plate is recessed in the front of the bumper skin, and a mounting hole that penetrates the bumper skin is bored in the bottom of this mounting part, while a plate part and this A bracket consisting of a spacer part that is erected on the plate part and has a fragile part in the middle part is arranged, and the plate part is brought into contact with the back surface of the bumper skin, and the spacer part is made to protrude into the above-mentioned mounting hole. A front bumper license plate mounting structure characterized by being set substantially on the same plane as the front surface of the bumper skin.