JPH0630560Y2 - Vehicle stop lamp mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a stop lamp mounting structure for an automobile.

(Prior Art) Generally, in automobiles, a stop lamp is provided on the rear end face of the vehicle body, and this is turned on during a braking operation to call attention to the following vehicle. Recently, however, a warning effect for the following vehicle is more effective. In addition to this normal stop lamp (that is, the stop lamp whose installation is legally required), an auxiliary stop lamp is placed at a higher position than the normal stop lamp (that is, the driver of the following vehicle runs). It has been attempted to provide it at a position close to the line of sight), and various proposals have been made regarding the mounting position and structure of the auxiliary stop lamp, and as one of them,
For example, Japanese Utility Model Unexamined Publication No. Sho 60-191550 discloses the idea of providing an auxiliary stop lamp on the trunk lid side.

Incidentally, in this known example, the dedicated auxiliary stop lamp is not directly provided on the trunk lid, but the light of an ordinary stop lamp provided on the vehicle body side is directed rearward from the lens provided on the trunk lid side. It is intended to illuminate, and therefore an auxiliary stop lamp (ie lens)
Are arranged on both sides of the vehicle body.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) By the way, when the auxiliary stop lamp is provided on the side of the trunk lid as described above, the stop lamp is provided in a state of being embedded in the trunk lid (from the viewpoint of ensuring appearance) and its position. Is preferably the central portion in the vehicle width direction (from the viewpoint of ensuring visibility from a following vehicle).

However, since the lock member of the trunk lid (that is, the striker hooked to the lock mechanism provided on the vehicle body side) is usually provided inside the center of the rear end of the trunk lid in the vehicle width direction, When mounting the stop lamp and the lock member, it is necessary to consider so as not to impair their respective functions and to secure sufficient support rigidity for the lock member.

In view of this, the present invention can attach the stop lamp and the lock member to the rear end of the trunk lid approximately in the center in the vehicle width direction, so that the stop lamp can be mounted with good workability, and the lock member can be supported. The purpose of this is to provide a stop lamp mounting structure that does not impair the rigidity.

(Means for Solving the Problem) As a means for solving such a problem, in the present invention, a trunk lid that is openably and closably attached to an opening of a trunk room includes an outer panel that constitutes a lid surface and a lid inner surface. A vehicle having a closed cross section extending in the vehicle width direction formed by the outer panel and the inner panel at a rear edge portion thereof located on the rear side of the vehicle body. The inner panel is bulged in a substantially triangular shape toward the front side of the vehicle body at a substantially central portion in the direction, and two adjacent inclined surfaces of the bulged portion, a bottom wall continuously extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction, and the two A space for mounting a stop lamp having a predetermined volume is formed between the outer panel and the outer panel facing the two inclined surfaces, and the two inclined surfaces are formed on the two inclined surfaces. Each has an opening of a size that allows insertion of a stop lamp, and further, the trunk lid is fixedly held in a closed state at a position on the bottom wall of the bulging portion that does not overlap the two openings in the vehicle longitudinal direction. It is characterized in that a lock member is attached.

(Operation) With this configuration, the following operation can be obtained. That is, when installing a stop lamp in the empty chamber, insert the stop lamp held in one hand from one of the openings formed in the two inclined surfaces of the bulging portion and the other opening. Insert the other hand into the empty room and attach the stop lamp with both hands. In this case, since the openings are formed on the inclined surfaces, for example, when the opening width in the vehicle width direction is constant (in other words, the rigidity of the rear end edge of the trunk lid in the vehicle width direction is increased). In the case of (fixed), a larger opening area can be secured as compared with the case where the opening is formed on the surface extending in the vehicle width direction, and the work of mounting the stop lamp by inserting a hand from the opening can be as much. It can be easily done. In addition, since the bulging portion is formed by bulging the inner panel forming the closed cross section in a triangular shape toward the front side of the vehicle body, the bulging portion and the closed cross section portion continuous to the bulging portion have a larger empty space. The volume can be secured, and the work space for assembling the stop lamp in the vacant chamber can be increased accordingly, which facilitates the work.

Further, the bulging portion bulges a part of the inner panel out of the outer panel and the inner panel forming a closed cross section extending in the vehicle width direction at the rear end edge of the trunk lid in a substantially triangular shape toward the vehicle body front side. Since the lock member is attached to the bottom wall of the bulging portion at a position that does not overlap with the openings in the vehicle body front-rear direction,
Despite the formation of the opening, the outer panel and the inner panel maintain a closed cross section in the lock member mounting portion, so the rigidity of the lock member mounting portion is high and the load applied to the lock member is efficient. It is often dispersed and supported by the outer panel and the inner panel.

(Effect of the Invention) Therefore, according to the vehicle stop lamp mounting structure of the present invention, the inner panel of the outer panel and the inner panel that forms a closed cross section that extends in the vehicle width direction at the rear end edge of the trunk lid is used for the vehicle body. A bulging in a substantially triangular shape to the front side, forming an opening for mounting a stop lamp on the inclined surface of the bulging portion, and a position on the bottom wall of the bulging portion that does not overlap with the opening in the vehicle longitudinal direction Since the lock member is attached to the inner panel bottom wall, the inner panel bottom wall to which the lock member is attached maintains the closed cross section continuously with the outer panel in the vehicle body front-rear direction regardless of the formation of the opening. When the stop lamp is assembled in the bulging portion, the load is efficiently dispersed and the mounting rigidity of the lock member is maintained well,
In the case where both hands are inserted through the two openings formed in the inclined surface of the bulging portion, for example, in a more natural posture compared to the case where the openings are formed in the surfaces extending in the vehicle width direction, respectively. You can put your hand in it and you can work more easily.By forming an opening on the inclined surface of the bulging part, compared to the case where the opening is formed on the surface extending in the vehicle width direction. When the required rigidity of the trunk lid in the vehicle width direction is the same, it is possible to secure a larger opening area, which makes it easier to install the stop lamp through the opening, and vice versa. If the opening areas of the openings are the same, the rigidity of the trunk lid in the vehicle width direction can be maintained high by the amount that the opening size in the vehicle width direction can be made small. is there.

(Embodiment) A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 shows a rear body structure of an automobile having a stop lamp mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a trunk lid, which will be described in detail later, and 2 is a rear end of a trunk room 4. End panel with rear combination lamp mounting portion 7 located on the both sides of the end panel, 3
Is a floor panel that constitutes the floor surface of the trunk 4, and 5
Is a rear deck located at the front edge of the luggage compartment 4, 6
Is a rear front panel located on the side of the luggage compartment 4.

The trunk lid 1, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.
It has a double structure including an outer panel 11 forming an outer surface of the lid and an inner panel 12 forming an inner surface of the lid. The outer panel 11 is integrally formed of a substantially flat plate body, and has a rear end 11a which is curved and formed in a substantially cross-sectional shape over the entire length in the vehicle width direction. On the other hand, the inner panel 12 is integrally formed of a plate material having a reinforcing room portion 17 formed by a convex strip in the central portion thereof, and is fixedly joined to the distant side of the outer panel 11 in a close opposing state. (It should be noted that around each of the reinforcing room portions 17, 17 ... Is provided with cutout holes 18, 18 for reducing the weight). The inner panel 12 has a rear end portion in the vehicle width direction substantially central portion 12a,
The outer panel 1 has a substantially triangular shape that widens toward the rear side of the vehicle body in the plane direction and the outer panel 1 in the vertical direction.
The bulging portion 13 and the bulging portion 13 are bulged toward the trunk room 4 side to form a bulging portion 13 in a general shape such that a substantially rectangular cross section is formed between the bulging portion 13 and the rear end corner portion. A substantially triangular space surrounded by the opposing outer panel 11 is provided in a vacant chamber 19 for mounting the stop lamp assembly 9.
I am trying. Further, the side wall 14 of the bulged portion 13 is located at a substantially central portion in the vehicle width direction and is connected to one of the reinforcing room portions 17 and a central wall portion 14a, and two side wall edges of the central wall portion 14a. The side wall portions 14b and 14c (corresponding to inclined surfaces in the scope of utility model registration claims) are provided, and the stop lamp assembly 9 can be inserted into the two side wall portions 14b and 14c. The openings 16 (corresponding to the openings in the utility model registration claim) having such sizes are formed.

A flat irradiation port 20 for exposing the stop lamp assembly 9 to the rear of the vehicle body is formed at a rear end position of the outer panel 11 facing the empty chamber 19.

On the other hand, a lamp mounting bracket 8 for supporting the stop lamp assembly 9 in the empty chamber 19 is arranged in the empty chamber 19. The lamp mounting bracket 8 is formed by bending a plate material into a substantially triangular shape, and is located on the front surface 8a of the lamp mounting bracket 8 and has an opening 8 through which the front surface portion 9a of the stop lamp assembly 9 is provided.
3 has a lamp mounting flange portion 81, and a frame portion 82 extending from the lamp mounting flange portion 81 to the rear side thereof in an expanded manner. The lamp mounting bracket 8 has the lower end portion of the lamp mounting flange portion 81 and the rear end portion of the frame portion 82, respectively, with the opening 83 positioned coaxially with the irradiation opening 20 of the outer panel 11. It is integrated with the trunk lid 1 by welding and fixing it to the bottom wall 15 of the bulging portion 13 and the upper portion of the side wall 14.

When assembling the stop lamp assembly 9 in the empty space 19 configured as described above, first, on the back surface of the trunk lid 1, one hand of the stop lamp assembly 9 is used to hold the stop lamp assembly 9 in one opening 16 of the bulging portion 13. Through, and insert the other hand through the other opening. The front portion 9a of the stop lamp assembly 9 is made to face the opening 83 of the lamp mounting bracket 8 while operating the stop lamp assembly 9 inserted in the empty chamber 19 with both hands, and in this state, The pair of flanges 9b, 9b are fastened and fixed to the lamp mounting flange portion 81 of the lamp mounting bracket 8 by the lamp mounting bolts 84, 84. When the stop lamp assembly 9 is fixed, its front surface portion 9a is exposed to the rear side of the vehicle body through the irradiation port 20 of the outer panel 11.

In this case, since the side wall portions 14b and 14c are inclined surfaces, a larger opening area can be secured as compared with the case where the side wall portions 14b and 14c are surfaces extending in the vehicle width direction. It can be easily performed under a large work space. Further, even if such a large opening area is secured, the opening width in the vehicle width direction can be kept non-nuclearly small, so that the rigidity of the trunk lid 1 in the vehicle width direction can be maintained well.

On the other hand, between the bulging portion 13 of the trunk lid 1 to which the stop lamp assembly 9 is attached and the end panel 2, a striker 31 bolted to the lower surface of the bottom wall 15 of the bulging portion 13 and an end. A locking device 30 having a known structure is provided which is attached to the inside of the panel 2 and includes a swelling part striker 31 and a locking mechanism 32 that is selectively engageable with the swelling part striker 31. In this case, this locking device 3
Since the striker 31 of 0 has a considerably large lock holding force, it is necessary to sufficiently secure the support rigidity of the striker 31.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to provide the opening 16 provided in the side wall 14 of the bulging portion 13 so as to be laterally offset from the center in the vehicle width direction (specifically, Forms an opening 16 in the side wall portions 14b and 14c located on the sides of the central wall portion 14a located in the center in the vehicle width direction), the base plate 33 of the striker 31 is attached to the bottom of the bulging portion 13. Bolts are fastened on the lower surface of the wall 15 and at the vehicle width center position.

In this way, the striker 31 is attached to the bottom wall 15 of the bulging portion 13.
When provided at the center of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction, the bottom wall 15 serving as a support member for the striker 31 is continuous in the vehicle body front-rear direction despite the presence of the openings 16 and 16. As a result, the load applied to the striker 31 is
Not only the bottom wall 15 of 3 but also the outer panel 1 continuous with this
It is efficiently transmitted to the first side and is supported by the entire trunk lid 1, so that the supporting rigidity for the striker 31 is sufficiently secured.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional perspective view of a main part of a vehicle body rear portion of an automobile having a stop lamp mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is one of the vehicle body rear end portion of FIG. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 1 ... Trunk lid 2 ... End panel 3 ... Floor panel 4 ... Trunk room 5 ... Rear deck 6 ... Rear front panel 8 ... Lamp mounting bracket 9 ... Stop lamp assembly 11 ... Outer panel 12 ... Inner Panel 13 bulging part 14 Side wall 15 Bottom wall 16 Opening 19 Vacancy 20 Irradiation port 30 Locking device 31 Striker 32 Locking mechanism 33 Base plate

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A trunk lid, which is attached to an opening of a trunk room so as to be openable and closable, has a rear end portion which is composed of an outer panel constituting a lid surface and an inner panel constituting an inner surface of the lid and which is located at a rear side of a vehicle body. Is an automobile in which a closed cross section extending in the vehicle width direction is formed by the outer panel and the inner panel, and the inner panel is formed in a substantially triangular shape toward the front side of the vehicle body at a substantially central portion in the vehicle width direction of the closed cross section of the trunk lid. Attaching a stop lamp having a predetermined volume between two adjacent inclined surfaces of the bulging portion, the bottom wall extending continuously in the vehicle body front-rear direction from the adjacent inclined surfaces, and the outer panel facing the two inclined surfaces. And a vacant space for the stop lamp, and an opening of a size that allows the stop lamp to be inserted into each of the two inclined surfaces. , Stop lamp mounting structure for an automobile, characterized in that attaching the locking member to be fixed and held at a position not polymerized with the two openings in addition the vehicle front-rear direction of the bottom wall of the bulging portion the trunk lid in a closed state.