JPH0673420U - Mounting structure for exterior parts - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] An object is to provide a mounting structure for exterior parts such as a rear combination lamp that has good workability and can maintain a reliable fixed state. [Structure] Clips 14 preliminarily attached to respective bolts 15 projecting and fixed to exterior parts, and attached members 12
And a locking projection 16 of the clip 14 formed on the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole 13, and the clip 14 is screwed to the bolt 15 on the inner surface. The mounting hole 13 is formed in an elongated hole shape, and the fixing portion 19 corresponds to the elongated hole-shaped mounting hole. The fixing portion 1 of the clip 14 that is preliminarily attached to the bolt 15 is formed into a shape that can be fitted into the bolt 15.
9 is fitted into the mounting hole 13 from the outside, and the mounting hole 1
3, the fixing portion 19 is rotated by a predetermined angle, and the fixing portion 19 is engaged with the locking projection 16 formed at a position where the fixing portion 19 can be engaged with the outer peripheral edge of the fixing portion 19 at the rotation position. It is characterized in that the fixing portion 19 is fixed to the attached member 12 in such a manner as to prevent the fixing portion 19 from coming off by mating.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a mounting structure for exterior parts such as a rear combination lamp of an automobile.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As an example of a conventional mounting structure for a rear combination lamp of an automobile, the one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-181443 is generally used. In this structure, a predetermined number of bolts, which are fixed in advance and fixed inside the rear combination lamp, are fitted from the outside into the mounting holes formed in the vehicle body panel at the mounting position, and from the inside of the vehicle body panel, It is designed so that a nut is screwed into a bolt and is tightened and fixed with a predetermined tool. In the example disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-163144, an anchor-shaped elastic locking portion 2 is formed inside the rear combination lamp 1 as shown in FIG. The rear combination lamp 1 is mounted by pressing the locking portion 2 into the mounting hole 4 from the outside and locking the locking portion 2 to the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole 4.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-mentioned mounting structure using bolts and nuts, the nuts must be screwed into each bolt from the inside of the vehicle body panel, and each time they must be tightened and fixed with a specified tool, which makes the mounting work complicated. However, it had a problem of poor workability. Further, in the press-fitting and locking means by the elastic locking portion 2 described above, the workability is better than that of the mounting structure using bolts and nuts, but the elastic locking portion 2 simply engages with the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole 4. Since it is only stopped, there is no function of always pulling the rear combination lamp 1 toward the vehicle body panel 3 side as in the mounting structure with bolts and nuts, and there is a problem that the fixing state is unstable. It was

Further, even when the rear combination lamp is removed from the vehicle body panel for replacement or the like, the workability is poor with the bolt and nut system, and it is difficult to remove with the one using the elastic locking portion 2. was there. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting structure for exterior parts such as rear combination lamps, which solves the above conventional problems, has good workability, and can secure a reliable fixed state. It is a thing.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the mounting structure for an exterior part according to the present invention, a clip previously attached to each bolt projecting and fixed to the exterior part and an attachment hole formed at an attachment position of an attached member are provided. And a locking projection of the clip formed on the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole, the clip having a female screw portion that can be screwed into the male screw portion of the bolt on the inner surface. And a fixing portion integrally formed from the shaft portion.The mounting hole is formed in a long hole shape, and the fixing portion corresponds to the long hole shape mounting hole. It is formed in a shape that can be fitted, and while fitting the fixing part of the clip previously attached to the bolt into the mounting hole from the outside, rotating the fixing part from the inside of the mounting hole by a predetermined angle, Fixed part in the rotating position By engaging the fixing portion with the locking projection formed at a position where it can be engaged with the outer peripheral edge, the fixing portion is fixed to the member to be attached so as not to come off. Is characterized by.

Further, it is preferable that elastic locking portions capable of being fitted into the mounting hole and temporarily holding the clip are formed on both inner sides of the mounting hole on both sides of the fixing portion. . Furthermore, the fixing portion is formed in a semicircular shape having a longitudinal dimension corresponding to the longitudinal dimension of the elongated hole-shaped mounting hole and a width dimension corresponding to the width dimension of the mounting hole. It is desirable to do.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 8 show an embodiment of the present invention, and this embodiment exemplifies a structure for fixing a rear combination lamp as an exterior component to a vehicle body panel as an attached member. There is.

As shown in FIG. 1, a predetermined number of mounting holes 13 (four in this embodiment) are formed in a vehicle body panel 12 at a position where a rear combination lamp 11 is mounted in a rear portion of an automobile 10. Has been formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a predetermined number of bolts 15 (four bolts in this embodiment) are preliminarily provided and fixed to the rear combination lamp 11.

The mounting structure according to the present embodiment corresponds to the clip 14 preliminarily mounted on each bolt 15 protruding and fixed to the rear combination lamp 11, and the outer shape of the clip 14 at the mounting position of the vehicle body panel 12. It is provided with the mounting hole 13 formed in the above-mentioned shape and the clip projection 16 of the clip formed on the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole 13.

The clip 14 is integrally formed from a shaft portion 18 having an inner surface formed with a female screw portion 17 capable of being screwed into the male screw portion 15 a of the bolt 15 and a base end portion of the shaft portion 18. It consists of a fixed part 19. The mounting hole 13 is formed in the shape of an oblong hole. The fixing portion 19 corresponds to the longitudinal dimension L1 of the elongated hole-shaped mounting hole 13, is slightly smaller than the dimension L1 in the longitudinal direction, and has the width dimension L2 corresponding to the mounting hole 13 width dimension L2. It is formed in a semicircular shape having a width dimension T2 slightly smaller than L2, and can be fitted into the mounting hole 13 only when the longitudinal direction of the fixing portion 19 is aligned with the longitudinal direction of the mounting hole 13. It is set.

Further, as described later, the locking projection 16 of the clip formed on the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole 13 is formed after the fixing portion 19 of the clip 14 is fitted into the elongated mounting hole 13. When the fixed portion 19 is rotated 90 degrees, it is formed in such a position and shape that it can engage with the outer peripheral edge of the fixed portion 19 at the rotational position and can be locked. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the locking projection 16 is formed such that the base portion is gradually increased in height from both sides of the surface of the vehicle body panel 12 at the periphery of the mounting hole 13 and the central fitting portion is formed. 16a is formed to be slightly lower than both side walls thereof, and the length dimension D of the fitting portion 16a is matched with the width dimension T2 of the fixing portion 19 so that the outer peripheral edge of the fixing portion 19 in the width direction. Is shaped so that it can be engaged with.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, when the fixing portion 19 is fitted into the mounting hole 13, the fixing portion 19 is elastically deformed and inserted into both side surfaces of the fixing portion 19, and the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole 13 is inserted. An elastic locking portion 20 that is capable of temporarily holding the clip 14 by elastically engaging the portion is formed.

Next, a procedure for mounting and fixing the rear combination lamp 11 according to this embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the shaft portion 17 of the clip 14 is previously screwed into the bolt 15 to a predetermined position to be integrated. At this time, after mounting and fixing, the dimension S between the tip of the shaft portion 17 and the base end portion of the bolt 15 is accurately set in advance so that the rear combination lamp 11 is fixed in a predetermined dimension position. deep.

After that, as described above, the fixing portion 19 of the clip 14 is aligned with the longitudinal direction of the mounting hole 13 so that the fixing portion 19 can be fitted in the mounting hole 13. Is fitted into the mounting hole 13 from the outside. In this state, the elastic locking portion 20 is elastically deformed and elastically engages with the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole 13 to temporarily hold the clip 14, and the positions of the mounting hole 13 and the fixing portion 19 are fixed. The relationship is as shown in FIG.

Next, the fixing portion 19 is rotated 90 degrees from the inside of the mounting hole 13 to set from the position shown in FIG. 5 to the position shown in FIGS. 6 and 8. It should be noted that this rotation is performed in a direction in which the bolt 15 is further screwed into the shaft portion 18 of the fixed portion 19.

When the fixing portion 19 is rotated by 90 degrees, the fixing portion 19 has the locking projection 16 formed at a position where it can be engaged with the outer peripheral edge of the fixing portion 19 as described above. As it goes over from the side, it is engaged with the fitting portion 16a matched with the width T2 of the fixed portion 19 in a retaining manner as shown in FIG. Further, this rotation causes the bolt 15 to be further screwed into the shaft portion 18 of the fixing portion 19 as described above, so that the bolt 15 is retightened, and a force for continuously pulling each bolt 15 inward of the mounting hole 13 is generated. The rear combination lamp 11 is firmly fixed to the vehicle body panel 12.

When it is necessary to remove the rear combination lamp 11 for maintenance, inspection, or replacement, the worker rotates the fixing portion 19 with his / her finger in the opposite direction to the above-described direction, and each clip shaft portion 18 is rotated. By removing the female threaded portion 17 of the bolt 15 from the male threaded portion 15a of the bolt 15, the rear combination lamp 11 can be easily removed without using a tool or the like.

In the present embodiment configured as described above, the elastic locking portion 20 can be formed only by pressing the fixing portion 19 of the clip 14 previously attached to each bolt 15 of the rear combination lamp 11 into the mounting hole 13. The clip 14 is elastically engaged with the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole 13 to temporarily hold the clip 14, and the rear combination lamp 11 can be temporarily held on the vehicle body panel 12 by a one-touch method.

Further, if the fixing portion 19 is rotated 90 degrees in the tightening direction of the bolt 15 after the temporary holding, the fixing portion 19 is engaged with the locking projection 16 so as to prevent the retaining portion 19 from coming off. Then, the bolts 15 are retightened, and a force for continuously pulling the bolts 15 inward of the mounting holes 13 is generated. The rear combination lamp 11 is firmly fixed to the vehicle body panel 12 to maintain a stable mounting state. can do.

Further, the tightening work of the bolt 15 can be easily performed by rotating the fixing portion 19 by 90 degrees in the tightening direction of the bolt 15 as described above. Workability is significantly improved as compared with the case of performing it.

Also, when removing the rear combination lamp 11 for maintenance, inspection or replacement, it is only necessary to rotate the fixing portion 19 with a finger, and it is possible to easily and quickly remove it without using a tool.

In the above embodiment, the rear combination lamp 11 is fixed to the vehicle body panel 12 as the vehicle body panel 12, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other appropriate exterior parts may be used as appropriate. It can be applied when it is mounted on a mounting member. Further, the outer shape of the fixing portion 19 is not limited to the semicircular shape described above, and the fixing portion 19 can be fitted into the mounting hole 13 only when the longitudinal direction of the fixing portion 19 is aligned with the longitudinal direction of the mounting hole 13. Any shape may be used. Further, although the example in which the fixing portion 19 is rotated by 90 degrees and fixed is shown, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be fixed at a rotation position of 90 degrees or less or 90 degrees or more. Further, the number of the mounting holes 13 formed in the vehicle body panel 12 and the number of the corresponding bolts 15 can be appropriately changed according to the conditions, and the shape of the locking projection 16 also depends on the setting of the shape of the fixed portion. Needless to say, various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention, such as appropriate modifications.

[0023]

[Effect of device]

 The present invention is configured as described above and has the following effects. (1) The elastic locking part elastically engages with the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole just by press-fitting the fixed part of the clip into the mounting hole, and temporarily holds the exterior component on the mounted member by one-touch method. (2) After the temporary holding, by rotating the fixing part in the bolt tightening direction, the tightening is performed, and the force to continuously pull in each bolt inward of the mounting hole is generated. It is firmly fixed to the member to be mounted and can maintain a stable mounting state. (3) The bolts can be tightened more easily by rotating the fixing part in the bolt tightening direction, and workability is improved compared to the conventional tightening with a tool. Greatly improved. (4) When removing exterior parts for maintenance, inspection, or replacement, it is only necessary to rotate the fixed part in the opposite direction, and removal can be done easily and quickly without tools.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a rear portion of a vehicle body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a rear combination lamp 11 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a form of each component according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a mounting mode according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a positional relationship between a fixing portion and a mounting hole at a temporary holding stage.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a positional relationship between a fixing portion and a mounting hole at a fixing stage.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a side surface shape of a locking projection.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a mounting mode according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a mounting mode of a conventional rear combination lamp.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Rear Combination Lamp (Exterior Part) 12 Body Panel (Mounted Member) 13 Mounting Hole 14 Clip 15 Bolt 15a Male Screw Part 16 Locking Protrusion 17 Female Thread 18 Shaft 19 Fixing 20 Elastic Locking

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A clip preliminarily attached to each bolt projecting and fixed to an exterior part, a mounting hole formed at a mounting position of a mounted member, and an inner peripheral edge portion of the mounting hole. The clip includes a locking projection, and the clip is formed integrally with a shaft portion having an internal surface engraved with a female screw portion that can be screwed into the male screw portion of the bolt. The mounting hole is formed in a long hole shape, and the fixing portion is formed in a shape that can be fitted in correspondence with the long hole mounting hole, and is attached to the bolt in advance. The fixing portion of the clip can be fitted into the mounting hole from the outside, and the fixing portion can be rotated from the inside of the mounting hole by a predetermined angle to engage the outer peripheral edge of the fixing portion at the rotation position. Abut on the locking projection formed at the position. Wherein by engaging the fixing portion, the mounting structure of the exterior part, characterized in that so as to secure the stop to the mounting member passes through the fixing unit. 2. An elastic locking portion, which is fitted to the mounting hole and is capable of temporarily holding the clip, is formed on both sides of the fixing portion so as to fit in the mounting hole. Mounting structure for exterior parts. 3. The fixing portion is formed in a semicircular shape having a longitudinal dimension corresponding to a longitudinal dimension of the elongated hole-shaped mounting hole and a width dimension corresponding to a width dimension of the mounting hole. The mounting structure for an exterior component according to claim 1.