JPH0687390A - Bumper structure for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve appearance by shielding a gap in a tie-in without annexing a protecter member when the tie-in between time outside end of a lamp and the longitudinal end of a fender panel is located above a bumper side. CONSTITUTION:For an automobile front bumper 1 which has a bumper face 21 arranged so as to locate a tie-in A between the outside end of a lamp unit 10 and the longitudinal end of a fender panel 2 above the bumper side 1a, a cover 21c extended from the bumper face 21 is provided on the upper end of the bumper side 1a to shield the inside of the tie-in A from the outside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bumper structure of an automobile, and more particularly, to an automobile having a bumper face arranged such that an outer end portion of a lamp and an end portion of a fender panel are located above a bumper side portion. Regarding the improvement of the bumper structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an arrangement structure of a bumper and a lamp in a front portion or a rear portion of an automobile, a lamp is arranged adjacently above both left and right portions of the bumper, and an outer end portion of the lamp and a fender adjacent thereto It is generally well known that the joining portion of the panel with the front-rear direction end portion is located above the side portion (bumper side portion) of the bumper.

In this case, it is necessary to provide a certain clearance (gap) between the lamp and the fender panel at the joining portion so that the lamp and the fender panel can be smoothly assembled to each other. For this reason, after assembling the two, when the connecting portion is viewed from the outside of the vehicle body, the inside can be seen from the gap between the adjacent portion of the lamp and the fender panel, and there is a problem in appearance that the appearance is not good. is there.

To solve this problem, for example, the actual Kaihei 1-1
Japanese Patent No. 23549 discloses a structure in which a protector member made of an elastic material such as rubber is interposed between the outer end of the lamp and the front-rear end of the fender panel. By installing such a protector member, it is possible to secure a substantial gap between the both when assembling, and on the other hand, after assembling, this gap is shielded to prevent the inside from being seen from the outside of the vehicle body. it can.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, it is difficult to cope with a large variation in the clearance between the outer end of the lamp and the front-rear end of the fender panel. However, it is necessary to preliminarily mount the protector member on at least one of the both (usually on the lamp side), which is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and in the case where the connecting portion between the outer end portion of the lamp and the front-rear end portion of the fender panel is located above the bumper side portion, the protector is provided. Without the need for additional components
It is an object of the present invention to provide a bumper structure for an automobile, which can shield the gap between the joining portions.

[0007]

Therefore, the present invention provides
In the bumper structure of the automobile in which the bumper face is arranged so that the joining portion of the outer end of the lamp and the front and rear direction end of the fender panel is located above the bumper side part, on the upper end side of the bumper side part, A cover body is formed that extends from the bumper face and shields the inside of the joining portion from the outside.

[0008]

According to the present invention, since the cover body extending from the bumper face to shield the inside of the connecting portion from the outside is formed on the upper end side of the bumper side portion, the bumper and the lamp. When and are assembled to the vehicle body, a gap can be secured between the outer end of the lamp and the front-rear direction end of the fender panel without any hindrance. The gap of the connecting portion is shielded to prevent the inside from being seen from the outside of the vehicle body.
That is, it is possible to shield the gap between the joining portions without using a protector member as in the conventional case, and improve the appearance of the joining portion between the lamp and the fender panel.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the case where the embodiment of the present invention is applied to the front side of an automobile will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing, for example, a left side portion of a vehicle body front portion of an automobile according to this embodiment. As shown in this drawing, in the automobile according to this embodiment, an end of a front bumper 1 in a vehicle width direction is shown. Lamp unit 10 on the upper side near the
The outer end of the lamp unit 10 is adjacent to the front end of the front fender panel 2, and the upper end thereof is adjacent to the front end of the bonnet 3. The joining portion A between the outer end portion of the lamp unit 10 and the front end portion of the front fender panel 2 is located above the side portion 1a (bumper side portion) of the front bumper 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lamp unit 1
0 is formed in a curved shape such that the outer end portion of the lamp lens 11 (outer lens) wraps around to the side surface,
A side end portion of the outer lens 11 has a seal member 16 (see FIG.
(See reference), and is fixed to the outer end portion of the lamp housing 12 by, for example, bonding. A light source 13 is attached to the lamp housing 12.

On the other hand, the front bumper 1 has a side portion 1a so that an outer end portion of the front bumper 1 extends to a side surface of a front portion of the vehicle body.
Is formed. Although not specifically shown inside the bumper face 21 that constitutes the skin portion of the bumper 1, it is well known in the art to absorb impact energy at the time of a vehicle collision. An energy absorber made of urethane foam or the like is provided.
Further, as can be seen clearly from FIG. 2, a flange-shaped upper surface portion 21b is formed on the upper end side of the bumper face 21 so as to extend substantially horizontally from the upper end portion toward the inside by a predetermined width.

The bumper face upper surface portion 21b
The lower surface of the lamp unit 10 and the lower surface side of the front fender panel 2 are located above the above. That is, the joining portion A between the outer end portion of the lamp unit 10 and the front end portion of the front fender panel 2 is located above the portion of the bumper face upper surface portion 21b corresponding to the bumper side portion 1a.

In this embodiment, the bumper face upper surface portion 21
A cover body 21c is provided at b to shield the inside of the joint A between the outer end of the lamp unit 10 and the front end of the front fender panel 2 from the outside. That is, a portion of the bumper face upper surface portion 21b corresponding to the joining portion A is horizontally extended inward by a predetermined amount, and the end of the extended portion is extended upward to form a vertical wall-shaped cover body 2
1c is integrally formed.

With the above structure, when the front bumper 1 and the lamp unit 10 are assembled to the vehicle body, there is an obstacle between the outer end of the lamp unit 10 and the front end of the fender panel 2. On the other hand, the gap can be secured without any need, but after the assembly, the cover 21c shields the gap of the joint portion A between the both, so that the inside can be prevented from being visible from the outside of the vehicle body. That is, it is possible to shield the gap of the fitting portion A without using a protector member as in the conventional case, and to improve the appearance of the fitting portion A between the lamp unit 10 and the fender panel 2. is there.

Although the above-mentioned embodiment is applied to the front side of the automobile, the present invention is not limited to the front side, but the rear fender panel and the lamp unit on the rear side are arranged on the rear side of the automobile. As a matter of course, it can be effectively applied to the case where the appearance of the joint is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a left side portion of a vehicle body front portion of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a left side portion of a front bumper of the automobile.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional explanatory view taken along the line YY of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Front bumper 1a ... Bumper side part 2 ... Front fender panel 10 ... Lamp unit 21 ... Bumper face 21c ... Cover body A ... Joining part of outer end of lamp unit and front end of fender panel

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shinji Tsuruta 3-1, Shinchi, Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima Mazda Motor Corporation

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bumper structure for an automobile, in which a bumper face is arranged so that an outer end portion of a lamp and an end portion of a fender panel in a front-rear direction are located above the bumper side portion. A bumper structure for an automobile, characterized in that a cover body is formed on an upper end side of the cover body and extends from the bumper face to shield the inside of the joining portion from the outside.