JPH0715431U - Mounting structure for vehicle lighting - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] When adopting a structure in which two lamps are arranged side by side and both lamps are integrated so that they can be attached to the vehicle body, the structure of the lamp is simplified and Improves workability by reducing the number of assembly work steps. [Structure] One of two lamps adjacent to each other (clearance lamp CL) has a U-shaped guide 8, and a lamp 8 extends toward the other lamp (head lamp HL) and a part of the guide 8 extends. It has a mounting stay 9 that is bent and has a connecting portion with the headlamp HL at its tip. Further, the headlamp HL has a guide bracket 13 fitted to a guide, a stay holder 14 fitted to a bent portion of the mounting stay 9, and a coupling portion 1 coupled to the mounting stay 9.
5 is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a structure for mounting a vehicular lamp on a vehicle body of an automobile, and more particularly to a structure for positioning each lamp when a plurality of lamps are arranged in parallel.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In a vehicle lamp, a plurality of lamps may be arranged in parallel and mounted on the vehicle body. In this case, a structure is used in which adjacent lamps are integrated in advance and then these are integrally mounted on the vehicle body. May be For example, there may be a case where a clearance lamp or a turn signal lamp, which is formed separately from the headlamp attached to the front part of the automobile, is attached to the outside of the headlamp. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example thereof. FIG. 6A is a front view and FIG. 6B is a rear view. In these figures, HL is a headlamp and CL is a clearance lamp. These clearance lamps CL and headlamps HL have a lamp housing formed by attaching lenses 2 and 12 to the lamp bodies 1 and 11, respectively. Bolts 17, pivots 7 and the like are provided, and these are used to attach to the vehicle body panel. In this case, the clearance lamp CL has a mounting stay 9A integrally formed on a part of the rear surface of the lamp body 1 and a screw 16 integrally connected to a part of the lamp body 11 of the headlamp HL.

By the way, in order to integrate the headlamp HL and the clearance lamp CL, it is necessary to position them, and therefore, the shape of the tip of the clearance lamp CL is upwardly U-shaped. The two guides 8A and 8B each having a shape are integrally formed, and the lamp body 11 of the headlamp HL is integrally provided with the two guide brackets 13A and 13B. Then, the guide brackets 13A and 13B are fitted into the guides 8A and 8B, respectively, to thereby position them. Thus, by positioning the clearance lamp CL and the headlamp HL while positioning them, it becomes possible to mount the both lamps integrally on the vehicle in one operation, and the both lamps are mounted. It is possible to improve the mounting accuracy of both lamps and enhance the external appearance of the lamp by setting the height and lateral positions of the lamp.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 As described above, in the conventional structure, the headlamp HL and the clearance lamp CL are mutually positioned and then the lamps are integrated with each other. Therefore, the clearance lamp guides 8A and 8B and the headlamp guide brackets 13A and 13B are integrated. , And both lamps are integrally connected by using a mounting stay 9A provided on the clearance lamp. In this case, two sets of guides 8A, 8B and guide brackets 13A, 13B are provided to simultaneously set the height position and the lateral position of the headlamp HL and the clearance lamp CL with high accuracy. This is a major cause of complicating the structure of the lamp body.

Further, although the guides 8A and 8B are formed in an upward and rearward U-shape, it is difficult to make the direction of the open groove coincide with the mold releasing direction of the mold when molding the lamp body. Therefore, a slider is required for the die, which complicates the die structure. In particular, since the upper stay 8A is provided with a mounting stay 9A in the vicinity thereof, the movement of the slider is restricted by this mounting stay 9A, and a mold for molding the upper guide 8A is formed. The slider design becomes difficult. Further, in the above-described conventional structure, the two guides 8A, 8B and the guide brackets 13A, 13B are properly fitted to each other, and then the mounting stay 9A is again aligned with the predetermined position of the head lamp, Therefore, there is a problem in that the number of man-hours for assembling the lamp is large because it requires a work for connecting with the screw 16, which is a hindrance in improving work efficiency. An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a vehicular lamp, which simplifies the structure and reduces the number of assembly work steps to improve workability.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the mounting structure of the present invention, one of two lamps arranged adjacent to each other has a U-shaped guide, and a lamp protruding toward the other lamp and a part of which is bent and a tip portion thereof. Is equipped with a mounting stay that is connected to the other lamp, and the other lamp is connected to the guide bracket that is fitted to the guide, the stay holder that is fitted to the bent portion of the mounting stay, and the tip of the mounting stay. Is provided.

[0007]

【Example】

 Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a headlamp HL and a clearance lamp CL arranged in the front right part of an automobile, and FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view showing only the main part. 3 is a front view, FIG. 4 is a plan view, and FIG. 5 is a plan view in which only the clearance lamp CL is cut along the line AA of FIG. In these figures, the headlamp HL and the clearance lamp CL are horizontally adjacent to each other, and the surfaces facing each other are formed to have curved surfaces with the same curvature, and the height of the part where both lamps face each other is the same. In addition to making the dimensions approximately the same, the bottoms of both lamps are aligned so that both lamps can be seen as one lamp when they are juxtaposed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the clearance lamp CL is a shallow container-shaped lamp body 1 curved along a curved surface extending from the front surface to the right side surface of an automobile, and an opening on the front side of the lamp body 1. A lamp housing is configured with the lens 2 attached to the lamp body, and a bulb 5 is supported in the lamp housing by a connector socket 4 fitted and attached to a bulb mounting hole 3 opened on the rear surface of the lamp body 1. In this case, the lens 2 has a sealing leg 2a provided on the peripheral edge thereof fitted into a sealing groove 1a provided on the peripheral edge of the front opening of the lamp body 1, and is sealed with a sealant 6. Further, the connector socket 4 is configured to be attachable / detachable to / from the bulb mounting hole 3 by, for example, a bayonet structure.

Further, a stud type pivot 7 is projected on a rear surface of the lamp body 1 of the clearance lamp CL at a position distant from the head lamp HL, and a guide 8 is provided on a lower portion of the rear surface near the head lamp. Further, a mounting stay 9 is projectingly provided on the upper part thereof. The stud type pivot 7 is the same as that used so far, and the tip of the pivot is fitted into a pivot holder (not shown) which is previously fixed to the vehicle body of the automobile, so that this portion of the lamp body 1 is fixed. Can be fixed to the vehicle body. On the other hand, the guide 8 has an arm 8a protruding from the rear surface of the lamp body 1 toward the headlamp HL, and has a guide groove 8b formed in a U-shape facing upward and backward at the tip of the arm 8a. There is. The guide groove 8b is directed toward the back surface of the clearance lamp CL. The mounting stay 9 is formed as a plate piece projecting from the rear surface of the lamp body 1 toward the headlamp HL and bent in a crank shape, and its base portion 9a is substantially directed toward the headlamp HL. It is projected horizontally, the middle portion 9b is projected obliquely in the vertical direction, and the tip portion 9c is projected again in the horizontal direction. A screw insertion hole 9d is formed in this tip portion 9c.

On the other hand, although the details of the headlamp HL are omitted, a lamp housing is composed of a container-shaped lamp body 11 extending substantially straightly in a lateral direction and a lens 12 attached to a front opening thereof. A light bulb (not shown) is fixed inside the lamp housing. Further, a plurality of stud bolts (not shown) are provided on the back surface of the lamp body so as to be fixed to the vehicle body of the automobile. A guide bracket 13 having a tongue-shaped fitting piece 13a that can be fitted into the guide 8 is provided at a lower position of the side surface of the headlamp HL on the side facing the clearance lamp CL. Are projected integrally. Further, a stay holder 14 having a substantially L-shaped holding groove 14a opened toward the front direction is integrally formed at an upper position of the side surface so as to project toward the clearance lamp CL side. Further, a screw hole 15 is formed on the upper surface of the lamp body 11 near the stay holder 14 as a connecting portion to which the mounting stay 9 is connected.

According to this configuration, when the headlamp HL and the clearance lamp CL are integrated, the guide bracket 13 of the headlamp HL is fitted into the guide 8 of the clearance lamp CL as shown in FIG. That is, the fitting piece 13a of the guide bracket 13 is fitted into the guide groove 8b of the guide 8. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting stage 9 of the clearance lamp CL is fitted to the stay holder 14 of the headlamp HL. Then, the screw 16 into which the screw insertion hole 9d formed in the tip portion 9c of the mounting station 9 is inserted is screwed into the screw hole 17 in the upper portion of the head lamp HL. As a result, the clearance lamp CL and the headlamp HL are integrated, and in that case, the guide 8 and the guide brat 14 are fitted together, the mounting stay 9 and the stay holder 14 are fitted together, and further, the mounting stay 9 is fitted. Due to the connection by the screw 16, both the height and the lateral relative positioning of both lamps are performed.

Therefore, thereafter, if both the integrated lamps are pressed toward the vehicle body of the automobile, the stud type pivot 7 of the clearance lamp CL is fitted into the pivot holder and the stud bolt of the headlamp HL is fitted. The clearance lamp CL and the headlamp HL can be integrally fixed to the vehicle body of an automobile by screwing a nut (not shown).

At this time, the mounting stay 9 provided on the clearance lamp CL is fitted to the stay holder 14 of the headlamp HL at a substantially L-shaped portion between the base portion 9a and the intermediate portion 9b. 9 and the stay holder 14 perform three-dimensional positioning in the left-right direction, the up-down direction, and the front-back direction on the upper part of the surface where both lamps face each other. Also, by fitting the fitting piece 13a of the guide bracket 13 into the guide groove 8a which is opened upward and rearward of the guide 8, the three-dimensional positioning of both lamps can be similarly performed. Therefore, by fitting the mounting stay 9 and the stay holder 14, a positioning function equivalent to the positioning by fitting the guide 8 and the guide bracket 13 can be provided, and in the past, the clearance lamp CL and the head lamp HL are provided. The two sets of guides and guide brackets provided above and below the facing surface can be reduced to only one set on the lower side.

Therefore, the mold for molding the clearance lamp need only be provided with one slider mechanism for forming the guide 8, and simplification of the mold structure can be realized. Further, since the upper guide can be omitted, the difficulty of disposing the mold slider by disposing the mounting stay can be solved, and simplification of the mold can be promoted. Further, in the work of integrating the headlamp HL and the clearance lamp CL, if the mounting bracket 9 is fitted to the guide 8 and then the mounting stay 9 is fitted to the stay holder 14, it is inevitable. Since the screw insertion hole 9d of is corresponding to the screw hole 15 of the headlamp HL, only the work of screwing the screw 16 into the screw hole 15 after that is required, and the work man-hours can be reduced as compared with the conventional work. Is also possible.

Here, in the above embodiment, the present invention shows an example in which the head lamp and the clearance lamp are arranged in parallel and integrated, but the same applies to other lamp combinations. Needless to say. Further, it is needless to say that the structures of the guide and the guide bracket and the structures of the mounting stay and the stay holder are not limited to those of the above-described embodiment as long as the structures are fitted to each other. .

[0016]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the U-shaped guide provided on one of the two lamps arranged adjacent to each other is fitted with the guide bracket provided on the other lamp, and the one lamp is also attached. Since the bent portion of the mounting stay provided on the other lamp is fitted to the stay holder provided on the other lamp, and the tip of the mounting stay is joined to the other lamp, both lamps can be used for the mounting stay and the stay holder. It is possible to perform positioning, and it is possible to reduce at least one guide and a guide bracket as compared with the conventional structure, and it is possible to simplify the structure of the lamp and the mold structure. In addition, if the mounting stay is fitted to the stay holder, it has the same function as when the guide and the guide bracket are fitted, and the tip of the mounting stay is inevitably positioned at the connecting portion of the other lamp. Therefore, the number of man-hours for mounting can be reduced and the mounting can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of a further main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG.

5 is a plan view of the clearance lamp cut along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view and a rear view showing a structure in which a conventional head lamp and a clearance lamp are integrated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 CL clearance lamp HL headlamp 1 lamp body 2 lens 5 light bulb 8 guide 9 mounting stay 11 lamp body 12 lens 13 guide bracket 14 stay holder

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] October 8, 1993

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be corrected] Drawing

[Correction target item name] All drawings

[Correction method] Change

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a mounting structure in which a plurality of lamps are arranged in parallel and two adjacent lamps are integrally mounted on a vehicle, one of the two adjacent lamps has a U-shaped guide. And a mounting bracket projecting toward the other lamp, a part of which is bent, and a tip portion of which is attachable to the other lamp, and the other lamp is fitted with the guide bracket. A mounting structure for a vehicular lamp, comprising: a stay holder that fits into a bent portion of the mounting stay; and a coupling portion that couples a tip portion of the mounting stay.