JPH0729016Y2 - Vehicle lamp protector mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a protector, which is interposed between a vehicle exterior plate and a lamp, to the vehicle exterior plate when the lamp is attached to the vehicle exterior plate. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when mounting a rear combination lamp on an exterior plate of an automobile, the exterior plate is provided with an opening for fitting a lamp housing, and a protector is installed around the opening as a packing member and a cushioning member. deep. After fixing the lamp to the exterior plate, the protector is sandwiched and held between the exterior plate and the lamp housing to perform a sealing function and a cushioning function. During the work of mounting the lamp housing on the vehicle body exterior plate, the protector must be fixed to either the vehicle body exterior plate or the lamp housing in advance so that the protector can be pinched in the correct position.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which the protector 2 is attached to the vehicle body exterior plate 1.

The exterior plate 1 has openings 1a and 1b for fitting a lamp housing of a vehicular lamp. An annular protector 2 is attached to surround the openings 1a and 1b. This conventional protector 2
Is made of foamed artificial rubber, and small through holes 2a for adhering work are arranged in a row. When the protector 2 is attached to the vehicle body exterior plate 1, an adhesive is injected into the through hole 2a and fixed by adhesion.

In general, the protector may be formed in a seamless ring shape, or may be formed in a shape having a cut 2b as shown in FIG. Opening 1
It is determined by the presence or absence of obstacles or irregularities near a and 1b.

[0006]

When the protector 2 is attached to the vehicle body exterior plate 1, the protector (which has an annular shape) is sequentially attached in the circumferential direction, and the cut 2b is finally butted and adhered. To do. FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the cut 2b in FIG. 5 viewed in the direction of arrow E. Since the protector 2 is a member that is flexible and elastic and that expands and contracts when receiving an external force, the cut 2b is not always abutted tightly with no gap. As shown in FIG. 6, the length may be insufficient and a gap may be generated, or the length may be excessive.

When the length is insufficient as shown in FIG. 6, both ends of the cut 2b of the protector 2 are pulled together by fingertips. Since the protector is made of a stretchable material, it is stretched and the cuts 2b are abutted with each other without a gap, but when the fingertip is released, the protector contracts and a gap is formed as shown in FIG. Therefore, in such a case, it is necessary to pull the pieces together and bond them, and hold them down with fingertips or take some temporary holding means until the adhesive solidifies to generate an adhesive force. The temporary holding work as described above consumes a great deal of labor and time, and above all, wasteful time, and significantly impairs work efficiency.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it requires no special skill, and the protector's cuts are abutted to each other without any gaps and bonded to the vehicle body exterior plate without extra labor and time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting structure for a protector.

[0009]

As a structure for achieving the above object, the protector mounting structure of the present invention has a protector mounting structure in which an annular protector having a cut is adhered around a lamp mounting opening of a vehicle body. In the structure, a pair of protrusions positioned so as to face each other through the abutting surface of the cut of the protector is fixed to the vehicle body, and in the vicinity of the cut of the protector, an attachment that fits the above-mentioned protrusion. It is characterized in that a hole is provided.

[0010]

According to the above construction, by fitting the mounting hole provided in the vicinity of the break of the protector to the protrusion,
Even if the vicinity of the cut of the protector is not abutted and pressed with a fingertip, the protector is held in a correct position and abutted without a gap. Therefore, when the adhesive is solidified, the protector is correctly bonded.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a protector mounting structure according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an embodiment and corresponding to FIG. 5 in the conventional example. The exterior plate 1 has openings 1a and 1b. An annular protector 3 is bonded to surround the openings 1a and 1b. 3a is a through hole for adhesion, and 3b is a cut. The exterior plate 1 is provided with projections 1c and 1d, which are located near the above-mentioned cut, and are fitted into the holes formed in the protector 3. FIG. 2 shows an enlarged detail of the portion A surrounded by a chain line in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows a BB cross section of FIG.

The protector 3 shown in FIG. 2 is depicted as glued in the correct position so that the position of the cut 3b coincides with the position of the correct abutment surface. 1 through the abutting surface (that is, the position of the cut 3b)
A pair of protrusions 1c and 1d are arranged. The protector 3 is provided with mounting holes 3c and 3d, which are fitted into the protrusions 1c and 1d, respectively. FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a C-C cross section of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 shows a state during the work of attaching the protector 3 to the exterior plate 1. The mounting hole 3c is already fitted to the protrusion 1c, and the mounting hole 3d is not yet fitted to the protrusion 1d. From this state, a force in the direction of arrow P is applied with a fingertip to project the mounting hole 3d into the projection 1.
The protector 3 is fitted in the position d and the protector 3 is in the 3'position (shown by a virtual line).
And As a result, the break of the protector 3 is forcibly and correctly abutted on the abutting surface to be in close contact. Even if the fingertip is released in the above state, the protector 3 is held at the correct mounting position, so if the adhesive is solidified by leaving it as it is, the protector bonding operation is completed.

[0013]

According to the protector mounting structure of the present invention,
It is possible to bond the protector's cuts to each other with no gaps and to bond them to the vehicle body exterior plate without requiring special skill and without extra effort and time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a protector mounting structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged detailed view of part A shown in FIG. 1 above.

3 is a sectional view taken along line BB shown in FIG. 2 above.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a cross section taken along the line CC of FIG. 2 described above.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a protector mounting structure of a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the problem in the above-mentioned conventional example.
Sectional view

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Body Exterior Plate 1a, 1b Opening 1c, 1d Protrusion 2 Protector 2a Through Hole 2b Cut 3,3 'Protector 3a Through Hole 3b Cut 3c, 3d Mounting Hole

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A protector mounting structure in which an annular protector having a cut is adhered to the periphery of an opening for mounting a lamp of a vehicle body, and the pair of protectors are positioned so as to face each other via a butt surface of the cut of the protector. The protector mounting structure for a vehicular lamp, wherein the protrusion is fixed to the vehicle body, and a mounting hole for fitting the protrusion is provided in the vicinity of the cut of the protector.