JPH09142200A - Mounting structure of lamp bezel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep the peripheral edge of the mounting hole of a lamp bezel formed on a bumper from sight through a gap between the lamp bezel and a lamp, in the case of mounting the lamp bezel on the bumper. SOLUTION: A mounting hole 16 for a fog lamp bezel 11 is formed in the bumper 13 of an automobile. The flange part 15 of a fog lamp bezel 11 consisting of a flange part 15 having size larger than that of the outer shape of the mounting hole 16 and a cylinder part 14 smaller than that of the outer shape of a mounting hole 16 is arranged at the peripheral edge part of a mounting hole 16 formed in the bumper 13, and the fog lamp bezel 11 is fixed on the bumper 13. A rib 18 to blind the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 16 formed in the bumper 13 is formed between the end part 14a of the fog lamp bezel 11 and the bumper 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a lamp bezel fixed to a bumper of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 shows a conventional fog lamp bezel 1. The fog lamp bezel 1 has an elastic locking claw 2 formed on an upper part thereof and a rigid locking claw 3 formed on a lower part thereof. To assemble the fog lamp bezel 1 to the front bumper 4, as shown in FIG. 8A, the flange portion 6 of the fog lamp bezel 1 and the lower locking claw 3 are diagonally attached to the peripheral portion of the mounting hole 5 formed in the bumper 4. Then, the upper locking claw 2 is pushed into the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 5.
As a result, the locking claws 2 and 3 lock the peripheral portion of the mounting hole 5, and the fog lamp bezel 1 is fixed to the bumper 4 as shown in FIG. 8B.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 7 when the fog lamp bezel 1 is attached to the bumper 4. As shown in the figure, at the end of the bumper 4, the bumper 4 is curved toward the rear side of the vehicle toward the outside. When the fog lamp 7 is attached, the mounting hole 5 of the bumper 4
The cylindrical portion 8 of the fog lamp bezel 1 is provided so that the peripheral portion of the fog lamp bezel 1 cannot be seen.

[0004]

However, in the conventional fog lamp bezel 1, as shown in FIG. 9, when the mounting position of the fog lamp 7 is close to the basic surface of the bumper 4, the depth of the tubular portion 8 of the fog lamp bezel 1 is reduced. It does not get large, and when viewed in the direction of the arrow a, the peripheral portion of the mounting hole 5 of the bumper 4 may be visible, and the appearance is not good. If this is blinded by adding other parts, the number of parts will increase and the production cost will increase.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8A, when assembling the fog lamp bezel 1 into the mounting hole 5 of the bumper 4, the fog lamp bezel 1 is tilted and the lower engaging claw 3 is hooked on the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 5. . Then, the fog lamp bezel 1 is rotated forward with the locking claw 3 as a fulcrum, and the upper locking claw 2 is hooked and fixed to the peripheral portion of the mounting hole 5. Therefore, since a large moment acts on the base of the lower engaging claw 2, rigidity is required. For this reason, if the locking claw 2 is made to have rigidity and the wall thickness is increased, or if the R portion is provided at the base portion, it causes a sink mark.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and when the lamp bezel is fixed to the bumper, the lamp bezel mounting structure for concealing the peripheral portion of the mounting hole of the bumper without using a separate component. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

The above-mentioned object is to form a mounting hole for a lamp bezel in a bumper of an automobile, a flange portion having a larger outer shape than the mounting hole, and a cylindrical portion to be inserted into the mounting hole. In a mounting structure in which a lamp bezel is used and the flange portion is arranged in the peripheral portion of the mounting hole and the lamp bezel is fixed to the bumper, a rib for blinding the peripheral portion of the mounting hole of the bumper is provided in the flange portion. It is achieved by the mounting structure of the lamp bezel, which is characterized in that

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A lamp bezel mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a mounting position of a fog lamp bezel 11 according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the fog lamp bezel 11 is a front bumper 1 of an automobile 12.
It is arranged on both sides of 3. 2 and 3 are enlarged views of the fog lamp bezel 11. As shown in the figure,
The fog lamp bezel 11 includes a tubular portion 14 and a flange portion 15.

The cylindrical portion 14 has a substantially conical shape, and as shown in the lateral sectional view of the bumper 13 in a state where the fog lamp bezel 11 is fixed to the bumper 13 shown in FIG.
The end portion 14a having the smallest diameter is formed with a gap that does not contact the fog lamp 17, and is formed in substantially the same shape as the front edge portion of the fog lamp 17. On the other hand, the fog lamp 17 is arranged close to the basic surface of the bumper 13 and faces the front. Further, the bumper 13 is slightly curved. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the cylinder portion 14 of the fog lamp bezel 11 has a long first inclined surface side 14b on the right side and a second left side inclined surface 14b.
The length of the inclined surface side 14c is small. As a result,
The end portion 14a of the first inclined surface side 14b enters the inside of the bumper 13 more than the reference surface of the bumper 13, and the end portion 14a of the second inclined surface side 14c reaches or cannot reach the reference surface. It is in a position of degree.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, on the back surface of the flange portion 15 on the second inclined surface side 14c of the fog lamp bezel 11, the peripheral portion of the mounting hole 16 formed in the bumper 13 and the second inclined surface side 14c. Ribs 18 so as to be arranged between
Is formed. The rib 18 is the fog lamp bezel 11
Is formed to a height such that the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 16 is hidden when it is mounted on the bumper 13 so that the mounting hole 16 enters the inside of the mounting hole 16. The length is set so as to cover the entire area where the peripheral portion of the mounting hole 16 is visible.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the fog lamp bezel 11 is provided integrally with the fog lamp bezel 11 with locking claws 19 and 20 for fixing the fog lamp bezel 11 in the mounting hole 16. The locking claw 19 is the fog lamp bezel 11
Is provided on the upper side of the cylindrical portion 14 and has elasticity so as to project from the side end portion of the tubular portion 14. The other locking claw 20 is provided below the fog lamp bezel 11.

As shown in FIG. 5, the locking claw 20 is formed by extending the above-described rib 18 so that the locking claw 20 and the rib 18 are integrated, and the locking claw 20 has rigidity. ing.
Along with this, the locking claw 20 is a pair of L-shaped thin plates,
Since the rib 18 is formed at a right angle, the rigidity is further increased. As shown in FIG. 6, when the fog lamp bezel 11 is fixed to the bumper 13, the peripheral portion of the mounting hole 16 formed in the bumper 13 is sandwiched by the gap between the locking claw 20 and the flange portion 15 so that the bumper 13 is fixed. Built in. The locking claw 19 pushes the locking claw 20 downward so that the fog lamp bezel 11 does not come off from the mounting hole 16.

The fog lamp bezel 11 can be made of various resins. In the embodiment of the present invention, the fog lamp bezel 11 is made of polypropylene and is integrally molded including the ribs 18 described above.

The structure of the lamp bezel mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Next, its operation will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4, the fog lamp bezel 1
A rib 18 is formed on the back surface of the first flange portion 15. As a result, as shown by the arrow b,
The peripheral portion of the mounting hole 16 of the bumper 13 cannot be seen from the gap between the end 14a on the inclined surface side 14c and the fog lamp 17. Therefore, the appearance around the mounting portion of the fog lamp 17 is improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, since the rib 18 is extended to the locking claw 20 and both are integrally formed, the rigidity of the locking claw 20 is enhanced. As a result, the thickness of each part of the locking claw 20 can be reduced, and since it is not necessary to provide a large R portion at the base of the locking claw 20, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of sink marks.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to these and various modifications can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, although the lamp bezel of the fog lamp has been described as an example in the embodiments of the invention described above, the present invention can be applied to other lamp bezels such as a small lamp as long as it is incorporated into a bumper. it can. Further, although the fog lamp bezel is fixed to the front bumper in the above embodiment, the same can be applied when the lamp bezel is fixed to the rear bumper.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the rib is formed on the lamp bezel, the peripheral portion of the mounting hole of the bumper cannot be seen from the gap between the lamp bezel and the lamp. Therefore, the appearance around the mounting portion of the lamp bezel is improved. Further, since the rib is manufactured by integral molding without being formed as a separate component, it is possible to prevent an increase in cost without increasing the number of components.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a position where a fog lamp bezel of a lamp bezel mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a fog lamp bezel used for the mounting structure of the lamp bezel.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the same side direction.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line YY in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the locking claws and ribs of the fog lamp bezel used in the lamp bezel mounting structure of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the fog lamp bezel is fixed to a bumper.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a conventional fog lamp bezel.

8A is a side sectional view showing a method for fixing the fog lamp bezel to a mounting hole of a bumper. FIG.
FIG. 8B is a side sectional view showing a state in which the fog lamp bezel is fixed to the mounting hole.

9 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 fog lamp bezel 12 automobile 13 bumper 14 cylinder part 15 flange part 16 mounting hole 17 fog lamp 18 rib 20 locking claw

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lamp bezel having a mounting hole formed in a bumper of an automobile, the lamp bezel including a flange portion having an outer shape larger than the mounting hole and a tubular portion inserted into the mounting hole. In the mounting structure in which the lamp bezel is fixed to the bumper by being arranged in the peripheral portion of the mounting hole, ribs for blinding the peripheral portion of the mounting hole of the bumper are formed in the flange portion. Mounting structure. 2. The lamp bezel is provided with a locking claw, and the locking claw is locked to a peripheral portion of a mounting hole of the bumper to fix the lamp bezel to the bumper, and the rib and the locking claw are fixed to each other. The lamp bezel mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the lamp bezel is integrally formed.