JPH09175265A - Lamp device fitting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To fit a lamp device positively without causing cost increase. SOLUTION: In a lamp device 20 fitted from the inside of a cabin being inserted through fitting holes 4a, 6a formed in a trunk lid inner panel side lamp bracket 4 and a trunk lid outer panel 6 of a vehicle, a lamp housing 20a is integrally provided with an elastic engaging piece 21 engaged with the opening edge part of the lamp bracket fitting hole 4a so as to temporarily fix the lamp device 20 elastically, and a mounting bracket that can fix the lamp housing 20a to the lamp bracket 4 using a fixing means.

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 device in an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some automobiles have a high mount stop lamp 2 mounted on the rear surface of a trunk lid 1 as shown in FIG.

In this mounting work, the high mount stop lamp 2 is large and heavy, and in order to facilitate the mounting work, it is necessary to temporarily fix it before the main fixing.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the lamp device 5 is inserted through the mounting hole 4a of the lamp bracket 4 attached to the trunk lid inner panel 3 and the mounting hole 6a of the trunk lid outer panel 6, and the lens of the lamp device 5 is inserted. The portion 5b is fitted into the mounting hole 6a of the trunk lid outer panel 6, and the device body 5a is temporarily fixed to the mounting hole 4a of the lamp bracket 4 by an appropriate temporary fixing means described later, and then the stud previously attached to the lamp bracket 4 is attached. This is done by tightening the nut 8 on the bolt 7 with an appropriate tool 9.

As the temporary fixing means, there is a conventional one as shown in FIG. 5, for example. That is, as shown in FIG. 5A, the stud pin 10 attached to the device body 5 a of the lamp device 5 and the glove nut 11 attached to the lamp bracket 4.
5 and the clip 12 attached to the device body 5a of the lamp device 5 is fitted into the mounting hole 4a of the lamp bracket 4 as shown in FIG. 5B.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned temporary fixing means, since the stud pin 10, the glove nut 11 and the clip 12 are formed as separate parts, the cost is high, and these parts are lamp brackets. When the lamp bracket 4 is assembled, if there is a variation in the front / rear direction or in the vertical / horizontal direction or the like with respect to the trunk lid outer panel 6, this variation cannot be absorbed, and the lamp device 5 is not attached. There is a problem that the lens 5b and the mounting hole 6a cannot be securely mounted, and a gap is formed between the lens 5b and the mounting hole 6a, and the seal between the lens 5b and the mounting hole 6a is deteriorated, resulting in rain leakage and poor appearance. It was

Incidentally, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-40781 discloses an example in which a locking claw serving as a temporary holding means for a stop lamp unit is formed integrally with a lamp housing.
This is to temporarily hold the stop lamp unit in cooperation with the support wall attached to the trunk lid outer panel, and to extend the stop lamp unit temporarily held on the trunk lid inner panel side between the trunk lid outer panel and the trunk lid outer panel. The attachment structure is different from the one that is attached.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a lamp device mounting structure which allows the lamp device to be securely mounted and does not increase the cost.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a mounting structure for a lamp device according to the present invention has a mounting hole formed in an outer panel and an inner panel of a vehicle so as to be inserted from the inside of the vehicle. In the lamp device to be mounted as a lamp, an engaging piece capable of elastically temporarily fixing the lamp device to the inner panel by engaging the opening edge portion of the inner panel mounting hole with the lamp device main body, and the lamp. And a mounting portion capable of fixing the main body of the apparatus to the inner panel by using fixing means.

If the engagement piece has a saw-toothed engagement portion that restricts the movement of the lamp device main body in the direction of pulling out the lamp device main body from the inner panel mounting hole, temporary fixing becomes more reliable, which is preferable. Is.

Further, it is preferable that the lamp device can be pulled out from the inner panel mounting hole by elastically deforming the engaging piece so as to be in close contact with the main body of the lamp device because the lamp device can be easily removed.

Further, when the main body of the lamp device is composed of a lamp housing, and the engaging piece and the mounting portion are integrally formed in the lamp housing, molding is easy,
It is suitable.

[Operation] According to the above configuration, since the lamp device is elastically temporarily fixed to the inner panel via the engaging piece, even if the inner panel has variations in the front-rear, left-right, and up-down directions, This can be absorbed, and temporary fixing becomes reliable.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the lamp device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a view showing a mounting structure and steps of the lamp device, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lamp device.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lamp device 20 such as a high mount stop lamp is formed by a lamp housing 20a as a main body of the device and a lens portion 20b which are formed in a laterally elongated shape, and above the lamp housing 20a. An elastic engaging piece 21 is attached to both lower surfaces, and mounting brackets 22 are attached to both left and right sides.

Further, in this embodiment, the elastic engaging piece 2 is used.
1 and the mounting bracket 22 are integrally molded with the lamp housing 20a using a synthetic resin material.

A pair of the elastic engaging pieces 21 are provided above and below the lamp housing 20a, and are attached to a trunk lid inner panel (not shown).
Is elastically engaged with the opening edge portion of the mounting hole 4a of the lamp housing 20. The lamp housing 20a extends slightly rearward from the front portion of the lamp housing 20a, and has a serrated edge engaging portion at the center of the surface. 21a is attached.

The mounting bracket 22 has a bolt insertion hole 22a through which a stud bolt (not shown) previously attached to the lamp bracket 4 is inserted, and the mounting bracket 22 portion is tightened with a nut screwed to the stud bolt. The lamp device 20 is permanently fixed to the lamp bracket 4.

Because of this structure, the lamp device 2
When attaching 0 to the trunk lid, first, with the ring-shaped gasket 23 fitted on the outer periphery of the lamp portion 20b, the mounting holes 4a of the lamp bracket 4 attached to the trunk lid inner panel (not shown) and the trunk lid outer panel 6 are attached. The lamp device 20 is inserted so as to straddle the mounting hole 6a.

As a result, the lens portion 2 of the lamp device 20
0b fits the gasket 23 into the attachment hole 6a of the trunk lid outer panel 6 while pressing the gasket 23 against the opening edge of the attachment hole 6a, and the elastic engagement piece 21 (at the engagement portion 21a) of the lamp housing 20a is attached to the lamp bracket 4. The lamp device 20 is temporarily fixed by engaging with the opening edge of the mounting hole 4a.

After that, a nut (not shown) is tightened with an appropriate tool to a stud bolt (not shown) which is attached to the lamp bracket 4 in advance and penetrates the bolt insertion hole 22a of the mounting bracket 22.
The lamp device 20 is finally fixed in a state where the lamp device 20 is crushed by the opening edge portion of the mounting hole 6a.

In this embodiment, the elastic engaging piece 21 elastically engages the mounting hole 4a of the lamp bracket 4 at the engaging portion 21a during the temporary fixing, and the front and rear (as it is, the trunk lid outer panel 6 side). However, even if there is variation on the trunk lid outer panel 6 side, it can be absorbed and securely temporarily fixed, even if there is variation on the trunk lid outer panel 6 side.
The accuracy of mounting the lens 20b in the mounting hole 6a of the outer panel 6 can be improved.

When it is desired to remove the lamp device 20 and perform the mounting operation again, the elastic device 21 can be easily removed by pulling the elastic engaging piece 21 up and down to bend the engaging portion 21a.

If the elastic engaging piece 21 can be engaged with the opening edge of the mounting hole 4a by a frictional force or the like, the saw blade-like engaging portion 2 can be used.
1a may not be provided in particular.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the lamp device which is mounted by being inserted through the mounting holes formed in the outer panel and the inner panel of the vehicle from the vehicle interior side, the lamp device body is provided. An engaging piece capable of elastically temporarily fixing the lamp device to the inner panel by engaging with an opening edge portion of the inner panel mounting hole; and a fixing means for fixing the lamp device main body to the inner panel. Since the fixing portion that can be fixed and the fixing portion are respectively provided, the variation of the inner panel can be absorbed and the temporary fixing can be reliably performed, and the simple structure does not increase the cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a mounting structure and a process of a lamp device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lamp device.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of a vehicle in which a high mount stop lamp is attached to a trunk lid.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the work for attaching the high mount stop lamp to the trunk lid.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a conventional temporary fixing means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Trunk Lid 2 High Mount Stop Lamp 4 Trunk Lid Inner Panel 4a Mounting Hole 6 Trunk Lid Outer Panel 6a Mounting Hole 20 Lamp Device 20a Lamp Housing 20b Lens Part 21 Elastic Engaging Piece 21a Engaging Part 22 Mounting Bracket

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A lamp device which is mounted by being inserted through mounting holes formed in an outer panel and an inner panel of a vehicle from the inside of a vehicle compartment, wherein the lamp device main body has an opening edge portion of the inner panel mounting hole. An engaging piece capable of elastically temporarily fixing the lamp device to the inner panel by engaging, and a mounting portion capable of fixing the lamp device main body to the inner panel using a fixing means are provided. A mounting structure for a lamp device, which is characterized in that 2. The mounting structure for a lamp device according to claim 1, wherein the engagement piece has a saw blade-shaped engagement portion that restricts movement of the lamp device main body in a direction of extracting the lamp device main body from the inner panel mounting hole. 3. The mounting of the lamp device according to claim 1, wherein the engaging device is elastically deformed to a side in which the engaging device is in close contact with the lamp device main body so that the lamp device can be pulled out from the inner panel mounting hole. Construction. 4. The mounting structure for a lamp device according to claim 1, wherein the lamp device main body comprises a lamp housing, and the engaging piece and the mounting portion are integrally formed in the lamp housing.