JPH10297365A - License plate mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent light from leaking upward from the opening of a lamp cover for a license plate lamp. SOLUTION: This structure is so constituted that a license plate mounting surface is formed over the rear bumper part, and a license plate lamp is mounted to a place above the license plate mounting surface so as to allow a license plate to be irradiated. In this case, a license plate lamp mounting part 23 is provided for the rear bumper part 3, the license plate lamp 24 is mounted to the license plate mounting part 23, concurrently, the lamp cover of the license plate lamp 24 is mounted to the rear bumper 3, and a projected stripe 32 shielding light leaking out of an opening between the lamp cover mounting part and the plate surface of the rear bumper part 3, is provided for the plate surface of the rear bumper 3 laid along the mounting part of the aforesaid lamp cover.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a license plate lamp mounting structure for illuminating a license plate mounted on a rear surface of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A license plate lamp is a lamp for illuminating a license plate mounted on a rear surface of an automobile. This license plate lamp was conventionally mounted on a rear bumper as shown in FIGS. Explaining the structure of the license plate lamp mounting portion, the rear bumper 100 disposed on the rear surface of the vehicle body is disposed below the back door 101, and the license plate 102 is mounted substantially at the center of the rear bumper 100. Recess 103 is formed. An opening 104 is formed in the ceiling surface of the concave portion 103.
The license plate lamp 105 is attached to the position of the back side of the “0”. This license plate lamp 105
Is attached to a license plate lamp mounting bracket 107 via a screw 106, and the license plate lamp mounting bracket 107 is fastened together with an upper end of the rear bumper 100 to a vehicle body 109 via a screw 108. . Thus, the license plate 102 is illuminated from above by the license plate lamp 105 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-53648).

However, according to the above prior art, the license plate mounting bracket 107 must be formed separately from the rear bumper 100, and the license plate mounting bracket 107 must be mounted on the vehicle body 109 via the screws 108. As the height increases, an assembling process is required due to an increase in the number of parts, resulting in a decrease in work efficiency.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, there is a prior art in which a license plate lamp mounting bracket 111 is integrally formed while being connected to a rear bumper 100 via a thin portion 110. In this case, the rear bumper 100
After molding, license plate lamp mounting bracket 1
11 is bent at the thin portion 110, and the rear bumper 100 is bent.
Behind the license plate lamp mounting bracket 1
11 is arranged. Then, the license plate lamp 105 is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting bracket 111, and the license plate 10
2 (see JP-A-6-262980).
No.).

According to the above prior art, the license plate lamp mounting bracket 111 is attached to the rear bumper 100.
Since it is integrally formed with the bracket, it is advantageous in terms of cost as compared with the case where a separate license plate lamp mounting bracket 107 is used. However, the rear bumper 100
During molding, the mold becomes large, including the slide mold, and the mold manufacturing cost increases.

Accordingly, a license plate lamp mounting structure in which the license plate lamp mounting portion is integrally formed with the bumper and the structure of the bumper die is simple, the mold manufacturing cost is low, and the productivity is high has been filed first (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-163,976). Nganhei 8
-210756). According to this prior art, as shown in FIG. 12, since the license plate lamp 105 is mounted on the bumper 112, a garnish 113 is mounted on the upper side of the license plate lamp 105 to cover the license plate lamp 105. The garnish 113 is fastened from the back surface of the bumper 112 with a screw.

[0007]

Generally, a garnish 1
13 between the bumper 112 and the garnish 113
A gap is set in order to prevent damage due to mutual interference between the and the bumper 112. Therefore, the garnish 11
A gap L is formed between the upper end of the bumper 3 and the bumper 112, and the light from the license plate lamp 105 leaks from the gap L to the upper side. Therefore, a rubber component 114 is bonded to the bumper 112 to close the gap L. Therefore, assembling the component 114 requires man-hours. Also,
If the component 114 is costly and the attaching operation is not sufficient, light may leak due to displacement after assembly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a license plate lamp mounting structure capable of solving the above-mentioned problems and preventing a problem that light leaks upward from a lamp cover of a license plate lamp.

[0009]

According to the present invention, a license plate mounting surface is formed on a rear bumper, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the license plate mounting surface to illuminate the license plate. In the above-described license plate lamp mounting portion structure, a license plate lamp mounting portion is provided on the rear bumper portion, a license plate lamp is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting portion, and a license plate lamp lamp is mounted on the rear bumper portion. A cover is attached, and a ridge that blocks light leakage of the license plate lamp leaking from a gap between the mounting portion of the lamp cover and the plate surface of the rear bumper portion is formed on the rear bumper portion along the mounting portion of the lamp cover. It is provided on the plate surface. Further, the present invention provides a license plate lamp mounting portion structure in which a license plate mounting surface is formed on a rear bumper portion, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the license plate mounting surface to illuminate the license plate. A license plate lamp mounting portion is provided in the bumper portion, a license plate lamp is mounted in the license plate lamp mounting portion, and a license plate lamp lamp cover is mounted in the rear bumper portion, and the lamp cover mounting portion and the rear bumper are mounted. Of the rear bumper part so that a shielding plate for shielding light leakage of the license plate lamp leaking from a gap with the plate surface of the part is protruded inside the lamp cover and at least above the license plate lamp. That it was installed on the board . Further, the present invention relates to a license plate lamp mounting portion structure in which a license plate mounting surface is formed on a rear bumper portion, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the license plate mounting surface to illuminate the license plate. A license plate lamp mounting part is provided in the bumper part,
A license plate lamp is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting portion, an eave portion is provided above the license plate lamp, and a license plate lamp lamp cover is attached above the eave portion, and the lamp is mounted on both sides of the eave portion. A protruding portion is provided along the inner surface of the cover to protrude above and to the side of the license plate lamp. Still further, according to the present invention, a ridge that blocks light leakage of the license plate lamp leaking from a gap between a mounting portion of the lamp cover of the license plate lamp and a plate surface of the rear bumper portion is provided on the mounting portion of the lamp cover. It is provided on the plate surface of the rear bumper part along.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body of an automobile, 2 denotes a back door provided on a rear surface of the vehicle body 1, and a rear bumper 3 as a rear bumper portion is provided below the back door 2. Have been. The rear bumper 3 has an upper flange 3
a, screw holes 5 provided in the lower flange portion 3b, screw holes 6 provided in both end flange portions 3c of the rear bumper 3, and a license plate mounting portion 7. The provided screw hole 8 is provided,
Screws 9, 10, 11,
12 or the rear bumper 3 via a clip or the like
Is screwed on. The vehicle body 1 has screw holes 4, 5,
Screw holes 13, 14, 15, 16 corresponding to 6, 8, etc. are provided in the rear surface 1a of the vehicle body, stays 17 vertically provided at the rear end of the vehicle body, both sides 1b of the vehicle rear portion, and portions 1c corresponding to the license plate mounting portions 7, respectively. Have been. The rear bumper 3 has screws 9, 10, 11,
12 is screwed into the screw holes 13, 14, 15, 16, and mounted on the vehicle body 1.

At substantially the center of the rear bumper 3, a license plate mounting portion 7 for mounting a license plate 22 is formed. This license plate mounting structure will be described with reference to FIGS. On the upper side of the license plate mounting portion 7, a license plate lamp mounting portion 23 is formed integrally with the rear bumper 3, and a license plate lamp 24 is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting portion 23.
The license plate lamp mounting portion 23 is formed by forming a cutout hole 25 in the rear bumper 3 and forming a mounting hole (not shown) in mounting portions 26 provided on both sides of the cutout hole 25. . On the other hand, the license plate lamp 24 is configured such that mounting stays 27 are provided on the left and right side surfaces.
The mounting portion 26 is attached by screwing from the front side of the mounting portion 26 to the rear surface of the mounting portion 26 on both sides of the notch hole 25 through the through hole.

The license plate lamp mounting portion 23
An eave portion 28, which covers the base end of the license plate lamp 24, is formed integrally with the rear bumper 3 on the upper side of the license plate lamp 24. The upper side of the eave portion 28 serves as a lamp cover having a surface treatment by plating. Garnish 29
Is attached to cover the periphery except for the lower part of the license plate lamp 24. The garnish 29 is, for example,
When performing a surface treatment by plating, A different from PP resin (polypropylene resin) that is a material of the rear bumper 3 is used.
You may shape | mold using BS resin (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin). The garnish 29 is attached by inserting a screw 31 from the back side of the rear bumper 3 into a mounting hole 30 formed on both sides of the license plate lamp mounting portion 23, and screwing the screw 31 into a boss (not shown) provided on the back side of the garnish 29. Is carried out by screwing. When the rear bumper 3 is formed by injection molding using a front and rear split, the structure is simplified, and a costly device such as a slide die is not required.

The rear bumper 3 is opposed to an edge 29a for attaching the garnish 29 to the plate surface of the rear bumper 3.
As shown in FIG. 8, a ridge 32 abutting on the edge 29a of the garnish 29 is formed integrally with the rear bumper 3 along the edge 29a of the garnish 29, as shown in FIG. Below the ridge 32, a projection 33 as a shielding plate that projects toward the rear of the vehicle body along the inner surface of the garnish 29 from both sides of the eaves 28 is provided integrally with the rear bumper 3. The protruding portion 33 is formed as a ridge 32
Is formed so as to cover the upper side and the side of the license plate lamp 24. The shielding plate includes an eave portion 28 and a protruding portion 33 to prevent the light from the license plate lamp 24 from leaking from above.

According to the above construction, the light of the license plate lamp 24 is blocked by the shield comprising the eaves 28 and the protruding portion 33, and the light leaking from the shield is also formed by the ridges 32.
Since the lamp is double-shielded, the light above the license plate lamp 24 is shielded, so that no light leaks from the gap between the rear bumper 3 and the upper end of the garnish 29.

The above embodiment has the following effects in addition to the above effects. License plate lamp 2
Since the license plate lamp 4 is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting portion 23 integrally formed with the rear bumper 3, there is no possibility that the license plate lamp 24 will be loose when tightened, and sufficient strength can be obtained. At the time of production, it can be processed with a simple structure on a mold, and is excellent in productivity. On the upper side of the license plate lamp 24, an eave portion 28 and a protruding portion 33 that cover the periphery of the license plate lamp 24 are formed integrally with the rear bumper 3 and are in contact with the edge 29a of the garnish 29. 32 so that the rear bumper 32 extends along the edge 29a of the garnish 29.
Since it is possible to prevent rainwater or car wash water from entering the inside of the garnish 29, water from the outside is applied to the base end and the joint of the license plate lamp 24. Therefore, it is possible to prevent troubles such as electric leakage caused by the above.
Since the garnish 29 is mounted on the upper side of the eaves 28 and the protrusions 33 to cover the license plate lamp 24, the eaves 28, the protrusions 33 and the license plate lamp 24 are not visible from the outside. The appearance can be improved.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the garnish 29 as the lamp cover has a horizontally long arc shape. The garnish 29 may have any shape, such as a semicircular outer shape. In this case, the ridge 32 that closes the gap between the garnish 29 and the garnish 29 may be formed on the plate surface of the rear bumper that faces the mounting surface of the garnish 29 to the rear bumper. The cross-sectional shape of the ridge 32 is not limited to a rectangular shape but may be a semicircular shape.

[0017]

As described above, according to the license plate lamp mounting portion structure of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. 2. The license plate lamp mounting portion structure according to claim 1, wherein a license plate mounting surface is formed in the rear bumper portion, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the license plate mounting surface to illuminate the license plate. A license plate lamp mounting part is provided in the part, a license plate lamp is mounted in the license plate lamp mounting part, and a license plate lamp lamp cover is mounted on the rear bumper part. The mounting part of the lamp cover and the rear bumper part are provided. Since the ridge that blocks light leakage of the license plate lamp leaking from the plate surface of the license plate lamp is provided on the plate surface of the rear bumper portion along the mounting portion of the lamp cover, the light leakage of the license plate lamp is provided. Can be prevented It is possible to improve the appearance. In addition, the rigidity of the license plate lamp mounting portion can be improved by the ridges. Further, conventionally, since rubber-based parts have been bonded to prevent light leakage, omitting the rubber-based parts can reduce the number of parts and the number of assembling steps. In addition, since there is no shift of the parts due to the conventional rubber-based parts bonding operation, the management is easy and the quality is stable. 3. The license plate lamp mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein a license plate mounting surface is formed on the rear bumper portion, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the license plate mounting surface to illuminate the license plate. A license plate lamp mounting part is provided in the part, a license plate lamp is mounted in the license plate lamp mounting part, and a license plate lamp lamp cover is mounted on the rear bumper part. The mounting part of the lamp cover and the rear bumper part are provided. A plate of a rear bumper portion is provided so that a shielding plate for blocking light leakage of the license plate lamp leaking from a gap with the plate surface protrudes inside the lamp cover and at least above the license plate lamp. Since it was provided on the surface, Improvement in appearance it is possible to prevent light leakage Lee sense plate lamp can be achieved. Further, the rigidity of the license plate lamp mounting portion can be improved by the shielding plate.
Further, conventionally, since rubber-based parts have been bonded to prevent light leakage, omitting the rubber-based parts can reduce the number of parts and the number of assembling steps.
In addition, since there is no shift of the parts due to the conventional rubber-based parts bonding operation, the management is easy and the quality is stable. 4. The license plate lamp mounting structure according to claim 3, wherein a license plate mounting surface is formed on the rear bumper portion, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the license plate mounting surface to illuminate the license plate. A license plate lamp mounting part, a license plate lamp is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting part, an eaves part is provided above the license plate lamp, and a license plate lamp cover is provided above the eaves part. The license plate lamp is provided with protrusions that protrude above and to the side of the license plate lamp along the inner surface of the lamp cover from both sides of the eave portion, so that light leakage of the license plate lamp can be prevented and the external appearance can be prevented. It can be improved. Further, the rigidity of the license plate lamp mounting portion can be improved by the eaves portion and the protruding portion. Further, conventionally, since rubber-based parts have been bonded to prevent light leakage, omitting the rubber-based parts can reduce the number of parts and the number of assembling steps. In addition, since there is no shift of the parts due to the conventional rubber-based parts bonding operation, the management is easy and the quality is stable. In the fourth aspect, the projection for blocking light leakage of the license plate lamp leaking from a gap between a mounting portion of the lamp cover of the license plate lamp and a plate surface of the rear bumper portion extends along the mounting portion of the lamp cover. Since it is provided on the plate surface of the rear bumper portion, light leakage can be reliably prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing an embodiment of a license plate lamp mounting portion structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a vehicle body and a rear bumper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a license plate lamp mounting portion structure of the present invention.

4 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a state where a garnish of FIG. 3 is removed.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional license plate lamp mounting structure.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 9;

11 is a cross-sectional view of the same portion as FIG. 10 showing a conventional license plate lamp mounting portion structure.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional license plate lamp mounting portion structure in which a license plate lamp mounting portion is integrally formed with a bumper.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 vehicle body 2 back door 3 rear bumper (rear bumper part) 7 license plate mounting part 22 license plate 23 license plate lamp mounting part 24 license plate lamp 25 notch hole 26 mounting part 27 mounting stay 28 eaves part (shielding plate) 29 garnish (Lamp cover) 32 Protrusion 33 Projection (shielding plate)

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Mitsunori Gotanda 2-1-1 Asahi-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi Pref. Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A license plate lamp mounting portion structure in which a license plate mounting surface is formed on a rear bumper portion, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the license plate mounting surface to illuminate the license plate. A license plate lamp mounting part is provided in the part, a license plate lamp is mounted in the license plate lamp mounting part, and a license plate lamp lamp cover is mounted on the rear bumper part. The mounting part of the lamp cover and the rear bumper part are provided. A license plate lamp mounting characterized in that a ridge for blocking light leakage of a license plate lamp leaking from a gap with the plate surface is provided on a plate surface of a rear bumper portion along a mounting portion of the lamp cover. Part structure. 2. A license plate lamp mounting structure in which a license plate mounting surface is formed on a rear bumper portion, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the license plate mounting surface to illuminate the license plate. A license plate lamp mounting part is provided in the part, a license plate lamp is mounted in the license plate lamp mounting part, and a license plate lamp lamp cover is mounted on the rear bumper part. The mounting part of the lamp cover and the rear bumper part are provided. A plate of a rear bumper portion is provided so that a shielding plate for blocking light leakage of the license plate lamp leaking from a gap with the plate surface protrudes inside the lamp cover and at least above the license plate lamp. Featured on the surface License plate lamp mounting part structure. 3. A license plate lamp mounting portion structure in which a license plate mounting surface is formed on a rear bumper portion, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the license plate mounting surface to illuminate the license plate. A license plate lamp mounting part, a license plate lamp is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting part, an eaves part is provided above the license plate lamp, and a license plate lamp cover is provided above the eaves part. And a protrusion protruding from both sides of the eaves along the inner surface of the lamp cover to above and to the side of the license plate lamp. 4. A ridge for blocking light leakage of the license plate lamp leaking from a gap between a mounting portion of the lamp cover of the license plate lamp and a plate surface of the rear bumper portion along the mounting portion of the lamp cover. The license plate lamp mounting part structure according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the license plate lamp mounting part structure is provided on a plate surface of the rear bumper part.