JPH11105739A - Rear lamp peripheral structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the jointing work of a rear fender and a lamp bracket and improve formability of the lamp bracket. SOLUTION: A rear fender 10 is provided with a rear end flange 10a folded to central side in cross direction at its rear end part. A lamp bracket 14 is formed with a lamp storing recessed part 14a for storing a rear combination lamp 20, and the lamp storing recessed part 14a is formed with a swelling part 14b swelling to the rear fender 10 side at the central part in the vertical direction of a vehicle, and with a folded flange 14c folded to the central part side in the cross direction of the vehicle at the outward side end part in the cross direction of the lamp bracket 14 meeting the swelling part 14b. The folded flange 14c is jointed, overlapped with the rear end flange 10a of the rear fender 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a structure around a rear lamp of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 shows a conventional structure of a rear lamp of an automobile of this type. In FIG.
Reference numeral 50 denotes a rear fender, and the rear fender 5
The lamp bracket 54 is joined to the lamp bracket 54, and the rear lamp 52 is accommodated and fixed in a lamp accommodating recess 54a formed in the lamp bracket 54. The joint between the rear fender 50 and the lamp bracket 54 is
The rear end flange 50a is folded back toward the center in the vehicle width direction at the rear end, and the flange 54b is bent outward from the peripheral edge of the lamp accommodating recess 54a of the lamp bracket 54.
And spot welding.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional structure, as shown in FIG.
In order to perform welding between the rear end flange 50a and the flange 54b of the lamp bracket 54, the spot gun 56 must be routed from the outside of the lamp accommodating recess 54a through the back door opening 58, so that a large There is a problem that the gun 56 must be used and workability is poor. When a large gun 56 is used, the gun 56
Welding must be done with care to avoid the gauges, since they can easily interfere with the gauges holding down these panels.

Further, in the conventional structure, in order to secure a sufficient space for accommodating the rear lamp 52, a lamp accommodating recess 54 facing the side surface 52a of the rear lamp 52 is required.
a of the rear lamp 52 is formed so as to be substantially perpendicular to the flange 54b.
Is preferably as parallel as possible. However, because of this, the side wall 54c is
4b, it is difficult to form by drawing, and in practice, the side wall 54c is
a, the side wall 54c and the side surface 52
In order to secure the clearance between the rear lamp 52 and the rear lamp 52, there is a problem that the width of the frontage of the lamp housing recess 54a becomes larger than that of the rear lamp 52.

In the conventional structure, the space for installing the lamp harness connector for connecting the vehicle-side power supply harness and the lamp harness is limited.
2 and the rear lamps are arranged in parallel with the rear lamps, so that the depth of the lamp accommodating recess 54a of the lamp bracket 54 must be increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the invention according to claims 1 to 3 facilitates the joining operation of the rear fender and the lamp bracket and improves the moldability of the lamp bracket. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rear lamp peripheral structure that can be used.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a rear lamp peripheral structure for joining a lamp bracket formed with a lamp housing recess for housing a rear lamp to a rear fender. The rear fender has a rear end flange that is folded back toward the center in the vehicle width direction at a rear end thereof, and the lamp housing recess of the lamp bracket is bulged toward the rear fender, and the bulged portion is formed. Forming a folded flange that is folded back toward the center in the vehicle width direction at the outer end of the corresponding lamp bracket in the vehicle width direction, and overlapping and joining the folded flange to the rear end flange of the rear fender. Features.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a vehicle body-side power supply harness and a lamp harness are connected to a portion of the lamp receiving recess of the lamp bracket that protrudes toward the rear fender. A lamp harness connector is provided. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the lamp harness connector is supported by the rear lamp such that a longitudinal direction thereof coincides with a vertical direction of the vehicle.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lamp housing concave portion of the lamp bracket is bulged toward the rear fender, and the outer end of the lamp bracket corresponding to the bulged portion in the vehicle width direction. When the joining work is performed, a spot gun is formed on the rear end of the rear fender. Can directly contact the both sides of the folded flange of the superimposed lamp bracket and the rear end flange of the rear fender, so that a small spot gun can be used and the joining work can be facilitated. .

Further, the side wall defining the bulging portion does not need to be parallel to the side surface of the rear lamp, and a sufficient clearance from the side wall of the rear lamp can be ensured even if the side wall is inclined. And the moldability can be improved. Therefore, in order to mount the rear lamp, it is sufficient that the necessary clearance is secured between the end of the folded flange and the side of the rear lamp, so that the width of the front opening of the lamp bracket can be reduced, and the degree of freedom in shaping is further increased. be able to.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, a space is created in a portion of the lamp housing recess that protrudes toward the rear fender, so that the lamp harness connector can be provided here. By arranging, effective use of space can be achieved. In this manner, the lamp harness connector can be housed in a compact manner, so that the lamp receiving recess of the lamp bracket does not have to be as deep as the conventional one, and the moldability of the lamp bracket can be further improved. The degree of freedom in modeling can be increased.

According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect, the lamp harness connector further comprises:
Since the longitudinal direction of the lamp is supported by the rear lamp so as to coincide with the vertical direction of the vehicle, it is not necessary to increase the amount of bulging in the vehicle width direction of the portion of the lamp housing recess that bulges toward the rear fender. Since the lamp harness connector can be housed more compactly, the degree of freedom in molding can be further increased.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the figure, the rear fender 10 constitutes a back pillar together with a back pillar inner 16, and has a rear end flange 10a that is folded back toward the center in the vehicle width direction at the rear end.

A lamp bracket 14 to which a rear combination lamp 20 as a rear lamp is fixed is joined to an appropriate portion of the rear end flange 10a. The lamp housing recess 1 for housing the rear combination lamp 20 is provided in the lamp bracket 14.
4a are formed, and the lamp accommodating recess 14a
A swelling portion 14b swelling toward the rear fender 10 is formed at the center of the vehicle in the vertical direction.
Further, the lamp bracket 14 is folded back toward the vehicle width direction center at the vehicle width direction outer side end portion of the lamp bracket 14 corresponding to the bulging portion 14b, in other words, from the peripheral edge of the lamp housing recess 14a. A folded flange 14c is formed to be folded toward the center of the lamp accommodating recess 14a, and a rear end flange 10a of the rear fender 10 is formed.
Are overlapped and joined. Further, the lamp accommodating recesses 14a other than the portions where the folded flanges 14c are formed.
A flange 14d bent outward from the lamp accommodating recess 14a is formed at the periphery of the flange 14d.
d is also joined to the rear end flange 10 a of the rear fender 10 and the rear end flange 16 a of the back pillar inner 16.

As described above, the rear combination lamp 20 accommodated in the lamp accommodating recess 14a of the lamp bracket 14 and fixed to the lamp bracket 14 surrounds the plurality of bulbs 22 arranged vertically and the bulb 22. And a lens 26 disposed behind the bulb 22. The lamp harness 28 extending from the base end of each bulb 22 is gathered in one place,
Connected to lamp harness connector 30.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lamp harness connector 30 is provided on the bulging portion 14b, and is connected to the housing 24 of the rear combination lamp 20 so that the longitudinal direction thereof coincides with the vertical direction of the vehicle. It is locked and connected to the vehicle body side power supply harness 32. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 34 denotes a back door.

In the peripheral structure of the rear lamp configured as described above, when the lamp bracket 14 is joined to the rear fender 10, the folded flange 14c of the lamp bracket 14 and the rear end flange 10a of the rear fender 10 are overlapped. Spot gun 4 on both sides
Perform using 0. As shown in FIG.
Can be brought into direct contact with the welding portion from the rear of the vehicle body, so that the spot gun 40 to be used can be smaller than the conventional one, and the spot gun 40 interferes with the gauge that holds the rear fender 10 and the lamp bracket 14 and the like. Since there is no fear, the welding operation is facilitated and workability is remarkably improved.

In order to form the lamp bracket 14, first, the lamp accommodating recess 14a is formed by a drawing process.
It is not necessary to squeeze until the side wall 14e defining 4b is parallel to the side surface 24a of the housing 24 facing the bulging portion 14b. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, since the side wall 14e may be inclined with respect to the side surface 24a, drawing can be simplified and formability can be improved. After drawing, it is necessary to perform a step of folding back the folded flange 14c by a bending step.
This is easy to do because the length is short.

As is clear from FIG. 1, a sufficient clearance for mounting the rear combination lamp 20 is secured between the side wall 14e and the side surface 24a of the housing 24. Tip of folded flange 14c and side surface 24 of housing 24
Since it is sufficient that the necessary clearance 42 is secured between the lamp bracket 14a and the width a of the lamp bracket 14, the width of the frontage of the lamp bracket 14 can be reduced, and the degree of freedom in modeling such as changing the width of the back pillar increases.

Further, since a space is formed in the bulging portion 14b of the lamp bracket 14, by arranging the lamp harness connector 30 here, the space can be effectively used. Since the lamp harness connector 30 can be compactly stored in this manner,
The depth of the lamp accommodating recess 14a of the lamp bracket 14 does not have to be as deep as in the prior art, and the drawing is further simplified.

For comparison, the conventional lamp bracket 54 is shown in FIG. Also, as in the present embodiment, the lamp harness connector 30 is arranged such that its longitudinal direction coincides with the vehicle vertical direction, in other words, its longitudinal direction coincides with the vertical direction of the rear combination lamp 20. 1, the lamp harness connector 30 can be more compactly housed in the bulging portion 14b in the drawing cut along the horizontal plane shown in FIG. 1, and the degree of freedom in shaping around the rear lamp can be further increased. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view taken along line 1-1 in FIG. 4) illustrating an embodiment of a rear lamp peripheral structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the rear lamp peripheral structure of FIG. 1 as viewed from the rear (excluding the rear lamp).

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 4) illustrating an embodiment of the peripheral structure of the rear lamp of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view as seen from the rear of the automobile.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory sectional view showing a welding operation of the rear lamp peripheral structure of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a conventional rear lamp peripheral structure.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 5, showing a welding operation of a conventional rear lamp peripheral structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 rear fender 10a rear end flange 14 lamp bracket 14a lamp receiving recess 14b bulging portion 14c folding flange 20 rear combination lamp (rear lamp) 28 lamp harness 30 lamp harness connector 32 vehicle body side power supply harness

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rear lamp peripheral structure in which a lamp bracket formed with a lamp receiving recess for receiving a rear lamp is joined to a rear fender, wherein the rear fender is folded at a rear end thereof toward a center in a vehicle width direction. A rear end flange is provided, and the lamp housing recess of the lamp bracket is bulged toward the rear fender, and the lamp bracket corresponding to the bulged portion has a vehicle width direction center on a vehicle width direction outer side end. A rear lamp peripheral structure, wherein a folded flange is formed to be folded back toward the front side, and the folded flange is overlapped and joined to a rear end flange of the rear fender. 2. A lamp harness connector for connecting a vehicle-side power supply harness and a lamp harness is provided at a portion of the lamp bracket recessed toward the rear fender in the lamp bracket. Rear lamp peripheral structure described. 3. The rear lamp peripheral structure according to claim 2, wherein the lamp harness connector is supported by the rear lamp such that a longitudinal direction thereof coincides with a vehicle vertical direction.