JP2017030463A - Attachment structure of head lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an attachment structure of a head lamp allowing the head lamp to be easily taken out from a lamp opening in a bumper while the bumper remains to be fixed on a vehicle body side.SOLUTION: In an attachment structure of a head lamp, a lamp support bracket 4 has a frame shape formed along a lamp outer edge part 7a on a rear surface side of the head lamp 7, and includes a lamp support part 20 for supporting the head lamp 7 from behind, and is fixed onto a vehicle body side. Fastening members 30, 31, 32, 33 fix the head lamp 7 onto the lamp support bracket 4. The fastening members 30, 31, 32, 33 are arranged at respective positions allowing any of them to be released from fastened states with a bumper remaining to be fixed on the vehicle body side while fixing the head lamp 7 onto the lamp support bracket 4. A bracket expansion part 26, which is included in a part of the lamp support part 20 expands to be separated from the lamp outer edge part 7a so that an inner side area 25 of the lamp support part 20 expands generally toward a predetermined direction, differently formed compared with a configuration arranged along the whole area of the lamp edge part 7a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle headlamp mounting structure.

  Patent Document 1 describes a structure in which a headlamp is fixed to a side member via a lamp support bracket. The lamp support bracket includes an inner bracket that is fixed to the side member, and an outer bracket that extends outward from the inner bracket in the vehicle width direction. The outer bracket is a rod-like body bent in a U shape, and both end portions thereof are fixed to the inner bracket. The inner bracket and the outer bracket are provided with a plurality of bolt insertion holes, and the headlamp is fastened and fixed to the lamp support bracket by the bolts inserted through the bolt insertion holes.

  A bumper support bracket is fixed to the outer end of the lamp support bracket in the vehicle width direction, and a front bumper is fastened and fixed to the bumper support bracket. The front bumper is formed with a lamp opening that exposes the headlamp forward.

  Patent Document 1 shows a state in which the entire U-shaped inner region of the outer bracket is disposed on the inner side of the outer peripheral edge of the headlamp.

Japanese Patent No. 5582391

  In the above conventional structure, when it is necessary to remove the headlamp from the vehicle body for maintenance or replacement of parts after mounting the headlamp and bumper on the vehicle body side, the bumper is mounted on the vehicle body side to improve work efficiency. It is conceivable to take out the headlamp from the lamp opening without removing it from the lamp. In this case, it is difficult to make the lamp opening large enough to allow the headlamp to be easily inserted for reasons of appearance and the like, and when the headlamp is taken out from the lamp opening, the posture of the headlamp is appropriately tilted. It is necessary to take it out.

  However, in the above-described conventional structure, the entire U-shaped inner region of the outer bracket is disposed on the inner side of the outer periphery of the headlamp. Therefore, when the headlamp is tilted to take out the headlamp, The head lamp may easily interfere with the lamp support bracket and may not be easily removed from the lamp opening.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a headlamp mounting structure in which a headlamp can be easily taken out from a lamp opening of the bumper while the bumper is fixed to the vehicle body side.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a headlamp mounting structure in which a headlamp is exposed to the front side through a lamp opening of a bumper fixed to the vehicle body side and is mounted on the vehicle body side, and includes a lamp support bracket and a fastening member. Prepare. The lamp support bracket has a frame shape along the lamp outer edge portion on the rear surface side of the headlamp, has a lamp support portion that supports the headlamp from the rear, and is fixed to the vehicle body side. The headlamp is fastened and fixed to the lamp support bracket by a fastening member.

  The fastening member is disposed at a position where the fastening can be released in an assembled state in which the headlamp is fixed to the lamp support bracket and the bumper is fixed to the vehicle body side. Compared to the case where the entire area of the lamp outer edge is along, the partial area of the lamp support bulges away from the lamp outer edge so that the inner region of the lamp support expands in a predetermined direction as a whole.

  In the above configuration, when the headlamp is fixed to the vehicle body side and the bumper is fixed to the vehicle body side, if it is necessary to remove the head bumper from the vehicle body side for maintenance or parts replacement, the fastening member is fastened. Is released from the lamp opening while appropriately tilting the posture of the headlamp so that the rear surface of the headlamp moves toward a region (enlarged region) expanded by a part of the bulging portion of the inner region of the lamp support portion. Remove the headlamps forward.

  Thus, since the headlamp can be tilted using the enlarged region, the headlamp hardly interferes with the lamp support bracket, and the headlamp can be easily taken out from the lamp opening.

  According to the present invention, the headlamp can be easily taken out from the lamp opening of the bumper while the bumper is fixed to the vehicle body side.

It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the front-end lower part of the vehicle provided with the headlamp attachment structure of this invention from the front. It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the principal part after the assembly | attachment of FIG. 1 from the front. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the bumper of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the lamp support bracket of FIG. 3. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 2 from back. It is the side view which looked at the mounting bracket of FIG. 5 from VI direction. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow VII-VII in FIG. 6.

  Hereinafter, a lamp mounting structure 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the figure, an arrow FR indicates the front side of the vehicle 2, an arrow UP indicates an upper side, and an arrow IN indicates an inner side of the vehicle width. Further, in the following description, the front-rear direction means the front-rear direction of the vehicle 2, the up-down direction means the up-down direction of the vehicle 2, and the left-right direction means the left-right direction when facing the front of the vehicle 2. In addition, since the lamp mounting structure 1 of this embodiment is provided symmetrically on the left and right of the vehicle 2, the following mainly describes one side (right side), and omits description of the other side (left side) as appropriate. To do.

  The vehicle according to the present embodiment is a cab over type vehicle in which a cab (not shown) is positioned in front of an engine (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle 2 includes a side member 10 and a cross member 11 as a body frame 3. The side members 10 are disposed on both the left and right sides in the vehicle width direction and extend in the front-rear direction. The cross member 11 connects the front ends of the left and right side members 10 to each other. Both ends of the cross member 11 protrude outward in the vehicle width direction from the front end of the side member 10.

  The lamp support bracket 4 is fixed to each of both end portions of the cross member 11 protruding outward in the vehicle width direction from the front end portions of the left and right side members 10. A headlamp 7 is fixed to the lamp support bracket 4, and an auxiliary lamp 15 is attached below the headlamp 7. In addition, illustration of the auxiliary lamp 15 is abbreviate | omitted in FIGS.

  A front bumper (bumper) 8 is fixed to the front surface of the cross member 11. The front bumper 8 includes a bumper exterior panel 12 and a plate-like reinforcement (not shown) that is fixed to the rear surface side of the bumper exterior panel 12 and reinforces the bumper exterior panel 12. Arranged along the width direction. The front bumper 8 is formed with a lamp opening 13 for exposing the headlamp 7 and the auxiliary lamp 15 forward. The lamp opening 13 is divided into an upper opening area 13a and a lower opening area 13b. The head lamp 7 is exposed from the upper opening area 13a, and the auxiliary lamp 15 is exposed from the lower opening area 13b. A bezel 9 for covering the gap between the head lamp 7 and the auxiliary lamp 15 and the lamp opening 13 is attached to the front surface of the opening peripheral edge portion 14 of the front bumper 8 (see FIG. 2).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the lamp support bracket 4 includes an inner bracket 5 and an outer bracket 6. The inner bracket 5 is fixed to the cross member 11 and extends outward in the vehicle width direction. A plate-shaped inner bracket outer end portion 5a extending in the vertical direction is integrally formed at the outer end of the inner bracket 5 in the vehicle width direction. The vertical height of the inner bracket outer end portion 5a is set substantially equal to the vertical height inside the vehicle width direction of the rear surface of the headlamp 7 (see FIG. 4). The outer bracket 6 has a bar shape bent in a U shape, and both end portions thereof are fixed to the inner bracket outer end portion 5a and extend outward in the vehicle width direction. A frame-shaped lamp support portion 20 is formed by the inner bracket outer end portion 5a and the outer bracket 6 (see FIG. 4).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the outer bracket 6 integrally includes an upper frame portion 21, an outer vertical frame portion 22, a lower frame portion 23, and an inner vertical frame portion 24. The upper frame portion 21 is fixed to the upper end portion of the inner bracket outer end portion 5a and extends linearly outward in the vehicle width direction. The outer vertical frame portion 22 is bent from the outer end in the vehicle width direction of the upper frame portion 21, and extends downward from the inner bracket outer end portion 5a. The lower frame portion 23 is bent from the lower end of the outer vertical frame portion 22 and extends inward in the vehicle width direction. The inner vertical frame portion 24 bends from the inner end in the vehicle width direction of the lower frame portion 23 and extends upward, and a tip end portion thereof is fixed to a lower end portion of the inner bracket outer end portion 5a.

  The inner bracket outer end portion 5a, the upper frame portion 21, and the upper portion 22U of the outer vertical frame portion 22 of the lamp support portion 20 are the lamp outer edge portions on the rear side of the headlamp 7 in the vehicle width direction on the upper side and the vehicle width direction on the outer side. 7a. On the other hand, the lower portion 22D, the lower frame portion 23, and the inner vertical frame portion 24 of the side frame portion 22 are arranged to be spaced downward from the lamp outer edge portion 7a on the lower side of the rear surface of the headlamp 7. That is, the lower portion 22D, the lower frame portion 23, and the inner vertical frame portion 24 of the side frame portion 22 that is a partial range of the lamp support portion 20 are compared to the case where the lamp support portion extends along the entire area of the lamp outer peripheral portion 7a. A bracket expansion portion 26 that bulges downward and separates from the lamp outer edge portion 7a so that the inner region 25 of the support portion 20 expands downward as a whole. In addition, you may set a bracket expansion part other than the lower part of the lamp | ramp support part 20 so that the inner side area | region 25 may be expanded in directions other than the downward direction (for example, upward).

  The headlamp 7 is assembled to the lamp support bracket 4 from the front, and the lamp support 20 supports the headlamp 7 from the rear. On the rear surface side of the headlamp 7, the vibration isolator 41 is attached to the lamp support bracket 4 by fastening members (bolts and nuts) 30, 31, 32, 33 for fixing the lamp at a plurality of locations (four locations in the present embodiment). It is fastened and fixed through. The four places to be fixed are an upper portion and a lower portion (inner upper portion and inner lower portion) on the inner side in the vehicle width direction and an upper portion and a lower portion (outer upper portion and outer lower portion) on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. The inner upper part and the inner lower part on the rear surface side of the headlamp 7 are fastened and fixed to the inner bracket outer end part 5a by fastening members 30 and 31, and the outer upper part is fixed to the upper frame part 21 by welding or the like. The fastening member 32 is fastened and fixed. The upper mounting bracket 34 protrudes upward from the upper frame portion 21 and does not protrude into the inner region 25.

  The outer lower portion on the rear surface side of the headlamp 7 is fixed to the upper portion 22U of the outer vertical frame portion 22 via a lower fixing bracket 35 and a lower mounting bracket (lamp mounting bracket) 36. The lower fixing bracket 35 is fixed to the outer vertical frame portion 22 and protrudes backward, and does not protrude into the inner region 25. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the lower mounting bracket 36 is a plate-like member having a U-shaped cross section, and integrally includes a bracket front surface portion 37, a bracket rear surface portion 38, and a bracket side surface portion 39. The bracket rear surface portion 38 is fastened and fixed to the lower fixing bracket 35 at two upper and lower positions by a bracket fixing fastening member (first fastening member, bolt and nut) 40. In this state, the bracket side surface portion 39 bends from the outer end edge in the vehicle width direction of the bracket rear surface portion 38 and extends forward, and the bracket front surface portion 37 bends inward in the vehicle width direction from the front end edge of the bracket side surface portion 39. Located in the inner region 25. The outer lower portion on the rear surface side of the headlamp 7 is fastened and fixed to the bracket front surface portion 37 by a fastening member (second fastening member) 33.

  The fastening members 30, 31, 32, 33, and 40 are all in an assembled state in which the headlamp 7 is fixed to the lamp support bracket 4 on the vehicle body side and the front bumper 8 is fixed to the cross member 11 on the vehicle body side. The front bumper 8 is disposed at a position where the fastening can be released without removing it.

  When the headlamp 7 is fixed to the vehicle body side and the front bumper 8 is fixed to the vehicle body side, if it is necessary to remove the headlamp 7 from the vehicle body side for maintenance or parts replacement, the bezel 9 is The fastening members 30, 31, 32, 33, and 40 are all unfastened while the front bumper 8 is fixed to the vehicle body side while being removed from the front bumper 8, and the lower mounting bracket 36 is attached to the lamp support bracket 4 (the outer vertical frame portion 22). After the headlamp 7 is removed from the lower fixing bracket 35) and the headlamp 7, the headlamp 7 is taken out from the lamp opening 13 (upper opening area 13a) while tilting the posture of the headlamp 7 as appropriate.

  At this time, since the lower mounting bracket 36 protruding to the inner region 25 of the lamp support portion 20 is removed in advance, the headlamp 7 does not interfere with the lower mounting bracket 36 when the posture of the headlamp 7 is tilted. The headlamp 7 can be easily taken out from the lamp opening 13.

  In addition, the lower region (enlarged region) expanded by the bracket extension 26 in the inner region 25 of the lamp support unit 20 is used, and the posture of the headlamp 7 is set so that the rear surface of the headlamp 7 moves toward the lower region. Since the headlamp 7 can be appropriately tilted, the headlamp 7 hardly interferes with the lamp support bracket 4, and the headlamp 7 can be easily taken out from the lamp opening 13.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment to which the invention made by the present inventor is applied has been described, the present invention is not limited by the discussion and the drawings that form part of the disclosure of the present invention according to this embodiment. That is, it should be added that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.

  The headlamp mounting structure according to the present invention can be used in various vehicles including large vehicles such as trucks and connected vehicles.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Head lamp mounting structure 2 Vehicle 3 Frame 4 Lamp support bracket 5 Inner bracket 5a Inner bracket outer end 6 Outer bracket 7 Head lamp 7a Lamp outer edge 8 Front bumper (bumper)
9 Bezel 13 Lamp opening 13a Upper opening area 13b Lower opening area 15 Auxiliary lamp 20 Lamp support part 21 Upper frame part 22 Outer vertical frame part 22U Upper part of outer vertical frame part 22D Lower part of outer vertical frame part 23 Lower frame part 24 Inner vertical part Frame 25 Inner area of lamp support 26 Bracket extension (part of lamp support)
30, 31, 32 Fastening member 33 Fastening member (second fastening member)
34 Upper mounting bracket 35 Lower fixing bracket 36 Lower mounting bracket (lamp mounting bracket)
40 Fastening member (first fastening member)

Claims (1)

A headlamp mounting structure in which a headlamp is exposed forward from a lamp opening of a bumper fixed to the vehicle body side and attached to the vehicle body side,
A lamp support bracket that has a frame shape along a lamp outer edge portion on the rear surface side of the headlamp, has a lamp support portion that supports the headlamp from the rear, and is fixed to the vehicle body side;
A fastening member for fastening and fixing the headlamp to the lamp support bracket,
The fastening member is disposed at a position where fastening can be released in an assembled state in which the headlamp is fixed to the lamp support bracket and the bumper is fixed to the vehicle body side.
Compared with the case where the entire area of the lamp outer edge is along, the partial area of the lamp support bulges away from the lamp outer edge so that the inner area of the lamp support expands in a predetermined direction as a whole. A headlamp mounting structure characterized by that.

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