JP3257228B2 - Mounting structure for vehicle parts - Google Patents

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 mounting a vehicle part such as a lamp or a decoration device to a mounting body such as a vehicle body, and the vehicle lamp is destroyed when a load is applied to the vehicle part. The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a vehicle component that prevents a vehicle component from being broken due to release of a mounting state between a vehicle component and a mounting body before the vehicle component is used, and that the vehicle component can be reused. Here, as the lamps, small lamps such as clearance lamps and front turn signal lamps, signal lamps, and the like are used. In addition, the decoration device includes a rear finisher, a garnish, and the like. That is, the vehicle parts refer to those in which a light room and a room are defined by a housing, a lens, and the like. Further, the mounting body refers to a vehicle body, a headlamp, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional mounting structure of this type, a vehicle component is generally mounted on a mounting body by a mounting member such as a metal pivot or screw.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional mounting structure, the metal mounting member has high rigidity, so that the metal mounting member is broken when a load is applied to a vehicle component. Vehicle components may be destroyed before

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to prevent a vehicle component from being damaged when a load is applied to the vehicle component before the vehicle lamp is destroyed and the mounting state between the vehicle component and the mounting body is released. Another object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a vehicle component that can reuse the vehicle component.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a vehicle component such as a lamp or a decorative device.
In the mounting structure for mounting on a mounting body such as
Removably attached to parts and the attachment body for the vehicle
A resin mounting member for connecting the component and the mounting body is provided.
The load applied to the vehicle component by the mounting member
A cutting groove for cutting before reaching the amphibious load,
Screws with tools remaining on the cut-off attachments and vehicle parts
It is characterized by having a part that can be returned.

[0006]

According to the present invention, with the above structure, a load is applied to a vehicle component, and before the load reaches a vehicle component breaking load (a load at which the vehicle component is destroyed), the resin mounting member is mounted. Cut at the cutting groove. As a result, the mounting state between the vehicle component and the mounting body is released before the vehicle lamp is destroyed, so that the vehicle component can be prevented from being destroyed, and the vehicle component can be used again.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a vehicle component mounting structure according to the present invention. In this example, an example in which the vehicle component is a front turn signal lamp and the mounting body is a vehicle body and a headlamp will be described.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a front turn signal lamp having a wraparound portion. The front turn signal lamp 1 is provided with a sealing leg 1
3 is set via a sealing material (for example, a sealing material and an adhesive such as hot melt) 14, and a lamp chamber 15 is defined by the housing 10 and the lens 12. A separate reflector 16 having a reflective surface on its surface is arranged in the lamp chamber 15, and a light source bulb (not shown) is arranged on the front side of the reflector 16. In the front turn signal lamp 1, the housing 10 and the lens 12 may be mechanically fixed by a clip or the like (not shown). In this front turn signal lamp 1, a separate reflector 16 is arranged.
A reflecting surface may be provided directly on the inner surface of the zero. A mounting boss 17 is integrally formed substantially at the center of one end of the housing 10 of the front turn signal lamp 1 (an end on the headlamp 2 side described later), and a screw hole 170 is provided in the mounting boss 17. . In addition, L from almost above one end of the housing 10 of the front turn signal lamp 1.
A mounting plate portion 18 having a U-shape is integrally provided, and a small circular through hole 180 is provided in the mounting plate portion 18. Further, a mounting groove 19 is provided substantially at the center of the other end of the housing 10 of the front turn signal lamp 1.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a headlamp. In this headlamp 2, a sealing material (for example, a sealing material and an adhesive such as hot melt) 24 is attached to a sealing leg 23 of a lens 22 in a sealing concave portion 21 at an edge of a front opening of a housing 20.
Through the housing 20 and the lens 22
The light room 25 is defined. A separate reflector (not shown) having a reflection surface on its surface is arranged in the lamp chamber 25, and a light source bulb (not shown) is arranged on the front side of the reflector. In addition, in this headlamp 2,
The housing 20 and the lens 22 may be mechanically fixed by a clip or the like (not shown). In this headlamp 2, a separate reflector is arranged.
A reflective surface may be provided directly on the inner surface of the housing 20. A mounting portion 26 is integrally provided at substantially the center of one end of the housing 20 of the headlamp 2 (the end on the side of the front turn signal lamp 1), and a mounting ball recess 27 is provided in the mounting portion 26. A mounting plate 28 is provided substantially above one end of the headlamp 2, a screw hole 29 is provided in the mounting plate 28, and a rib 28 is provided on the upper surface of the mounting plate 28.
0 is integrally provided. The headlamp 2 is mounted on the vehicle body 3 by mounting means (not shown).

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 denotes a pivot as a mounting member made of a resin such as polyamide. The pivot 4 has a shaft portion 40, a ball portion 41 integrally provided at one end of the shaft portion 40, a hexagonal flange portion 42 integrally provided at one end side from substantially the center of the shaft portion 40, And a screw portion 43 provided from the flange portion 42 to the other end of the shaft portion 40.
A cutting groove 44 is provided between the ball 41 and the flange 42 of the shaft 40 of the pivot 4. The cutting groove 44 is for the pivot 4 to cut in the cutting groove 44 before the load applied to the front turn signal lamp 1 reaches the breaking load of the front turn signal lamp 1. The screw portion 43 of the pivot 4 is detachably screwed into the screw hole 170 of the mounting boss portion 17 of the front turn signal lamp 1, and the ball portion 41 of the pivot 4
Is removably press-fitted into the mounting ball recess 27 of the mounting portion 26 of the headlamp 2. Note that the flange 42 need not be hexagonal as long as it is non-circular.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes a screw as a mounting member made of a resin such as polyamide. The screw 5 has an outer diameter of the front turn signal lamp 1.
A screw shaft portion 50 having a diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the through hole 180 and having a conical tip, and a hexagonal head portion 51 and a flange portion 52 integrally projecting from the base end of the screw shaft portion 50. And a chamfered flat portion 53 provided on both sides from substantially the center to the tip of the screw shaft portion 50. The screw shaft 50 of the screw 5 is provided with a cutting groove 54. This cutting groove 5
The screw 4 cuts in the cutting groove 54 before the load applied to the front turn signal lamp 1 reaches the breaking load of the front turn signal lamp 1. The screw shaft portion 50 of the screw 5
Is detachably screwed into the screw hole 29 of the headlamp 2 through the through hole 180 of the front turn signal lamp 1. A screw may not be provided in a portion of the screw 5 on the head portion 51 side of the cutting groove 54 of the screw shaft portion 50, that is, a portion located in the through hole 180 of the front turn signal lamp 1. If the cross section of the screw shaft portion 50 including the flat surface portion 53 (the cross section in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axis of the screw shaft portion 50) is non-circular, a chamfered flat surface is formed on both sides of the circle. It is not necessary to provide the part 53. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting plate portion 18 of the front turn signal lamp 1 is in contact with one rib 280 of the mounting plate portion 28 of the headlamp 2, which is shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4. As described above, another rib 281 is integrally provided on the mounting plate portion 28 of the headlamp 2 on the opposite side with the rib 280 and the screw 5 interposed therebetween, and the two ribs 280 of the headlamp 2 are provided. And 281 may be configured so that the mounting plate portion 18 of the front turn signal lamp 1 abuts.

Thus, the front turn signal lamp 1 and the headlamp 2 are connected with the resin pivot 4 and the resin screw 5, respectively.
By inserting the mounting plate portion 30 of the vehicle body 3 into the mounting groove 19 of the front turn signal lamp 1, the front turn signal lamp 1 is detachably mounted on the head lamp 2 and the vehicle body 3.

Since the mounting structure of the vehicle component according to the present invention in this embodiment is constructed as described above, a load is applied to the front turn signal lamp 1 and the load is a breaking load of the front turn signal lamp 1 (a front turn signal lamp). Before reaching the signal lamp 1 (a load at which the signal lamp 1 is broken), the resin-made pivot 4 and the screw 5 are cut into the cut grooves 44.
And cut at 45. As a result, before the front turn signal lamp 1 is destroyed, the mounting state of the front turn signal lamp 1 and the headlamp 2 is released, so that the front turn signal lamp 1 can be prevented from being destroyed. 1 can be used again.

The pivot 4 remaining in the screw hole 170 of the mounting boss 17 of the front turn signal lamp 1 is provided.
Can be taken out by setting a tool on the hexagonal flange 42 and unscrewing it. Further, the ball portion 41 of the pivot 4 remaining in the mounting ball recess 27 of the mounting portion 26 of the headlamp 2 can be taken out by setting a tool on the shaft portion 40 and pulling it out. On the other hand, the mounting plate 1 of the front turn signal lamp 1
Screw shaft portion 50 of the screw 5 remaining in the through hole 180 of No. 8
Can be taken out by pulling out the hexagonal head 51. Also, a part of the screw shaft portion 50 remaining in the screw hole 29 of the mounting plate portion 28 of the headlamp 2 is
The tool can be taken out by setting the tool on the flat part 53 and screwing it back.

In the above-described embodiment, the description has been given of an example in which the front turn signal lamp 1 is used as the vehicle component, and the head lamp 2 and the vehicle body 3 are used as the mounting body. It can also be used for clearance lamps such as small lamps and signal lamps, decorative devices such as rear finishers and garnishes, and mounting bodies (other lamps, decorative devices, vehicle bodies, etc.). Further, in the above-described embodiment, the front turn signal lamp 1 is attached to the headlamp 2 and the vehicle body 3 by the resin-made pivot 4, the screw 5 also made of resin, and the mounting plate 30 of the vehicle body 3. However, the mounting may be performed only with the resin-made pivot 4 or only with the resin-made screw 5, or with the resin-made pivot 4 and the resin-made screw 5. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the resin pivot 4 and the resin screw 5 have been described. However, the present invention may be applied to other resin mounting members. For example, rivets made of resin, clips made of resin, and the like.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description, the mounting structure for a vehicle component according to the present invention can be mounted on the vehicle component before the vehicle lamp is broken when a load is applied to the vehicle component. This prevents the vehicle component from being destroyed due to the release of the state, and the vehicle component can be used again.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a mounting structure for a vehicle component according to the present invention, in which a front turn signal lamp as a vehicle component is a headlamp as an attachment body and a part of a front portion of an automobile mounted on a vehicle body. It is a perspective view.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a screw of a mounting member made of resin.

6A is a front view of a pivot of a resin-made mounting member, FIG. 6B is a partial cross-sectional view of a mounted state, and FIG. 6C is a partial cross-sectional view of a state where the pivot is cut.

7A is a front view of a screw of a resin-made mounting member, FIG. 7B is a partial cross-sectional view of a mounted state, and FIG. 7C is a partial cross-sectional view of a state where the screw is cut.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Front turn signal lamp (vehicle parts), 1
7: mounting boss, 170: screw hole, 18: mounting plate, 1
80 ... Through-hole, 19 ... Mounting groove, 2 ... Head lamp (mounting body), 26 ... Mounting part, 27 ... Mounting ball recess, 28 ... Mounting plate part, 29 ... Screw hole, 3 ... Car body (mounting body), 30 ... Mounting plate part, 4 ... Pivot made of resin (resin mounting member), 40
... Shaft, 41. Ball, 42. Collar, 43. Screw, 44
... cutting groove, 5 ... resin screw (resin mounting member), 50 ... screw shaft, 51 ... head, 52 ... flange, 53
... plane part, 54 ... cutting groove.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mounting structure for mounting a vehicle component such as a lamp or a decoration device to an attachment body such as a vehicle body, wherein the vehicle component and the attachment are detachably attached to the vehicle component and the attachment body. A mounting member made of resin for coupling with a body , wherein the mounting member applies a load to the vehicle component for a vehicle;
A cutting groove to cut before reaching the part breaking load;
Screw with a tool that remains on the mounted body and vehicle parts
Mounting structure for vehicle parts, characterized in that it comprises a part that.