JPH042097Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <<Industrial Application Field>> This invention relates to a vehicle lamp such as a rear combination lamp that is attached to the rear of a vehicle.

<<Prior Art>> In recent years, rear combination lamps have tended to be larger to improve visibility, and to have a shape that wraps around the rear corner of the vehicle so that they can be seen from a wide range. Another trend is
In order to increase the volume of the trunk room and eliminate protrusions into the trunk room, a structure is adopted in which the lamp is made as thin as possible and housed from the outside in a recess for attaching the lamp formed in the vehicle body panel.

FIG. 3 shows an example of such a rear combination lamp. The rear combination lamp 1 includes a tail stop lamp lens 3, a turn signal lamp lens 4, and a backlight lamp lens 5 in the front opening of a housing 2, and a rear corner portion 7 of a vehicle body panel 6 on the outer side thereof. It has a wrap-around portion 8 along. A pin 9 is provided on the back surface of the housing 2 in the wrap-around portion 8 to protrude inwardly, and a pin 10 is provided on the lower back surface of the housing 2 with its axial direction horizontally extending toward the rear. There is. As shown in FIG. 4, a flange portion 11 is integrally provided on the back surface of the upper portion of the housing 2 in a horizontal direction, and a bolt insertion hole 12 is formed therein.

In FIG. 3, a recess 13 for mounting a lamp is formed in the vehicle body panel 6 along the outer shape of the rear combination lamp 1, and a fastener 14 for locking the pin 9 and a recess 13 for locking the pin 10 therein are formed. A fastener 15 for fastening and a bracket 16 for screwing the housing upper flange portion 11 are attached.

This rear combination lamp 1 is constructed by first bringing the wrap-around portion 8 close to the vehicle body panel 6, then inserting the pin 9 of the wrap-around portion 8 into the fastener 14 in an oblique state with the opposite side away from the vehicle body panel 6; Bring the side close to the vehicle body panel 6 and insert the lower pin 10 into the fastener 15 to lock it. Next, the bolt 19 is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 12 of the housing upper flange portion 11 from the bolt insertion hole 18 formed in the rim 17 at the upper part of the housing 2, as shown in FIG. 4, and is attached to the vehicle body panel 6 below. It is screwed to the bracket 16. In such an installation state, the wrapping portion 8
The rim 17 is always hidden in the mounting recess 13 of the rear corner 7 of the vehicle body panel 6, but the rim 17 is exposed when the trunk lid 20 is opened.

<<Problems to be solved by the invention>> The rim 17 has the following problems for functional and formative reasons:
The width of the straight portion 17a on its upper side is wider than the width of the wrapped portion 17b, and its height is also higher. Therefore, when attaching the lamp 1 to the vehicle body panel 6, if the pin 9 of the wrap-around part 8 is inserted into the fastener 14 and the other side is rotated to bring it closer to the outside panel 6 side, the rim 17 can be straightened. There is a risk that the edge 17c at the boundary between the portion 17a and the wrap-around portion 17b may interfere with the inner corner 7b of the eaves portion 7a that protrudes above the corner portion 7 of the vehicle body panel 6. To avoid this, Fifth
As shown in the figure, the edge 17c is formed obliquely outward from the tangential direction of the corner 7b. For this reason, a gap is created between the edge portion 17c and the eaves portion 7a in the attached state, resulting in an unsightly appearance. If this gap is made small, there will be interference during installation or installation will become difficult.

Therefore, an object of this invention is to provide a vehicle lamp that is easy to install and has an improved appearance.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The vehicle lamp according to this invention has a wraparound part along the rear corner of the vehicle and is housed in a lamp installation recess formed in the vehicle body panel, and when the trunk lid is opened, the upper lift The vehicular lamp is characterized in that an elastic piece is attached to a boundary between the rim and the wraparound part.

《Function》 The elastic piece bends when installing the light, so installation is possible even if the elastic piece interferes with the car body panel.Also, after the installation is completed, the elastic piece returns to its original state, so there is no gap between the lamp and the car body panel. can be made smaller.

《Example》 Fig. 1 shows an example of this invention, and a rear combination lamp 1 shown in Fig. 3 is used.
However, since they are the same except for a part of the structure of the upper rim 17, the same members will be described with the same reference numerals. The rear combination lamp 1 includes a tail stop lamp lens 3, a turn signal lamp lens 4, and a backlash lamp lens 5 in the front opening of a housing 2, and a rear combination lamp 1 along the rear corner of the vehicle body panel on the outer side thereof. It has a wrap-around portion 8 . A pin 9 is provided on the back surface of the housing 2 in this wrap-around portion 8 to protrude inward, and another pin 10 is provided on the lower back surface of the housing 2 with its axial direction horizontally and protrudes toward the rear. has been done.

A rim 17 is attached to the periphery of the housing 2 except for the inner side. The width and height of the straight portion 17a of the upper side of the rim 17 are larger than those of the wrapped portion 17b. An elastic piece 21 made of a hard rubber material of the same color as the rim 17 is fixed by adhesive to the boundary between the straight portion 17a and the wrapped portion 17b.

The elastic piece 21 is formed into a fan shape with an arc on the outer side surface, and has an edge 21a that is coated with adhesive and fixed to the back side of the rim 17, and when fixed, the upper surface of the main part 21b is attached to the rim 17. It is formed in a step-like manner so that it is flush with the top surface of.

In a lamp equipped with such an elastic piece 21, this lamp is similar to the conventional example shown in FIG.
First, the wrap-around portion 8 is brought close to the vehicle body 6, and the wrap-around portion 8 is moved with the opposite side away from the vehicle body panel 6.
When the pin 9 is inserted into the fastener 14 and then rotated so that the opposite side approaches the vehicle body panel 6, the elastic piece 21 interferes with the inner corner 7b of the upper eaves section 7a at the corner section 7 of the vehicle body panel 6. Even if the elastic piece 21 is bent, rotation becomes possible. After the rotation, the elastic piece 21 returns to its original state as shown in FIG. 2 and closes the gap with the upper eave part 7a, improving the appearance.

In the embodiments described above, an elastic material other than rubber can be used for the elastic piece 21, and its mounting structure can also be changed arbitrarily.

《Effects of the invention》 As mentioned above, the vehicle lamp according to this invention has the following effects:
A vehicle lamp having a wrap-around part along a rear corner of the vehicle and housed in a light fitting recess formed in a vehicle body panel, the upper rim of which is exposed when the trunk lid is opened, wherein the upper rim is exposed when the trunk lid is opened; Since an elastic piece is attached to the boundary portion, the lamp can be easily attached to the vehicle body panel, and the appearance can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle lamp showing an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 2 is a partial schematic plan view of the lamp when it is attached to a car body panel, and Fig. 3 is a conventional car body lamp according to this invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the structure, and FIG. 5 is a partially schematic plan view of the same structure. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Rear combination lamp, 6... Vehicle body panel, 7... Rear corner part, 8... Wrap around part, 13... Light fitting recess, 17... Rim, 2
1...Elastic piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A vehicle lamp having a wrap-around portion along a rear corner of the vehicle and housed in a light fitting recess formed in a vehicle body panel, the upper rim of which is exposed when the trunk lid is opened, wherein the upper rim is exposed when the trunk lid is opened; A vehicle lamp characterized by having an elastic piece attached to the boundary.