JPH08119148A - Mud guard - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a mud guard which dispenses with a separate fixing tool and excels in mounting workability. CONSTITUTION: In a mud guard 1 having a mounting eye 11 for installing it into a vehicle, the mounting eye 11 having an engaging hole 110 and at the same time a presser piece 12 through a hinge part 13, and also the presser piece 12 has a locking projection part 120 fitted into the engaging hole 110, and the mounting eye 11, the hinge part 13 and the presser piece 12 are integratedly molded with sandwich structure comprising a hard core layer and a soft skin layer covering the surface of the core layer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mudguard which is attached to a bumper or the like of an automobile to prevent the scattering of mud or the like from which a tire bounces.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5, a mudguard 9 for an automobile has a body portion 92 that abuts against a vehicle body, a mounting portion 93 having a locking piece 94, and a lower portion of the body portion 92 and the mounting portion 93. The lower piece 91 is provided. The main body 9
2 has two engaging holes 921 and 922 for inserting clips.
The engaging piece 94 of the mounting portion 93 is also provided with one engaging hole 940.

When mounting the mudguard 9 on the vehicle body, the mudguard 9 is applied to a bumper on the vehicle body, and the engagement holes 921, 922, 940 and the vehicle body side engagement holes are aligned with each other. After that, each engaging hole 9
The mudguard 9 is attached to the vehicle body by inserting the clip 90 into the 21, 922 and 940.

[0004]

However, attachment of the mudguard 9 requires a separate fixture such as a clip 90 or a bolt, which increases the attachment cost.
In addition, the mudguard 9 is attached to the engaging holes 921, 922, and 940 at three locations by the clips 90, respectively.
The work of inserting is done in a narrow space below the vehicle body.
Therefore, the installation work is inefficient.

In view of the above problems, the present invention is intended to provide a mudguard which does not require a separate fixture and is excellent in workability of mounting.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in a mudguard having a mounting seat for mounting on a vehicle, the mounting seat has an engaging hole and a pressing piece via a hinge portion, and the pressing piece is The mounting seat, the hinge portion, and the pressing piece having a locking projection that fits in the engagement hole have a sandwich structure composed of a hard core layer and a soft skin layer covering the surface of the core layer. The mudguard is characterized by being integrally molded.

The mudguard comprises a main body portion, a mounting portion, a lower piece, etc. (see FIG. 1), and the mounting seat is
It is formed integrally with a mounting portion that fixes the mudguard to the vehicle body. Further, the mounting seat has a sandwich structure, and the other portions of the mudguard, that is, the main body portion, the mounting portion, and the lower piece can also have a sandwich structure. In this case, these are integrally formed by the sandwich molding method.

When the mudguard is mounted on the vehicle, the mounting seat and the pressing piece are arranged so as to sandwich a part of the vehicle body (see FIG. 4). Also, the size of the engaging hole is
In order to fit the locking projection, it is preferable that it is the same as or slightly smaller than the locking projection. Further, it is preferable that the periphery of the engaging hole is constituted by a skin layer. Accordingly, when engaging the both, the locking projection can be easily inserted while deforming the engaging hole by utilizing the elasticity around the engaging hole.

It is preferable that the hinge portion is thinner than the other portions so as to be more flexible. It is preferable that the locking protrusion has a bulged head portion at its tip. This makes it difficult for the locking protrusion to come off the engaging hole. The head is configured in a hook shape, for example.

The locking projection preferably has the sandwich structure. As a result, since the hard core layer is present inside, the rigidity of the locking projection is improved. The locking protrusion may be composed of only the skin layer. In this case, since the locking projection has high flexibility, the locking projection can be easily engaged. The configuration in which the pressing piece is integrally provided on the mounting seat via the hinge portion is applied to all or part of the mounting seat in the mudguard.

[0011]

When the mudguard is mounted on the vehicle body, the pressing piece is bent at the hinge portion, and the mudguard mounting member on the vehicle body is sandwiched between the mounting seat and the pressing piece (see FIG. 4). After that, the locking projection of the pressing piece is inserted into the engaging hole of the mounting seat and engaged.

As a result, the mudguard is fixed to the vehicle body. Therefore, the mudguard can be mounted without using a fixture such as a clip or bolt as a separate member, and the mounting cost can be reduced. Further, although the above-mentioned mounting work is performed in a narrow space under the vehicle body as described above, since the pressing piece and the mounting seat are integrally formed, they can be easily mounted by groping. As before,
When a separate fixture is used, the workability is poor because the fixture may drop from the operator's hand during the above-mentioned mounting work.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mudguard which does not require a separate fixture and is excellent in mounting workability.

[0014]

【Example】

Example 1 A mudguard according to an example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the mudguard 1 of this example has a mounting seat 11 for mounting on the vehicle body. The mounting seat 11 has an engaging hole 110 and a pressing piece 12 via a hinge portion 13. Further, the pressing piece 12 has the locking projection 12 that fits into the engaging hole 110.
Has zero.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mounting seat 1 is
1, the hinge portion 13 and the pressing piece 12 are the hard core layer 102
And a soft skin layer 1 covering the surface of the core layer 102
It is integrally molded by a sandwich structure consisting of 01 and 01. The locking projection 120 has a bulged head 121 at its tip.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mudguard 1 includes a main body 17 that abuts against a vehicle body, a mounting portion 18 having a mounting seat 11, and a lower mudguard piece provided below the main body portion 17 and the mounting portion 18. It consists of 16. The mounting seat 11 is provided at the lower end of the mounting portion 18 so as to project outward.

A recess 1 is provided between the main body 17 and the mounting portion.
5 is provided. The recess 15 is a portion located at the end of the vehicle body when the mudguard 1 is attached to the vehicle body. At the lower end of the recess 15, the mudguard 1
Is provided with a boss 19 for mounting and positioning. The boss 19 is a protrusion having a cross-shaped cross section, and each ridge line is chamfered. The hinge portion 13 is thinner than the other portions and is an integral hinge. The head 121 of the locking projection 120 has a hook-shaped tip. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 170 is an engagement hole for inserting the clip 90 for fixing the upper portion of the mudguard 1 to the vehicle body.

The mudguard 1 is a sandwich molded product which is entirely composed of a core layer 102 and a skin layer 101. The main body portion 17, the concave portion 15, the mounting seat 11, the hinge portion 13, the pressing piece 12, the locking projection portion 120, and the like have a sandwich structure, and the mounting portion 18 of the other portions.
The lower piece 15 and the like are composed only of the skin layer 101. And these are integrally molded by the sandwich molding method. In addition, the head 1 of the locking projection 120
21, the outer periphery of the engaging hole 110 in the mounting seat 11 is also configured by the skin layer 101.

Next, the function and effect of this example will be described. In mounting the mudguard 1 of this example, the mudguard mounting member 8 in the vehicle body is aligned with the boss 19.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the pressing piece 12 is bent at the hinge portion 13 and the end portion of the mudguard mounting member 8 is sandwiched. Then, the locking projection 120 of the pressing piece 12 is inserted into and engaged with the engagement hole 110. In the engagement, the head 121 of the locking projection 120 is deformed by its own elasticity, and the head 1
Insert into the engagement hole 110 smaller than 21. As a result, the lower part of the mudguard 1 is fixed to the vehicle body.

On the other hand, above the mudguard 1 is the engaging hole 1
70 and the engaging hole on the vehicle body side are overlapped with each other, and the clip 90 is inserted into the engaging hole 170 to fix the same to the vehicle body. Further, although the above-mentioned mounting work is performed in a narrow space under the vehicle body as described above, since the pressing piece 12 and the mounting seat 11 are integrally formed, they can be easily mounted by groping. In addition, since it is not necessary to fix all the engaging portions with the clip 90 as a separate member for the above fixing, the mounting cost is low.

Therefore, according to this example, it is possible to provide a mudguard which does not require a separate fixture and is excellent in workability of mounting.

The locking projection 120 in the mudguard 1 of this embodiment has a head 121 larger than the engaging hole 110, and the periphery of the engaging hole 110 and the head 121 are soft skin layers 101. It is composed by. Therefore,
The mudguard 1 of this example has excellent workability in engagement, and the locking projection 120 once engaged by the head 121.
Is not easily disengaged from the engaging hole 110.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mudguard according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the mudguard mounting according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional mudguard.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. . . Mudguard, 101. . . A skin layer, 102. . . Core layer, 11. . . Mounting seat, 110. . . Engagement hole, 12. . . Presser piece, 120. . . Locking protrusion 121. . . Head, 13. . . Hinge part,

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mudguard having a mounting seat for mounting on a vehicle, wherein the mounting seat has an engaging hole and a pressing piece via a hinge portion, and the pressing piece is provided in the engaging hole. It has a locking protrusion that fits,
The mudguard in which the hinge portion and the pressing piece are integrally formed by a sandwich structure including a hard core layer and a soft skin layer that covers the surface of the core layer. 2. The mudguard according to claim 1, wherein the locking projection has a bulged head portion at its tip. 3. The mudguard according to claim 1, wherein the locking protrusion has the sandwich structure.