JP2008068654A - Mesh material mounting structure for vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

A mesh material mounting structure for a vehicle is obtained that attaches a mesh material to a position adjacent to a lamp with good appearance and has good workability when the mesh material is attached.
An opening 24 is provided in a lower guide portion 23A of a lamp housing 22, and a resin mounting bracket 40 is inserted into the opening 24 and can be pulled out in a front direction of the vehicle body. . A mesh attachment portion 40B is provided at the end of the attachment bracket 40 in the pull-out direction, and the attachment member 32 of the mesh material 30 is attached to the mesh attachment portion 40B with bolts 50 and nuts 52. When the mounting bracket 40 is pushed in, the claw portion 41 is elastically deformed and fitted into a recess 23B formed in the wall portion 23 of the lamp housing 22.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle mesh material mounting structure.

The following Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which when attaching a mesh material around a lamp, a mesh material mounting portion is fastened and fixed to a radiator support provided on a side portion of the lamp housing with a screw through the mesh material. It is disclosed.
JP 2000-127840 A

  However, in the case of the above prior art, considering the work procedure, the mesh material is finally attached to the radiator support, and the screw fastening fixing portion comes to a position where it can be seen from the outside of the mesh material. For this reason, the screw can be seen from the rear side of the vehicle, and the appearance quality is lowered.

  In addition, since the mesh material is supported and the attachment portion of the mesh material is fastened and fixed to the mesh material with screws, it is difficult to tighten the screws and workability is reduced.

  In view of the above facts, the present invention aims to attach the mesh material to the position adjacent to the lamp with good appearance and to improve the workability at the time of attaching the mesh material.

The vehicle mesh material mounting structure according to the invention of claim 1 is a vehicle mesh material mounting structure applied when a mesh material is mounted adjacent to a lamp housing surrounding a lamp,
A mounting bracket that can be pulled out along a guide portion provided on a wall portion of the lamp housing; a claw portion that is provided on the mounting bracket and that is fitted into a recess formed in the wall portion when pushed; A mesh mounting portion provided at an end portion of the mounting bracket in the pulling direction, and a bent portion obtained by bending one end portion of the mesh material is fixed by a fastener; and a stopper for regulating a pulling position of the mounting bracket; It is characterized by having.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle mesh material mounting structure according to the first aspect, the mounting bracket or the mesh material is provided with a shielding member that hides the fastener.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle mesh material mounting structure according to the first or second aspect, the guide portion includes an opening through which the mounting bracket is inserted, and the opening is the mounting An opening having a size larger than the outer shape of the claw portion and an opening having a size smaller than the outer shape of the claw portion are formed in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the bracket is pulled out.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle mesh material mounting structure according to any one of the first to third aspects, the other end portion of the mesh material is latched with the bumper cover. It is characterized by providing.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle mesh material mounting structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the lamp is a headlamp, and the mesh material is mounted on the front side of the vehicle. It is characterized by that.

  According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in the vehicle mesh material mounting structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the lamp is a combination lamp, and the mesh material is mounted on the rear side of the vehicle. It is characterized by that.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the resin mounting bracket can be pulled out along the guide portion provided on the wall portion of the lamp housing. When the mounting bracket is pulled out, the pull-out position of the mounting bracket is regulated by the stopper. A mesh attachment portion is provided at an end portion of the attachment bracket in the pull-out direction, and a bent portion obtained by bending one end portion of the mesh material is fixed to the mesh attachment portion with a fastener. Then, when the mounting bracket is pushed in along the guide portion provided on the wall portion of the lamp housing, the claw portion provided on the mounting bracket is fitted into the recess formed on the wall portion of the lamp housing, The bracket is fixed to the lamp housing. For this reason, workability | operativity at the time of attachment of a mesh material is good.

  Moreover, since the bent part which bent the one end part of the mesh material is fixed to the mesh attachment part of the mounting bracket with a fastener, the fastener is on the side of the mesh material and is difficult to see from the front side of the mesh material. For this reason, it becomes possible to attach the mesh material admirably adjacent to the lamp housing surrounding the lamp, and the installation quality of the mesh material is improved with respect to the attachment to the lamp housing. Further, since the claw portion of the mounting bracket is fitted into the concave portion of the lamp housing, it is possible to prevent the mesh material from coming off during traveling.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the fastener is concealed by the shielding member provided on the mounting bracket or the mesh material, the fastener can be more reliably shielded from the front side of the mesh material. .

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the opening through which the mounting bracket is inserted has a dimension that is different in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the mounting bracket is pulled out, and is installed from an opening that is larger than the outer dimension of the claw portion. Insert the bracket. And after inserting the nail | claw part of a mounting bracket, a mounting bracket is moved to the opening whose dimension is smaller than the external shape of a nail | claw part. Accordingly, the mounting bracket can be easily attached to the opening, and the mounting bracket can be stably pulled out along the wall portion of the lamp housing.

  According to this invention of Claim 4, workability | operativity at the time of attachment of the bracket for attachment can be improved by latching the latching | locking part provided in the other end part of the mesh material to a bumper cover.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the mesh material is attached at a position adjacent to the headlamp on the front side of the vehicle. At that time, it is possible to attach the mesh material with good appearance, and the workability at the time of attaching the mesh material is good.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the mesh material is attached at a position adjacent to the combination lamp on the rear side of the vehicle. At that time, it is possible to attach the mesh material with good appearance, and the workability at the time of attaching the mesh material is good.

  As described above, the vehicle mesh material mounting structure according to the first aspect of the present invention has good workability when the mesh material is attached to the lamp housing surrounding the lamp via the mounting bracket. In addition, the fastener can be hardly seen from the front side of the mesh material, and the mesh material can be attached with a good appearance.

  The mesh material mounting structure for a vehicle according to the second aspect of the present invention can more securely shield the fastener from the front side of the mesh material.

  In the vehicle mesh material mounting structure according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, workability when the mesh material is mounted to the lamp housing via the mounting bracket is further improved.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the mesh material mounting structure for a vehicle according to the present invention can attach the mesh material nicely adjacent to the headlamp on the front side of the vehicle and has good workability at the time of mounting.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the mesh material mounting structure for a vehicle according to the present invention can attach the mesh material nicely adjacent to the combination lamp on the rear side of the vehicle and has good workability at the time of mounting.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a vehicle mesh material mounting structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In these drawings, an arrow FR appropriately shown indicates the vehicle front side, an arrow UP indicates the vehicle upper side, and an arrow OUT indicates the vehicle width direction outer side.

  FIGS. 1 and 2 show a state in which the mesh material according to the present embodiment is attached to the lower side of the headlamp in the vehicle body vertical direction. As shown in these drawings, a front bumper cover 12 is disposed along the vehicle width direction at the front end portion of the vehicle body, and a head is placed on the outer side in the vehicle width direction above the front bumper cover 12 in the vehicle width direction. A lamp 20 is provided. The front bumper cover 12 is cut out in a rectangular shape at the lower side of the headlamp 20 in the vertical direction of the vehicle body, and a mesh material 30 is disposed in the cutout portion 12A.

  A lamp housing 22 to which the headlamp 20 is attached is provided around the headlamp 20. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower wall portion 23 of the lamp housing 22 is provided with a guide portion 23 </ b> A in which a part of the wall portion 23 extends downward. An opening 24 through which a long mounting bracket 40 is inserted in the longitudinal direction is formed in the longitudinal direction of the guide portion 23A. The mounting bracket 40 can be pulled out in the front direction of the vehicle body along the lower wall portion 23 of the lamp housing 22 while being inserted into the opening 24.

  The mounting bracket 40 is made of resin, and a protruding portion 40A that protrudes in a T shape is formed at the end of the mounting bracket 40 opposite to the pulling direction. The rear side surface of the guide portion 23 </ b> A serves as a stopper that regulates the pulling position of the mounting bracket 40 by the protrusion 40 </ b> A coming into contact with the mounting bracket 40 when the mounting bracket 40 is pulled out.

  Near the central portion of the mounting bracket 40 in the longitudinal direction, a claw portion 41 bent in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is formed. The claw portion 41 is composed of a standing surface 41A bent in a right angle direction on the pulling direction side of the mounting bracket 40, and an inclined surface 41B inclined at an acute angle from an end portion of the standing surface 41A. Yes. The wall portion 23 on the lower side of the lamp housing 22 is formed with a concave portion 23B into which the claw portion 41 is fitted when the mounting bracket 40 is pushed in the vehicle body rearward direction. The mounting bracket 40 is made of resin and can be elastically deformed. The claw portion 41 is elastically deformed and fitted into the recess 23 </ b> B, so that the mounting bracket 40 is fixed to the wall portion 23 of the lamp housing 22. Yes. At that time, the claw portion 41 includes a standing surface 41A and an inclined surface 41B, and when the mounting bracket 40 is pushed in, the claw portion 41 is easily inserted into the recess 23B by the inclined surface 41B, and the claw portion 41 is placed on the standing surface. 41A is difficult to come out of the recess 23B. In addition, as a material of the mounting bracket 40, for example, polypropylene, polybutylene terephthalate, polyacetal, or the like is used.

  A substantially horizontal mesh mounting portion 40B is formed at the end of the mounting bracket 40 in the pulling direction, and a bolt insertion hole 42 through which the bolt 50 is inserted is formed in the mesh mounting portion 40B.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the mesh member 30 includes a flat mesh portion 31, and one end portion of an L-shaped attachment member 32 (bent in a right angle direction) at the upper end portion of the mesh portion 31. 32A is fixed. A bolt insertion hole 33 through which the bolt 50 is inserted is formed in the other end portion 32 </ b> B of the L-shaped attachment member 32. The bolts 50 are inserted from above by aligning the bolt insertion holes 42 and the bolt insertion holes 33 of the mounting bracket 40, and the nuts 52 are screwed into the bolts 50, whereby the mesh material 30 is attached to the mounting bracket 40. Installed. When the nut 52 is screwed onto the bolt 50, washers 54 and 56 are inserted into the contact portions, respectively. The mesh portion 31 is made of resin or iron, and the attachment member 32 is made of resin or iron.

  Here, the “folded portion” described in claim 1 is the other end portion 32B of the attachment member 32 fixed to the mesh portion 31 in the present embodiment, and is a separate part from the mesh portion 31. Although the mesh material 30 is used, the “folded portion” described in claim 1 is intended to include both the mesh portion and another part, and the mesh portion and an integral part.

  A shielding member 34 for concealing the head of the bolt 50 is attached to the upper portion of the attachment member 32 on the front side of the vehicle body from the bolt insertion hole 33. The shielding member 34 is made of rubber and is bonded to the mounting member 32, and the distal end portion of the shielding member 34 is bent and abuts against the wall portion 23 of the lamp housing 22.

  One end portion 36 </ b> A of an L-shaped attachment member 36 is fixed to the mesh member 30 at the lower end portion of the mesh portion 31, and the other end portion 36 </ b> B of the L-shaped attachment member 36 is an upper wall of the front bumper cover 12. It faces the part. A plurality of apertures 13 are formed in the upper side wall portion of the front bumper cover 12 in the vehicle body width direction. The other end portion 36B of the mounting member 36 is formed with a plurality of projecting portions 36C projecting in the lower portion and locked in the plurality of openings 13 in the vehicle body width direction.

  Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

  When the mesh member 30 is attached to the lamp housing 22, as shown in FIG. 3, the mesh attachment portion 40B of the attachment bracket 40 is inserted into the opening portion 24 from the rear side of the guide portion 23A toward the vehicle body front side. . 4A, the mounting bracket 40 is bent so that the claw portion 41 passes through the opening 24, and the mounting bracket 40 is moved to a position where the protruding portion 40A contacts the guide portion 23A. Pull it out to the front of the car.

  In this state, the mesh material 30 is attached to the attachment bracket 40 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the bolt insertion hole 42 of the mounting bracket 40 and the bolt insertion hole 33 of the mounting member 32 are aligned, the bolt 50 is inserted from above, and the nut 52 is screwed into the bolt 50. Washers 54 and 56 are inserted at positions where the bolt 50 and the nut 52 abut each other. As a result, the mesh material 30 is attached to the attachment bracket 40.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4C, when the mounting bracket 40 is pushed in the direction of arrow A (the rear side of the vehicle body), the claw portion 41 of the mounting bracket 40 is elastically deformed and the wall of the lamp housing 22 The claw portion 41 is fitted into the concave portion 23B of the lamp housing 22 by its elastic restoring force. Further, in the middle of pushing the mounting bracket 40 or first, as shown in FIG. 2, the protruding portion 36 </ b> C of the mesh material 30 is locked to the opening 13 of the front bumper cover 12. As a result, the mesh member 30 is attached to the lower wall portion 23 of the lamp housing 22 via the attachment bracket 40. Further, when the mounting bracket 40 is pushed in, the distal end portion of the shielding member 34 is bent and comes into contact with the wall portion 23 of the lamp housing 22 so that the head portion of the bolt 50 is hidden.

  Thus, the mesh material 30 can be easily attached to the lamp housing 22 using the mounting bracket 40, and the workability at the time of attaching the mesh material 30 is good. Further, since the other end portion 32B of the L-shaped attachment member 32 fixed to the mesh material 30 is attached to the mesh attachment portion 40B of the attachment bracket 40 with bolts 50 and nuts 52, the fastening positions of the bolts 50 and nuts 52 are It becomes the side of the mesh material 30 and is difficult to see from the front side of the mesh material 30. For this reason, the mesh material 30 can be attached admirably adjacent to the lamp housing 22, and the installation quality of the mesh material 30 with respect to the attachment to the lamp housing 22 is improved.

  Further, since the claw portion 41 of the mounting bracket 40 is fitted into the recess 23B of the lamp housing 22, a structure in which the mesh material 30 is not removed unless the bolt 50 and the nut 52 are removed is realized. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the mesh material 30 from coming off during traveling.

  Moreover, since the head of the bolt 50 is hidden by the shielding member 34 provided on the attachment member 32 of the mesh material 30, the head of the bolt 50 can be more reliably shielded from the front side of the mesh material 30.

(Variation of the first embodiment)
In the present embodiment described above, the opening portion 24 having the same shape is provided in the vehicle body longitudinal direction in the guide portion 23A of the wall portion 23 of the lamp housing 22. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and as shown in FIG. You may provide the opening part 74 from which the dimension of a vehicle body up-down direction differs in two steps in 73 A of guide parts. The opening 74 has an opening 74A having a dimension in the vertical direction of the vehicle body larger than the outer shape of the claw portion 41 on one side in the vehicle body width direction, and a vertical direction of the vehicle body than the outer shape of the claw portion 41 in the other side of the vehicle body width direction. And an opening 74B having a small size in the direction. Moreover, the opening dimension of the opening 74A and the opening 74B has the same shape in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

  When the mounting bracket 40 is inserted into the opening 74 from the rear side of the guide portion 73A, the mesh mounting portion 40B is inserted into the opening 74A having a large size in the vehicle body vertical direction. And after inserting the nail | claw part 41 in the opening 74A, the bracket 40 for attachment is moved to the opening 74B with a small dimension of a vehicle body up-down direction. Thereby, the nail | claw part 41 does not interfere, it becomes easy to insert the attachment bracket 40 in the opening part 74, and the workability | operativity at the time of attachment of the attachment bracket 40 improves.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the vehicle mesh material mounting structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, about the same component as 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the same number is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a rear bumper cover 102 is disposed along the vehicle width direction at the rear end of the vehicle body, and a combination lamp 110 is provided at the vehicle width direction outer side above the rear bumper cover 102 in the vehicle width direction. Is arranged. The rear bumper cover 102 is cut out in a rectangular shape on the lower side in the vehicle body vertical direction of the combination lamp 110, and a mesh material 120 is disposed in the cutout portion 102A.

  A lamp housing 112 to which the combination lamp 110 is attached is provided around the combination lamp 110. The mesh material 120 is attached to the lamp housing 112 by a mounting bracket 40 (see FIG. 2) (not shown). This mounting structure is the same as in FIG.

  Even in this configuration, the mesh material 120 can be easily attached to the lamp housing 22 using the mounting bracket 40, and workability at the time of attaching the mesh material 120 is good. Further, since the bolt 50 and the nut 52 for attaching the mesh material 120 to the mounting bracket 40 are difficult to see from the front side of the mesh material 120, the mesh material 120 can be attached to the lower side of the combination lamp 110 with good appearance.

[Supplementary explanation of the embodiment]
In 1st Embodiment mentioned above, when attaching the mesh material 30 to the bracket 40 for attachment, although the volt | bolt 50 and the nut 52 were used as a fastener, you may use not only this but another fastening means.

  In 1st Embodiment mentioned above, although the shielding member 34 which hides the head of the volt | bolt 50 was provided in the attachment member 32, you may provide not only this but the shielding member in the bracket 40 for attachment.

It is a front view of the assembly state which shows the whole structure of the mesh material attachment structure for vehicles which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the whole structure of the mesh material attachment structure for vehicles which concerns on 1st Embodiment in the state cut | disconnected along the vehicle body up-down direction. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mounting bracket and a guide part of a lamp housing shown in FIG. 1. It is sectional drawing explaining the process in which a mesh material is attached to a lamp housing using the bracket for attachment. It is a perspective view of the bracket for mounting after a deformation | transformation, and the guide part of a lamp housing. It is a front view of the assembly state which shows the whole structure of the mesh material attachment structure for vehicles which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

12 Front bumper cover (bumper cover)
20 Headlamp (lamp)
22 Lamp housing 23 Wall part 23A Guide part 23B Recessed part 24 Opening part 30 Mesh material 32 Mounting member 32B The other end part (bending part)
34 Shielding member 36 Mounting member 36C Protruding part (locking part)
40 Mounting bracket 40A Protruding portion 40B Mesh mounting portion 41 Claw portion 50 Bolt (fastener)
52 Nut (fastener)
73 Wall 73A Guide 74 Opening 102 Rear Bumper Cover (Bumper Cover)
110 Combination lamp (lamp)
112 Lamp housing 120 Mesh material

Claims (6)

A vehicle mesh material mounting structure applied when a mesh material is installed adjacent to a lamp housing surrounding a lamp,
A mounting bracket that can be pulled out along a guide provided on the wall of the lamp housing;
A claw portion provided on the mounting bracket and fitted into a recess formed in the wall portion when pushed in,
A mesh attachment portion provided at an end portion in the pull-out direction of the mounting bracket, and a bent portion obtained by bending one end portion of the mesh material is fixed by a fastener;
A stopper that regulates the pulling position of the mounting bracket;
A vehicle mesh material mounting structure characterized by comprising:   The mesh material mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a shielding member for concealing the fastener is provided on the mounting bracket or the mesh material. The guide portion includes an opening through which the mounting bracket is inserted,
The opening is composed of an opening having a size larger than the outer shape of the claw portion and an opening having a size smaller than the outer shape of the claw portion in a direction perpendicular to the pulling direction of the mounting bracket. The mesh material mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 or 2.   The mesh material mounting structure for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a locking portion locked to a bumper cover at the other end of the mesh material.   The vehicular mesh material mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lamp is a headlamp, and the mesh material is mounted on a front side of the vehicle.   The vehicular mesh material mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lamp is a combination lamp, and the mesh material is mounted on a rear side of the vehicle.

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