JP2539067Y2 - Automotive grill mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grill mounting structure for mounting a vehicle grill to a vehicle body by using a clip.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the above-mentioned grill mounting structure has been disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid- Open Publication No. 63-150849 , particularly FIG.
Some are shown in the section .

According to this, a flange is provided on the back of the grill.
The ribs protrude close to each other . Also, one end
Is attached to the back of the grill , and the other end is
A clip protruding from the rear side of the
Is, the other end of the clip is locked to the vehicle body side, the grille is attached to the vehicle body.

[0004] A clip for the back of the grill is provided.
More specifically, the mounting structure at one end of the
When the flanges and ribs are viewed from the side, these flanges and ribs
Concave grooves extending in the vehicle width direction on opposing surfaces opposing each other
Are formed.

On the other hand, the clip extends in the front-rear direction.
The clip body is integrally molded with the base of the clip body.
A vertical plate, and the upper and lower ends of the vertical plate are
Each groove is fitted into the groove, thereby
One end of the clip is attached to the back surface of the clip.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the present invention] By the way, the conventional
In the technology, as mentioned above, the clip is
The upper and lower ends are fitted into each groove, and
The vertical board is mounted vertically.
The other end of the clip as described above
To the body side, and attach the grill to the body side
The vertical position of the grill due to the weight of the grill.
There is a possibility that the middle part in the vertical direction of the facing plate is bent. Yo
And with the grill installation above, this grill
There is a risk of rattling against the vehicle body.

Further , the grill mounting structure is as described above.
As well as the groove is formed, a vertical plate is provided
And the configuration is extremely complicated.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF devised] This invention has been made by focusing on the above situation, in the case of attaching the automotive grille to the vehicle body, toward <br/> mounting rigidity of the same grille to the vehicle body side So that the grill does not rattle,
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to obtain this with a simple configuration.

[0009]

The feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is that a flange and a rib are provided on the back surface of the grill so as to be close to each other in the up-down direction and protrude.
One end is attached to the back of the grill and the other end is
A clip that projects from the back of the grill toward the vehicle
And the other end of the clip is locked to the vehicle body side.
And the grille is attached to the car body side
In the mounting structure of the car grill,

In the side view of the flange and the rib, these flanges and ribs are shown.
The facing surfaces where the flange and the rib face each other
The clip should be horizontal and flat, while the clip
The upper and lower sides of the above-mentioned one end of the clip are almost horizontal
With a flat surface and one end of the clip with the flange
Fit between the ribs and the opposite surfaces of the flange and rib
And the upper and lower surfaces of the one end are in surface contact with each other.
And pressed against each other .

[0011]

[Operation] The operation of the above configuration is as follows.

When the flange 8 and the rib 19 are viewed from the side,
The opposite surface where the flange 8 and the rib 19 face each other
Each having a substantially horizontal flat surface, while the side surface of the clip 13
The upper and lower surfaces of one end 14 of the clip 13
Each of the clips 13 should have a substantially horizontal flat surface,
14 between the flange 8 and the rib 19, and
The opposed surfaces of the flange 8 and the rib 19 and the one end 14
Contact the upper and lower surfaces of the
They are pressed against each other.

For this reason, the one end 14 is connected to the flange 8.
Whether the entire body is sandwiched between the ribs 19 and the elastic force
Of the clip 13 with respect to the flange 8 and the rib 19.
The end 14 will be attached with sufficient rigidity.

As described above, the flange 8 and the rib
Each of the 19 opposing surfaces is a substantially horizontal flat surface,
The flange 8 and the rib 19 do not have a conventional groove.
And one end 14 of the clip 13 is
Since it is intended to be brought into surface contact with the facing surfaces, a simple flat
A plate shape is sufficient, and the one end portion 14 has a conventional vertical orientation.
There are no boards.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a grill for an automobile, 2 denotes a vehicle body, and a front portion of the vehicle body 2 has a plurality of radiator supports 2a having a vertical direction and another radiator for connecting upper ends of the radiator supports 2a. The grill 1 is supported on the vehicle body 2.
The arrow Fr in the figure indicates the front of the automobile.

The grill 1 extends in the vehicle width direction, and the interior of the vehicle body 2 behind the grill 1 forms an engine room 3. A hood 4 for opening and closing an upper opening of the engine room 3 is provided. A front edge of the hood 4 covers an upper front surface of the grill 1. A front bumper 5 is provided below the grill 1, and the front bumper 5 is supported by a bumper reinforcing member 6 attached to the vehicle body 2.

The grill 1 is made of resin, has elasticity as a whole, and is provided with a large number of ventilation holes 7 for introducing a traveling wind into the engine room 3. At the lower end of the back (rear surface) of the grill 1, a flange 8 is integrally provided to project rearward, and the flange 8 improves the rigidity of the grill 1.

On the other hand, headlights 9 are provided on the left and right sides of the grill 1, respectively, and these headlights 9 are both firmly supported by the vehicle body 2. A bracket 10 made of resin is protruded from each of the headlights 9, and a locking hole 11 is formed in the bracket 10.

The grill 1 is attached to the bracket 10 by a clip 13. That is, the clip 13 is made of resin, a first end portion 14 a front portion thereof is plate-like, rear end a second end portion 15 which is arrow head shaped engaging portion, these end portions 14 and the other end 15 And a collar 16 is provided between them.

One end 14 of the clip 13 is joined to the upper surface of the flange 8 and is screwed by a tapping screw 17. In this case, a through hole 18 is formed in the flange 8 so as to penetrate vertically, and the tapping screw 1 is formed.
7 is screwed into the one end portion 14 through the through hole 18. The lower portion of the flange 16 abuts against the rear edge of the flange 8 to prevent the clip 13 from rotating together when the tapping screw 17 is screwed. The other end 15 of the clip 13 projects toward the vehicle body 2,
The other end 15 is press-fitted into the locking hole 11 of the bracket 10 so as to be detachable and locked, whereby the grill 1 is attached to the vehicle body 2 via the clip 13 and the headlight 9.

In the above configuration, a pair of right and left ribs 19, 19 are provided on the back surface of the grill 1 so as to improve the rigidity of the grill 1 itself. Up and down
The flange 8 and the rib 19 are brought close to each other.
I have.

A side view of the flange 8 and the rib 19 (FIG.
In 1), the flange 8 and the rib 19 face each other.
The opposing surfaces are substantially horizontal flat surfaces. one
On the other hand, when the clip 13 is viewed from the side (FIG. 1),
The upper and lower surfaces of the one end 14 of the loop 13 are substantially horizontal.
A is a flat surface, one end portion 14 of the clip 13 is then fitted into the press-fit manner between the said flange 8 and rib 19.

In the above case, each pair of the flange 8 and the rib 19
The facing surface and the upper and lower surfaces of the one end portion 14 face each other.
They are brought into contact and pressed against each other.

[0025] Therefore, since the above-described one end portion 14 is sandwiched by the elastic force by the above flange 8 and rib 19, on
One end 1 of clip 13 with respect to flange 8 and rib 19
4 is attached with sufficient rigidity, that is, the attachment rigidity of the grill 1 to the vehicle body 2 is improved.

Although the above description is based on the illustrated example, the rib 19
May be long in the vehicle width direction of the grill 1 or may be provided over the entire length.

[0027]

Effects of the invention] According to the invention, hula on the back of the grill
The ribs and the ribs vertically close to each other and project
One end is attached to the back of the grill and the other end is
A clip that projects from the back of the grill toward the vehicle
And the other end of the clip is locked to the vehicle body side.
And the grille is attached to the car body side
In the mounting structure of the car grill,

When viewed from the side of the flanges and ribs, these flanges and ribs
The facing surfaces where the flange and the rib face each other
The clip should be horizontal and flat, while the clip
The upper and lower sides of the above-mentioned one end of the clip are almost horizontal
With a flat surface and one end of the clip with the flange
Fit between the ribs and the opposite surfaces of the flange and rib
And the upper and lower surfaces of the one end are in surface contact with each other.
And pressed against each other.

For this reason, the above-mentioned one end has a flange and a rib.
The entire frame is sandwiched by elastic force
One end of the clip is sufficiently rigid for the flange and rib.
Will be attached.

Therefore, the grill is mounted on the vehicle body by the clip.
When installed on the side, the mounting rigidity of this grill increases
And prevent the grill from rattling against the body side.
Is stopped.

As described above, the flange and the rib
Each facing surface is a substantially horizontal flat surface,
Flanges and ribs do not have conventional concave grooves,
In addition, one end of the clip is brought into surface contact with each of the opposing surfaces.
Because a simple flat plate shape is sufficient,
There is no conventional vertical plate at one end.

Therefore, the grill attached to the vehicle body side
Preventing rattling is a simple matter.
Will be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line 1-1 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the grill viewed from the back side.

FIG. 3 is a developed perspective view.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Grill 2 Body 8 Flange 13 Clip 14 One end 15 Other end 19 Rib

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A flange and a rib are vertically arranged on a back surface of a grill.
And one end is attached to the back side of the grill, and the other end is from the back side of the grill.
A clip protruding toward the vehicle body is provided.
Of the other end portion is engaged with the vehicle body side, the mounting structure of an automotive grille to attach the grille to the vehicle body, in a side view of the flange and the ribs, the flanges and ribs
The opposing surfaces facing each other are almost horizontal flat surfaces.
On the other hand, in the side view of the clip,
The upper and lower surfaces of the above-mentioned one end are each a substantially horizontal flat surface.
And one end of the clip between the flange and the rib.
The flanges and the ribs face each other and
When the upper and lower edges of the edge are in face contact with each other,
And an automotive grill mounting structure pressed against each other .