JP3265873B2 - 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 grill in an opening formed in a front panel of a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various types of grills mounted on a front portion of an automobile, and various types of mounting structures are employed. 5 and 6 show one of the conventional examples. In this conventional example, an opening 31 is formed at a substantially central portion of a front panel 30 of a vehicle body, and a grill 32 is formed in the opening 31. Is configured to be mounted. That is, in this case, the insertion hole 33 formed in the peripheral portion 31a of the opening 31 of the front panel 30 is provided.
By screwing a screw 34 from the back side of the front panel 30 to the peripheral edge 32 a of the grill 32, the grill 32 is fastened and fixed to a position corresponding to the opening 31 of the front panel 30.

FIG. 7 shows a conventional example in which a push nut 36 is used as mounting means instead of the screw 34. In this case, the periphery 32 of the grill 32
a boss 35 integrally formed on the back surface of the boss 35 is inserted into the insertion hole 33 and a push nut 3
6, the grill 32 is attached to the front panel 30.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show another conventional example. In this conventional example, a grill 32 is attached to an opening 31 of a front panel 30 on the front side of the front panel 30 and the grill 32. From the screw 34. That is, in this case, as shown in FIG.
8 is fixed, and a screw 34 is inserted from a front side of the grill 32 into an insertion hole 39 formed in a peripheral portion 32a of the grill 32, and screwed to the nut 38 via a washer 40 and the peripheral portion 31a, respectively. By doing so, the grill 32 is attached to the front panel 30.

Further, in FIG. 10, a so-called speed nut 41 formed by folding a steel plate into a U-shape is used in place of the fixing nut 38 and the washer 40.
In the case of this example, a pair of opposing pieces 4 of the speed nut 41
1a, 41b, the peripheral portion 31a of the front panel 30 is sandwiched, and under this condition, the screw 34 is connected to the grill 32.
The grill 32 is attached to the front panel 30 by being inserted into the insertion holes 39 of the speed nut 41 and screwed into the insertion holes 42, 43 of the opposing pieces 41a, 41b of the speed nut 41.

FIGS. 11 to 13 show a mounting structure of a front member 45 in which a grill portion 45b is integrally formed with a front panel portion 45a. In this case, the front member 45 is not shown. The upper part of the grill portion 45b hidden by the front hood is attached to the vehicle body with the screw 34 (or clip) as shown in FIG. 12, and the front member 45 is hidden by the fins 46 of the grill portion 45b (see FIG. 11). The lower part of the grill portion 45b is attached to the vehicle body with a clip 47 (or a screw) as shown in FIG.

[0007]

However, the various conventional examples described above have the following problems. That is, in each of the above-described conventional examples, there is a problem that the number of parts increases and the number of assembling steps increases because many parts are required for mounting the grill.
In addition, the work of removing the grill for repair or the like was troublesome.

Further, since the mounting portion of the grill 32 is associated with a plurality of panels, the gap between the grill 32 and the peripheral panels is set at a predetermined interval so that the positioning of the grill 32 and the peripheral panels can be accurately performed. It is actually difficult to do.

[0009] As shown in FIGS.
In a vehicle of the type in which the grill 32 is attached to the front panel 30 from the back side of the front panel 0, the attachment of the grill 32 must be performed before the attachment of the radiator or the like, so that piping work for an air conditioner or the like is difficult.

In the case of a retrofit type grill 32 as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 and FIGS. 11 to 13, a screw 34 or a clip 47 is provided from the front side of the front panel 30.
It is indispensable that the head of the screw 34 or the clip 47 is seen as an external appearance, and the external appearance is not good.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such various problems, and has as its object to reduce the number of parts and improve the appearance, and to assemble a grill with a front panel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a grill mounting structure having a structure in which the mounting process can be performed accurately after assembling components to be disposed at the rear of the grill, and the grill can be easily attached to and detached from the front panel.

[0012]

To achieve the above object, according to the solution to ## in the present invention, for attaching the grille to the opening formed in the vehicle body front panel, left and right sides of the grill
The claw part is formed at each part and the lower part, and the grill is
Push the front panel into the opening from the front side.
With this, the claw portion is connected to the opening of the front panel.
A grille mounting structure fixed to an end surface of the front panel, wherein a peripheral portion of the opening of the front panel is provided.
Forming a flange piece bent toward the rear of the vehicle body,
The grill is made up of a rectangular box-shaped frame
Flange-shaped front surface bent outward at the front end
And a frame extending parallel to each other in the frame portion.
And a claw formed on both left and right sides of the grill
Engaging surface of the part and the front panel to which the claw part is engaged
So that the angle between the opening and the edge of the opening is obtuse.
And a claw portion formed at a lower portion of the grill
Of the front panel on which the hooking surface of the
The angle between the edge of the opening and the edge is almost right.
With the front panel bent toward the rear of the vehicle body.
An insertion hole is formed in the bent flange piece, and
Insert the through holes in the frame corresponding to the through holes of the lunge pieces.
Before being formed and laid parallel to each other in the frame part
From between the fin and the frame portion to the frame portion
And insert the clip into the flange piece.
And the upper portion of the grill is fastened to the front panel by clipping by inserting the grill into the insertion hole of the frame portion .

In the present invention, the angle is substantially a right angle.
The guide piece is extended by extending the tip of the claw part
Is formed.

[0014]

[Function] When the grill is mounted on the upper, lower, left and right sides surrounded by the opening edge of one front panel, the accuracy of the mounting portion on the front panel side is easy to obtain, so that the right and left sides of the grill and By fixing the lower three directions with hooks that hook, and fastening only the upper inconspicuous parts with clips, the number of parts can be reduced, and grill installation is simplified and high accuracy is achieved. Is achieved. In addition, since the use of a screw for fixing the grill is not required, the appearance is improved, and the opening area inside the grill can be used to the utmost since there is no need to provide a screw seat. Further, by simplifying the grill mounting, the grill mounting process can be performed after the component mounting process inside the grill, and the component mounting operation can be easily performed.

[0015] Further, by making the engaging surfaces of the claws on both right and left sides of the grille obtuse as described above, the grill is positioned with respect to the front panel, and the engaging surfaces of the lower claws of the grill are formed as described above. The grille is hard to be detached from the front panel by making the right angle as described above.

[0016]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 shows a four-wheeled vehicle 1 provided with a grill mounting structure according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a front panel, and reference numeral 3 denotes a front panel mounted on the left and right central portions. A grill 4 is a front bumper disposed below the front panel 2, and a front hood 5 is disposed above the front panel 2 with a front end portion corresponding thereto.

As shown in FIG. 2, the grill 3 of the present embodiment is configured so as to correspond to an opening 6 formed in a central portion on the left and right sides of one front panel 2. here,
The configuration of the opening 6 of the front panel 2 and the grill 3 will be specifically described as follows. First, the opening 6 of the front panel 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a peripheral portion of the opening 6 is bent toward the rear of the vehicle body to form a flange piece 7. The upper and lower portions of the flange piece 7 are provided with clip mounting pieces 8a and 8b and engaging pieces 9a and 9b, each of which comprises a pair of rectangular projecting pieces protruding to the back side, and are provided with flanges. On both right and left sides of the piece 7, a pair of substantially triangular engagement pieces 10a, 10b and 11a, 11b projecting to the back side are provided. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 12 denotes a headlamp opening.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the grill 3 has a substantially rectangular box-shaped frame portion 13 and a flange-shaped front portion 14 bent outward at the front end of the frame portion 13. And a plurality of fins 15 laid in parallel with each other in the frame portion 13, and in this example, a total of 6
The individual claw portions are integrally formed.

That is, in the lower part of the grill 3, a pair of elastic pieces 16 projecting straight from the boundary between the frame part 13 and the front part 14 toward the back side are integrally formed. On the lower surface side of the front end edge of the claw 16, a claw portion 17 having a substantially right triangular cross section projecting downward is integrally formed (see FIG. 3). Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the angle between the engaging surface 18, which is one side of the claw portion 17, and the elastic piece 16 is formed substantially at a right angle. Further, a distal end portion of the elastic piece 16 on the rear side of the claw portion 17 is extended as a guide piece 19 for attaching the grill 3 to the front panel 2.
Reference numeral 9 is also used as an operation piece for removing the grill as described later.

On the left and right sides of the grill 3,
A pair of elastic pieces 20 projecting straight from the boundary between the frame part 13 and the front part 14 toward the back side are integrally formed. Projecting claw portions 21 having a triangular cross section are integrally formed (see FIG. 4). Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the angle between the engaging surface 22, which is one side of the claw portion 21, and the elastic piece 20 is formed to be an obtuse angle.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a clip insertion hole 23 is formed in each of the pair of clip mounting pieces 8a and 8b of the front panel 2, and the upper part of the frame portion 13 of the grill 3 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of clip insertion holes 24 corresponding to the clip insertion holes 23 are formed.

When mounting the grill 3 configured as described above on the front panel 2, first, the grill 3 is pushed into the opening 6 from the front side of the front panel 2,
By this pushing operation, a pair of claw portions 1 at the lower portion of the grill 3 is formed.
The engaging surface 18 of the grill 7 is click-engaged with the end surfaces 25 of a pair of engaged pieces 9a and 9b on the lower side of the front panel 2 as shown in FIG. The engaging surface 22 of the portion 21 is click-engaged with the end surfaces 26 of the pieces 10a, 10b and 11a, 11b of the front panel 2 as shown in FIG. This allows
The angle θ ₁ between the engagement surface 18 of the claw portion 17 and the engagement pieces 9 a and 9 b of the front panel 2 is substantially perpendicular (see FIG. 3), and the engagement surface 22 of the claw portion 21 is formed.
And the attached pieces 10a, 10b and 11 of the front panel 2
a, the angle theta ₂ between 11b is made an obtuse angle, respectively (see FIG. 4).

In this case, the grill 3 is attached to the front panel 2.
The lower part is mounted on the surface 1 of the guide piece 19 and the claw 17.
The pawl portion 1 is formed by sliding action between the front panel 2 and the front panel 7a.
7 is easily and reliably performed. Further, since the angle θ ₁ is substantially a right angle, the claw portion 17 is engaged with the front panel 2 in a state in which the claw portion 17 is unlikely to come off, and
Since the angle θ ₂ is engaged so as to be an obtuse angle,
The grille 3 is assembled at a proper position with respect to the front panel 2 by the positioning action of a total of four claws 21 on the right and left sides of the grill 3. Accordingly, the grill 3 is assembled to the front panel 2 in a state where it is positioned at a regular position in the opening 6 of the front panel 2 and in a state where it is hard to be detached.

Thereafter, the frames 13 are parallel to each other in the frame 13.
From the space between the fin 15 and the frame 13
Clip 28 is directed toward the upper flange portion of
Is inserted into the clip insertion hole 24 in the upper part of the grill 3 and the clip insertion hole 23 in the front panel 2 and these are fastened to each other.
(See Fig. 3)
Attachment of the grill 3 is completed.

When the grill 3 is to be removed, the pawl portion 17 can be easily removed from the end face 25 of the front panel 2 by rotating the guide portion 19 in the direction of arrow P in FIG. By pulling the grill 3 forward, the claw portion 21 is moved to an arrow Q in FIG.
The grill 3 can be easily removed by rotating the grill 3 in the direction shown by.

According to the grill mounting structure having such a configuration, the claws 17 and 21 are integrally formed on the back side of the grill 3 and the left and right portions and the lower portion of the grill 3 are mounted using these claws. Then, since the upper part is fastened by the clip 28, the number of parts can be reduced (the fixing screw is omitted). In addition, since the grill 3 attached to the upper, lower, left and right sides surrounded by the opening 6 of the single front panel 2 can easily obtain the accuracy of the attached portion on the front panel 2 side, the right and left sides of the grill 3 can be easily obtained. The grille 3 can be easily and accurately positioned at a proper position by fixing the lower part in three directions with hooks that hook the three directions, and the upper part that is inconspicuous is fastened with the clip 28, which impairs the appearance. This can be avoided.

Further, since there is no need to provide a screw seat surface, the opening area inside the grill 3 can be utilized to the utmost.
Furthermore, the simplification of the work of attaching the grill 3 allows the assembling step of the grill 3 to be performed after the part assembling step inside the grill 3, thereby facilitating the part assembling operation.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the guide portion 19
Is used as an operation piece for removing the grill, and the engagement surface 22 of the claw portion 21 and the engagement piece 1 of the front panel 2 are used.
0a, 10b and 11a, since the angle theta ₂ between 11b is set to an obtuse angle as described above, detaching grill 3 from the front panel 2 can also be easily performed.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention. For example, the number of the claws 17 and 21 provided on the grill 3 is not limited as in the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed as needed. In addition, the shapes of the claws 17 and 21 can be appropriately changed.

[0031]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a front
A bend toward the rear of the vehicle body at the periphery of the
Form a lunge piece and place the grill in a rectangular box-shaped frame
Bent at the front end portion of the frame portion toward the outer peripheral side.
Flanged front part and inside the frame part parallel to each other
It consists of fins that are erected, and is formed on both left and right sides of the grill.
The engaging surface of the claw part to be formed and the front to which this claw part is engaged
The angle between the edge of the panel opening and the edge is an obtuse angle
And the claw formed at the bottom of the grill
An engaging surface and an opening in the front panel to which the claw is engaged
Angled with the edge
And the flank bent toward the rear of the vehicle on the front panel
And an insertion hole for the flange piece.
An insertion hole is formed in the frame to correspond to
Between the fins and the frame part installed parallel to each other
Insert the clip into the frame part from the
By inserting it into the flange piece and the insertion hole of the frame
In addition, since the upper part of the grill is fastened to the front panel by clip fastening, the screws for fixing the grill as conventionally used can be omitted, and the number of parts and the number of assembling steps can be reduced. At the same time, it is possible to achieve simplification and high accuracy of the work of attaching the grill to the front panel (assembly work).

Further, with the omission of the screw for fixing the grill as described above, it is not necessary to provide a screw seat on the peripheral portion of the grill, which can improve the external appearance and can improve the appearance of the grill and the front panel. It is possible to maximize the entire area of the opening. Further, with the simplification of the work of assembling the grill, it becomes possible to perform the assembly process of the grill after the process of assembling the components inside the grill, and therefore, it is possible to easily perform the work of attaching the components inside the grill. . Also, a claw provided on the grill
The engagement between the front panel and the front panel can be released relatively easily.
Grille from the front panel
Can be easily and quickly removed.
You.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the angle is
Extend the tip of the claw that is configured to be almost
To form a guide piece.
Sliding operation between the front panel and the surface of the guide piece and claw
For easy and reliable click engagement of the claw.
Can be. When removing the grill,
The claw is turned to the end of the front panel
From the front panel.
The removal of the rill can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a four-wheeled vehicle equipped with a grill mounting structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a front panel and a grill attached to the front panel.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional grill mounting structure.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a mounting portion of a grill to a front panel in the grill mounting structure of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a mounting portion of the grill to the front panel in the grill mounting structure of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another conventional grill mounting structure.

9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an example of an attachment portion of the grill to the front panel in the grill attachment structure of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a mounting portion of the grill to the front panel in the grill mounting structure of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing still another conventional grill mounting structure.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a portion indicated by reference numeral X in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a front view of a portion indicated by reference numeral Y in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Four-wheeled vehicle 2 Front panel 3 Grill 6 Opening 8a, 8b Clip attachment part 9a, 9b Engagement part 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b Engagement part 16,20 Elastic piece 17,21 Claw part 18,22 Engagement Chakumen 19 guide pieces 23, 24 the clip insertion holes 25, 26 end surface 28 clip theta ₁ angle (approximately perpendicular) theta ₂ angle (obtuse)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A for attaching the grille to the opening formed in the front panel of the vehicle body, left and right side portions及of the grill
And the lower part of the grille,
Press into the opening from the front side of the panel
More preferably, the claw portion is positioned at an end of the opening of the front panel.
In a grille mounting structure fixed to a surface of the vehicle, a rear edge of the vehicle body is provided at a peripheral portion of the opening of the front panel.
Forming a flange piece bent toward the frame , said grille, a rectangular box-shaped frame portion, said frame
Flange-shaped bent outward at the front end of the part
The front portion and the frame portion are laid in parallel with each other in the frame portion.
Fins, and engaging surfaces of claws formed on both left and right sides of the grill.
Of the opening of the front panel to which the claw portion is engaged
If the angle between the edge and the edge is configured to be obtuse,
In addition, the engaging surface of the claw portion formed at the lower portion of the grill and this
End of the opening of the front panel to which a claw is engaged
The angle formed with the edge portion is substantially perpendicular, and the front panel is bent toward the rear of the vehicle body.
An insertion hole is formed in the flange piece, and the flange piece is inserted.
The fins are formed in the frame portion so as to correspond to the through holes, and the fins are installed in the frame portion in parallel with each other.
And between the frame part and the frame part.
Insert a lip, and mate the clip with the flange
A grille mounting structure , wherein an upper portion of the grill is fastened to the front panel by clipping by inserting the grill into an insertion hole of the arm portion . 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said angle is substantially a right angle.
That the guide piece was formed by extending the tip of the claw
The grill mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein: