JPH0924782A - External packaging part mounting structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce parts in number and mounting manhours, prevent an exter nal packaging part from playing after it has been mounted, and make the exter nal packaging part excellent in appearance. SOLUTION: A first vehicular part 11 and a second vehicular part 12 are mounted onto an outer part of a vehicle with a gap 13 spaced, and an external packaging part 17 is mounted onto a mounted member 14 of a car body provided in depth of the gap 13 via a clip 16. A recessed groove 16f is formed in one end periphery of the clip 16 close to the first vehicular part 11 in the direction laid along an outer surface of the first vehicular part 11, and a projection 16g is formed in the other end peripheray of the clip 16 close to the second vehicular part 12. A flange part 17d in which the recessed groove can be fitted, is formed in one end periphery of the external packaging part, and an engaging hole 17e in which the projection can be inserted, is formed in the other end periphery of the external packaging part. The clip is thereby held by the external packaging part so as to be mounted onto the mounted member by inserting the flange part into the recessed groove and also inserting the projection into an engaging hole.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle exterior component, and more particularly to a structure suitable for mounting a bumper filler provided in a gap between a head lamp or a rear combination lamp and a front bumper or a rear bumper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a mounting structure for a vehicle exterior component of this type, as shown in FIG. 7, a headlamp 1a and a front bumper 2a are mounted on a front surface of a vehicle with a gap 3a between them. Head lamp housing 4a at the back
Bumper filler 7 that closes the gap 3a via the clip 6a
A mounting structure of a bumper filler to which a is mounted is known. The clip 6a includes a clip body 8a that abuts the outer surface of the housing 4a and a through hole 8c formed in the housing 4a.
The clip has a leg portion 8b that is locked to the upper end portion, and an upper arm portion 8d and a lower arm portion 8e that project substantially horizontally from the base end upper portion and the base end lower portion of the clip body 8a. An upper protrusion 8f and a lower protrusion 8g are formed on the upper surface of the upper arm portion 8d and the lower surface of the lower arm portion 8e, respectively.

The bumper filler 7a is formed in a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section, and is elastically deformable provided substantially horizontally along a filler main body 9a exposed on the front surface of the automobile and an upper edge and a lower edge of the filler main body 9a. Upper piece 9b and lower piece 9c
And The upper piece 9b is formed with an upper hole 9d with which the upper projection 8f engages, and the lower piece 9c is formed with a lower hole 9e with which the lower projection 8g is engaged. Also, the clip body 8a
An elastic member 9f made of sponge or the like, which is pressed against the inner surface of the filler main body 9a, is fixed to the front end surface of the. In the bumper filler mounting structure thus configured, the space between the upper protrusion 8f and the upper hole 9d and the lower protrusion 8g and the lower hole 9e are increased.
Even if there is rattling, the elastic member 9f urges the bumper filler 7a in a direction away from the headlamp housing 4a, so that one hole edge of the upper hole 9d and the lower hole 9e has an upper protrusion 8f and a lower edge. The protrusions 8g are pressed against each other to prevent the bumper filler 7a from rattling in the vehicle traveling direction.
Moreover, since the bumper filler 7a is always fixed at a predetermined position, the appearance of the bumper filler 7a is not impaired.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, a headlamp and a front bumper are mounted on the front surface of an automobile with a gap 3b between them, and a base portion 6c fixed to a front fender panel 5b on one side of the gap 3b. A clip 6b having a guide portion 6d formed integrally with the base portion 6c is attached, an engaging hole 7c formed at one end is engaged with the guide portion 6d of the clip 6b, and the other end is at the back of the gap 3b. A structure for mounting a bumper filler to which a bumper filler 7b that closes the gap 3b by screwing the lamp housing 4b is mounted is known. Guide part 6 of clip 6b
d is formed in a quadrangular prism shape slightly smaller than the square engagement hole 7c. In the structure for mounting the bumper filler thus configured, first the base portion 6c of the clip 6b is fixed to the inner side wall 5c of the front fender 5b via an adhesive, and then the engagement hole 7c of the bumper filler 7b is fixed to the clip 6b.
The bumper filler 7b is attached to the front fender panel 5b and the headlamp housing 4b by fitting it into the guide portion 6d and further screwing the other end of the bumper filler 7b to the headlamp housing 4b.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional bumper filler mounting structure, an elastic member has to be fixed to the front end surface of the clip body, which causes a problem that the number of parts and the number of mounting steps increase. Further, in the above-described conventional structure for mounting the bumper filler, the positioning of the bumper filler in the vehicle width direction must be performed by the eyes of the operator,
There was a problem that workability was poor. Further, in the above-described conventional structure for mounting the bumper filler, there is a problem that the bumper filler cannot be smoothly pulled out from the protrusion because the engagement hole of the bumper filler engages with the protrusion of the clip without rattling.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a vehicle exterior component which can reduce the number of parts and the number of mounting steps, prevent rattling after the exterior component is attached, and which does not impair the appearance of the exterior component. is there. Another object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a vehicle exterior component that allows the exterior component to be mounted and removed relatively easily and does not impair the appearance of the exterior component.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 is
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a first vehicle component 11 and a second vehicle component 12 are attached to the outside of a vehicle 10 with a gap 13 therebetween, and an attached member provided on a vehicle body behind the gap 13 An exterior product 17 that closes the gap 13 with a clip 16 on the 14
This is an improvement of the mounting structure of the vehicle exterior component to which the is attached.
The characteristic configuration is that the first or second vehicle component 11, 1
The first or second end on one edge of the clip 16 adjacent to
A groove 16f is formed in a direction along the outer surface of the vehicle component 11, 12, and a protrusion 16g is formed on the other end edge of the clip 16 adjacent to the second or first vehicle component 12, 11.
A flange portion 17d into which the recessed groove 16f can be fitted is formed at one edge of the exterior component 17, and an engagement hole 17e into which the protrusion 16g can be inserted is formed at the other edge of the exterior component 17. In the vehicle exterior mounting structure shown in FIG.
The groove 17 of the clip 16 in the flange portion 17d of the exterior component 17
6f is inserted and the projection 16g of the clip 16 is inserted into the engagement hole 17e of the exterior component 17 so that the clip 16 is attached to the exterior component 17
The clip 16 is clamped by
Attach to 4.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the first vehicle part 51 and the second vehicle part 52 are attached to the outside of the vehicle 50 with a gap 53, and the gap 5 is formed.
First attached member 55 provided on the vehicle body on one side of No. 3
A clip 56 having a base portion 56a fixed to the base portion and a guide portion 56b formed integrally with the base portion 56a is attached, and an engaging hole 57d formed at one end is engaged with the guide portion 56b of the clip 56 and the other. By locking the end to the second mounted member 54 provided on the vehicle body behind the gap 53, the gap 5
This is an improvement of the mounting structure of the vehicle exterior component to which the exterior component 57 that closes 3 is attached. The characteristic structure is the clip 56.
Is formed in the guide portion 56b and has an elastically deformable claw 5 having a locked portion 56h capable of locking one hole edge of the engagement hole 57d.
6g and a hooking portion 56 operable in a direction to separate the locked portion 56h in the locked state from one edge of the engagement hole 57d.
j and j. In the vehicle exterior mounting structure shown in FIG. 4, the engaging hole 57d at one end of the exterior 57 is fitted into the guide portion 56b of the clip 56 whose base 56a is fixed to the first mounted member 55 to engage the same. With one hole edge of the hole 57d locked to the locked portion 56h of the guide portion 56b,
By locking the other end of the outer package 57 to the second mounted member 54, the outer package 57 is attached. When removing the exterior component 57, the hook portion 5 of the clip 56 is removed with the other end of the exterior component 57 being unscrewed from the second attached member 54.
6j is operated to disengage the locked portion 56h from one edge of the engagement hole 57d, and the exterior article 57 is pulled out from the guide portion 56b of the clip 56.

In the invention according to claims 1 and 2, a headlamp and a front bumper, a rear combination lamp and a rear bumper, and the like can be cited as the first and second vehicle parts, respectively, and the exterior parts include a bumper filler and the like. Can be mentioned. In addition, claims 1 and 2
In the invention according to, the head lamp housing, the radiator grille, the rear combination lamp housing, the rear end panel, and the like can be cited as the mounted members. In the invention according to claims 1 and 2, the vehicle may be a passenger car, a truck, a bus, a specially-equipped vehicle, or another vehicle. In the invention according to claim 1, the number of clips is one or two or more depending on the length of the outer package, and the flange portion and the engaging hole of the outer package are the same number as the number of clips. It is formed. Further, in the invention according to claim 1, a concave groove is formed in one edge of the clip adjacent to the first vehicle component in a direction along the outer surface of the first vehicle component so as to be adjacent to the second vehicle component. Even if a protrusion is formed on the other edge of the clip, or a groove is formed on one edge of the clip close to the second vehicle component in a direction along the outer surface of the second vehicle component, the first vehicle A protrusion may be formed on the other edge of the clip adjacent to the component. Further, in the invention according to claim 2, an adhesive or a bake-curable double-sided tape can be used to fix the base portion of the clip to the first attached member.

[0010]

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a pair of headlamps 1 are provided on both sides of the front surface of the automobile 10.
1 is provided, and a front bumper 12 extends substantially horizontally below the headlamps 11 with a predetermined gap 13 therebetween. The headlamp 11 is a lamp having a substantially quadrangular lens 11a (FIG. 3), and the headlamp 11 is attached to a headlamp housing 14 provided on the back surface of the lamp 11 (FIG. 1). The headlamp housing 14 has a gap 1 from the back of the headlamp 11.
3 is provided so as to extend downward so as to close the inner part of the housing 3, and the housing 14 has a plurality of through holes 14 facing the gap 13.
a is formed. This housing 14 has a clip 16
A bumper filler 17 that closes the gap 13 is attached via.

The clip 16 is made of synthetic resin,
Two pieces are arranged in the gap 13 with a predetermined space (FIG. 2). The clip 16 is the headlamp housing 14
Clip body 16a that abuts the outer surface of the clip body, a pair of elastically deformable leg portions 16b and 16b that are projectingly provided on the rear surface of the clip body 16a and are inserted into and locked in a plurality of through holes 14a of the headlamp housing 14, and the clip body An elastically deformable upper arm portion 16c protruding from the upper portion of the surface 16a.
And a lower arm portion 16d that is elastically deformable and is provided to project from the lower portion of the surface of the clip body 16a (FIGS. 1 and 2). A pair of protrusions 16e and 16e, each having a substantially triangular pyramid shape, are formed at the tips of the pair of legs 16b and 16b and are inserted into and locked by the through holes 14a. A groove 16f extending in the direction along the lower surface of the headlamp 11, that is, extending in the longitudinal direction of the bumper filler 17 is formed on the upper surface of the tip of the upper arm portion 16c, and a projection protruding downward is formed on the lower surface of the tip of the lower arm portion 16d. 16 g are formed. The protrusion 16g is formed in a truncated cone shape that tapers downward.

The bumper filler 17 is formed in a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section by pressing a metal plate such as a steel plate or an aluminum plate or by injection molding of a synthetic resin, and a filler main body 17a exposed to the front surface of the automobile 10 and this filler. Body 17
The upper piece 17b and the lower piece 17c are provided substantially horizontally along the upper edge and the lower edge of a (FIGS. 1 and 2). Two flange portions 17d are formed at the end of the upper piece 17b so as to project downward, and the recessed groove 16f of the clip 16 can be fitted into the flange 17d at a predetermined interval. Engagement hole 17e into which 16g can be inserted
Are formed at predetermined intervals. Further, a stay portion 17f is provided at one end of the bumper filler 17 so as to face the headlamp housing 14. An elongated hole 17g extending in the longitudinal direction of the bumper filler 17 is formed in the stay portion 17f, and a through hole (not shown) is formed in the headlamp housing 14 facing the elongated hole 17g. A nut (not shown) is welded to the back surface of the headlamp housing 14 so as to face the through hole.

In the bumper filler 17 constructed in this way, first of all, two clips 16,
16 is mounted, that is, the flange portion 1 of the bumper filler 17
The concave groove 16f of the clip 16 is fitted in 7d and the projection 16g of the clip 16 is inserted in the engagement hole 17e of the bumper filler 17. In this state, the pair of legs 16 of the clip 16
b and 16b are inserted into and locked by the through holes 14a of the headlamp housing 14, and then screws (not shown) are inserted into the long holes 17g of the bumper filler 17 and the through holes (not shown) of the housing 14. Screw it into a nut (not shown) on the rear surface of the housing 14. The upper arm portion 16c and the lower arm portion 16d of the clip 16 are elastically deformed and sandwiched by the bumper filler 17, so that the bumper filler 17 is not displaced relative to the clip 16 and the bumper filler 17 is always fixed at a predetermined position. Therefore, it does not spoil the appearance of the bumper filler 17.

4 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. A front fender panel 55 is provided on one side of a gap 53 between the headlamp 51 and the front bumper 52 of the automobile 50, and a headlamp housing 54 is provided behind the gap 53 (see FIG. 4 and FIG. 6).
The front fender panel 55 is connected to the headlamp housing 54 via a bracket 58 by bolts 58a and nuts 58b, and a clip 56 is attached to a position on the inner side wall 55a of the front fender panel 55 facing the gap 53 (see FIG. 4). ). The clip 56 is made of synthetic resin and is fixed to the inner wall 55a of the front fender panel 55 with an adhesive 55b.
And a guide portion 56b formed integrally with the base portion 56a and protruding into the gap 53 (FIGS. 4 and 5).

The guide portion 56b is formed in the shape of a tapered channel, and the guide portion main body 56c positioned substantially in the vertical plane and the upper portion and the lower edge of the guide portion main body 56c are connected to each other and are positioned in the horizontal plane. It has a piece 56d and a lower piece 56e. The guide portion main body 56c is formed with a pair of notches 56f, 56f from the vicinity of the tip end of the guide portion main body 56c toward the base end to form a pawl 56g. The pawl 56g is formed near the front end of the guide portion main body 56c. The base end is elastically deformable. The outer surface of the claw 56g is formed so as to gradually project outward from the outer surface of the guide portion main body 56c from the base end of the claw 56g toward the tip, and is locked at the tip of the claw 56g, that is, near the base 56a of the clip 56. The portion 56h is formed. An arm portion 56i extending in the guide portion 56b substantially parallel to the base portion 56a is formed at the tip of the claw 56g, and a hook portion 56j that bends away from the base portion 56a is formed at the tip of the arm portion 56i. Reference numeral 56k is a hook for positioning the base portion 56a in the vertical direction, and 56m is an abutting portion for positioning the base portion 56a in the vehicle traveling direction. 56n is a lighter weight clip 56 and a claw 56.
It is a square hole formed to reduce the elastic modulus of g.

The gap 53 is closed by a bumper filler 57. The bumper filler 57 is formed by pressing a metal plate such as a steel plate or an aluminum plate or by injection molding of a synthetic resin, and has a filler main body 57a exposed at the front surface of the automobile 50 and the front fender panel 55 at one end of the filler main body 57a. End wall 57b provided so as to face the inner wall 55a, and a stay portion 57c projecting toward the headlamp housing 54 at the other end of the filler main body 57a.
And (FIGS. 4 and 5). An engagement hole 57d that can be fitted into the guide portion 56b of the clip 56 is formed in the end wall 57b. A long hole 57e extending in the longitudinal direction of the bumper filler 57 is formed in the stay portion 57c, and a bracket 59 is fixed to the headlamp housing 54 facing the long hole 57e. A through hole 59a is formed in the bracket 59, and a nut 59b is welded to the back surface of the bracket 59 so as to face the through hole 59a.

In the bumper filler 57 thus configured, the clip 56 is attached to the front fender panel 55 by first fixing the base portion 56a of the clip 56 to the inner side wall 55a of the front fender panel 55 via the adhesive 55b. Next, when the engagement hole 57d at one end of the bumper filler 57 is fitted into the guide portion 56b of the clip 56, one hole edge of the engagement hole 57d is the engaged portion 56 of the guide portion 56b.
Lock to h (Fig. 4). In this state, for example, the screw 59c is screwed into the nut 59b through the long hole 57e of the stay portion 57c of the bumper filler 57 and the through hole 59a of the bracket 59, whereby the bumper filler 57 closes the gap 53 and the front fender panel 55. And the headlamp housing 54. The stay part 57c of the bumper filler 57 is not attached to the headlamp housing 54 by screwing the screw 59c into the nut 59b, but is locked to the headlamp housing 54 by a clip or the like via the bracket 59 or directly. You may go by. At this time, the mounting position of the bumper filler 57 is always fixed at a predetermined position in the vertical direction, the vehicle traveling direction, and the vehicle width direction by the hook 56k, the abutting portion 56m, and the locked portion 56h of the clip 56. It doesn't spoil the look.

When removing the bumper filler 57,
Remove the screw 59c from the nut 59b, and remove the bumper filler 57
The other end of the headlamp housing 54 from the housing 54 and the bumper filler 57 formed in the gap between the guide portion main body 56c, the upper piece 56d and the lower piece 56e, and a minus driver (not shown). )
Etc. are inserted, and the hook portion 56j of the clip 56 is operated in the direction of the solid arrow in FIG. At this time, the claw 56g is elastically deformed and the locked portion 56h is disengaged from one edge of the engagement hole 57d. In this state, the bumper filler 57 is clipped by the clip 5
6 from the guide portion 56b. The bumper filler 57 can be removed by such a relatively simple operation.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, one end edge of the clip adjacent to the first or second vehicle component is recessed in the direction along the outer surface of the first or second vehicle component. A groove is formed, a protrusion is formed on the other end edge of the clip adjacent to the second or first vehicle component, and a flange portion into which a concave groove can be fitted is formed on one end edge of the exterior component, and the exterior component is further formed. Since the engaging hole into which the protrusion can be inserted is formed on the other end edge of the product, by inserting the recessed groove into the flange part and inserting the protrusion into the engaging hole, the clip can be held by the exterior product. The clip is attached to the attached member. As a result, since the exterior product is always attached at a predetermined position, the appearance of the exterior product is not impaired. Further, in comparison with the conventional bumper filler mounting structure that requires an elastic member formed of sponge or the like, in the present invention, the elastic member is not required, and the number of parts and the mounting man-hour can be reduced, and after mounting the exterior parts. It can prevent rattling.

Further, an elastically deformable claw is formed on the guide part of the clip whose base is fixed to the first mounted member, and the claw on which one hole edge of the engaging hole of the exterior article can be locked. When a stopper is formed and a hook is formed on the clip that can be operated in the direction that separates the locked portion from the one hole edge of the engaging hole, when mounting the exterior parts in the same manner as above. In addition to not impairing the appearance, the exterior parts can be attached and detached relatively easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3 showing a mounting structure for a vehicle exterior component according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a bumper filler and a clip.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of an automobile including the bumper filler.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 6 showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a bumper filler and a clip.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of an automobile including the bumper filler.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional example and corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4 showing another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10,50 Automobile (vehicle) 11,51 Headlamp (first vehicle part) 12,52 Front bumper (second vehicle part) 13,53 Gap 14 Headlamp housing (attached member) 16,56 Clip 16f concave Groove 16g Protrusion 17,57 Bumper filler (exterior product) 17d Flange portion 17e, 57d Engagement hole 54 Headlamp housing (second attached member) 55 Front fender panel (first attached member) 56a Base portion 56b Guide portion 56g Claw 56h Locked part 56j Hanging part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first vehicle part (11) and a second vehicle part (12) are mounted outside a vehicle (10) with a gap (13) between them.
In a mounting structure for a vehicle exterior component, an exterior component (17) for closing the gap (13) is attached to a mounted member (14) provided on a vehicle body in the back of the gap (13) via a clip (16). The first or second vehicle part is provided on one edge of the clip (16) adjacent to the first or second vehicle part (11, 12).
A groove (16f) is formed in a direction along the outer surface of (11, 12), and a projection () is formed on the other end edge of the clip (16) close to the second or first vehicle component (12, 11). 16g) is formed, a flange portion (17d) into which the recessed groove (16f) can be fitted is formed at one edge of the exterior product (17), and the other edge of the exterior product (17) is formed. An engagement hole (17e) into which the protrusion (16g) can be inserted is formed, the concave groove (16f) is fitted into the flange portion (17d), and the protrusion (16g) is inserted into the engagement hole (17e). By doing so, the clip (16) is sandwiched by the exterior component (17) and attached to the mounted member (14), the exterior component attachment structure for a vehicle. 2. A first vehicle part (51) and a second vehicle part (52) are mounted outside the vehicle (50) with a gap (53) between them.
A base portion (56a) fixed to a first mounted member (55) provided on the vehicle body on one side of the gap (53) and a guide portion (56b) integrally formed with the base portion (56a). Clip With And (56)
, The engaging hole (57d) formed at one end is engaged with the guide portion (56b) of the clip (56), and the other end is provided with the gap (53).
In the mounting structure of the exterior component for vehicle, the exterior component (57) for closing the gap (53) by being locked to the second mounted member (54) provided on the vehicle body at the back of the clip (56) ) Is formed in the guide portion (56b) and has an elastically deformable claw (56g) having a locked portion (56h) capable of locking one hole edge of the engagement hole (57d), and the locking The exterior part for a vehicle, characterized in that it has a hanging part (56j) operable in a direction to separate the locked part (56h) in the state from one hole edge of the engagement hole (57d). Mounting structure.