JPH0212111Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <<Industrial Application Field>> The present invention relates to a lighting device for a vehicle, and particularly to a lighting device that is thin and can be easily attached to a vehicle body.

<Prior Art> This type of vehicle lamp is commonly used, for example, in rear combination lamps for automobiles.
As a conventional structure for mounting a lamp on a vehicle body, there is one shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing the mounting structure of the lamp, and FIG. 8 is a reduced front view showing the mounting hole of the vehicle body. This lamp has a lamp bulb f disposed in a lamp chamber defined by a synthetic resin housing a and a lens d covering the front surface of the housing a, and a socket g erected at the bottom of the housing a. Attach the dish-shaped cover e from the back,
A lamp bulb f is attached to the socket g.
A groove part b is provided at the periphery of the opening of the housing a, and a rim part c is further extended therein, and a leg part around the lens d is embedded in the groove part b using a sealant j and sealed thereto. Bolts h are integrally implanted in several places on the rim part c by insert molding, and a seal gasket k made of a buffer sealing material is brought into contact with the back surface of the rim part c to complete the lamp unit.

When installing this lighting unit to the vehicle body L, a mounting hole n large enough to fit the housing a is punched in advance into the vehicle body L, and a bolt h is inserted into the vehicle body L.
Drill a number of bolt holes m into which the bolts will fit, then place the sealing gasket k of the lighting unit against the car body l, insert the housing a into the mounting hole n, pass the bolt h through the bolt hole m, and screw it in with the nut i. are doing.

<<Problems to be solved by the invention>> In the conventional example as described above, the size of the mounting hole n is large enough to fit the housing a, which affects the strength of the car body and also reduces the size of the car body l. Since it is difficult for the contact state with the surface to be properly uniform over the entire circumference of the housing a, rainwater or the like may leak into the trunk, causing problems in sealing inside the vehicle body. Furthermore, since the housing a protrudes inward of the trunk, there is a problem in that the usable space in the trunk room is reduced accordingly.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the vehicle lamp of the present invention is a vehicle lamp in which a lens is attached to the front opening of the housing and a lamp bulb is arranged inside. , a screw hole is provided in the upper part of the housing to be screwed to the upper bracket fixed to the outside of the car body panel, and a locking part that can be engaged with a locking member provided on the lower bracket fixed to the outside of the car body panel is provided in the lower part of the housing. A protrusion is provided, the locking member is rotatably supported in the mounting direction of the lamp, the base end is pushed by the rear end of the lamp to rotate, and the hook formed at the tip engages the locking protrusion. It is characterized by engaging with.

《Operation》 By pressing the lamp against the vehicle body with the upper part of the housing along the upper bracket,
A locking member engages with the locking protrusion. Then, by screwing the upper bracket and the housing, the lamp is fixed between the brackets.

<<Embodiment>> FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the rear part of an automobile body provided with a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, this vehicle lamp includes a tail stop lamp 1, a backlight lamp 2,
It is configured as a rear combination lamp with integrated turn signal lamp 3.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, it is arranged between a bumper 5 and a trunk lid 6 at the rear corner of a vehicle body panel 4.

In this vehicle lamp, lenses 8 each having a predetermined light color are arranged in the front opening of a housing 7, and a back cover 10 holding a plurality of lamp bulbs 9 is attached to the rear of the housing 7. A partition plate 11 is arranged between the lens 8 and a plurality of lamp chambers.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a boss portion 12 is formed at the top of the housing 7 and projects into the interior of the lamp chamber.
is formed. A mounting screw 16 is screwed into this screw hole 13 through an insertion hole 15 of an upper bracket 14 fixed to the outside of the vehicle body panel 4.

Further, at the bottom of the housing 7, a vehicle body panel 4 is provided.
Locking member 1 of lower bracket 17 fixed on the outside
A locking protrusion 19 that engages with 8 is integrally formed.

The locking member 18 is made of synthetic resin and has a substantially doglegged cross-section, and has locking pins 21 on both sides of the bent portion, as shown in FIG.
These locking pins 21 are fitted into engagement hooks 20 formed on the lower bracket 17 and are rotatably supported. A claw portion 22 is formed on the distal end side of the locking member 18 and engages with the locking protrusion 19 from below. Further, a lever portion 23 that is pressed and operated by a rear end corner portion of the housing 7 is formed on the base end side of the locking member 18 . In such a locking member 18, as shown in FIG. 4 without a lamp attached, the distal end side is lowered downward, and the lever portion 23 on the base end side is placed in a state protruding from the vehicle body panel 4. . Then, as the lamp is attached, the lever portion 23 is pressed against the rear end corner portion of the housing 7. Along with this, the locking member 18 rotates, and as shown in FIG.
comes around from below and engages with the locking protrusion 19. The lever portion 23 is sandwiched between the vehicle body panel 4 and the back cover 10, and stress due to its elastic deformation is applied to the tip side, causing the locking protrusion 1
9 and the claw portion 22 are tightly engaged with each other.

In the above structure, in order to fix the lamp to the vehicle body panel 4, first, the upper part of the housing 7 is aligned with the upper bracket 14, and the lamp is abutted against the vehicle body. Then, after the locking protrusion 19 and the locking member 18 are engaged with each other, the upper bracket 14 and the housing 7 are screwed together, thereby fixing the lamp between the brackets 14 and 17.

In addition, in the vehicle lamp fixed in this way, the housing 7 is screwed to the side bracket 30 fixed to the vehicle body panel 4, and the housing 7 is directly attached to the corner part of the vehicle body panel 4, as shown in FIG. It is fixed with screws to make it even more secure.

<<Effects of the invention>> As explained above, according to the invention, there is no need to form a cutout hole for mounting a light in the car body panel, and the cutout hole also prevents rainwater etc. from entering the inside of the car body. This also prevents the rear part of the lamp from protruding into the trunk.

In addition, the lamp can be attached by operating from above, and the bumper protrudes from the bottom.
Installation work will not be hindered.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the rear part of an automobile body equipped with a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a front external view of the vehicle lamp shown in Figure 1,
The figure is a plan cross-sectional view of the vehicle light shown in Figure 1, Figure 4 is an exploded cross-sectional view showing the vehicle light shown in Figure 1 before it is installed on the vehicle body, and Figure 5 is the same as Figure 1. An exploded perspective view showing a lower bracket and a locking member for fixing a vehicle light to the vehicle body, FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing an example of a conventional vehicle light, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle light shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a front reduced-scale view showing a mounting hole formed in the vehicle body for the purpose of the present invention. 4...Vehicle body panel, 7...Housing, 8...
Lens, 9... Lamp bulb, 13... Screw hole,
14... Upper bracket, 17... Lower bracket, 18... Locking member, 19... Locking protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A vehicle lamp having a lens attached to the front opening of the housing and a lamp bulb arranged inside,
A screw hole is provided in the upper part of the housing to be screwed to an upper bracket fixed to the outside of the vehicle body panel, and the lower part of the housing is engageable with a locking member provided on a lower bracket fixed to the outside of the vehicle body panel. a locking protrusion is provided, the locking member is rotatably supported in a mounting direction of the lamp;
A vehicular lamp characterized in that a base end portion is pushed by a rear end portion of the lamp and rotates, and a hook portion formed at a tip portion engages with the locking protrusion.