JPH0411292Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" This invention relates to a glove attachment device for attaching a glove for concealing a vehicle interior light, such as a fluorescent light, from the outside.

``Prior Art'' In a vehicle interior light, as shown in FIGS.
is attached, and a glove 13 is provided under the case 11 to hide it.

For example, the glove mounting structure has been implemented as follows. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a flange 15 is welded to the lamp case 11, the flange 15 is attached to a ceiling plate 16 with screws 17, and the edge of the globe 13 is attached to the flange with screws 18 through a decorative frame 14. It was fixed to the mounting part 19 of.

As described above, in the conventional device, the mounting screw 18 to which the glove was attached was visible from the outside, which was not aesthetically pleasing. Some proposals have been made in which the molding is covered in order to hide the screws, but in conventional moldings the width of the molding is relatively wide, which does not match the width of the glove and is aesthetically undesirable.

``Means for solving the problem'' According to this invention, the fixing plate is fixed to the ceiling plate with screws via the edge of the lamp case and the edge of the globe, and the fixing plate has a vertical plate attached to it. A part is provided vertically on the lower edge of the globe on the center side, and a lid part is provided which is hingedly connected to the other end edge of the fixing plate part, and the lid part is attached to the hanging plate in a closed state. The fixing plate part is engaged and fixed near the lower end of the part so as to hide the screw, and furthermore, a rib is formed on the bottom surface of the fixing plate part, and the fixing plate part, the hanging plate part, the lid body part and the rib are The fixing plate part and the lid part are integrally formed and bent so that the hinge-like connecting part contacts the ceiling plate.

By doing so, the screws that fasten the globe are hidden by the lid, and the edges of the lamp case and the globe are further hidden by the fixing plate and the lid. Additionally, since the glove is fixed to the case and only that part is hidden, it has the advantage of being narrower overall.

``Embodiment'' An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 1, in which parts corresponding to those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In this embodiment, a fluorescent lamp is used as the lamp, and an inverter 21 for lighting is housed in the lamp case 11. A flange 15 of the lamp case 11 is fixed to a ceiling plate 16 with screws 17.

In this invention, the globe 13 is attached at its edge to a fluorescent lamp case, in this example a flange 15, by screws 22. In this embodiment, it is attached via a U-shaped fixture 23, both legs of the U-shaped fixture are welded to the flange 15, and the globe 13 is tightened with a screw 22 in the middle.

Further, in this invention, the fixing plate part 24 is fastened to the case 11 together with the glove 13 by the screws 22. A vertical plate part 25 is integrally provided on the lower surface of one end of the fixed plate part 24, and the other end of the fixed plate part 24 is bent upward and extended to near the ceiling board. and a hinge-like connection 26 made of a particularly soft material at its extended end.
is provided so as to be in contact with the ceiling plate, and a lid body part 27 is disposed below the fixed plate part 24 so as to be openable and closable via this hinge-like connecting part 26. This lid body part 2
7 is closed, its free end engages with the lower end of the hanging plate 25 to hide the screw 22. Furthermore, ribs 28 are formed on the bottom surface of the fixing plate portion 24. The fixed plate part 24, the vertical plate part 25, the lid part 27, and the ribs 28 are integrally formed as a molded product of synthetic resin material.

In this way, the screw 22 can be hidden from the outside, and since the screw fixes the edge of the glove 13, it is only necessary to hide that part, so the width of the lid body part 27 is also compared. It can be narrow in scope. Furthermore, the hinge-like connection part 26
Since the fixing plate part 24 and the lid body part 27 are bent and extended so that they come into contact with the ceiling plate 16, the edge of the flange 15 of the case and the edge of the globe 13 can be hidden by these. . Furthermore, by providing the ribs 28 on the fixing plate portion 24, the lid body portion 2
7 can be prevented from being deformed by the pressure, and the problem of disengagement with the vertical plate part 25 due to the deformation can be prevented.

If the flange 15 of the case is attached to the ceiling plate 16 with screws 22 as shown in FIG. 2, the width of the lid body 27 can be made much narrower.

"Effect of the invention" As described above, according to this invention, the globe 13 is fixed with screws, and the fixing plate part 24 is fixed at the same time, so that the lid body part 27 is attached to the fixing plate part so as to be openable and closable. The screw 22 with the glove attached thereto can be hidden from the outside by closing the lid body part 27. Moreover, since the glove is fixed with screws in this way, and the fixing plate part 24 is fixed with the screws at the same time, and only that part needs to be hidden from the outside, it is possible to make the glove as a whole with a narrow width. can. Therefore, the width of the lid body is sufficiently narrow compared to the width of the glove, and the size of the lid body matches the width of the glove. Furthermore, each edge of the case and the glove can be hidden, and even if the lid part is pressed, the engagement with the hanging plate part does not easily disengage, thus providing a glove attachment device with excellent appearance and reliability. Obtainable.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the glove mounting device for a vehicle interior light according to this invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of a partially modified example thereof, and Fig. 3 is a front view showing the mounting state of the lamp. 4 is a bottom view of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a conventional glove attachment device, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part of the attachment portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] A fixing plate that is fixed to the ceiling plate with screws via the edge of the lamp case and the edge of the globe, and the edge of the lower surface of the fixing plate on the center side of the globe. A vertical plate part that is vertically installed on the fixed plate part, and a part that is hinge-like connected to the other end edge of the fixed plate part to open and close, and when in the closed state, is engaged and fixed to the vicinity of the lower end of the vertical plate part. a lid portion that hides the screws; and a rib formed on the bottom surface of the fixing plate portion; Globe mounting device for vehicle interior lights with bent lids.