JPH053052U - Bumper mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] By properly connecting the upper face terminal of the bumper face and the lamp above it, displacement of the upper face terminal in the event of a collision is prevented, and the upper face terminal and the lens of the lamp are The gap can be set small to improve the appearance. Also, the screwing work is eliminated to improve the mountability. In the mounting structure of the front bumper 1 in which the upper face terminal 27 of the bumper face 9 extending in the vehicle width direction is arranged close to the lens 25 of the headlamp 3, a flange 29 is provided on the upper face terminal 27. The flange 29 is inserted into the recess 31 provided at the lower end of the headlamp 3, and the upper face terminal 27 portion and the headlamp 3 are sandwiched by the elastic clip 35.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a bumper mounting structure.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an automobile bumper mounting structure, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-103650, an upper face terminal extending in the vehicle width direction of a bumper face is provided below a headlamp via a bracket. There is known a mounting structure that is mounted on a vehicle body so that the upper face end is not deformed at the time of a collision so as not to damage the lens.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the conventional bumper mounting structure described above, the upper face terminal interferes with the lens during a collision unless a large gap is secured between the upper face terminal extending in the vehicle width direction of the bumper face and the headlamp lens. As a result, the lens is damaged and the gap between the two is inevitably large, resulting in poor appearance. Further, since the upper face end is screwed to the bracket on the vehicle body side, the screwing work must be performed from the back side of the bumper, which makes the screwing work difficult and reduces the mountability.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to properly connect the upper face terminal of the bumper face and the lamp above the upper face terminal so that the upper face at the time of collision can be obtained. The aim is to prevent misalignment of the terminal and to make the gap between the upper face end and the lens of the lamp small so that it looks good. Also, it is intended to improve the mountability by eliminating the screwing work.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the solution means of the present invention is to mount a bumper in which an upper face end extending in a vehicle width direction of a bumper face is arranged close to a lens of a lamp. In construction, a flange is provided on the upper face end. Further, the flange is inserted into a recess provided in the lower end of the lamp, and the upper face end portion and the lamp are clamped by an elastic clip.

[0006]

[Action]

 With the above structure, in the present invention, the flange provided on the upper face terminal extending in the vehicle width direction of the bumper face is inserted into the recess provided at the lower end of the lamp, and the upper face terminal portion and the lamp are provided. Is clamped by elastic clips.

From this, the movement of the upper face end to the inside of the vehicle body is restricted by the engagement of the flange and the recess of the ramp, and the movement to the outside of the vehicle body is restricted by the sandwiching of the elastic clip. The positional displacement of the upper face terminal in the above is prevented, and the gap between the upper face terminal and the lens of the lamp can be set to be small, resulting in a good appearance. In addition, since the upper clip end and the lamp are sandwiched by the elastic clip as described above, the bumper can be attached with one touch, which eliminates the need for screwing work and improves the attachability.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, a bumper mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 shows the front part of the automobile A. In FIG. 4, 1 is a front bumper made of resin, 3 and 3 are headlamps arranged above both ends of the front bumper 1 in the vehicle width direction, and 5 are both heads. It is a grill having three cross rails 7, 7, 7 arranged between the lamps 3, 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front bumper 1 is provided with a bumper face 9, and below the bumper face 9, a bumper wing 11 for rectifying air trapped under the bumper face 9 is provided, for example. They are integrally formed by injection molding or the like, and an air escape hole 13 extending in the vehicle width direction is formed between them. Further, inside the bumper face 9, a shock absorber 15 made of foam forms a predetermined gap C between the bumper face 9 and the inner surface of the bumper face 9, and the upper and lower ends thereof contact the inner surface of the bumper face 9 respectively. The rear end (right end in FIG. 1) of the shock absorber 15 is disposed in contact with the front face (left face in FIG. 1) of a metal bumper reinforcement 17 extending in the vehicle width direction. Further, the lower end of the bumper face 9 is attached to the lower part of the bumper reinforcement 17 by a fastener 19.

On the other hand, the headlamp 3 is provided with a resin housing 21 and a lens 25 attached to the front portion of the housing 21 via a sealing material 23, and below the lens 25. The upper face terminal 27 extending in the vehicle width direction of the bumper face 9 is arranged close to the bumper face 9. As a feature of the present invention, a flange 29 extending horizontally in the vehicle width direction is integrally formed on the back surface of the upper face terminal 27, and the flange 29 is formed at the lower end of the lens 25 of the headlamp 3. It is inserted in the recess 31. Further, the flange 29 is formed with a plurality of engagement holes 33 (only one is shown in FIG. 1) penetrating in the vertical direction, and each engagement hole 33 has another feature of the present invention. A locking piece 37 of a certain elastic clip 35 (see FIG. 3) is inserted and locked, and in this state, the base end 39 of the elastic clip 35 is pressed against the back surface of the bumper face 9 to prevent wobbling. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper portion 40 of the bumper face 9 is pressed in the direction of the arrow F to bend the bumper face 9, and as shown in FIG. The upper face terminal 27 portion and the housing 21 of the headlamp 3 are held by an elastic clip 35 by being engaged with a flange 43 formed on the housing 21 of the headlamp 3.

As described above, in this embodiment, the flange 29 is integrally formed with the upper face terminal 27 of the bumper face 9, and the flange 29 is inserted into the recess 31 formed at the lower end of the lens 25 of the headlamp 3. In addition, the upper face terminal 27 portion and the housing 21 of the headlamp 3 are sandwiched by the elastic clip 35.

From this, the movement of the upper face terminal 27 toward the inside of the vehicle body is caused by the engagement of the flange 29 and the recess 31 of the headlamp 3, and the movement toward the outside of the vehicle body is caused by the elastic clip 35 being clamped. The position of the upper face terminal 27 can be prevented from being displaced in the event of a collision, and the gap between the upper face terminal 27 and the lens 25 of the headlamp 3 can be set small to improve the appearance. it can . Also, since the upper face terminal 27 portion and the housing 21 of the headlamp 3 are sandwiched by the elastic clip 35 as described above, the front bumper 1 can be attached to the vehicle body with one touch, thereby performing the screwing work. It is possible to improve the mountability without doing so.

Although the concave portion 31 is formed in the lens 25 in the above embodiment, it may be formed in the housing 21.

Further, although the bumper is the front bumper 1 in the above embodiment, it may be a rear bumper.

[0016]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, a flange is provided on the upper face end of the bumper face extending in the vehicle width direction, the flange is inserted into the recess provided at the lower end of the lamp, and the upper face end and the lamp are inserted. Since the and are sandwiched by the elastic clips, it is possible to prevent the upper face terminal from being displaced in the event of a collision, and it is possible to set the gap between the upper face terminal and the lens of the lamp to be small and improve the appearance. In addition, it is possible to improve the mountability by eliminating the screwing work.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view for explaining how to attach a front bumper to a vehicle body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an elastic clip.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a front portion of an automobile.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Front bumper 3 ... Headlamp 9 ... Bumper face 25 ... Lens 27 ... Upper face terminal 29 ... Flange 31 ... Recess 35 ... Elastic clip

Front page continuation (72) Kenichi Osato Inventor Kenichi Osato 2-25-31 Kabe Minami Asakita-ku, Hiroshima City Nishikawa Kasei Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Koichiro Nakamura 3-1, Shinchi Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture Within the corporation

Claims (1)

Claims for utility model registration 1. A bumper mounting structure in which an upper face end of a bumper face extending in the vehicle width direction is arranged close to a lens of a lamp, and a flange is provided on the upper face end. A bumper mounting structure, characterized in that the flange is provided, the flange is inserted into a recess provided at a lower end of the lamp, and the upper face end portion and the lamp are sandwiched by elastic clips.