JPH067976Y2 - Car lamp mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a vehicle lamp mounting structure for mounting a lamp such as a fog lamp by utilizing an internal space of a vehicle bumper.

(Prior Art) Arranging a lamp device such as a fog lamp in the interior space of a bumper of an automobile has been widely performed from the past because the appearance is improved. When mounting the lamp on the bumper in this way, the appearance of the bumper looks
It is preferable that the surface of the bumper and the surface of the lamp are flush with each other so that a sense of unity can be obtained. However, generally, in order to prevent the lamp from being damaged when an external force is applied to the bumper, the lamp is arranged so as to be located inside the vehicle body rather than the entire surface of the bumper.

By the way, the bumper surface and the lamp surface are flush with each other, and
When the external force such as an impact is applied to the bumper, the lamp installed in the bumper is not damaged by an object hitting the lamp.
As described in Japanese Patent No. 861 publication, the lamp is directly attached to a lamp fitting portion of a bumper cover which is a face of the bumper with a screw or the like, and the foam material and the bumper reinforcement provided inside the bumper cover are attached to the lamp. There has been proposed a bumper lamp mounting structure in which a through hole penetrating in the vehicle front-rear direction is formed at a corresponding position so that the lamp can move in the vehicle front-rear direction. According to such a lamp mounting structure, the bumper surface and the lamp surface are flush with each other, a sense of unity between the lamp and the bumper cover can be provided, and the appearance of the bumper can be improved. Is provided, even if the lamp moves rearward due to the deformation of the bumper, the lamp does not come into contact with the bumper reinforcement to be damaged.

However, in the one described in the above publication, since the lamp is directly attached to the bumper cover with screws or the like, when an object collides with the bumper from the front and the bumper cover is deformed, the deformation is accompanied by the deformation. However, there is a problem in that the object also collides with the lamp itself mounted on the side of the bumper at a position retracted from the central portion, which causes the lamp to be damaged.

(Purpose of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can prevent the lamp from being damaged even when external force is applied to the bumper due to a collision or the like and the bumper is deformed. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a lamp mounting structure for an automobile in which the lamp surface is arranged close to the bumper surface and the appearance of the lamp can be maintained.

In order to achieve the above object, a lamp mounting structure for an automobile according to the present invention has a lamp disposed in a bumper internal space, the lamp being fixed to one end of a lamp mounting bracket, and the bracket. The other end of the bumper extends toward the center of the bumper in the vehicle width direction, and the extended end is fixed to the bumper reinforcement.

(Operation) When an object collides with the bumper face from the front, normally,
First, one end of the lamp mounting bracket is fixed to the bumper reinforcement at a position on the center side in the vehicle width direction of the bumper that is close to the position where it comes into contact with the object, so the bumper reinforcement deforms with the bumper face due to a collision. However, since the lamp moves rearward as much as the deformation amount of the bumper reinforcement as it deforms rearward, the lamp does not come into direct contact with the collision object and its damage is prevented.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example will be described with reference to the drawings.

1, 2 and 3 are a plan view, a front view and a side view, respectively, of an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the bumper 1 has a bumper reinforcement 2 at its inner position, and the upper surface, front surface and lower surface of the bumper reinforcement 2 are covered with a bumper face 3. And bumper reinforcement 2
As shown in FIG. 3, the cross section has a hat shape, is elongated in the vehicle width direction, and is molded of metal or resin. Also, bumper reinforcement 2
Flanges 2a and 2b extending upward and downward are respectively provided at upper and lower ends on both sides in the vehicle width direction on the rear surface of the vehicle. These flanges 2a and 2b are located at both left and right sides in the vehicle width direction. It is attached to the end flange 4a of the vehicle body frame 4 extending in the direction and the panel member by attaching screws or the like.

Further, below the bumper reinforcement 2, fog lamps 5 are arranged at both left and right sides in the vehicle width direction, and one end of a mounting bracket 6 is mounted on the upper surface of the fog lamp 5 by a mounting screw 9, The other end of the mounting bracket 6 is extended toward the center of the bumper 1 in the vehicle width direction, and the extended end is attached to the lower surface of the bumper reinforcement 2 with a mounting screw 10.
Here, the front lens surface of the fog lamp 5 is arranged very close to the surface of the bumper face 3. Since the bumper 1 usually has an arcuate shape with a protruding central portion, when an object collides with the bumper, the object first comes into contact with the central portion, so that the deformation starts from the central portion.
In FIG. 1, 7 is a collision object, and 8 is a hit point between the bumper 1 and the collision object 7.

When an external force is applied to the bumper face 3 of the bumper 1 from the collision object 7 at the position of the hit point 8, the bumper face 3 and the bumper reinforcement 2 are integrally deformed rearward around the position of the hit point 8. At this time, the fog lamp 5 is attached to the above-mentioned dot 8 via the mounting bracket 6.
Since it is fixed to the bumper reinforcement 2 at a position close to, the fog lamp 5 moves rearward as much as the deformation amount of the bumper reinforcement 2.
This prevents the collision object 7 from colliding with the fog lamp 5 and prevents the fog lamp 5 from being damaged.

(Effect of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, even if the bumper is deformed due to an external force applied to the bumper due to a collision or the like, it is possible to prevent the lamp mounted in the bumper from being damaged. In addition, the lamp surface can be arranged close to the bumper surface, and good appearance can be maintained.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a side view thereof. 1 ... Bumper, 2 ... Bumper reinforcement, 5 ... Fog lamp, 6 ... Mounting bracket.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A lamp is arranged in an interior space of a bumper, the lamp is fixed to one end of a lamp mounting bracket, and the other end side of the bracket extends toward the bumper center side in the vehicle width direction and an extended end thereof. Is a lamp mounting structure for automobiles, which is fixed to the bumper reinforcement.