JPH1053068A - License plate lamp mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] The license plate lamp mounting part is integrally formed with the bumper, and the structure of the bumper mold is simple.
To provide a license plate lamp mounting structure with low mold production cost and high productivity. A license plate mounting surface is formed on a rear bumper, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the license plate mounting surface to illuminate a license plate. The license plate lamp mounting portion 23 is formed integrally with the rear bumper 3, and the license plate lamp 24 is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting portion 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a license plate lamp mounting structure for illuminating a license plate mounted on a rear surface of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A license plate lamp is a lamp for illuminating a license plate mounted on a rear surface of an automobile. This license plate lamp has conventionally been mounted on a rear bumper as shown in FIGS. Explaining the mounting structure of the license plate lamp, a rear bumper 100 disposed on the rear surface of the vehicle body is disposed below the back door 101, and a license plate 102 is mounted substantially at the center of the rear bumper 100. Recess 103 is formed. An opening 104 is formed in the ceiling surface of the recess 103, and a rear bumper 100 in this opening 104 is formed.
The license plate lamp 105 is attached to the back surface position. This license plate lamp 105
The license plate lamp mounting bracket 107 is mounted on a license plate lamp mounting bracket 107 via a screw 106. The license plate lamp mounting bracket 107 is mounted on the vehicle body 10 via a screw 108 together with the upper end of the rear bumper 100.
9 together. Thus, the license plate 102 is illuminated from above by the license plate lamp 105 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-53648).

However, according to the above prior art, the license plate mounting bracket 107 must be formed separately from the rear bumper 100, and the license plate mounting bracket 107 must be mounted on the vehicle body 109 via the screws 108. As the height increases, an assembling process is required due to an increase in the number of parts, resulting in a decrease in work efficiency.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, there is a prior art in which a license plate lamp mounting bracket 111 is integrally formed with a rear bumper 100 connected via a thin portion 110. In this case, after molding the rear bumper 100, the license plate lamp mounting bracket 111 is bent at the thin portion 110, and the license plate lamp mounting bracket 111 is disposed on the back side of the rear bumper 100. An engagement hole 112 is formed in the lower part of the license plate lamp mounting bracket 111, and the rear bumper 1 is formed.
00 is provided on the back surface of
Is engaged with the claw portion 113 to fasten the license plate lamp mounting bracket 111. Then, the license plate lamp mounting bracket 111
A license plate lamp 105 is mounted on the license plate 102 to illuminate the license plate 102 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-262980).

[0005]

According to the above prior art, the license plate lamp mounting bracket 111 is provided.
Is integrally formed with the rear bumper 100, which is advantageous in cost as compared with the case where a separate license plate lamp mounting bracket 107 is used. However, when the rear bumper 100 is formed, the size of the mold including the slide mold becomes large, and the mold manufacturing cost increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and the license plate lamp mounting portion is integrally formed with the bumper, and the structure of the bumper die is simple. The purpose is to provide a structure.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a license plate mounting surface is formed on a rear bumper, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the mounting surface to illuminate the license plate. In the license plate lamp mounting structure, a license plate lamp mounting portion is integrally formed with the rear bumper, and the license plate lamp is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting portion. Further, the present invention resides in that an eave portion for covering a base end portion of the license plate lamp is integrally formed above the license plate lamp mounting portion. Further, in the present invention, a garnish is provided above the eaves to cover the periphery other than below the license plate lamp.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body of an automobile, 2 denotes a back door provided on the rear surface of the vehicle body 1, and a rear bumper 3 is provided below the back door 2. The rear bumper 3 has a screw hole 4 formed in the upper flange 3a.
And a screw hole 5 provided in the lower flange portion 3b;
A screw hole 6 provided in both end flange portions 3c of the rear bumper 3 and a screw hole 8 provided in the license plate attaching portion 7 are screwed into the vehicle body 1 via screws 9, 10, 11, 12 or clips. Is being worn. The vehicle body 1 has screw holes 13, 14, corresponding to the screw holes 4, 5, 6, 8, etc.
Reference numerals 15 and 16 are provided on a rear surface 1a of the vehicle body, a stay 17 suspended from the rear end of the vehicle body, both sides 1b of the rear portion of the vehicle body, and a portion 1c corresponding to the license plate attaching portion 7. The rear bumper 3 inserts the screws 9, 10, 11, 12 into the screw holes 4, 5, 6, 8, respectively, so that the screw holes 13, 14,
It is screwed onto 15, 16 and mounted on the vehicle body 1.

At substantially the center of the rear bumper 3, a license plate mounting portion 7 for mounting a license plate 22 is formed. On the upper side of the license plate mounting portion 7, a license plate lamp mounting portion 23 is integrally formed with the rear bumper 3. The license plate lamp mounting portion 23 has a license as shown in FIGS. A plate lamp 24 is mounted. The license plate lamp mounting part 23
Notch hole 25 is formed in rear bumper 3,
A mounting hole 26a is formed in the mounting portion 26 on both sides of the cutout hole 25.
Is formed. At the side of the license plate lamp 24, mounting stays 27 are provided on the left and right. The mounting stays 27 are passed through the cutout holes 25 and applied to the back surfaces of the mounting portions 26 on both sides of the cutout holes 25, and The license plate lamp 24 is screwed by screwing a screw 28 from the front side.

[0010] The license plate lamp mounting portion 23
An eave portion 29 covering the base end of the license plate lamp 24 is integrally formed with the rear bumper 3 on the upper side of the license plate lamp 24. On the upper side of the eave portion 29, a garnish 30 subjected to a surface treatment by plating is provided. It is attached and covers the license plate lamp 24. Garnish 3
For example, when performing surface treatment by plating, 0 may be molded using an ABS resin (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin) different from the PP resin (polypropylene resin) that is the material of the rear bumper 3. The garnish 30 is attached by inserting a screw 31 from the back surface of the rear bumper 3 into a mounting hole 26b formed on each side of the license plate lamp mounting portion 23, and screwing the screw 31 into a boss (not shown) provided on the back surface of the garnish 30. And the garnish 30 is fixed.

When the rear bumper 3 is formed by injection molding with front and rear splits, the structure is simplified, and a costly device such as a slide die is not required.

According to the above configuration, since the license plate lamp 24 is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting portion 23 integrally formed with the rear bumper 3, there is no possibility that the license plate lamp 24 will be loosened when tightened, and sufficient strength can be obtained. Can be. At the time of production, it can be processed with a simple structure on a mold, and is excellent in productivity. On the upper side of the license plate lamp 24, an eave portion 2 covering a base end of the license plate lamp 24 is provided.
Since 9 is integrally formed with the rear bumper 3, rainwater,
Alternatively, the water from the car washes the license plate lamp 2
4 can be prevented from hitting the base end and the seam,
Problems caused by water such as electric leakage can be prevented. Since the garnish 30 is mounted on the upper side of the eaves 29 to cover the license plate lamp 24, the eaves 29 and the license plate lamp 24 are not visible from the outside, so that the appearance can be improved. it can.

[0013]

As described above, according to the license plate lamp mounting structure of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. 2. A license plate mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein a license plate mounting surface is formed on the rear bumper, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the license plate mounting surface to illuminate the license plate. Since the license plate lamp mounting portion is integrally formed and the license plate lamp is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting portion, there is no possibility that the license plate lamp will be loosened when tightened, and sufficient strength can be obtained. At the time of production, it can be processed with a simple structure on a mold, and is excellent in productivity. The need for a separate bracket or the like is eliminated, which contributes to a reduction in the number of parts and cost. In claim 2, the eaves are formed integrally with the rear bumper to cover the base end of the license plate lamp at the upper part of the license plate lamp mounting part, so that rainwater or water from the car washes the base end of the license plate lamp,
It is possible to prevent the joint from being applied to the seam portion, and it is possible to prevent a problem such as electric leakage due to water. Since the eaves are formed integrally with the rear bumper, there is no need to set up separate parts. Further, since the license plate lamp can be protected from rainwater or the like by the eaves, it is not necessary to increase costs such as improving the waterproof performance of the license plate lamp. In claim 3, a garnish is provided above the eaves to cover the periphery other than below the license plate lamp, so that the eaves and the license plate lamp are not visible from the outside, so that the appearance is improved. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing an embodiment of a license plate lamp mounting structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a vehicle body and a rear bumper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a license plate lamp mounting structure of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional license plate lamp mounting structure.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional rear bumper mounting structure.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a conventional license plate lamp mounting structure.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the same portion as FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a conventional license plate lamp mounting structure.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a conventional method of molding a rear bumper.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 2 Back door 3 Rear bumper 22 License plate 23 License plate lamp mounting part 24 License plate lamp 25 Notch hole 26 Mounting part 27 Mounting stay 28 Screw 29 Eaves part 30 Garnish

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A license plate mounting structure in which a license plate mounting surface is formed on a rear bumper, and a license plate lamp is mounted above the license plate mounting surface to illuminate the license plate. A license plate lamp mounting structure, wherein a license plate lamp mounting portion is integrally formed, and a license plate lamp is mounted on the license plate lamp mounting portion. 2. The license plate lamp mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein an eave portion covering the base end of the license plate lamp is formed integrally with the rear bumper above the license plate lamp mounting portion. 3. The license plate lamp mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein a garnish is provided above the eaves to cover the periphery other than below the license plate lamp.