JPS62139736A - Vehicle light - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve mounting job, by fixing an upper portion of a light housing to an upper bracket fixed to a vehicle body panel by a fixing member and detachably locking a housing lower portion to a lower bracket fixed to the vehicle body panel. CONSTITUTION:In a vehicle light having a housing 7 provided with a lens 8 of predetermined light color at its front opening and a back cover 10 holding a plurality of lamp bulbs 9 at its rear portion, the housing 7 has a mounting portion comprising a boss portion 12 forming a screw hole 13 at its upper portion. The housing 7 also has at its lower portion a locking portion comprising a projection 19 having an enlarged portion 20 of a substantially spherical shape having a slit 21 at its center. The mounting portion is threadedly fixed to an upper bracket 14 fixed to a vehicle body panel 4 by a mounting screw 16. On the other hand, a locking portion 20 is lockingly inserted into a locking portion 22 of a lower bracket 17 fixed to a lower bracket 17 for thereby mounting the light.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a vehicular lamp, and particularly to a lamp which is thin and can be easily mounted on a vehicle body.

(Prior Art) This type of vehicle lamp is applied, for example, to a rear combination lamp for an automobile, and a conventional structure for mounting the lamp to a vehicle body is shown in FIGS. 11 and 12. FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing the structure for mounting the lamp, and FIG. 12 is a reduced front view showing the mounting hole in the vehicle body. This lamp has a lamp bulb f arranged in a lamp chamber defined by a synthetic resin housing a and a lens d covering the front surface of the housing a, and sockets l-Q are installed at the bottom of the housing a. An upright curved cover 〇 is attached from the back, and a lamp bulb f is attached to the socket Q. A groove is provided on the periphery of the housing a, and a rim portion C is provided.
, and the leg portion around the lens d is sealed into the groove portion by sealing the leg portion around the lens d with a sealant j. rim part C has e! Bolts h are integrally implanted at locations i'8 by insert molding, and seal ballasts 1k made of buffer sealing material are attached to rim portion C.
Attach it to the back of the lamp to complete the lighting unit.

In order to attach this lighting unit l~ to the Φ body ℃, in advance, punch out large-sized mounting holes n into which the housing a will be inserted, and drill a large number of bolt holes m into which the bolts h will fit, and then drill the lighting unit. The seal gasket k is placed against the vehicle body and inserted into the mounting hole n of the housing a, and the bolts 1 to h are passed through the bolt hole m and screwed with the nut i.

(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 vehicle body and also affects the vehicle body ρ. Since it is difficult for the contact condition with the housing a to be properly uniform over the entire circumference of the housing a, rainwater, etc. may leak into the trunk.
There was a problem with the sealing inside the corpuscle. 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 vehicular lamp of the present invention is a vehicular lamp in which a lens is attached to the front opening of the housing and a lamp bulb is arranged inside. , the upper part of the housing is fixed by a fixing member to the upper bracket fixed to the outside of the car body panel, and the lower part of the housing is formed to the lower bracket fixed to the outside of the car body panel. It is characterized by forming a locking part that engages with the engaging part.

(Function) By operating the vehicle lamp to insert the housing between the brackets, thereby engaging the engaging portion and the locking portion, and then fixing the upper part of the housing and the upper bracket,
The lamp is fixed to the outside of the vehicle body by each bracket 1-.

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

As shown in Fig. 2, this vehicle lamp has a tail and a
- tube lamp 1. It is configured as a rear combination lamp that integrates a backup lamp 2° and a turn signal lamp 3, and as shown in FIGS. It is placed in between.

This medium-duty light is placed in the opening on the 11η plane of the housing 7.
Lenses 8 each having a predetermined lamp color are arranged, 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 lamp 0 and the lens 8 to define a plurality of lamp chambers.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper part of the housing 7 has
A boss portion 12 is formed that projects into the interior of the lamp chamber, and a screw hole 13 is formed in the boss portion 12 from the outside to form a mounting section. A screw 16, which serves as a fixing member, is inserted into the screw hole 13 through an insertion hole 15 of an upper bracket 14 fixed to the outside of the vehicle body panel 4.

Furthermore, a protrusion 19 that serves as a locking portion that engages with a mating portion of a lower bracket 17 fixed to the outside of the vehicle body panel 4 is integrally formed at the lower portion of the housing 7 . This protrusion 19 is
As shown in FIG. 5, it has a substantially spherical enlarged portion 20 at the distal end, and a slit 21 is formed from the distal end to the proximal end, so that it can be expanded and contracted in the radial direction due to the elasticity of the resin.

The engaging portion of the lower bracket 17 is integrally formed of synthetic resin or the like, and has a pair of upper and lower elastic clamping pieces 2.
It has 2. Each clamping piece 22 is expanded in the proximal direction, and the enlarged portion 20 is elastically fitted into the gripping piece 22 .

In the vehicle lamp described above, the housing is brought into contact with the vehicle body panel 4, and after the protrusion 19 is engaged with the engaging portion, the housing 7 and the upper racket 14 are screwed together from above. This allows it to be fixed to the vehicle body. especially,
In this embodiment, the locking portion and the engaging portion can be engaged simply by abutting the lamp against the vehicle body, making the removal work extremely easy.

As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle lamp fixed in this manner has the housing 7 screwed to the side bracket 30 fixed to the heavy body panel 4, and the corner of the vehicle body panel 4. It is screwed directly to the part, making it even more securely fixed.

Further, FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the rear part of the vehicle body provided with the vehicle lamp according to the second embodiment of the present invention. This vehicular lamp is also constructed as a rear combination lamp similar to that of the first embodiment described above, and the same reference numerals are given to the generally common members, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, an L-shaped arm 11 that protrudes upward and is bent toward the vehicle body panel 4 is provided at the upper part of the housing 7.
2 is formed, and a mounting portion having a screw insertion hole 113 is formed near the tip of this arm 112. A screw 116 serving as a fixing member is inserted into this screw insertion hole 113 and screwed into a screw hole 115 of an upper bracket 114 fixed to the outside of the vehicle body panel 4.

Furthermore, a protrusion 119 that protrudes downward and serves as a locking portion is integrally formed at the lower part of the housing 7.

This protrusion 119 is adapted to engage with an engaging portion of a lower bracket 117 fixed to the vehicle body panel 4. That is, the engaging portion is formed by forming a hole portion 118 in a flange portion 120 provided on the lower bracket 117, into which the protrusion 119 fits and engages from above.

The intervals between the brackets 114 and 117 are set such that the arm 112 contacts the upper surface of the upper bracket 114 with the protrusion 119 engaged with the hole 118.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the vehicle lamp having the above configuration, each bracket 11 is held with the lower surface of the housing 7 held at a slightly higher position than the upper surface of the lower bracket 117.
4.117.

Then, by aligning the screw insertion hole 113 and the screw hole 115 and displacing the housing 7 downward, the protrusion 1
19 is fitted into and engaged with the hole 118, and the arm 11
2 abuts on the upper bracket 114. Therefore, when the arm 112 and the upper bracket 114 are screwed together, the engagement state between the protrusion 119 and the hole 118 is also fixed, and the lamp is fixed between the brackets 114 and 117.

In this embodiment, since the locking part and the engaging part are engaged by changing the shape of the lamp, a stronger engagement structure is created compared to one in which they are engaged elastically, and the lamp is stabilized. The current state is reduced by 1q.

Further, FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the rear part of an automobile equipped with a vehicle lamp according to a third embodiment of the present invention. This vehicular lamp is also configured as a rear combination lamp similar to each of the above-described embodiments, and substantially common members are designated by the same reference numerals and explanations thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the upper part of the housing 7 is formed with a boss part 212 that projects inside the lamp chamber, and a screw hole 213 is formed in this boss part 212 from the outside.
is formed and the mounting part constitutes the part. A screw 216 serving as a fixing member is screwed into this screw hole 213 through an insertion hole 215 of an upper bracket 214 fixed to the outside of the vehicle body panel 4.

Furthermore, a protrusion 219 is integrally formed at the lower part of the housing 7 and serves as a locking part that engages with an engaging part of a lower bracket 217 fixed to the outside of the vehicle body panel 4. This protrusion 21
9 has a spherical enlarged portion 220 at the tip of the neck portion 222, as shown in FIG.

The engaging portion is formed in a seven-flange portion 223 formed on the lower bracket 217 perpendicularly to the protrusion 219, and includes a slit 224 cut from the edge of the flange portion 223, and a slit 224 cut from the edge of the flange portion 223. I? It has a hook-shaped hole 225 at the end. slit 22
4 is curved with a predetermined curvature and has a width through which the neck portion 222 can be inserted. In addition, the hole 225
is formed to have a smaller diameter than the ampulla 220, and the ampulla 22
0 is fitted and locked.

In the above-described vehicle lamp, the neck portion 222 is inserted into the hole portion 22 along the slit 224 by inserting the housing 7 diagonally between the brackets 1-214 and 217.
Insert up to 5. As a result, the neck portion 222 has a hook portion 2 formed at the boundary between the hole portion 225 and the slit 224.
26.

Further, 1. With the neck portion 222 positioned within the hole portion 225, the upper bracket 214 and the housing 7 are screwed together. As a result, the lamp is displaced upward, and the enlarged portion 220 engages with the hole 225 from below, the protrusion 219 is fixed to the engaging portion, and the lamp is fixed between the brackets 214 and 217.

In this embodiment, the lamp can be inserted into each bracket 214, 217 using the slit 224 as a guide, and the installation is easy to operate.Moreover, by inserting the lamp diagonally, the locking part and the engaging part can be connected. The engaged state of the can also be made stronger. Note that the slit 224 described above is
5 may be widened outward to make it easier to insert the tube.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be modified in various ways. For example, instead of using screws, bush nuts or the like may be used for attachment as the fixing member.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present 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. In addition, there is no decrease in strength at the rear of the vehicle body.
Moreover, the rear part of the lamp does not protrude into the trunk room.

In addition, the lamp can be installed by operating from above, eliminating the need for screw-fastening work from inside the trunk, and the installation work is not hindered by the bumper protruding from below.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the rear part of an automobile equipped with a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front external view of the vehicle lamp shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an exploded sectional view showing the state of the vehicle light shown in FIG. 1 before it is installed on the vehicle body. FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view of the vehicle light shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the engagement portion between a protrusion provided on the lamp and a lower bracket fixed to the vehicle body. FIG. 6 shows the rear part of the vehicle body of the 8th car equipped with the vehicle lamp according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 7 is an exploded sectional view showing the state of the vehicle lamp shown in FIG. 6 before being attached to the vehicle body, and the eighth clasp 1t shows the vehicle lamp according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 9 is an exploded cross-sectional view showing the vehicle light shown in Fig. 8 before it is installed on the car body; Fig. 10 is shown in Fig. 8. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing an engaging part between a protrusion provided on a tunnel light Q and a lower bracket fixed to a vehicle body. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a conventional vehicle lamp. FIG. The mounting formed on the vehicle body for the vehicle lamp shown is a reduced front view showing holes. 4... Vehicle body panel, 7... Housing, 8... Lens, 9... Lamp bulb, 13,115.213.
...Screw hole, 14,114,214...Top bracket, 16.116.216...Screw for installation, 17°1
17.217...Lower bracket, 19,119゜2
19...Protrusion, 22...Elastic clamping, 112...
Arm, 118, 225...hole, 224...slit. Patent Applicant: Ichikoh Industries Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney: Tetsuji Iwao (1 other person) History =゛□-7---= Congee 2, Figure 3, Figure 6, Figure 7, Figure 8 Tseeeeeee =---- -= Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A vehicle lamp in which a lens is attached to the front opening of a housing and a lamp bulb is arranged inside, which is fixed to the upper part of the housing by a fixing member to an upper bracket fixed to the outside of the vehicle body panel. A vehicular lamp characterized in that a locking portion is formed at a lower portion of the housing to engage with an engaging portion formed on a lower bracket fixed to an outside of the vehicle body panel. (2) The vehicular lamp according to claim 1, wherein the locking part and the engaging part engage resiliently by inserting the lamp between the brackets. (3) The locking part and the engaging part are engaged by inserting the lamp between the brackets and displacing it in the height direction or horizontal direction, and this engaged state is fixed to the upper bracket and the housing. A vehicular lamp according to claim 1 held by Claim 1. (4) The locking portion and the engaging portion are engaged by diagonally inserting the lamp between the brackets, and this engaged state is maintained by fixing the upper bracket and the housing. The vehicle lamp described in item 1.