JP5228665B2 - Automobile bumper bracket mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automobile bumper bracket mounting structure for holding an automobile bumper on a vehicle body.

  A bumper bracket for holding the bumper on the vehicle body is attached to the headlamp of the automobile, and is held by a fender panel or a shroud.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes a bumper structure in which a bumper skin is attached to a vehicle body body via a bumper skin fixing bracket that is disposed in the vicinity of the headlamp.
JP 2005-119357 A

  By the way, when mounting the headlamp on the vehicle body, it is necessary to improve the mounting accuracy of the bumper bracket to the headlamp, and the headlamp mounting portion needs to be positioned and mounted on the mounting portion of the fender panel. Accordingly, it is difficult to position and attach the headlamp.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its object is to improve the mounting accuracy of the bumper bracket to the headlamp, and to realize a mounting structure that can position and mount the headlamp to the mounting portion of the fender panel with high accuracy. It is to be.

The bumper bracket mounting structure for an automobile according to the present invention is disposed in the vicinity of a headlamp that is mounted on the outside of the vehicle width direction on the fender panel of the automobile, and the bumper bracket mounting structure for an automobile that holds the bumper. The bumper bracket is continuously formed from the inner side in the vehicle width direction to the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the headlamp, and the inner side in the vehicle width direction is attached to the headlamp housing by the first fastening member, and the outer side in the vehicle width direction Is positioned at the positioning portion of the headlamp housing, and when the headlamp is attached to the fender panel, the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the bumper bracket is attached to at least one of the headlamp housing and the fender panel by a second fastening member. It has been concluded, taken of the head lamp Only when, attached to the vehicle width direction inner side of the headlamp housing is moved from the lower to the upper mounting to the vehicle body member, the mounting portion of the fender panel substantially is moved horizontally in the vehicle width direction outer side of the headlamp housing Is.
According to this configuration, the mounting accuracy of the bumper bracket with respect to the headlamp can be increased, and the headlamp can be positioned and mounted on the mounting portion of the fender panel with high accuracy.

Moreover, when mounting only of the headlamp, wherein the vehicle width direction inner side of the headlamp housing is moved from the lower to the upper mounting to the vehicle body member, and substantially moves horizontally in the vehicle width direction outer side of the headlamp housing the since those attached to the mounting portion of the fender panel, so can be positioned on the mounting portion of the fender panel while guiding substantially horizontally in the vehicle width direction outer side of the lamp housing, when mounting the headlamp, the headlamp unit and the bumper retainer In addition, the mounting operation can be performed while avoiding interference with the fender panel.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the positioning portion of the headlamp housing is a pin portion protruding in the vehicle width direction, and the pin portion is disposed outside the bumper bracket in the vehicle width direction when the headlamp is attached. The headlamp and the fender panel are positioned by engaging with a slit formed in the fender panel.
According to this configuration, positioning (particularly in the vertical direction) with the fender panel can be performed at the positioning portion of the lamp housing.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the bumper bracket is in sliding contact with the fender panel when the headlamp is attached, and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the bumper bracket is inward in the vehicle width direction of the fender panel. A guide portion for guiding is provided, and a bumper is disposed on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the mounting portion of the bumper bracket in the fender panel.
According to this configuration, when the bumper bracket is attached to the mounting part of the fender panel by the guide part, it is possible to prevent erroneous assembly due to the fender panel entering the inside of the bumper bracket in the vehicle width direction, and eliminating the bumper mounting failure. it can.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the second fastening member fastens the head lamp housing, the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the bumper bracket, and the fender panel in common.
According to this structure, the number of fastening members can be reduced by joint fastening, and attachment rigidity can be improved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the attachment structure which raises the attachment precision of the bumper bracket with respect to a headlamp, and can position a headlamp on the attachment part of a fender panel with high precision is realizable.

In addition, when the headlamp is attached, the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the headlamp housing is moved upward from below to attach to the vehicle body member, and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the headlamp housing is moved in a substantially horizontal direction to Since it is attached to the mounting part of the panel, it can be positioned in the mounting part of the fender panel while guiding the outer side of the lamp housing in the vehicle width direction in a substantially horizontal direction, so when installing the headlamp, the headlamp unit and bumper retainer There is an effect that the mounting operation can be performed while avoiding interference with the fender panel.

An actual 施形 condition of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The embodiment described below is an example as means for realizing the present invention, and the present invention can be applied to a modified or modified embodiment described below without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[Bumper bracket mounting structure]
FIG. 1 is an external view of a front fender portion of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external view showing a state in which the bumper and the radiator shroud are removed from FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing the mounting structure of the bumper bracket with the bumper retainer removed from FIG. FIG. 4 is an external view of the headlamp unit showing the mounting structure of the bumper retainer and the headlamp unit according to the present embodiment as viewed from the rear. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the configuration of FIG. 4 is cut along the axial direction of the positioning portion. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the headlamp unit on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of the headlamp unit on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a connection configuration between the fender panel and the radiator shroud. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion I in FIG. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the positional relationship among the outside of the headlamp unit in the vehicle width direction, the fender panel, and the bumper retainer. FIG. 11 is a perspective view (a) showing the positional relationship between the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the headlamp unit, the fender panel, and the bumper retainer, and shows the configuration of the second guide portion and the second receiving portion. It is a perspective view (b).

  In the following description, only the right front fender portion will be described as an example, but it goes without saying that the left front fender portion also has the same configuration.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an automobile front fender portions of the present embodiment, the fender panel 1, the bumper 2, the headlamp unit 3 are disposed close to each other, the head of the bumper bracket 4 to hold the bumper 2 It has a characteristic structure for attaching to the lamp unit 3 and the fender panel 1.

The vehicle width direction inner side 1b (see FIG. 8) of the fender panel 1 is attached to a rectangular radiator shroud 5 (see FIG. 8) that supports a radiator (not shown) at the center in the vehicle width direction. It is attached to the car body.

The vehicle width direction outer side 4 a (see FIG. 3) of the bumper bracket 4 is attached to a fender side attachment portion 1 a formed on the outer side of the fender panel 1 in the vehicle width direction. A bumper retainer 6 (see FIG. 8) that holds the outer side of the bumper 2 in the vehicle width direction is attached to the fender side attachment portion 1a.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the headlamp unit 3 includes a lamp main body 7 that constitutes a lens portion, and a lamp housing 8 that supports the lamp main body 7. The lamp housing 8 has an outer side 8a in the vehicle width direction attached to the fender side mounting portion 1a, and an inner side 8b in the vehicle width direction attached to the radiator shroud (vehicle body member) 5.

  The bumper bracket 4 is disposed in the vicinity of the lower edge portion 7a of the lamp body 7 and is continuously formed along the lower edge portion 7a of the lamp body 7 from the inner side IN to the outer side OUT in the vehicle width direction.

Bumper bracket 4, as shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle width direction inside 4b is first fastening portion 4c, are mounted in the vehicle width direction inner side of the lamp housing 8 by 4d, or One, the vehicle width direction outer side 4a lamp Positioning is performed by a positioning portion 8 c formed in the housing 8.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the positioning portion 8 c is configured as a pin portion that protrudes in the vehicle width direction. When the headlamp unit 3 is attached to the fender-side attachment portion 1a, the pin portion 8c is engaged with a slit portion 1c formed in the fender-side attachment portion 1a in the horizontal direction so as to engage the lamp housing 8 (pin portion 8c). ) And the fender panel 1 (slit portion 1c) are positioned. Further, a slit portion 4e that engages with the pin portion 8c is also formed on the upper portion 4a of the bumper bracket 4 in the vehicle width direction, and the lamp housing 8 is attached when the bumper bracket 4 is attached to the fender panel 1 and the lamp housing 8. The slit portion 4e of the bumper bracket 4 is engaged with the pin portion 8c. In this way, the vehicle width direction outer side 4a of the bumper bracket 4 and the fender side attaching portion 1a can be positioned and attached to the lamp housing 8 with high accuracy (particularly in the vertical direction).

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the bumper bracket 4 is attached to the slit 4 e on the vehicle width direction outer side 4 a of the bumper bracket 4, the fender is in sliding contact with the peripheral portion of the slit portion 1 c of the fender panel 1. A guide portion 11 for guiding the side attachment portion 1a to the vehicle width direction inner side IN is formed. The guide portion 11 extends rearward from the vehicle width direction outer side 4a (slit portion 4e) of the bumper bracket 4 and has a shape in which the extended portion is curved inward in the vehicle width direction IN. And the bumper 2 is arrange | positioned in the vehicle width direction outer side of the site | part (the slit part 1c and the 2nd fastening member 12 mentioned later) to which the bumper bracket 4 in the fender side attaching part 1a is attached. When the bumper bracket 4 is attached to the fender side mounting portion 1a by the guide portion 11, the fender panel 1 can be prevented from being misassembled due to the inside of the bumper bracket 4 in the vehicle width direction, and the mounting failure of the bumper 2 is eliminated. it can.

Vehicle width direction outer side 4a of the bumper bracket 4 is fastened by the second fastening member 12 to at least something Re of the lamp housing 8 and fender side attachment portion 1a. In the illustrated example, of the pair of second fastening members 12, the lower fastening member 12 fixes the lower end portion of the vehicle width direction outer side 4a of the bumper bracket 4 to the fender side mounting portion 1a, and the upper fastening member 12 is An upper portion 8a in the vehicle width direction of the lamp housing 8 is fixed to the fender side mounting portion 1a.

Further, among the second fastening members 12, the lower fastening member 12 connects the outer side 8 a in the vehicle width direction of the lamp housing 8, the lower outer side 4 a in the vehicle width direction of the bumper bracket 4, and the fender side mounting portion 1 a with a common screw or the like. Conclude. Thus, by fastening together, attachment rigidity can be improved, reducing the number of fastening members.

  According to the said structure, the vehicle width direction outer side 8a of the lamp housing 8 can be positioned and attached to the bumper bracket 4 and the fender side attaching part 1a with high precision.

When mounting the headlamp unit 3 to the fender panel 1, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 11, the first guide portion 13 formed in the vehicle width direction inside 8b of the lamp housing 8 (see FIG. 6), a radiator The mounting portion 9 on the inner side 8b in the vehicle width direction of the lamp housing 8 is moved by being brought into sliding contact with an inclined rib portion 14 (see FIGS. 6 and 8) formed on the shroud 5 so that the radiator shroud is mounted. 5 is positioned on the mounting portion 5a. Both the attachment portions 5 a and 9 are fastened by the third fastening member 10. Further, a substantially horizontal rib portion 15 (see FIGS. 7, 10, and 11) formed on the outer side 8a of the lamp housing 8 in the vehicle width direction is brought into contact with the positioning pin 16 formed on the bumper retainer 6. Guide and move in a substantially horizontal direction.

  In this way, the second guide portion 15 is moved relative to the second receiving portion 16 from the rear 16 to the front 16 ′ (see FIG. 11), and the vehicle width direction outer side 8a of the lamp housing 8 is substantially horizontal. Since positioning can be performed on the fender-side mounting portion 1a while guiding, the mounting operation can be performed while avoiding interference between the headlamp unit 3, the bumper retainer 6, and the fender panel 1 when the headlamp unit 3 is mounted. Reference numeral 18 denotes a fastening member such as a screw that fastens the bumper retainer 6 and the outer side 8a of the lamp housing 8 in the vehicle width direction with respect to the fender side mounting portion 1a.

According to the above configuration, when the enlarged headlamp unit 3 is attached, the attachment portions of the lamp housing 8 on the outside 8a in the vehicle width direction and on the inside 8b in the vehicle width direction are connected to the guide portions 13 and 15 and the receiving portion 14, Since the positioning operation and the mounting operation can be performed in a stable state while being guided by 16, it is possible to prevent damage due to interference between the headlamp unit 3 and the fender panel 1.

1 is an external view of a front fender portion of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention. External view showing a state where the bumper and radiator shroud are removed from FIG. The figure which expands and shows the attachment structure of the bumper bracket of the state which removed the bumper retainer from FIG. External view of the headlamp unit showing the mounting structure between the bumper retainer and the headlamp unit of the present embodiment as seen from the rear The figure which shows the state which cut the structure of FIG. 4 along the axial direction of the positioning part. The figure which shows the structure inside the vehicle width direction of a headlamp unit The figure which shows the structure of the vehicle width direction outer side of a headlamp unit The figure which shows the connection composition of a fender panel and a radiator shroud Enlarged view of part I in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the positional relationship of the vehicle width direction outer side of a headlamp unit, a fender panel, and a bumper retainer. (A) is the perspective view seen from the vehicle width direction outer side which shows the positional relationship of the vehicle width direction outer side of a headlamp unit, a fender panel, and a bumper retainer, (b) is the structure of a 2nd guide part and a 2nd receiving part. A perspective view showing

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fender panel 2 Bumper 3 Headlamp unit 4 Bumper bracket 4c, 4d ... 1st fastening part (1st fastening member)
5 Radiator shroud (body parts)
6 Bumper retainer 7 Lamp body 8 Lamp housing (head lamp housing)
8c ... Positioning part 11 Guide part 12 Second fastening member 13 First guide part 14 First receiving part 15 Second guide part 16 Second receiving part

Claims (4)

In the bumper bracket mounting structure of an automobile that is disposed in the vicinity of the headlamp attached to the outside of the vehicle width direction on the fender panel of the automobile and holds the bumper,
The bumper bracket is configured continuously from the inner side in the vehicle width direction to the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the headlamp.
The bumper bracket has an inner side in the vehicle width direction attached to the headlamp housing by a first fastening member, and an outer side in the vehicle width direction is positioned at a positioning portion of the headlamp housing,
The headlamp when installing the fender panel, the vehicle width direction outer side of the bumper bracket is fastened by the second fastening member at least something Re of the fender panel and the headlamp housing,
When the headlamp is attached, the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the headlamp housing is moved from the lower side to the upper side to be attached to the vehicle body member, and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the headlamp housing is moved in a substantially horizontal direction. A bumper bracket mounting structure for an automobile characterized by being mounted to a mounting portion . The positioning part of the headlamp housing is a pin part protruding in the vehicle width direction,
The headlamp and the fender panel are positioned by engaging the pin portion with a slit portion formed in a fender panel disposed outside the bumper bracket in the vehicle width direction when the headlamp is attached. The automobile bumper bracket mounting structure according to claim 1. The vehicle width direction outer side of the bumper bracket includes a guide portion that slides on the fender panel when the headlamp is attached and guides the vehicle width direction outer side of the bumper bracket to the vehicle width direction inner side of the fender panel,
The bumper bracket mounting structure for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a bumper is disposed on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the mounting portion of the bumper bracket in the fender panel . The second coupling member, the headlamp housing and automobile bumper bracket mounting structure according to claim 1, characterized in that for fastening the vehicle width direction outer side and said fender panel to a common said bumper bracket.

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