JP6937077B2 - Vehicle structure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle structure suitable for a case where, for example, an opening for a camera provided in a front bumper of a vehicle is covered with a cover member.

A camera as an accessory may be attached to the front bumper of a vehicle such as an automobile, but the attachment of this camera may be an option. In this case, a means is often adopted in which a boss portion for mounting the camera is provided on the back surface side of the front bumper, and the camera is screwed to the boss portion. The front bumper is provided with an opening for facing the lens portion of the camera toward the front side of the front bumper.
In such a configuration, when the mounting of the camera is not selected, if the camera is simply not mounted on the front bumper, the opening remains open and various problems occur. Therefore, this opening Need to be closed properly.
Therefore, in such a case, an appropriate cover member is screwed to the back surface side of the front bumper by using the boss portion provided on the back surface side of the front bumper.

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, there is room for improvement as described below.

That is, since the camera is required to have a relatively large weight and a stable mounting state, it is necessary to firmly mount the camera at a plurality of locations on the front bumper by means of screwing. On the other hand, the cover member is smaller in size and considerably smaller in weight than the camera. Therefore, when mounting such a cover member, it is not rational to screw a plurality of places as in the case of mounting a camera, and the mounting specifications are excessive. Further, when attaching the cover member to the front bumper, performing the same work process as when attaching the camera has room for improvement from the viewpoint of improving the productivity of the vehicle.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-104302

The present invention has been conceived under the above-mentioned circumstances, and when the auxiliary parts are not attached to the vehicle parts, the openings for the auxiliary parts provided in the vehicle parts are appropriately provided. The challenge is to provide a vehicle structure that can be closed appropriately and productively by simple means.

In order to solve the above problems, the following technical measures are taken in the present invention.

The vehicle structure provided by the present invention has at least a part of the front surface as a design surface and is provided with an opening for facing a part of the accessory when the desired accessory is attached to the back side. When the vehicle component is provided and the cover body portion corresponding to the opening is provided and the accessory component is not attached to the vehicle component, the cover body portion closes the opening. A vehicle structure comprising a cover member attached to the vehicle component, wherein the vehicle component is located at or near the edge of the opening on the back surface side of the vehicle component. It is provided with a protruding pedestal portion and a mounting hole provided by opening in a region on the tip end side of the pedestal portion and allowing the accessory component to be mounted on the pedestal portion by using a fastening member. The cover member is a positioning protrusion that can be fitted into the mounting hole when the cover member is arranged on the back surface side of the vehicle component so as to close the opening by the cover main body. And, when the protrusion is fitted into the mounting hole, the cover member is engaged with the pedestal so as to prevent the cover member from being displaced from the pedestal in a direction opposite to the fitting direction of the protrusion. It is characterized in that it is provided with an engaging portion.

According to such a configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
That is, in order to close the opening of the vehicle component by attaching a cover member instead of the accessory component on the back surface side of the vehicle component, a protrusion for positioning the cover member is provided for the vehicle. The cover member may be mounted on the pedestal by fitting it into the mounting hole of the pedestal of the component. When the protruding portion of the cover member is fitted into the mounting hole, the engaging portion of the cover member engages with the pedestal portion to prevent the protruding portion from coming off from the mounting hole, so that the cover member is placed on the pedestal. It is possible to properly maintain the state of being attached to the portion.
On the other hand, unlike the above, when the accessory parts are mounted on the back side of the vehicle parts, the accessory parts are securely and firmly attached to the pedestal portion by using the fastening members such as screw members and the mounting holes of the pedestal portion. It can be installed.
As described above, according to the present invention, while the accessory parts can be firmly attached, when the cover member is attached instead of the accessory parts, a so-called one-touch operation is performed without using a fastening member such as a screw member. It is possible to properly attach the cover member to the proper position of the vehicle parts. Therefore, it is preferable for increasing productivity and reducing the manufacturing cost of the vehicle.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a main part perspective view which shows an example of the vehicle to which the vehicle structure which concerns on this invention is applied. It is a rear perspective view of the main part of the vehicle structure shown in FIG. (A) is an exploded plan sectional view of the vehicle structure shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 in a state where the cover member is attached to the front grille, and (b) is a plan sectional view of the assembled state. (A) is an exploded plan sectional view of a vehicle structure shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 in a state where a camera as an accessory part is attached to the front grille, and (b) is a plan sectional view of the assembled state.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

The vehicle structure A shown in FIG. 1 includes a front grill 1 of the vehicle V and a cover member 2 attached to the front grill 1. One of the cover member 2 and the camera 3 can be selectively attached to the front grill 1, and when the camera 3 is attached to the front grill 1, the cover member 2 is not used. On the other hand, when the camera 3 cannot be attached to the front grill 1, the cover member 2 is attached to the front grill 1.
Here, the front grill 1 corresponds to an example of "vehicle parts" in the present invention. The camera 3 corresponds to an example of "accessories" in the present invention.

The front grill 1 is made of resin, is arranged on the back surface side of the front bumper 9, and is provided so as to be exposed to the outside from the bumper opening 90 of the front bumper 9. The surface (front surface) of the front grill 1 is a design surface 11 that can be visually recognized from the outside of the vehicle V through the bumper opening 90. Further, the front grill 1 has a plurality of ventilation openings 10
In addition, an opening 18 is also provided so that the lens portion of the camera 3 faces the front side of the vehicle.

In FIG. 2, a pair of left and right pedestals 13 provided so as to sandwich the opening 18 are integrally provided on the back surface 12 side of the front grill 1. Each pedestal portion 13 is formed on a plurality of side wall portions 13a rising from the peripheral edge portion of the opening 18 and a portion in the vicinity thereof, a tip wall portion 13b connected to the plurality of side wall portions 13a and facing the rear side of the vehicle, and the tip wall portion 13b. It is provided with a boss portion 14 provided and having a mounting hole 15, an engaging recess 16 for allowing the claw portion 24a of the engaging portion 24 of the cover member 2 to be described later to enter, and a plurality of convex guide portions 17. ..

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the pedestal portion 13 described above is essentially a portion for mounting the camera 3. That is, the camera 3 includes a camera main body portion 30 and a bracket portion 31 for holding the camera main body portion 30, and the bracket portion 31 has a pair of left and right mounting piece portions 31b provided with holes 31a for inserting screws. ing. When the camera 3 and the pedestal portion 13 abut each mounting piece portion 31b of the camera 3 on the inside of the plurality of convex guide portions 17 and abut on the tip surface of each boss portion 14, the camera body portion 30 The front lens portion is configured to fit into or face the opening 18 and face the opening 18. In this state, the camera 3 can be firmly mounted on the pedestal portion 13 by inserting the screw 4 into the hole portion 31a and screwing it into the mounting hole 15. The screw 4 is an example of a fastening member according to the present invention, and is, for example, a tapping screw.

Each side wall portion 13a is thinned, and preferably, the portion of each side wall portion 13a that approaches the main body portion of the front grill 1 is thinner than the other portions. Has been done. According to such a configuration, when the main body portion and the pedestal portion 13 of the front grill 1 are integrally resin-molded, sink marks are prevented from occurring on the design surface 11 of the front grill 1.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, the cover member 2 is entirely made of resin, and has a front view shape and size similar to the opening 18 of the front grill 1, and a pair of cover main bodies 20 on the left and right sides of the cover main body 20. A pair of left and right mounting piece portions 22 are continuously provided via the intermediate plate portion 21, a positioning protrusion 23 projecting from the front surface portion of each mounting piece portion 22, and each intermediate plate portion 21. The engaging portion 24 is provided.

The pair of protrusions 23 can be fitted into the pair of mounting holes 15 of the pedestal portion 13 with little play, and are preferably tapered so as to facilitate the fitting work into the mounting holes 15. Is in the form of. When the cover member 2 is set so that the protrusion 23 is fitted into the mounting hole 15 and the mounting piece 22 is in contact with the tip surface of each boss 14, the cover body 20 becomes an opening 18. It is configured to fit and close the opening 18. The engaging portion 24 is configured, for example, by forming a substantially U-shaped groove portion 25 (see FIG. 2) in the intermediate plate portion 21 of the cover member 2 (the portion surrounded by the groove portion 25 is engaged). A claw portion 24a that can be engaged with the engaging recess 16 of the pedestal portion 13 is provided at the tip portion thereof. The engaging portion 24 can be elastically deformed in the direction indicated by the arrow Na in FIG. 3 (a). When the protrusion 23 of the cover member 2 is fitted into the mounting hole 15, the claw portion 24a of the engaging portion 24 enters the engaging recess 16 of the pedestal portion 13. As a result, the claw portion 24a engages with the edge portion 16a of the engaging recess 16 and the cover member 2 separates from the pedestal portion 13 (direction opposite to the fitting direction of the protrusion 23 into the mounting hole 15). ) Is regulated.

Next, the operation of the vehicle structure A described above will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, the camera 3 can be appropriately attached to the pedestal portion 13 of the front grill 1 by using the screw 4. Since the camera 3 is heavier than the cover member 2, it is necessary to increase its mounting strength. However, according to the mounting structure shown in FIG. 4, such a situation can be appropriately dealt with. Become.

On the other hand, when the camera 3 cannot be attached to the front grill 1, it is necessary to close the opening 18 with the cover member 2 as shown in FIG. In this case, in order to attach the cover member 2 to the front grill 1, substantially, the pair of protrusions 23 are fitted into the pair of attachment holes 15 of the pedestal portion 13, and each attachment piece portion 22 is fitted into the boss portion 14. It is only necessary to bring it into contact with the tip surface of the. With such a setting, the claw portion 24a of the engaging portion 24 engages with the edge portion 16a of the engaging recess 16. This engagement prevents the cover member 2 from separating from the pedestal portion 13, and the pair of protrusions 23 are fitted into the mounting piece portion 22, so that the cover member 2 moves in the vertical and horizontal directions. Is blocked. Therefore, the cover member 2 can be appropriately attached to the pedestal portion 13. Since the cover member 2 is lightweight, the mounting strength of the cover member 2 can be made sufficient by the mounting structure as described above.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the camera 3 can be appropriately screwed by using the pedestal portion 13 of the front grill 1, and the cover member 2 is provided with complicated screwing means. It is not necessary to use it, and it can be attached to the pedestal portion 13 by a so-called one-touch operation. Therefore, the productivity of the vehicle V can be increased and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above-described embodiments. The specific configuration of each part of the vehicle structure according to the present invention can be variously redesigned within the scope intended by the present invention.

The "vehicle component" referred to in the present invention is not limited to the front grille, and can be applied to any vehicle component regardless of its specific type. The "accessory" referred to in the present invention is not limited to the camera, and various optical devices, electrical / electronic devices, or other devices can be used.
The "design surface" is a surface that appears on the appearance of the vehicle, in other words, a surface that can be visually recognized by the user in the normal use state of the vehicle without disassembling each part of the vehicle. It includes not only the outside of the vehicle but also the surface that can be seen inside the vehicle.
In the present invention, for example, a configuration in which the cup holder is attached to an instrument panel arranged in the vehicle interior is an option, and when the cup holder cannot be attached, the opening for the cup holder may be closed by a cover member. It is possible to apply.

The "pedestal portion" referred to in the present invention may be a portion that serves as a pedestal for attaching accessory parts and cover members, and this pedestal portion may be configured as, for example, a substantially cylindrical boss.
The "fastening member" referred to in the present invention is not limited to a screw as a tapping screw, and other screw members and the like can also be used.
If the "engagement portion" provided on the cover member is configured to engage with the pedestal portion in some way so as to regulate the displacement of the cover member from the pedestal portion in the direction opposite to the fitting direction of the protrusion portion. good.

A Vehicle structure 1 Front grill (vehicle parts)
11 Design surface 13 Pedestal 15 Mounting hole 18 Opening 2 Cover member 20 Cover body 23 Protrusion 24 Engagement 3 Camera (accessory)
4 screws (fastening member)

Claims (1)

Vehicle parts that have at least a portion of the front surface as a design surface and are provided with an opening to allow a portion of the accessory to face when the desired accessory is mounted on the back side.
A cover that has a cover body corresponding to the opening and is attached to the vehicle component so as to close the opening by the cover body when the accessory is not attached to the vehicle component. Members and
The vehicle structure is equipped with
The vehicle component is provided by opening in a pedestal portion projecting from the edge portion of the opening or a position near the edge portion of the opening portion and a tip end side region of the pedestal portion on the back surface side of the vehicle component. In addition, it is provided with a mounting hole that enables the accessory to be mounted on the pedestal using a fastening member.
The cover member is a positioning protrusion that can be fitted into the mounting hole when the cover member is arranged on the back surface side of the vehicle component so as to close the opening by the cover main body. And, when the protrusion is fitted into the mounting hole, the cover member is engaged with the pedestal so as to prevent the cover member from being displaced from the pedestal in a direction opposite to the fitting direction of the protrusion. A vehicle structure, characterized in that it is provided with an engaging portion.

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