JP2000108821A - Grille installing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a fixing tool from appearing on an external appearance by forming an installing mechanism of an engaging projection projecting to the reverse side of a bumper cover formed on the opening part peripheral edge, a through hole for penetrating the engaging projection formed in the flange part and a slipping-out preventive means installed on the tip side of the engaging projection. SOLUTION: This grille 2 is arranged so that the opening part peripheral edge 1a abuts to the flange part 22 in a state of being inserted into the opening part 1A, and an installing mechanism is formed between the opening part peripheral edge 1a and the flange part 22. The installing mechanism is composed of an engaging projection 11 formed in the bumper cover side opening part peripheral edge 1a, a through hole 23 formed in the grille 2 side flange part 22 for penetrating the engaging projection 11 and a slipping-out preventive grip 3 installed in the tip part of the engaging projection 11 in a state of penetrating the engaging projection 11 through the through hole 23. Thus, the installing mechanism for installing the grille 2 in a bumper cover can be formed without appearing on an external appearance and without being influenced by the opening area of the grille 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a grill mounting structure for mounting a grill on a bumper cover of an automobile bumper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, a grill portion of a synthetic resin front bumper has generally been formed integrally with the bumper. However, this integrated type lacks the flexibility of changing the design or function of only the grille in the same bumper specification. To secure such flexibility, the grille is separated from the bumper. Thus, a structure in which a separate grill is attached to the bumper cover is adopted. As a mounting structure for attaching the grill to the bumper cover, a device for exposing a fixture for fixing the grill to the surface of the bumper cover so as not to impair the appearance is made. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a mounting seat 51 </ b> B is provided in the opening of the opening 51 </ b> A of the bumper cover 51, and the grill 52 is inserted into the opening 51 </ b> A from the outside of the bumper cover 51, and the screw receiver on the grill 52 side is provided. It was screwed with a screw 53 from outside the portion 52A.

[0003]

According to the above-described conventional mounting structure, the opening of the grill, that is, the opening area of the cooling hole is sacrificed by the mounting seat or the screw receiving portion for mounting, and the ventilation to the radiator is performed. Functional problems such as reduced volume arise. Further, since the fixture is visible when the grill is viewed from directly in front, the appearance is not necessarily good. On the other hand, it is conceivable that screw holes are formed in the upper wall and lower wall of the grill and the grill inserted into the opening of the bumper cover is screwed and fixed, but there is a problem in workability, There is a problem that the number of parts of the fixture increases. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to address the above-described circumstances, and has as its object that the mounting fixture does not appear in appearance and does not sacrifice the opening area of the grill, and furthermore, It is another object of the present invention to provide a grill mounting structure which can minimize the number of components for mounting and can ensure good mounting workability.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a grill mounting structure in which a separate grill is inserted into an opening formed in a bumper cover. A flange formed on the outer periphery of the grill inserted into the opening from the back of the bumper cover is brought into contact with the periphery of the opening on the back side, and a mounting mechanism is formed between the periphery of the opening and the flange. At least a part of the attachment mechanism includes an engagement protrusion formed on the periphery of the opening portion and protruding to the back side of the bumper cover, and a through hole formed by the engagement protrusion formed on the flange portion. Retaining means attached to the tip end side of the engaging projection penetrating the through hole.

In another aspect, in addition to the above configuration, at least a part of the attachment mechanism is an engagement mechanism that engages the flange with the periphery of the opening.

According to still another aspect, in addition to the above configuration, at least a part of the attachment mechanism is a mechanism for screwing the flange to the periphery of the opening.

[0007] As still another aspect, in a grill mounting structure in which a separate grill is inserted into an opening formed in the bumper cover and attached to the periphery of the opening on the back side of the bumper cover, A flange formed on the outer peripheral edge of the grill inserted into the opening from the back side is brought into contact with the flange, and a mounting mechanism is formed between the peripheral edge of the opening and the flange. An engagement protrusion formed on the back side of the bumper cover formed on the peripheral portion; a through hole through which the engagement protrusion formed on the flange portion penetrates; and a tip side of the engagement protrusion penetrating the through hole. The attachment mechanism at the upper part of the grill, the engagement mechanism engaging the flange with the periphery of the opening, or the opening And characterized in that a mechanism for screwing the flange portion on the edge.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described. First, according to the present invention, a flange formed on the outer periphery of the grill inserted into the opening from the back of the bumper cover is brought into contact with the periphery of the opening on the back side of the bumper cover, and An attachment mechanism is formed between the flange portions. Thus, the mounting mechanism is formed on the back side of the bumper cover, and the mounting mechanism does not appear on the appearance of the bumper cover.

In this mounting mechanism, a part thereof is formed with an engaging projection projecting to the back side of the bumper cover on the periphery of the opening of the bumper cover, and the engaging projection is formed in a through hole formed in the flange. The engaging projection is penetrated, and a retaining means is attached to the distal end side of the engaging projection penetrating the through hole. As a result, the mounting mechanism itself is formed in the region of the flange portion protruding from the outer periphery of the grill,
The cooling function of the grill can be sufficiently ensured without any influence on the opening of the grill. In addition, since this mounting means is only required to insert the engaging projection into the through hole and mount the retaining means, the mounting can be performed easily,
The workability of the installation work is improved.

Further, by using a simple engagement mechanism as a part of the mounting mechanism, it is possible to reduce the number of parts such as fixing tools and to improve the workability of the mounting work. Become.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a view showing an attachment of a grill and a bumper cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a grill attachment structure. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a bumper cover. The bumper cover 1 has an opening 1A into which a grill 2 is inserted and attached.
The opening 1A has a depth from the surface of the bumper cover 1 to the rear side, and an opening peripheral edge 1a is formed at a rear end of the depth. The grill 2 is inserted into the opening 1A of the bumper cover 1 from the back side of the bumper cover 1. The grill 2 has an outer peripheral edge 21 inserted into the depth of the opening 1A, and a flange portion 22 formed to protrude outside the outer peripheral edge 21.
Then, in a state where the grill 2 is inserted into the opening 1A, the opening peripheral edge 1a is arranged to be in contact with the above-described flange portion 22, and an attachment mechanism is formed between the opening peripheral edge 1a and the flange portion 22.

The mounting mechanism includes an engaging projection 11 formed on the periphery 1a of the opening on the side of the bumper cover 1 and a through hole 23 formed on the flange 22 on the side of the grill 2 for the engagement projection 11 to penetrate. And a retaining clip 3 attached to the distal end of the engaging projection 11 with the engaging projection 11 penetrating through the through hole 23. The clip 3 is elastically sandwiched between the tips of the engagement protrusions 11.
After the engaging projection 11 is made to penetrate through the through hole 23, both can be easily brought into the retaining state. In this case, the engagement protrusion 11 and the clip 3 can be replaced by another mechanism.
For example, a mechanism may be used in which the engaging protrusion 11 is formed as a projecting screw portion, and after penetrating this through the through hole 23, a retaining means such as a nut is attached to the screw portion.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of the grill attachment mechanism. The same parts as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a part of the description will be omitted. In the figure, the part A surrounded by a wavy line corresponds to FIG.
The configuration shown by is used as it is. In other words, the grill 2 is inserted into the opening 1A of the bumper cover 1 from the back side of the bumper cover 1. In the mounting structure below the grill 2, the engaging projection 11 is formed on the periphery 1a of the opening of the bumper cover 1. A mechanism is employed in which the clip 3 is formed and penetrated through the through hole 22 on the grill 2 side to prevent the clip 3 from coming off. And in the upper part of the grill 2,
A hook portion 24 is formed on the flange portion 22 of the grill 2, and the hook portion 24 is connected to the opening periphery 1 a on the bumper cover 1 side.
Is engaged. As described above, by forming a part of the mounting mechanism with a simple engagement mechanism, the number of parts such as the fixing tool can be reduced, and the mounting operation can be performed easily and quickly.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the grill attachment mechanism, similarly to FIG. Parts similar to those in FIGS. 2 and 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is partially omitted. In the figure, the configuration shown in FIG. Here, a screwing mechanism is employed in the mounting structure above the grill 2. That is, a screw hole 22a is formed in the upper portion of the flange portion 22 of the grill 2 and the screw 4 is inserted into the screw hole 22a and screwed to the upper portion of the opening peripheral edge 1a of the bumper cover 1.

FIG. 5 shows the structure of the grill itself which specifically adopts the above-described embodiment of the grill mounting structure.
The same parts as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a part of the description will be omitted. Here, a through-hole 23 is formed in a lower portion of the flange portion 22 of the grill 2, and a hook portion 2 shown in FIG.
4 are formed, and screw holes 25 shown in FIG. 4 are formed on both sides thereof.

Here, the grill 2 of FIG. 5 has a two-piece structure of the plating part 2A and the lattice part 2B of the outer peripheral frame to improve the design and the cooling function. By forming such a grill 2 as a separate member with respect to the bumper cover 1, the degree of freedom in design and function can be significantly increased. In this case, by employing the above-described grill mounting structure, a simple grill can be mounted with a minimum number of parts.

When the above-described grill mounting structure of the present invention is adopted, the mounting mechanism is formed on the back side of the bumper cover 1, and the mounting mechanism does not appear on the appearance of the bumper cover 1.

The mounting mechanism itself is formed in a region of a flange portion 22 protruding from the outer periphery of the grill 2, and
The cooling function of the grill can be sufficiently ensured without any influence on the opening of the grill. Further, since this mounting means merely inserts the clip 3 by inserting the engaging projection 11 into the through hole 23, the mounting can be performed easily, and the workability of the mounting operation is improved.

By using a simple engaging mechanism as a part of the mounting mechanism, it is possible to reduce the number of parts such as fixing tools and to improve the workability of the mounting work. Become.

[0020]

Since the present invention is configured as described above,
An attachment mechanism for attaching the grill to the bumper cover does not appear on the exterior, and the attachment mechanism can be formed without affecting the opening area of the grill. Furthermore, by minimizing the number of parts for mounting, the mounting structure can be simplified, cost can be reduced, and simple mounting is enabled.
Good mounting workability can be secured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view illustrating an installation of a grill and a bumper cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a grill mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a grill mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a grill mounting structure according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a structure of a grill itself which specifically adopts an embodiment of a grill mounting structure of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a conventional grill mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bumper cover 1A Opening 1a Opening peripheral edge 11 Engagement protrusion 2 Grill 21 Outer peripheral edge 22 Flange 23 Through hole 24 Hook 25 Screw hole 3 Clip 4 Screw

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A grill mounting structure for inserting and attaching a separate grill to an opening formed in a bumper cover, wherein a periphery of the opening on a back side of the bumper cover is
A flange formed on the outer peripheral edge of the grill inserted into the opening from the back side of the bumper cover is brought into contact with the flange, and a mounting mechanism is formed between the peripheral edge of the opening and the flange. A part is formed on the periphery of the opening, the engaging protrusion protruding to the rear side of the bumper cover, the through-hole through which the engaging protrusion formed on the flange is penetrated, and the engaging member penetrating through the through-hole. A grill attachment structure comprising: a retaining means attached to a tip end side of the joint projection. 2. The grill mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the mounting mechanism is an engagement mechanism that engages the flange with the periphery of the opening. 3. The grill mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the mounting mechanism is a mechanism for screwing the flange to the periphery of the opening. 4. A grill mounting structure in which a separate grill is inserted into an opening formed in a bumper cover and attached to the periphery of the opening on the back side of the bumper cover.
A flange formed on an outer peripheral edge of the grill inserted into the opening from the back side of the bumper cover is contacted to form a mounting mechanism between the peripheral edge of the opening and the flange. A mechanism formed on the periphery of the opening and protruding from the rear side of the bumper cover, a through hole formed by the engagement protrusion formed on the flange, and the engagement formed through the through hole. The attachment mechanism at the upper part of the grill, the engagement mechanism for engaging the flange with the periphery of the opening, or the flange on the periphery of the opening. A grill mounting structure characterized by a screwing mechanism.