JP2005271758A - Vehicle structure and its manufacture method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily carry out removing work of a luminaire while assembly workability in vehicle manufacture is suitably maintained even when a bracket for connecting a bumper side component and a housing of the luminaire is provided. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicle is provided with: a housing 11 of a head lamp 10 attached on the vehicle body side; positioning brackets 30 and 40 arranged on right and left both end sides of the housing 11 and fixed to the vehicle body side while being fitted to the housing 11 and a corner bracket 20; and an attachment and detachment pin 32 and an attachment and detachment bolt 42 arranged on right and left both ends of the housing 11 and inserted into positioning holes 31, 51, 41 and 52 formed on the vehicle body and the positioning brackets 30 and 40 together, and freely attached and detached to and from the positioning holes 31, 51, 41 and 52 of the vehicle body or the brackets 30 and 40. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle structure having a bracket for connecting a bumper-side component and a housing of a lighting fixture, and positioning the housing with respect to the bumper, and a manufacturing method thereof.

  In an automobile vehicle, lighting fixtures such as a headlamp and a rear combination lamp are fixed to the vehicle body side. Such an illuminating device forms a part of the outer surface of the vehicle and forms a part of the overall design of the vehicle together with a resin bumper and an outer panel of the vehicle body. Here, since the bumper fixed to the vehicle body side and the lighting fixture are both arranged adjacent to each other, if the configuration is such that these components are relatively positioned with each other, the gap between the components can be made substantially constant and each It is preferable in terms of appearance that the interference between the components can be prevented and the gap between the components is almost constant.

In order to realize this configuration, there has been known one provided with a bracket fixed on the vehicle body side by connecting a bumper side component and a housing of a lighting fixture (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this vehicle structure, the bracket is connected to a bumper face and a retainer that supports the bumper face.
However, with this structure, when assembling the illuminator and bumper to the vehicle body during the manufacture of the vehicle, the luminaire and bracket are pre-installed in the vehicle body, and the left and right bumper faces and retainers are placed on the vehicle body side. Assembling work will be extremely difficult.

In view of this, a bracket has been proposed in which brackets are provided on both the left and right ends of the luminaire, and each bracket is connected to a corner bracket of a bumper located on the outer side in the left-right direction of the vehicle body. According to this, the illuminator, each bracket, and the corner bracket of the bumper are configured integrally, and these can be assembled to the vehicle body at one time, and the assembling workability at the time of vehicle manufacture is greatly improved.
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  However, in the case of this vehicle structure, it is possible to improve the assembling workability at the time of manufacturing the vehicle, but it becomes difficult to remove the lighting fixture once assembled on the vehicle body side from the vehicle body side. In other words, when it is necessary to remove the entire housing from the vehicle body to replace the bulb of the lighting fixture, or when replacing the lighting fixture during repairs in the event of a light collision, etc. Need to be detached from the vehicle body, and in any case, the removal work becomes extremely difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an assembly workability at the time of manufacturing a vehicle even if it has a bracket for connecting a bumper side part and a housing of a lighting fixture. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle structure and a method for manufacturing the same that can easily remove a lighting fixture while maintaining good.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle structure, the housing of the lighting fixture attached to the vehicle body side, the left and right ends of the housing are installed, and the housing and the bumper side parts are involved. A bracket fixed to the vehicle body side, and a rod-shaped member that is provided on both the left and right ends of the housing and that passes through the positioning holes formed in the vehicle body and the bracket, and is freely detachable from the positioning hole of the vehicle body or the bracket. It is characterized by having.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the rod-shaped members provided on the left and right ends of the housing pass through the positioning holes of the vehicle body and the bracket, the housing is positioned with respect to the vehicle body and the bracket. Here, since the bracket is engaged with the bumper side part, the housing is also positioned with respect to the bumper. Therefore, the gap between the parts can be made substantially constant, and interference between the parts can be prevented, and the gap between the parts becomes almost constant. In addition, since at least one of the left and right ends of the housing can be positioned with respect to the vehicle body and the bracket with a single rod-shaped component, the number of components can be reduced.
When manufacturing a vehicle, the housing and bumper side parts are connected to the brackets to preconfigure the housing module, and the brackets are fixed to the vehicle body side while the rod-shaped members are inserted into the vehicle body positioning holes. Thus, the housing module can be attached to the vehicle body side. Thereby, it is not necessary to perform a complicated operation of sequentially attaching each component to the vehicle body, and the assembly workability can be improved.
Furthermore, since the rod-shaped member is detachable from the positioning hole of the vehicle body or the bracket, the rod-shaped member can be detached from the vehicle body and the bracket. At this time, it is not necessary to remove the bracket and the bumper side part from the vehicle body, and the housing can be removed from the vehicle body side only by the removal work of the rod-like member.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle structure according to the first aspect, at least one of the rod-shaped members is an engaging / disengaging pin that protrudes from the housing and can be freely engaged with and disengaged from a positioning hole of the bracket. It is formed so as to surround the engaging / disengaging pin related to the positioning hole, and has a cylindrical protruding portion that engages with the positioning hole of the vehicle body, and the engaging / disengaging pin arranged inside the protruding portion passes through the positioning hole of the vehicle body. It was made to do.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, at least one of the left and right end sides of the housing is positioned with respect to the bracket by the positioning hole of the bracket and the detachable engaging / disengaging pin. And since the protrusion part of the bracket surrounding the engagement / disengagement pin engages with the positioning hole of the vehicle body, the bracket is fixed to the vehicle body and the housing is positioned with respect to the vehicle body.
Here, since the engaging / disengaging pin is detachable from the positioning hole of the bracket, the engaging / disengaging pin can be removed from the positioning hole of the bracket while the bracket is fixed to the vehicle body. At this time, since the protruding portion of the bracket is engaged with the positioning hole of the vehicle body, the protruding portion of the bracket is not detached from the vehicle body when the engagement / disengagement pin is removed from the positioning hole of the bracket. Therefore, the operator can easily and easily remove the worker from the vehicle body side by applying a force to the housing in a direction away from the vehicle body.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle structure according to the first aspect, at least one of the rod-shaped members is an engagement / disengagement bolt that is inserted through the positioning hole of the bracket and screwed into the positioning hole of the vehicle body, and the housing An insertion hole through which the engagement bolt is inserted is formed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, at least one of the left and right ends of the housing is inserted into the bracket through the positioning hole of the bracket and screwed with the positioning hole of the vehicle body. And positioned with respect to the vehicle body.
Here, the fastening of the vehicle body, the bracket, and the housing can be released by loosening and removing the engagement bolt. Thus, the operator can easily and easily remove the housing from the vehicle body side while the bracket is fixed to the vehicle body.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle structure according to the first aspect, the one rod-shaped member is an engagement / disengagement bolt that is inserted through the positioning hole of the one bracket and screwed with the positioning hole of the vehicle body, An insertion hole through which the engagement / disengagement bolt is inserted is formed in the housing, and the other rod-shaped member is an engagement / disengagement pin that protrudes from the housing and is detachable from the positioning hole of the other bracket. A cylindrical projection that engages with a positioning hole of the vehicle body, and the engagement / disengagement pin disposed inside the projection so as to pass through the positioning hole of the vehicle body. It is characterized by that.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, one of the left and right ends of the housing is inserted into the bracket through the positioning hole of the bracket and screwed with the positioning hole of the vehicle body. Positioned with respect to the vehicle body.
The other of the left and right ends of the housing is positioned with respect to the bracket by an engaging / disengaging pin that can be freely engaged and disengaged with the positioning hole of the bracket. And since the protrusion part of the bracket surrounding the engagement / disengagement pin engages with the positioning hole of the vehicle body, the bracket is fixed to the vehicle body and the housing is positioned with respect to the vehicle body.
Here, with respect to one of the left and right ends of the housing, the fastening between the vehicle body and the bracket and the housing can be released by loosening and removing the engagement / disengagement bolt. In addition, with respect to the other of the left and right end sides of the housing, the engaging / disengaging pins can be freely engaged with and disengaged from the positioning holes of the bracket. it can.
Therefore, the operator can easily remove the bracket from one side of the vehicle body while removing the engagement / disengagement bolt from one side of the housing and applying a force to the housing in a direction away from the vehicle body while the brackets are fixed to the vehicle body. At this time, since the protruding portion of the other bracket is engaged with the positioning hole of the vehicle body, when the engagement / disengagement pin is removed from the positioning hole of the bracket, the protruding portion of the other bracket is not detached from the vehicle body. Absent.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle structure according to the third or fourth aspect, the housing has a plate member that is formed with the insertion hole and protrudes from an outer surface of the housing body.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the function of the third or fourth aspect, since the insertion hole is formed in the plate member protruding from the outer surface of the housing main body, the housing main body is fixed to the vehicle body via the plate member. Is done. As a result, when the vehicle body is deformed by a light collision or the like of the vehicle or a load is applied to the housing main body, the plate member that is weaker than the housing main body is deformed first, so the deformation occurring in the housing main body is reduced. be able to. Therefore, the housing can be accurately protected during a light collision or the like.

  In addition, since a plate member is interposed between the housing body and the bracket, when changing the size, shape, etc. of the housing body due to a design change due to a minor change of the vehicle, etc. Even if the size, shape, etc. of the housing main body are different, the bracket can be shared by changing the plate member. Thereby, sharing of parts can be promoted and manufacturing cost can be drastically reduced.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle structure according to any one of the third to fifth aspects, a fixing bolt that is screwed into a vehicle body through a bracket that is engaged with the engagement / disengagement bolt independently of the housing. It is provided with.

  According to the sixth aspect of the invention, in addition to the operation of any one of the third to fifth aspects, the fixing bolt that inserts the bracket on which the engagement / disengagement bolt is engaged independently of the housing is screwed into the vehicle body. Therefore, the bracket is fixed to the vehicle body independently of the housing by the fixing bolt. Then, the bracket can be removed from the vehicle body by loosening the fixing bolt in a state where the engagement / disengagement bolt is removed and the housing is detached from the vehicle body.

  In manufacturing the vehicle structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, in the invention according to claim 7, a housing module in which the housing and the bumper side component and each bracket are connected is provided as a vehicle body. And the bracket is fixed to the vehicle body side while the rod-shaped members are inserted through the positioning holes of the vehicle body, and the housing module is attached to the vehicle body side.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the vehicle is manufactured, the housing and bumper side parts and the respective brackets are connected to form the housing module in advance. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a complicated operation of sequentially assembling each part of the housing module to the vehicle body side on the production line. Thereby, the man-hours required for assembling the parts in the production line can be reduced, and the production line having a limited length can be effectively utilized.
And the worker of the production line can fix each bracket to the vehicle body side while inserting each rod-like member through the positioning hole of the vehicle body, and can attach the housing module to the vehicle body side, so that the assembly workability is improved. be able to.

  As described above, according to the present invention, even when the bracket for connecting the bumper-side part and the housing of the lighting device is provided, it is possible to remove the lighting device while maintaining good assembly workability at the time of manufacturing the vehicle. It can be done easily.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a vehicle structure, FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of a housing module, and FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view, and FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view of the left and right inner sides of the housing in the vehicle structure.

  This vehicle structure relates to the headlamp 10 at the front of the automobile vehicle and the vicinity thereof. As shown in FIG. 1, a headlamp 10 as a lighting fixture has a housing 11 in which a bulb is arranged. The housing 11 is made of resin, and has a transparent front surface that transmits light emitted from the bulb. Positioning brackets 30 and 40 which are engaged with the housing 11 and the corner bracket 20 of the bumper and are fixed to the vehicle body side are installed on both left and right ends of the housing 11. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the positioning brackets 30 and 40 are connected to both end sides of a corner bracket 20 that is long on the left and right.

  As shown in FIG. 2, positioning holes 31 and 41 through which rod-like members provided on both left and right ends of the housing 11 are formed are formed in the positioning brackets 30 and 40 that extend substantially vertically when viewed from the front. Each rod-like member is inserted through the positioning holes 31 and 41 of the positioning brackets 30 and 40 and through the positioning holes 51 and 52 formed in the radiator panel 50 of the vehicle body (see FIG. 1). Thereby, the relative position of the up-down direction with respect to the bumper of the housing 11 and a vehicle body is defined. Each bar-like member is freely engageable with and disengageable from the positioning holes 31 and 41 of the vehicle body or the positioning brackets 30 and 40. This embodiment relates to the headlamp 10 on the right side when viewed from the front, with a rod-like member on the right side (right and left outer sides) protruding from the housing 11 as viewed from the front. A left and right rod-like member is an engagement / disengagement bolt 42 that is screwed into the positioning hole 52 of the vehicle body. Thus, in the vehicle structure of the present embodiment, the configurations of the left and right ends of the housing 11 are different.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a cylindrical protrusion 33 that engages with the positioning hole 51 of the vehicle body is formed on the upper end side of the right positioning bracket 30. In the present embodiment, the protrusion 33 is formed in a substantially rectangular tube shape. The protrusion 33 is formed so as to surround the engaging / disengaging pin 32 associated with the positioning hole 31. Thereby, the engagement / disengagement pin 32 arranged inside the protrusion 33 is inserted through the positioning hole 51 of the vehicle body.

  The positioning hole 51 of the vehicle body is formed in a substantially square shape corresponding to the protruding portion 33 (see FIG. 1). In the present embodiment, the engaging claw 33a is formed on the outer wall of the protruding portion 33. When the protruding portion 33 is received in the positioning hole 51, the engaging claw 33a is engaged with the vehicle body panel. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a flange 31 a having a substantially cylindrical shape extending toward the vehicle body is formed on the periphery of the positioning hole 31 in the positioning bracket 30. Groove-shaped notches 31b extending in the axial direction are formed in the flange 31a at intervals of approximately 90 °. As shown in FIG. 3, the engagement / disengagement pin 32 has a distal end formed thicker than the proximal end, and when the engagement / disengagement pin 32 is inserted into the positioning hole 31, the engagement / disengagement pin 32 is fitted to the flange 31a. It comes to match. As a result, the engagement / disengagement pin 32 engages with the positioning hole 31. In order to release this fitting, a force is applied to the housing 11 in a direction away from the vehicle body, and the engagement / disengagement pin 32 may be removed from the flange 31a.

  In the present embodiment, the right positioning bracket 30 is formed in a stepped shape descending from the vehicle body side toward the corner bracket 20 of the bumper, and is a plate-like rib extending in the vertical direction at a plurality of locations including the left and right peripheral portions. Is provided. The above-described protrusion 33 is formed on the vertical surface 30 a on the upper end side of the positioning bracket 30, and the horizontal surface 30 b on the lower end side contacts the upper surface of the corner bracket 20. Although not particularly illustrated, two pins that pass through the positioning holes on the upper surface of the corner bracket 20 are provided on the lower surface of the abutting horizontal surface 30b side by side. Further, a fastening hole 30c through which the fastening bolts of the corner bracket 20 and the positioning bracket 30 are inserted is formed in the horizontal plane 30b.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the left positioning bracket 40 is formed in a stepped shape descending from the vehicle body side toward the corner bracket 20 of the bumper. In the present embodiment, the horizontal plane 40 a at the upper end of the positioning bracket 40 is fixed to the radiator upper frame 53 of the vehicle body, and the horizontal plane 40 b at the lower end is fastened to the corner bracket 20. And the above-mentioned positioning hole 41 is formed in the vertical surface 40c formed between each horizontal surface 40a, 40b. The upper horizontal surface 40a is locked to the radiator upper frame 53, and a fixing hole 40d to which the bumper face is fixed is formed. Further, a fastening hole 40e through which the fastening bolts of the corner bracket 20 and the positioning bracket 40 are inserted is formed in the lower horizontal surface 40b. Although not particularly illustrated, two pins that pass through the positioning holes on the upper surface of the corner bracket 20 are provided on the lower surface of the horizontal surface 40b so as to be arranged side by side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 11 has a plate member 43 that protrudes leftward from the outer surface on the left end side of the main body of the housing 11 and is positioned on the front side of the vertical surface 40 c. The plate member 43 is formed with an insertion hole 44 through which the engagement / disengagement bolt 42 is inserted. In the present embodiment, since two engagement / disengagement bolts 42 are provided, two insertion holes 44 are formed in the plate member 43 correspondingly, and two positioning holes are formed in the positioning bracket 40. 41 is formed. A guide flange 44 a that extends toward the vertical surface 40 c of the positioning bracket 40 and is received by the positioning hole 41 is formed at the peripheral edge of each insertion hole 44 in the plate member 43. In this embodiment, the outer diameter of the guide flange 44a is formed smaller than the inner diameter of the positioning hole 41, and the movement of the guide flange 44a is allowed by the difference between the outer diameter and the inner diameter.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, positioning pins 45 that protrude toward the plate member 43 are formed on the vertical surface 40 c of the positioning bracket 40. The plate member 43 is formed with a receiving hole 46 for receiving the positioning pin 45. In this embodiment, the receiving hole 46 is a long hole extending in the left-right direction, and the movement of the positioning pin 45 in the left-right direction is allowed by the longitudinal dimension of the long hole.

  In addition, a rectangular tubular protrusion 47 that protrudes toward the plate member 43 is formed on the vertical surface 40 c of the positioning bracket 40. The plate member 43 is formed with a substantially rectangular engagement hole 48 corresponding to the protrusion 47. In the present embodiment, an engaging claw 47 a is formed on the outer wall of the protruding portion 47, and the engaging claw 47 a is engaged with the plate member 43 when the protruding portion 47 is received in the engaging hole 48. It has become. In the present embodiment, the engagement hole 48 is formed to be longer to the left and right than the protrusion 47, and the engagement hole 48 protrudes from the engagement hole 48 with the engagement claw 47a engaged with the plate member 43. The protrusion 47 is allowed to move in the left-right direction by the difference between the left and right dimensions of the portion 47.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a fastening hole 40 f is formed in the vertical surface 40 c of the positioning bracket 40. A fixing bolt 49 that is screwed into a screw hole 55 formed in the radiator panel 50 of the vehicle body is inserted into the fastening hole 40f. As shown in FIG. 4, the fixing bolt 49 is inserted through the positioning bracket 40 independently of the housing 11.

  A positioning pin extending toward the vehicle body is formed on the vertical surface 30c of the positioning bracket 30. When the positioning pins are inserted into the positioning holes 56 formed in the radiator panel 50, the vehicle body and the positioning bracket 30 are relatively positioned in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  In manufacturing the vehicle structure configured as described above, the positioning brackets 30 and 40 are fastened to the corner bracket 20 using the fastening bolts and 23 in a state where the positioning pins are engaged with the corner bracket 20. To do.

  Then, the positioning pin 45 of the positioning bracket 40 is received in the receiving hole 46 of the plate member 43, and the guide flange 44 a of the plate member 43 is received in the positioning hole 41 of the positioning bracket 40, while the engaging hole 48 of the plate member 43. Is engaged with the protrusion 47 of the left positioning bracket 40. In parallel with this, the engagement / disengagement pin 32 of the housing 11 is fitted into the positioning hole 31 of the right positioning bracket 30.

  Thereby, the housing module 100 which connected the housing 11 and the corner bracket 20, and each positioning bracket 30 and 40 is comprised independently of a vehicle body (refer FIG. 1). In this state, movement of the plate member 43 in the left-right direction with respect to the positioning bracket 40 is allowed. The horizontal error of the radiator panel 50, the housing 11, the corner bracket 20, etc. is allowed on the left and right inner sides of the housing 11.

  The procedure so far is performed separately from the assembly work of the automobile vehicle production line. The housing module 100 does not have to be manufactured in the assembly factory. If the housing module 100 is manufactured at the headlamp manufacturing factory and delivered to the automobile vehicle assembly factory, the number of man-hours can be reduced efficiently. be able to.

  Thereafter, the protrusion 33 of the right positioning bracket 30 is engaged with the positioning hole 51 of the radiator panel 50 of the vehicle body. Then, the left positioning bracket 40 is screwed into the screw hole 55 of the radiator panel 50 of the vehicle body by each fastening bolt and fixing bolt 49. In this state, the engagement / disengagement bolt 42 is screwed into the positioning hole 52 of the radiator panel 50 through the insertion hole 44 of the plate member 43. Thus, the brackets 30 and 40 are fixed to the vehicle body side while the engagement / disengagement pins 32 and the engagement / disengagement bolts 42 as the respective rod-shaped members are inserted into the positioning holes 51 and 52 of the vehicle body, and the housing module 100 is fixed to the vehicle body side. Attach to.

  At this time, the left end side of the housing 11 is positioned with respect to the positioning bracket 40 and the radiator panel 50 by an engagement / disengagement bolt 42 that is inserted through the positioning hole 41 of the positioning bracket 40 and screwed with the positioning hole 52 of the radiator panel 50. . The right end side of the housing 11 is positioned with respect to the positioning bracket 30 by a positioning hole 31 of the positioning bracket 30 and a detachable engaging / disengaging pin 32. And since the protrusion part 33 of the positioning bracket 30 surrounding the engagement / disengagement pin 32 engages with the positioning hole 51 of the radiator panel 50, each positioning bracket 30 and 40 is fixed to the radiator panel 50, and the housing 11 is fixed. Positioned with respect to the radiator panel 50.

Thus, it is not necessary to assemble the parts of the housing module 100 sequentially on the vehicle body side on the production line. Thereby, the man-hours required for assembling the parts in the production line can be reduced, and the production line having a limited length can be effectively utilized.
Then, an operator of the production line fixes the brackets 30 and 40 to the vehicle body side while inserting the engagement / disengagement pins 32 and the engagement / removal bolts 42 into the positioning holes 51 and 52 of the vehicle body, and moves the housing module 100 to the vehicle body side. It can be attached and assembly workability can be improved.

  Further, according to the vehicle structure of the present embodiment, the engagement / disengagement pins 32 and the engagement / disengagement bolts 42 installed on the left and right ends of the housing 11 pass through the positioning holes 51, 52 of the radiator panel 50 and the positioning brackets 30, 40, respectively. Since it is inserted, the housing 11 is positioned with respect to the radiator panel 50 and the positioning brackets 30 and 40. Here, since each positioning bracket 30 and 40 is engaged with the corner bracket 20 of the bumper, the housing 11 is also positioned with respect to the bumper. Further, since the bumper face is fixed to the fixing hole 40d of the positioning bracket 40, the housing and the bumper can be positioned vertically by this. Therefore, the gap between the housing 11 and the bumper can be made substantially constant to prevent these interferences, and the gap between the parts becomes almost constant, which is preferable in terms of the appearance of the vehicle. In addition, since both the left and right ends of the housing 11 can be positioned with respect to the radiator panel 50 and the positioning brackets 30 and 40 with a single bar-shaped component, the number of components can be reduced.

  Further, since the engaging / disengaging pin 32 is detachable from the positioning hole 31 of the positioning bracket 30 and the engaging / disengaging bolt 42 is detachable from the positioning hole 52 of the radiator panel 50, the engaging / disengaging pin 32 and the engaging / disengaging bolt 42 are also provided. Can be detached from the radiator panel 50 and the positioning brackets 30 and 40. At this time, it is not necessary to remove the positioning brackets 30 and 40 and the corner bracket 20 from the vehicle body, and the housing 11 can be removed from the vehicle body side only by detaching the engagement / disengagement pin 32 and the engagement / disengagement bolt 42.

In particular, in this embodiment, the fastening between the radiator panel 50 and the positioning bracket 40 and the housing 11 can be released by loosening and removing the engaging bolt 42 on the left end side of the housing 11. On the right end side of the housing 11, the engagement / disengagement pin 32 is detachable from the positioning hole 31 of the positioning bracket 30, so that the engagement / disengagement pin 32 is fixed to the radiator panel 50 while the positioning bracket 30 is fixed to the radiator panel 50. Can be removed.
Therefore, the operator removes the engagement / disengagement bolt 42 on the left side of the housing and applies a force to the housing 11 in a direction away from the radiator panel 50, so that the positioning brackets 30 and 40 are fixed to the radiator panel 50. It can be easily and easily removed from the vehicle body. At this time, since the protrusion 33 of the right positioning bracket 30 is engaged with the positioning hole 51 of the radiator panel 50, the positioning bracket 30 is removed when the engaging / disengaging pin 32 is removed from the positioning hole 31 of the positioning bracket 30. The protrusion 33 does not separate from the radiator panel 50.

  Further, according to the vehicle structure of the present embodiment, since the insertion hole 44 is formed in the plate member 43 protruding from the outer surface of the main body of the housing 11, the main body of the housing 11 is fixed to the radiator panel 50 via the plate member 43. The Accordingly, when the vehicle body is deformed due to a light vehicle collision or the like or a load is applied to the housing 11, the plate member 43 that is weaker than the main body of the housing 11 is deformed first. The deformation that occurs can be reduced. Therefore, the housing 11 can be accurately protected during a light collision.

  Further, since the plate member 43 is interposed between the main body of the housing 11 and the positioning bracket 40, when the size, shape, etc. of the main body of the housing 11 is changed with a design change due to a minor change of the vehicle, Even if the size, shape, etc. of the main body of the housing 11 are different in different vehicle types that share the same, the positioning brackets 30 and 40 can be shared by changing the plate member 43. Thereby, sharing of parts can be promoted and manufacturing cost can be drastically reduced.

  Further, according to the vehicle structure of the present embodiment, the fixing bolt 49 through which the positioning bracket 40 with which the engaging / disengaging bolt 42 is engaged independently of the housing 11 is screwed into the radiator panel 50. Thus, the positioning bracket 40 is fixed to the radiator panel 50 independently of the housing 11. Then, the positioning bracket 40 can be removed from the vehicle body by loosening the fixing bolt 49 in a state where the engagement / disengagement bolt 42 is removed and the housing 11 is detached from the vehicle body.

  In the above-described embodiment, the headlamp 10 is used as a lighting tool. However, the present invention can be applied to a tail lamp.

  In the above embodiment, the right side of the housing 11 is configured using the engagement / disengagement pin 32 and the like, and the left side is configured using the engagement / disengagement bolt 42 and the like. The configuration using the engagement / disengagement bolt 42 and the like may be reversed. Further, the left and right sides of the housing 11 may be configured using the engagement / disengagement pins 32 or the like, and the left and right sides may be configured using the engagement / disengagement bolts 42 or the like. Furthermore, it is good also as a structure using the engagement / disengagement pin 32 grade | etc., Or a structure using the engagement / disengagement bolt 42 grade | etc., Without using these structures for both the right and left of the housing 11. FIG.

  In the embodiment, the positioning brackets 30 and 40 are formed stepwise. However, the shape of the brackets 30 and 40 is not limited to this. For example, the positioning brackets 30 and 40 are simple. It may be plate-shaped. Also, the shape of the plate member 43 is arbitrary, the plate member 43 may be omitted, and the insertion hole 44 may be directly formed in the housing 11, and other specific details such as the detailed structure can be changed as appropriate. Of course.

1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a vehicle structure showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial exploded perspective view of the housing module which has a housing, each positioning bracket, and a corner bracket. It is a partially exploded perspective view of the left and right outer sides of the housing in the vehicle structure. It is a partially exploded perspective view of the left and right inner sides of the housing in the vehicle structure.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Headlamp 11 Housing 20 Corner bracket 30 Positioning bracket 31 Positioning hole 32 Engagement / disengagement pin 40 Positioning bracket 41 Positioning hole 42 Engagement / removal bolt 43 Plate member 44 Insertion hole 49 Fixing bolt 50 Radiator panel 51 Positioning hole 52 Positioning hole 53 Radiator upper frame

Claims (7)

A housing of a lighting fixture attached to the vehicle body side;
Brackets installed on both left and right ends of the housing, related to the housing and the bumper side parts, and fixed to the vehicle body side;
A vehicle structure comprising a positioning hole formed in the vehicle body and the bracket, provided on both left and right ends of the housing, and including a rod-shaped member that is detachable from the positioning hole of the vehicle body or the bracket. At least one of the rod-shaped members is an engagement / disengagement pin that protrudes from the housing and is detachable from the positioning hole of the bracket.
The bracket is formed so as to surround the engagement / disengagement pin related to the positioning hole, and includes a cylindrical protrusion that engages with the positioning hole of the vehicle body,
The vehicle structure according to claim 1, wherein the engagement / disengagement pin disposed inside the protruding portion is inserted through a positioning hole of a vehicle body. At least one of the rod-shaped members is an engagement / disengagement bolt that is inserted through the positioning hole of the bracket and screwed with the positioning hole of the vehicle body,
The vehicle structure according to claim 1, wherein an insertion hole through which the engagement / disengagement bolt is inserted is formed in the housing. One rod-shaped member is an engagement / disengagement bolt that is inserted into the positioning hole of one bracket and screwed with the positioning hole of the vehicle body.
Forming an insertion hole for inserting the engagement / disengagement bolt into the housing;
The other rod-shaped member is an engagement / disengagement pin protruding from the housing and detachable from the positioning hole of the other bracket.
The other bracket is formed so as to surround the engagement / disengagement pin related to the positioning hole, and includes a cylindrical protrusion that engages with the positioning hole of the vehicle body,
The vehicle structure according to claim 1, wherein the engagement / disengagement pin disposed inside the protruding portion is inserted through a positioning hole of a vehicle body.   The vehicle structure according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the housing has a plate member in which the insertion hole is formed and protrudes from an outer surface of the housing body.   The vehicle structure according to any one of claims 3 to 5, further comprising a fixing bolt that is inserted through a bracket related to the engagement / disengagement bolt independently of the housing and is screwed to the vehicle body. In manufacturing the vehicle structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
After configuring the housing module connecting the housing and the bumper side parts and the brackets independently of the vehicle body,
A method for manufacturing a vehicle structure, comprising: fixing each bracket to a vehicle body side while inserting each rod-like member through a positioning hole of the vehicle body; and attaching the housing module to the vehicle body side.

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