JP4990986B2 - Tail light structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a taillight structure.

Some vehicles such as automobiles have tail lights at the rear of the vehicle body. By the way, the taillight at the rear of the vehicle occupies a large weight in terms of the appearance quality of the rear of the vehicle, so various shapes have been proposed in design.
For example, there is one in which a taillight is attached over a corner portion at the rear of the vehicle body (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-57447

  The taillight provided on the rear outer surface of the vehicle body is mounted so that it is approximately the same height as the outer surface of the vehicle body when mounted on the vehicle body, and a constant parting line width is set at the boundary with the mounting surface of the vehicle body. ing.

By the way, when the parting line of the taillight is bent, if the mounting position of the taillight with respect to the vehicle body is slightly shifted, this misalignment directly affects the width of the parting line and deteriorates the appearance quality. There's a problem.
That is, if the taillight is displaced toward one parting line at the bend point, the width of one parting line becomes narrow and the width of the other parting line becomes wide. Accordingly, the deviation of one parting line also causes the deviation of the other parting line, and in order to maintain the appearance quality, it is necessary to accurately position the taillight, and the assembly accuracy must be increased.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a taillight structure that can minimize the influence on the appearance quality even when a parting line that is bent with respect to the mounting surface of the vehicle body is formed. To do.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is directed to a taillight formed at a position descending from a vehicle body outer surface of a rear part of a rear fender panel (for example, rear fender panel 4 in the embodiment) toward a vehicle interior side. A first cover attached to an attachment portion (for example, the taillight attachment portion 10 in the embodiment) and attached to a first attachment portion (for example, the first attachment portion 11 in the embodiment) in the upper half of the taillight attachment portion. (For example, the taillight upper 7 in the embodiment) and the second cover attached to the second attachment portion (for example, the second attachment portion 12 in the embodiment) in the lower half portion provided continuously to the upper half portion. (E.g., tail light lower 8 in the embodiment), the first mounting portion is directed obliquely rearward and upward A first mounting surface (for example, the first front mounting surface 13 in the embodiment) is provided, and the second mounting portion is oriented obliquely rearward and downward to a second mounting surface (for example, the second front mounting surface in the embodiment). 14), the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface form an obtuse angle, and face the first mounting surface to the first cover with the front flange portion (for example, the front flange portion 35 in the embodiment). A front flange portion (for example, the front flange portion 46 in the embodiment) is formed on the second cover so as to face the second mounting surface, and at least one of the first cover and the second cover is The light emitter (for example, the bulb 23, 24, 25 or bulb 21 in the embodiment) is covered, and the boundary between the first cover and the second cover is the first attachment surface and the second attachment surface. Connection with (for example, implementation Characterized in that it is set to folding portion 15) in the state.

By comprising in this way, the 1st cover was attached to the 1st attachment part in the state which made the parting line formed between the 1st cover and the 1st attachment surface of the 1st attachment part the fixed width. Later, a parting line formed between the second cover and the second mounting surface of the second mounting portion is referred to as a parting line formed between the first cover and the first mounting surface of the first mounting portion. Accordingly, the second cover can be attached to the second attachment portion with a constant width.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first cover is attached to the first cover in a state in which the parting line formed between the first cover and the first attachment surface of the first attachment is a constant width. After attaching to the first cover, a parting line formed between the second cover and the second mounting surface of the second mounting portion is formed between the first cover and the first mounting surface of the first mounting portion. The second cover can be attached to the second attachment portion with a constant width according to the parting line. Therefore, since the position of the first cover and the second cover can be adjusted separately, the assembly of the taillight is simplified, and the appearance quality can be improved while maintaining the width of the parting line constant.

1 is a partial side view of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state before attachment of a taillight. It is a perspective view equivalent to FIG. 2 which shows the attachment state of a taillight.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the one-box type vehicle shown in FIG. 1, a tailgate 3 is provided in a rear opening 2 of a vehicle body 1 so as to be opened and closed. A taillight 6 is attached to the rear part of the rear fender panel 4 in a range from the vicinity of the central part in the vertical direction to the roof panel 5.

  The taillight 6 is divided into a taillight upper 7 provided at the upper part and a taillight lower 8 provided at the lower part. The upper side of the taillight upper 7 is formed along the roof panel 5, the front side of the taillight upper 7 extends obliquely rearward and lower, and the lower side of the taillight upper 7 is formed horizontally. The lower side of the tail light lower 8 is formed horizontally, the front side of the tail light lower 8 extends obliquely forward and lower, and the upper side of the tail light lower 8 has the same width as the tail light upper 7 and the tail light upper 7 It is formed horizontally as well.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the rear fender panel 4 to which the taillight 6 is attached is formed with a taillight attachment portion 10 at a position descending from the outer surface of the vehicle body to the vehicle interior side. The tail light mounting portion 10 includes an upper half first mounting portion 11 corresponding to the tail light upper 7 and a lower half second mounting portion 12 corresponding to the tail light lower 8.

  The first mounting portion 11 and the second mounting portion 12 are lowered from the outer surface of the rear fender panel 4 toward the vehicle interior side at positions corresponding to the front sides of the taillight upper 7 and the taillight lower 8, and are continuously up and down. A first front mounting surface 13 and a second front mounting surface 14 are provided. The first front mounting surface 13 faces the front side of the taillight upper 7 and faces obliquely upward, and the second front mounting surface 14 faces the front side of the taillight lower 8 and obliquely rearward. The surface is oriented downward. The first front mounting surface 13 and the second front mounting surface 14 form an obtuse angle.

  Therefore, the connecting portion between the first front mounting surface 13 and the second front mounting surface 14 is a folded portion 15, and the boundary between the tail light upper 7 and the tail light lower 8 is aligned with the folded portion 15. is there. A parting line P1 is formed between the tail light upper 7 and the first front mounting surface 13, and a parting line P2 is formed between the tail light lower 8 and the second front mounting surface 14. (See FIG. 1).

The first front mounting surface 13 is formed with mounting holes 17 for clips 16 and 16 (only one is described) at two locations, and the second front mounting surface 14 has mounting holes 18 for the clips 16 on the upper side. On the lower side, a guide bar 19 extending rearward and a rectangular locking portion 20 protruding from the outer surface of the guide bar 19 are integrally formed.
The second mounting portion 12 includes one connector 22 for supplying power to the valve 21 provided in the taillight upper 7 and 3 for supplying power to the three valves 23, 24, and 25 attached to the taillight lower 8. A taillight cable 26 having two connectors 22, 22, 22 is attached.

The rear edge portions of the first attachment portion 11 and the second attachment portion 12 are bent toward the vehicle interior side to constitute a part of the peripheral edge of the rear opening portion 2 of the vehicle body 1 to which the tailgate 3 is attached. A first rear mounting surface 27 corresponding to the upper 7 and a second rear mounting surface 28 corresponding to the tail light lower 8 are formed facing the rear side.
The first rear mounting surface 27 is provided with a fastening hole 30 for screws 29 (only one is shown) at the top. Fastening holes 31 and 31 for screws 29 are formed in the upper and lower portions of the second rear mounting surface 28.

  The taillight upper 7 includes a side wall lens portion 33 along the rear fender panel 4 surface and a rear wall lens portion 34 along the tailgate 3. A front flange portion 35 is formed on the front edge of the side wall lens portion 33 so as to be directed toward the vehicle interior side and overlapped with the first front mounting surface 13 of the first mounting portion 11. Locking holes 36 and 36 of the two clips 16 that are locked toward each other are formed.

A rear flange portion 38 is formed on the inner edge of the rear wall lens portion 34 at the front edge of the inner wall portion 37 that extends toward the front side of the vehicle body. The rear flange portion 38 is superposed on the first rear portion mounting surface 27 of the first mounting portion 11. In the upper part of the rear flange portion 38, an insertion hole 39 for the screw 29 to be inserted toward the front side is formed. An engaging recess 40 for receiving the tail light lower 8 from the rear side is formed in the lower portion of the rear flange portion 38 with the opening portion directed rearward. Here, the engaging recess 40 allows the tail light lower 8 to move up and down.
At the lower part of the taillight upper 7, an attachment piece 41 is formed which is connected to the side wall lens part 33 and the rear wall lens part 34 with a step and extends downward. The attachment piece 41 is inserted into the upper opening 42 of the tail light lower 8. The tail light upper 7 is provided with one valve 21.

  The tail light lower 8 includes a side wall lens portion 44 along the rear fender panel 4 surface and a rear wall lens portion 45 along the tail gate 3. A front edge of the side wall lens portion 44 is directed toward the vehicle interior side, and a front flange portion 46 is formed on the second front mounting surface 14 of the second mounting portion 12. A locking hole 47 of the clip 16 locked toward is formed. On the back side of the side wall lens portion 44, a C-shaped engagement portion 48 that slides and engages with the engagement portion 20 provided in the second attachment portion 12 from the rear, and is formed integrally with the engagement portion 48. An engagement tube 49 for receiving the guide bar 19 provided in the second mounting portion 12 is formed.

An inner wall 50 extending toward the front side of the vehicle body is provided on the inner edge of the rear wall lens portion 45. The inner wall 50 is superposed on the second rear mounting surface 28 of the second mounting portion 12 and directed toward the vehicle interior side. A rear flange portion 51 is formed.
Insertion holes 52 and 52 for two screws 29 that are inserted toward the front side are formed above and below the rear flange portion 51. Further, a locking edge 53 is provided in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the rear flange portion 51 so as to overlap the engagement recess 40 of the tail light upper 7.

Here, the upper opening 42 of the tail light lower 8 is configured to receive the attachment piece 41 of the tail light upper 7 relatively from the front side. The tail light lower 8 is provided with three valves 23, 24 and 25.
Here, the locking holes 36 and 47 and the insertion holes 39 and 52 are formed with a margin necessary for adjusting the positions of the tail light upper 7 and the tail light lower 8 described later. Similarly, the engaging portion 48 is formed with a margin necessary for adjusting the position of the tail light lower 8 with respect to the locking portion 20.

  According to the above embodiment, when the taillight 6 is attached to the taillight attachment portion 10 of the vehicle body 1, the clip 16 is attached to the upper locking hole 36 of the front flange portion 35 of the taillight upper 7, and the clip 16 is attached to the taillight attachment portion 10. The taillight upper 7 is fixed in the mounting hole 17 on the upper side of the first front mounting surface 13 of the first mounting portion 11 to position the taillight upper 7 in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle width direction.

Next, the clip 16 attached to the lower locking hole 36 of the front flange portion 35 of the taillight upper 7 is attached to the lower mounting hole 17 of the first front mounting surface 13 of the first mounting portion 11 of the vehicle body 1. The taillight upper 7 is positioned in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the vehicle width direction, and the vehicle vertical direction. Therefore, the parting line P1 can be set to a set width.
Thereafter, the screw 29 inserted into the insertion hole 39 of the rear flange portion 38 of the taillight upper 7 is fastened and fixed to the fastening hole 30 of the first rear mounting surface 27 of the first mounting portion 11. Thereby, the fixing of the tail light upper 7 is finished.

Then, the engaging tube 49 of the tail light lower 8 is fitted into the guide bar 19 of the second mounting portion 12 of the vehicle body, and the engaging portion 48 of the tail light lower 8 is locked to the locking portion 20 of the second mounting portion 12. The tail light lower 8 is positioned in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and in the width direction of the vehicle body.
Next, the clip 16 attached to the upper locking hole 47 of the front flange portion 46 of the tail light lower 8 is fixed to the upper mounting hole 18 of the first front mounting surface 13 of the second mounting portion 12 of the vehicle body 1. Then, the tail light lower 8 is positioned in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the vehicle width direction, and the vehicle vertical direction. Therefore, the parting line P2 can be made to have a constant width in accordance with the parting line P1. At this time, the engaging edge 53 of the tail light lower 8 is engaged with the engaging recess 40 of the tail light upper 7 so as to cover the upper side.

  Thereafter, the screws 29 inserted into the upper and lower insertion holes 52 of the rear flange portion 51 of the tail light lower 8 are fastened and fixed to the fastening holes 31 of the second rear attachment surface 28 of the second attachment portion 12. Thereby, the fixing of the tail light lower 8 is finished. Here, the taillight upper 7 is pressed through the rear flange portion 38 by the rear flange portion 51 of the taillight lower 8 by tightening the upper screw 29.

  Therefore, the tail light upper 7 is made to be the first mounting portion 11 in a state where the parting line P1 formed between the tail light upper 7 and the first front mounting surface 13 of the first mounting portion 11 has a constant width. After the mounting, the taillight in a state where the parting line P2 formed between the taillight lower 8 and the second front mounting surface 14 of the second mounting portion 12 is set to a constant width in accordance with the parting line P1. Since the lower 8 can be attached to the second mounting portion 12 separately from the taillight upper 7, the assembly of the taillight 6 is simplified, and the appearance quality can be improved by keeping the width of each parting line P1, P2 constant. it can.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the guide bar 19 and the locking portion 20 provided in the second mounting portion 12 are provided in the tail light lower 8, and are provided in the tail light lower 8. The engaging portion 48 and the engaging tube 49 may be provided on the second mounting portion 12. Further, the valves 21, 23 to 25 may be provided in either the tail light upper 7 or the tail light lower 8.

13 First front mounting surface (first mounting surface)
11 First mounting portion 14 Second front mounting surface (second mounting surface)
12 Second mounting part 7 Tail light upper (first cover)
8 Tail light lower (second cover)
21, 23, 24, 25 Bulb (light emitter)
15 Folded part (connection part)

Claims (1)

A first cover attached to a taillight attachment portion formed at a position descending from the vehicle body outer surface at the rear portion of the rear fender panel toward the vehicle interior side, and attached to a first attachment portion in an upper half of the taillight attachment portion; , A taillight structure including a second cover attached to a second attachment portion in a lower half portion provided continuously to the upper half portion, wherein the first attachment portion is directed obliquely rearward and upward The first mounting surface, the second mounting portion includes a second mounting surface oriented obliquely rearwardly downward, and the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface form an obtuse angle, and the first mounting surface A front flange portion is formed on the first cover so as to face the second mounting surface, and a front flange portion is formed on the second cover so as to face the second mounting surface. At least one of the first cover and the second cover Covers the illuminant, Wherein the first cover boundary between the second cover, tail light structure, characterized in that it is set in the connection portion between the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface.

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