JPH0810034Y2 - Radiator grill mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION a. Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a radiator grill in an automobile.

b. Conventional Technology Conventionally, the mounting structure of the radiator grille at the front of a four-wheeled vehicle has a structure as shown in FIG. 6, for example.
That is, a is the front grill, b is the front bumper,
c is a front hood, d is a front inner body, and the front grill a has a screw e screwed into a nut e fitted to a part of the front inner body d at its upper portion and fixedly attached thereto, and at the lower portion thereof. The front grill a is attached to the front inner body d by inserting the clip g.

c. Problem to be Solved by the Invention In the mounting structure of the front grill a as described above, as apparent from the figure, the tightening points for mounting by the screws f, the clips g, etc. are visible from the outside, and the appearance is Not preferable.

Further, there are problems in that work efficiency is poor because a tool is often required for mounting work.

d. Means for Solving the Problem The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a radiator grill mounting structure that solves the above problems.

That is, according to the present invention, when a front grill of an automobile is attached to a body side through a clip, the clip has a connecting portion, and the connecting portion has an engaging protrusion protruding vertically and a curved portion in the middle. An engaging portion that protrudes rearward is provided above and below the curved portion, the engaging portion includes an extension portion that extends to an upper end of the front bumper, and an engaging protrusion of the clip is provided on a peripheral edge of the front grill. Also, the radiator grill mounting structure is characterized in that the upper and lower engaging holes are similarly engaged with respective engaging holes provided on the body side. The above problems have been solved by

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5, 1 is a front grille, 2 is a pair of left and right grill clips provided between the front grille 1 and the body side, 3 is a front inner body, 4
Is a front hood and 5 is a front bumper.

The front grill 1 is provided with a peripheral edge 1a that extends inwardly around the front grill 1 and has wide portions above and below the left and right ends thereof, and engaging holes 1b and 1c are provided in the portions.

In addition, if necessary, other engaging holes may be
1d is provided only above the edge 1a.

The grill clip 2 is an engaging hole 1b of the front grill 1.
Engaging projection 2b protruding upward and engaging projection 2c protruding downward engaging engagement hole 1c of front grille 1
And a connecting portion 2a for connecting both the engaging projections, a curved portion 2d is provided approximately in the middle of the connecting portion 2a, and is further engaged with the front inner body 3 on the rear side of the main body. The part 2e and the engaging part 2f are provided so as to project vertically upward and backward. As is apparent from FIG. 4, the engaging portion 2f has a width substantially the same as that of the connecting portion 2a, and is provided with an extending portion 2g extending to the upper end of the lower front bumper 5.

The front inner body is provided on the front surface of the radiator and has engaging holes 3e and 3f for engaging the engaging portion 2e and the engaging portion 2f of the grill clip 2 on the left and right sides. .

Reference numeral 8 is another grill clip provided in the center CL of the vehicle body, which is provided as needed, and is provided with an engaging portion 8d having a circular cross section at the upper side and an engaging portion 8a at the lower side. The joint portion 8a is locked in an engagement hole 3a provided at the center CL of the vehicle body of the front body 3.

e. Operation The mounting structure according to the present invention is assembled in the following procedure.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, the engaging hole of the front grill 1
The engaging protrusion 2b and the engaging protrusion 2c of the grill clip 2 are inserted into the engaging hole 1c and the engaging hole 1c. At the time of insertion, it can be easily engaged with each engaging hole of the front grill 1 by bending at the curved portion 2d provided on the connecting portion 2a of the grill clip 2.
In this way, a pair of grill clips 2 are attached to both sides of the front grill 1.

Next, the engaging portions 2e and 2f of the grill clips 2 attached to the left and right sides of the front grill 1 are pushed toward the engaging holes 3e and 3f of the front inner body 3 to move the The front grill 1 is fixed in the state shown in FIG.

In addition to the above configuration, when the engaging hole 1d is provided in the center of the vehicle body of the front grill 1 and the grill clip 8 is provided in the front inner body 3, as shown in FIGS. After fitting the engaging hole 1d of the grill clip 8 to the engaging portion 8d of the grill clip 8, the engaging portion 2e and the engaging portion 2f of the grill clip 2 are rotated in the direction of the arrow in the same manner as described above. It suffices if it is inserted and fixed in each of the engagement holes of the body 3. In this case, compared to the case where only the left and right grill clips 2 are provided without providing the grill clip 8 and the engagement hole 1d, the positioning at the center can be easily performed.

When removing the front grill 1, the procedure may be the reverse of the above-mentioned procedure, but the lower part of the grill clip 2 may be out of reach because a radiator or the like is arranged immediately behind it. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, it can be easily removed by inserting the tip of the tool T between the extension 2g of the grill clip 2 and the upper end of the bumper 5 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in the direction of the arrow. it can.

f. Effect of the Invention Since the radiator grill mounting structure according to the present invention is constructed as described above, the front grill mounting screws and the like are not exposed to the outside as in the conventional case, and the appearance is improved. Further, at the time of mounting, work such as screwing is unnecessary, so that workability is significantly improved and the number of parts can be reduced.

 Also, it can be removed very easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a four-wheeled vehicle equipped with a radiator grill mounting structure according to the present invention, and is a perspective view from the arrow A in FIG. 5, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a perspective explanatory view of a mounting structure for a front grill, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing an outline of an automobile having a mounting structure according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional explanatory view corresponding to FIG. 2 having a conventional structure. 1 ... Front grille, 2 ... Grill clip, 3 ... Front inner body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. When attaching a front grill of an automobile to a body side via a clip, the clip has a connecting portion 2a, and the connecting portion 2a has engaging protrusions 2b and 2c protruding vertically. A curved portion 2d is provided in the middle, and engaging portions 2e and 2f projecting rearward are provided above and below the curved portion 2d.
Has an extension 2g that extends to the upper end of the front bumper,
The engaging protrusions 2b, 2c of the clip are fitted in the upper and lower engaging holes formed in the peripheral edge of the front grill in the same manner as the engaging portions 2e, 2c.
A radiator grill mounting structure, characterized in that f is engaged with each of the engaging holes provided on the body side.