Radar cover removable structure

Abstract

To provide a radar cover removable structure.SOLUTION: A radar cover removable structure in which a radar cover 60 is detachably attached to a bracket 50 comprises: an engaging part 52 provided on one of the bracket and the radar cover; an engaged part 61 that is provided on the other and engages with the engaging part; and a guide passage 53 that is provided on one of the bracket and the radar cover where the engaging part is provided and guides a rod-like tool 80 to the engaging part. The guide passage extends from an opening end part 53a where the rod-like tool is inserted to the vicinity of the engaging part, and the radar cover is removed from the bracket as a result of disengagement of the engaging part from the engaged part by the rod-like tool which is inserted via the opening end part and guided to the engaging part by the guide passage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a radar cover attachment / detachment structure. [Background technology]

[0002] A vehicle lamp is known that includes an outer lens including a recess in which a radar unit is attached, and a radar cover that is detachably attached to the outer lens while covering the recess. The radar unit is used to detect objects by transmitting high-frequency electromagnetic waves (e.g., millimeter waves) to the vicinity of the vehicle and receiving reflected waves from objects that exist within the transmission range. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-0913031 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, Patent Document 1 does not describe at all the radar cover attachment / detachment structure, and there is room for improvement in this regard.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made to solve such problems, and has an object to provide a radar cover attachment / detachment structure. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The radar cover removal structure disclosed herein is a radar cover removal structure for removably attaching a radar cover to a bracket to which a radar unit is removably attached, and includes an engaging portion provided on one of the bracket and the radar cover, an engaged portion provided on the other with which the engaging portion engages, and a guide passage provided on the bracket or the radar cover on the side of the bracket or the radar cover on which the engaging portion is provided, for guiding a rod-shaped tool to the engaging portion, the guide passage extending from an opening end into which the rod-shaped tool is inserted to the vicinity of the engaging portion, and the radar cover is removably attached to the bracket by the engaging portion engaging with the engaged portion, while the radar cover is removed from the bracket by the rod-shaped tool being inserted through the opening end and guided to the engaging portion by the guide passage, which releases the engagement of the engaging portion with the engaged portion.

[0007] With this configuration, it is possible to provide a radar cover mounting / removal structure that can prevent the rod-shaped tool from coming into contact with the surroundings and being damaged when removing the radar cover with the rod-shaped tool.

[0008] In the above radar cover mounting / removal structure, the guide passage may be provided with a guide portion that guides an insertion angle of the rod-shaped tool inserted through the open end portion.

[0009] Moreover, the above radar cover attachment / detachment structure may further include a spring portion provided on one of the bracket and the radar cover, and a spring portion biasing portion provided on the other of the bracket and the radar cover for biasing the spring portion to elastically deform, wherein the spring portion is biased by the spring portion biasing portion to elastically deform when the radar cover is attached to the bracket, and when the engagement of the engaging portion with the engaged portion is released by the rod-shaped tool, the radar cover may move in the removal direction due to the elastic force of the elastically deformed spring portion.

[0010] In addition, in the above radar cover attachment / detachment structure, the bracket to which the radar unit and the radar cover are detachably attached may be detachably attached to a recess formed in the outer lens, and the opening end of the guide passage may be exposed from the recess and covered by a vehicle side member.

[0011] In the above radar cover attachment / detachment structure, the open end of the guide passage may be provided on a lower end side of one of the bracket and the radar cover on which the engagement portion is provided.

[0012] In the above radar cover attachment / detachment structure, the vehicle side member may be a bumper. Effect of the Invention

[0013] The present disclosure provides a radar cover attachment / detachment structure. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle lamp 10 mounted on a vehicle and its surroundings. [Diagram 2] 2 is a view seen from the direction of arrow Ar1 in FIG. [Diagram 3] 1 is a top view (schematic diagram) of a vehicle lamp 10. FIG. [Figure 4] 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the vehicle lamp 10. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a front view of the radar cover 60 attached to the bracket 50. [Figure 7] 2 is an exploded perspective view of the bracket 50 and the radar cover 60. FIG. [Figure 8] 7 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 6 taken along line B-B. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bracket 50 to which the radar cover 60 is attached. [Figure 10] 7 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 6 taken along line B-B. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] Hereinafter, a vehicle lamp to which a radar cover attachment / detachment structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each drawing, corresponding components are given the same reference numerals, and duplicated descriptions will be omitted.

[0016] The vehicle lamp 10 of this embodiment is a vehicle lamp that functions as a headlamp and is mounted on both the left and right sides of the front end of a vehicle such as an automobile (not shown). Since the vehicle lamps 10 mounted on both the left and right sides have a symmetrical configuration, the vehicle lamp 10 mounted on the left side of the front end of the vehicle (the left side when facing the front of the vehicle) will be described below as a representative example.

[0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a vehicle lamp 10 mounted on a vehicle, FIG. 2 is a view seen from the direction of arrow Ar1 in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a top view (schematic view) of the vehicle lamp 10, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the vehicle lamp 10.

[0018] 3 to 5, the vehicle lamp 10 includes a lamp housing 20, an outer lens 30, a lamp unit 40, a bracket 50, a radar cover 60, and a radar unit 70. In addition, reference numeral 100 in Fig. 3 denotes a vehicle body.

[0019] The outer lens 30 is attached to the lamp housing 20 to form a lamp chamber S1 (see FIG. 4, etc.) between the outer lens 30 and the lamp housing 20. Although not shown, a lamp unit 40 is disposed within the lamp chamber S1. The lamp unit 40 may have any configuration as long as it is a lamp unit that irradiates light to function as a headlamp. For example, the lamp unit 40 may be a projector type lamp unit, a reflector type lamp unit, a direct projection type lamp unit, a lamp unit using a light guide (light guide rod, light guide plate), or a lamp unit other than these.

[0020] The outer lens 30 is made of a transparent resin (synthetic resin) such as acrylic or polycarbonate, and includes a lens portion 31 through which the light emitted by the lamp unit 40 passes, and a recessed portion 32 recessed from the front side toward the rear side (the lamp housing 20 side). The lens portion 31 is disposed on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and the recessed portion 32 is disposed on the outer side in the vehicle width direction.

[0021] The recess 32 is composed of an opening end 32a on the front side, a bottom 32b on the rear side, and inner walls 32c (upper inner wall 32c1, lower inner wall 32c2, inner inner wall 32c3, outer inner wall 32c4) between the opening end 32a and the bottom 32b.

[0022] A bracket 50 is detachably attached to the outer lens 30 (recess 32) configured as described above.

[0023] Next, the bracket 50 will be described.

[0024] Fig. 6 is a front view of the radar cover 60 attached to the bracket 50, and Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the bracket 50 and the radar cover 60. Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of Fig. 6.

[0025] Bracket 50 is made of synthetic resin such as acrylic or polycarbonate, and includes a bracket body 51, an upper engagement portion 52, a guide passage 53, a guide portion 54, a spring portion 55, and a lower engagement portion 56, as shown in FIGS.

[0026] The bracket body 51 includes a radar unit mounting surface 51a and a rear surface 51b on the opposite side thereof (see FIG. 4). The radar unit mounting surface 51a is provided with screw bosses 51a1 (three locations) to which the radar unit 70 is screwed (see FIG. 5).

[0027] The upper engaging portion 52 is a portion that engages with the upper engaged portion 61 of the radar cover 60. As shown in FIG. 7, the upper engaging portion 52 is provided on both the left and right sides of the upper front side of the bracket 50 (bracket main body 51) corresponding to the upper engaged portion 61 of the radar cover 60. Specifically, the upper engaging portion 52 is a hook portion. Hereinafter, it will also be referred to as the upper hook portion 52. The upper hook portion 52 extends in a cantilever shape from the upper front side of the bracket 50 (bracket main body 51) to the forward side (radar cover side). A claw portion 52a that engages with the upper engaged portion 61 of the radar cover 60 is provided at the tip of the upper hook portion 52.

[0028] The guide passage 53 is a passage for guiding the rod-shaped tool 80 to the upper hook portion 52. Specifically, the guide passage 53 has an open end 53a on the lower end side of the bracket 50 (bracket main body 51), and extends from the open end 53a to the vicinity of the upper engagement portion 52 (see FIG. 8). As shown in FIG. 9, the cross-sectional shape of the guide passage 53 is U-shaped, and a bottom portion 53b of the U-shape is disposed on the radar cover 60 side. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the bracket 50 to which the radar cover 60 is attached.

[0029] The rod-shaped tool 80 is a long tool extending in a rod shape for releasing the engagement (fitting) of the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) of the bracket 50 with the upper engaged portion 61 (through hole 61b) of the radar cover 60. As shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the rod-shaped tool 80 has a gripping portion 81 that is held by an operator. The rod-shaped tool 80 may be a dedicated tool or a tool such as a driver (screwdriver). The procedure for releasing the engagement (fitting) of the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) of the bracket 50 with the upper engaged portion 61 (through hole 61b) of the radar cover 60 using the rod-shaped tool 80 will be described later.

[0030] The guide portion 54 is a portion that guides the insertion angle of the rod-shaped tool 80 guided by the guide passage 53. The guide portion 54 is provided at the upper portion within the guide passage 53 (see FIGS. 6 and 8). The guide portion 54 includes a guide surface 54a that is inclined with respect to the insertion direction of the rod-shaped tool 80 (see arrow Ar2 in FIG. 8).

[0031] The spring portions 55 are provided on both the left and right sides of the front side of the bracket 50 (bracket main body 51) in correspondence with the spring portion biasing portions 63 of the radar cover 60 that come into contact with the spring portions 55 (see FIG. 7). As shown in FIG. 7, the spring portion 55 includes an upper spring portion 55a and a lower spring portion 55b. The upper spring portion 55a includes a fixed portion 55a1 fixed to the front side of the bracket 50 (bracket main body 51) and an extension portion 55a2 extending upward from the fixed portion 55a1. Similarly, the lower spring portion 55b includes a fixed portion 55b1 fixed to the front side of the bracket 50 (bracket main body 51) and an extension portion 55b2 extending downward from the fixed portion 55b1.

[0032] When the radar cover 60 is attached to the bracket 50 as described below, the spring portions 55 (upper spring portion 55a, lower spring portion 55b) are urged toward the bracket 50 by the spring portion urging portions 63 of the radar cover 60 abutting against the spring portions 55, and are thereby elastically deformed. On the other hand, when the engagement (fitting) of the upper hook portions 52 (claw portions 52a) with the upper engaged portions 61 (through holes 61b) is released, the radar cover 60 moves in the removal direction (see arrow Ar3 in FIG. 4) due to the elastic force of the elastically deformed spring portions 55. This point will be described further below.

[0033] The lower engaging portions 56 are portions that engage with the lower engaged portions 62 of the radar cover 60. As shown in Fig. 7, the lower engaging portions 56 are provided at two locations on the lower front side of the bracket 50 (bracket main body 51) in correspondence with the lower engaged portions 62 of the radar cover 60. Specifically, the lower engaging portions 56 are hook portions. Hereinafter, they will also be referred to as lower hook portions 56.

[0034] A plate-shaped extension 57 is provided at the lower part of the bracket 50 (bracket body 51) and extends downward from the lower part (see Figs. 4 and 6). The extension 57 is formed with through holes 57a (two) into which the lower engaged parts 62 are inserted in correspondence with the lower engaged parts 62 of the radar cover 60.

[0035] The lower hook portion 56 extends in a cantilever shape from the lower portion of the through hole 57a toward the rear side (the outer lens side) (see the CC cross section in FIG. 6). A claw portion 56a that engages (fits) with the lower engaged portion 62 (through hole 62b) of the radar cover 60 is provided at the tip of the lower hook portion 56.

[0036] The bracket 50 having the above-mentioned configuration is detachably attached to the outer lens 30 (recess 32). Specifically, the bracket 50 is attached to the outer lens 30 or the lamp housing 20 by known fixing means (screws, hooks, etc.) with its back surface facing the bottom 32b of the recess 32 (see FIG. 4). At that time, the front side (left side in FIG. 4) end E of the upper inner wall 32c1 constituting the recess 32 is 32c1 extends beyond the bracket 50 toward the front side, whereas the front side (left side in FIG. 4) end E of the lower inner wall 32c2 constituting the recess 32 32c2 extends to the front side up to just before the lower end of the bracket 50 (opening end 53a of the guide passage 53). Therefore, the lower end of the bracket 50 (opening end 53a of the guide passage 53) is not covered by the lower inner wall 32c2 and is exposed from the recess 32. This makes it possible to insert the rod-shaped tool 80 into the bracket 50 (guide passage 53) attached to the outer lens 30 without removing the bracket 50 from the outer lens 30.

[0037] Next, the radar cover 60 will be described.

[0038] As shown in FIG. 7, the radar cover 60 includes an upper engaged portion 61, a lower engaged portion 62, and a spring biasing portion 63.

[0039] The upper engaged portion 61 is a portion with which the upper hook portion 52 (upper engaging portion) of the bracket 50 engages. The upper engaged portions 61 are provided on both the left and right sides of the upper rear side of the radar cover 60 in correspondence with the upper hook portions 52 of the bracket 50 (see FIG. 7). Specifically, the upper engaged portion 61 includes an extension portion 61a extending in a cantilever shape from the upper rear side of the radar cover 60 toward the rear side (toward the bracket 50), and a through hole 61b formed in the extension portion 61a. The upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) of the bracket 50 engages (fits) with the through hole 61b (see FIGS. 6 and 8).

[0040] The lower engaged portion 62 is a portion with which the lower hook portion 56 (lower engaging portion) of the bracket 50 engages. The lower engaged portion 62 is provided at two locations on the lower back side of the radar cover 60 in correspondence with the lower hook portion 56 of the bracket 50 (see FIGS. 6 and 7). Specifically, the lower engaged portion 62 includes an extension portion 62a extending downward from the lower back side of the radar cover 60 and further extending in a cantilever shape toward the rear side (toward the bracket 50), and a through hole 62b formed in the extension portion 62a (see the cross-sectional view taken along CC in FIG. 6). The lower hook portion 56 (claw portion 56a) of the bracket 50 engages (fits) with the through hole 62b (see the cross-sectional view taken along CC in FIG. 6).

[0041] The radar cover 60 having the above-mentioned configuration is detachably attached to the bracket 50. Specifically, first, the lower engaged portion 62 of the radar cover 60 is inserted into the through hole 57a formed in the extension portion 57 provided at the lower portion of the bracket 50 (bracket body 51), and the lower hook portion 56 (claw portion 56a) of the bracket 50 is engaged (fitted) with the lower engaged portion 62 (through hole 62b) inserted into the through hole 57a (see the CC cross-sectional view in FIG. 6). In addition, the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) of the bracket 50 is engaged (fitted) with the upper engaged portion 61 (through hole 61b) of the radar cover 60 (see FIGS. 6 and 8).

[0042] In this manner, the radar cover 60 is detachably attached to the bracket 50. At this time, the spring portion 55 is biased toward the bracket 50 by the spring portion biasing portion 63 of the radar cover 60 that abuts against the spring portion 55, and is thereby disposed between the radar cover 60 and the bracket 50 in an elastically deformed state.

[0043] Next, the radar unit 70 will be described.

[0044] As shown in Fig. 5, the radar unit 70 (radar device) has a case 71, a transmitting antenna, and a receiving antenna (neither of which are shown) housed in the case 71. The radar unit 70 is a millimeter wave radar unit that transmits electromagnetic waves (millimeter waves) from the transmitting antenna. The electromagnetic waves (millimeter waves) pass through the radar cover 60 and spread at a vertical spread angle θ V (See Fig. 4), horizontal spread angle θ H (see FIG. 3). The radar unit 70 receives, by a receiving antenna, the reflected waves that are reflected by objects present within the transmission range and that pass through the radar cover 60. The received signals are processed by a control device, for example, an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) (not shown), and the objects (distance, angle, and speed to the object) are detected. The radar unit 70 uses, for example, millimeter waves in the 76-81 GHz band, particularly millimeter waves in the 79 GHz band, but is not limited to this frequency band.

[0045] The radar system of the radar unit 70 may be any of a pulse system, a CW (Continuous Wave) system, or other systems. The antenna system of the radar unit 70 may be any of a mechanical scanning system, a beam switching system, a phased array system, a digital forming system, or other systems.

[0046] The radar unit 70 having the above configuration is detachably attached to the bracket 50 (bracket body 51). Specifically, as shown in Fig. 7, the radar unit 70 is attached to the bracket 50 (bracket body 51) by screwing the screws N1 inserted into the flange portions 72 (three locations) of the radar unit 70 into the screw bosses 51a1 of the radar unit attachment surface 51a of the bracket 50 with the rear surface of the radar unit 70 facing the radar unit attachment surface 51a of the bracket 50.

[0047] Next, a procedure for mounting the vehicle lamp 10 having the above-mentioned configuration on the vehicle body will be described.

[0048] First, the bracket 50 is attached to the outer lens 30 (recess 32). Specifically, the bracket 50 is detachably attached to the outer lens 30 (recess 32) by known fixing means (screws, hooks, etc.) with the back surface of the bracket 50 facing the bottom 32b of the recess 32.

[0049] Next, the vehicle lamp 10 to which the bracket 50 is attached as described above is attached to the vehicle body side by known fixing means (screws, etc.).

[0050] Next, the radar unit 70 is attached to the bracket 50. Specifically, the radar unit 70 is detachably attached to the bracket 50 (bracket body 51) by screwing the screws N1 inserted into the flange portions 72 (three locations) of the radar unit 70 into the screw bosses 51a1 of the radar unit attachment surface 51a of the bracket 50 with the rear surface of the radar unit 70 facing the radar unit attachment surface 51a of the bracket 50.

[0051] Next, the radar cover 60 is attached to the bracket 50. Specifically, first, the lower engaged portion 62 of the radar cover 60 is inserted into the through hole 57a formed in the extension portion 57 provided at the lower portion of the bracket 50 (bracket body 51), and the lower hook portion 56 (claw portion 56a) of the bracket 50 is engaged (fitted) into the lower engaged portion 62 (through hole 62b) inserted into the through hole 57a (see the CC cross-sectional view in FIG. 6). In addition, the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) of the bracket 50 is engaged (fitted) into the upper engaged portion 61 (through hole 61b) of the radar cover 60 (see FIGS. 6 and 8).

[0052] In this manner, the radar cover 60 is detachably attached to the bracket 50. At this time, the spring portion 55 is biased toward the bracket 50 by the spring portion biasing portion 63 of the radar cover 60 that abuts against the spring portion 55, and is thereby disposed between the radar cover 60 and the bracket 50 in an elastically deformed state.

[0053] Next, the bumper 90 is attached to the vehicle body. Specifically, as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 4, the bumper 90 is detachably attached to the vehicle body by known fixing means (screws, etc.) in a state where it covers the radar cover 60 below its lower end. As a result, the lower end of the bracket 50 (open end 53a of the guide passage 53) exposed from the recess 32 of the outer lens 30 is also covered by the bumper 90 (see Fig. 4).

[0054] In this manner, the vehicle lamp 10 is attached to the vehicle body.

[0055] Next, a procedure for removing the radar unit 70 from the bracket 50 will be described. This procedure is performed, for example, when replacing the radar unit 70 in the event of a malfunction of the radar unit 70, or when rewriting the control program stored in a storage unit such as a ROM built into the radar unit 70 (for example, when upgrading the version).

[0056] First, the bumper 90 is removed from the vehicle body.

[0057] Next, the radar cover 60 is removed from the bracket 50. This is achieved by releasing the engagement (fitting) of the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) of the bracket 50 with the upper engaged portion 61 (through hole 61b) of the radar cover 60. The procedure for this release is as follows.

[0058] That is, an operator (not shown) inserts the rod-shaped tool 80, holding the grip portion 81, into the guide passage 53 (open end 53a) of the bracket 50 exposed by removing the bumper 90 (see Figs. 8 and 9). An arrow Ar2 in Figs. 8 and 9 indicates the insertion direction of the rod-shaped tool 80. Specifically, the operator (not shown) inserts the rod-shaped tool 80, holding the grip portion 81, along the guide passage 53 toward the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) engaged (fitted) with the lower engaged portion 62 (through hole 61b) of the radar cover 60.

[0059] At this time, the tip of the rod-shaped tool 80 abuts against the guide surface 54a of the guide portion 54 and is guided along the guide surface 54a, thereby controlling its insertion angle (insertion direction) and moving toward the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a), and finally abutting against the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) from below (see Figure 10).

[0060] Next, by further inserting the rod-shaped tool 80 with its tip portion abutting the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) from below as described above in the direction of arrow Ar2, the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) is pushed up against the upper engaged portion 61 (through hole 61b) of the radar cover 60. This causes the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) of the bracket 50 to be disengaged from the upper engaged portion 61 (through hole 61b) of the radar cover 60.

[0061] When the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) of the bracket 50 is released from engagement (fitting) with the upper engaged portion 61 (through hole 61b) of the radar cover 60 in this manner, the radar cover 60 moves in the removal direction (see arrow Ar3 in FIG. 4) due to the elastic force of the elastically deformed spring portion 55. Specifically, the radar cover 60 moves in the removal direction with its upper portion (lower hook portion 56) as a fulcrum. This also releases the engagement (fitting) of the lower hook portion 56 (claw portion 56a) of the bracket 50 with the lower engaged portion 62 (through hole 62b) of the radar cover 60.

[0062] In this manner, the radar cover 60 can be removed from the bracket 50.

[0063] Next, the radar unit 70 is removed from the bracket 50 by removing the screw N1 that is exposed by removing the radar cover 60.

[0064] In this manner, the radar unit 70 can be removed from the bracket 50.

[0065] As described above, according to this embodiment, a radar cover attachment / detachment structure can be provided that can prevent the rod-shaped tool 80 from coming into contact with the surroundings and being damaged when removing the radar cover 60 using the rod-shaped tool 80.

[0066] This is because the guide passage 53 for guiding the rod-shaped tool 80 to the upper hook portion 52 is provided.

[0067] Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the tip of the rod-shaped tool 80 contacts the guide surface 54a of the guide portion 54 and is guided along the guide surface 54a, whereby the insertion angle (insertion direction) is controlled and the tip of the rod-shaped tool 80 moves toward the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) and finally contacts the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) from below (see FIG. 10). Therefore, the worker (not shown) can perform the work of removing the radar cover 60 without being aware of the place (upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a)) where the tip of the rod-shaped tool 80 contacts.

[0068] According to this embodiment, when the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) of the bracket 50 is released from engagement (fitting) with the upper engaged portion 61 (through hole 61b) of the radar cover 60 using the rod-shaped tool 80, the radar cover 60 moves in the removal direction (see arrow Ar3 in FIG. 4) due to the elastic force of the elastically deformed spring portion 55. The vibration (click feeling) generated at that time is transmitted to the worker via the rod-shaped tool 80 and the like. This allows the worker performing the work of removing the radar cover 60 to know that the upper hook portion 52 (claw portion 52a) of the bracket 50 has been released from engagement (fitting) with the upper engaged portion 61 (through hole 61b) of the radar cover 60. This makes it possible to prevent the rod-shaped tool 80 from being inserted more than necessary. This makes it possible to prevent the upper hook portion 52 and the like from being damaged due to the insertion of the rod-shaped tool 80 more than necessary.

[0069] Next, a modified example will be described.

[0070] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the upper engaging portion 52, the guide passage 53, the guide portion 54, and the lower engaging portion 56 are provided on the bracket 50, and the upper engaged portion 61 and the lower engaged portion 62 are provided on the radar cover 60. However, this is not limiting. Conversely, the upper engaging portion 52, the guide passage 53, the guide portion 54, and the lower engaging portion 56 may be provided on the radar cover 60, and the upper engaged portion 61 and the lower engaged portion 62 may be provided on the bracket 50.

[0071] In the above embodiment, the opening end 53a of the guide passage 53 is provided on the lower end side of the bracket 50 (bracket main body 51), but this is not limiting. For example, the opening end 53a of the guide passage 53 may be provided at another location, such as on the outer side of the bracket 50 (bracket main body 51) in the vehicle width direction.

[0072] In the above embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the guide passage 53 is U-shaped, but this is not limiting. For example, the cross-sectional shape of the guide passage 53 may be a circle, a rectangle, or another shape other than a U-shape.

[0073] In the above embodiment, the bumper 90 is used as the vehicle-side member, but the present invention is not limited to this. Various members other than a bumper may be used as the vehicle-side member.

[0074] The numerical values ​​shown in the above embodiments are all examples, and it goes without saying that suitable numerical values ​​different from these can be used.

[0075] The above-described embodiments are merely examples in all respects. The present disclosure should not be construed as being limited by the description of the above-described embodiments. The present disclosure can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the spirit or main characteristics thereof. [Explanation of symbols]

[0076] 10...Vehicle lighting fixtures 20…Lamp housing 30…Outer lens 31...Lens section 32…Recess 32a...Open end 32b…bottom 32c…Inner wall 32c1…Upper inner wall 32c2…lower inner wall 32c3…Inner inner wall 32c4…Outer and inner walls 40…Lamp unit 50…Bracket 51…Bracket body 51a…Radar unit mounting surface 51a1...Screw boss 51b…Back 52...Upper engagement portion (upper hook portion) 52a...Claw part 53...Guide passage 53a...Open end 53b…bottom 54…Guide section 54a...Guide surface 55…Spring part 55a…Upper spring part 55a1…Fixed part 55a2…Extension part 55b…Lower spring part 55b1…Fixed part 55b2…Extension part 56...Lower engagement portion (lower hook portion) 56a...Claw part 57...Extension part 57a...Through hole 60…Radar cover 61...Top cover engagement part 61a...extension part 61b...Through hole 62…Lower sheath engagement part 62a...extension part 62b...Through hole 63...Spring biasing part 70…Radar unit 71…Case 72…Flange section 80…Rod-shaped tool 81...Gripping part 90…Bumper E 32c1 , E 32c2 …End N1…Screw θ H , θ V …Spread angle

Claims

1. Housing and An outer lens is attached to the front side of the housing and forms a lamp chamber between itself and the housing, A bracket that is detachably attached to a recessed portion of the outer lens toward the lamp chamber side, A radar unit and radar cover are detachably attached to the bracket, The bracket and the radar cover are provided with an engaging portion on one of them, an engaged portion on the other that engages with the engaging portion, and a guide passage provided on the bracket and the radar cover on the side where the engaging portion is provided, for guiding a rod-shaped tool to the engaging portion. The guide passage extends from the open end into which the rod-shaped tool is inserted to the vicinity of the engagement portion, and the radar cover is detachably attached to the bracket by the engagement portion engaging with the engaged portion, while the radar cover is removed from the bracket by the rod-shaped tool, which is inserted through the open end and guided to the engagement portion by the guide passage, thereby releasing the engagement of the engagement portion with the engaged portion. The open end of the guide passage is exposed from the recess, and the vehicle light is provided on the lower end side of the bracket and the radar cover on the side where the engaging portion is provided, and on the lower end side of the vehicle light.

2. The vehicle light fixture according to claim 1, wherein the guide passage is provided with a guide portion that guides the insertion angle of the rod-shaped tool inserted through the open end.

3. The vehicle light fixture according to claim 1, further comprising: a spring portion provided on one of the bracket and the radar cover; and a spring portion biasing portion provided on the other, which biases and elastically deforms the spring portion, wherein the spring portion is elastically deformed by being biased by the spring portion biasing portion when the radar cover is attached to the bracket, and the radar cover moves in the removal direction by the elastic force of the elastically deformed spring portion when the engagement portion of the engaging portion is released from the engaged portion by the rod-shaped tool.

4. The vehicle light fixture according to claim 1, wherein the open end of the guide passage is covered with a vehicle side member.

5. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 4, wherein the vehicle side member is a bumper.

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