License plate mounting structure

Abstract

To provide a licence plate attachment structure which enables easy attachment / detachment of a licence plate and can stabilize an engagement state of the licence plate with a bracket.SOLUTION: A licence plate attachment structure includes: a bracket 10 which is formed with a flat surface S on which a licence plate 1 is arranged, and a land part 11 for matching with a vehicle shape located at a peripheral edge of the flat surface S and has peripheral edge parts 12, 13 where at least an upper part and a lower part of the land part 11 protrude to the front surface side and in which the licence plate 1 is attached to the flat surface S; and multiple clips 20 which are inserted into the peripheral edge part 12 from the front surface side of the peripheral edge part 12 while sandwiching the licence plate 1 and engaged with the bracket 10 to fix the licence plate 1. In the bracket 10, the peripheral edge part 13 is formed with an engagement groove 16 into which a lower part of the licence plate 1 is inserted. The peripheral edge part 12 is formed with multiple clip engagement receiving parts 17 with which the clips 20 respectively engage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a license plate mounting structure that allows for easy attachment and detachment of a license plate and can stabilize the locking state of the license plate to a bracket.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a license plate has been fixed to a bracket attached to a vehicle body by bolt fastening. Here, in Korea, it is possible to mount both a license plate with fastening holes for bolt fastening and a license plate without fastening holes on gasoline vehicles including hybrid vehicles, and the mounting of a license plate without fastening holes on electric vehicles is obligatory by law. Due to such social circumstances, when a license plate without fastening holes is mounted, the license plate can be quickly removed because it is not bolted to the bracket.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses an electric vehicle number plate coupling device that fixes a number plate (30) by a locking projection (19) provided on the upper side of a mounting frame (10) and a fixing projection (21) of a detachable number plate fastener (20) inserted into a fastener fastening groove (50) on the lower side of the mounting frame (10). According to this, the number plate (30) can be easily removed by removing the number plate fastener (20).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, in the case of what is described in Patent Document 1, the insertion protrusion (22) of the number plate fastener (20) is merely press-fitted into the insertion protrusion groove (16) of the fastener fastening groove (15). Although the number plate fastener (20) can be easily removed, there is a problem that the locking state of the license plate, which is the number plate (30), is unstable.

[0006] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a license plate mounting structure that enables easy attachment and detachment of the license plate and can stabilize the locking state of the license plate with respect to the bracket.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention forms a plane on which the license plate is disposed, forms a land portion for conforming to the vehicle shape at the periphery of the plane, and at least the upper and lower portions of the land portion have a peripheral portion protruding toward the front side, and the license plate is attached to the plane. A bracket, and one or more clips for fixing the license plate by inserting the license plate between the peripheral portions from the front side of the peripheral portion and locking the license plate to the bracket. In the bracket, an engagement groove into which the lower or upper portion of the license plate is inserted is formed in the lower or upper portion of the peripheral portion, and one or more clip locking receiving portions for locking the clip are formed in the upper or lower portion of the peripheral portion facing the engagement groove. The clip includes a locking claw for positioning in the front-rear direction and locking to the clip locking receiving portion, an upper and lower positioning protrusion for positioning in the up-down direction, a left and right positioning protrusion for positioning in the left-right direction, and a pressing portion for pressing the upper edge end portion or the lower edge end portion of the license plate toward the rear side. The clip locking receiving portion includes a flange with which the locking claw engages, an upper and lower positioning engaging portion with which the upper and lower positioning protrusion engages, and a left and right positioning engaging portion with which the left and right positioning protrusion engages. The upper edge portion or the lower edge portion of the license plate is pressed toward the flat side by the pressing portion in a state where the locking claw is locked to the flange, the upper and lower positioning protrusion is engaged with the upper and lower positioning engaging portion, and the left and right positioning protrusion is engaged with the left and right positioning engaging portion. It is characterized by this.

[0009] Also, the present invention A bracket is provided on which a flat surface on which the license plate is disposed is formed, and a land portion for conforming to the vehicle shape is formed at the periphery of the flat surface. At least the upper and lower portions of the land portion have a peripheral portion protruding toward the front side, and the license plate is attached to the flat surface. The bracket is provided with one or more clips for fixing the license plate by inserting the license plate from the front side of the peripheral portion, sandwiching the license plate, inserting it into the peripheral portion, and locking it to the bracket. The bracket is formed with an engaging groove into which the lower or upper portion of the license plate is inserted at the lower or upper portion of the peripheral portion, and one or more clip locking receiving portions for locking the clip are formed at the upper or lower portion of the peripheral portion facing the engaging groove. The clip locking receiving portion has an end positioning portion for positioning the upper end portion or the lower end portion of the license plate when the license plate is inserted into the engagement groove.

[0010] Also, the present invention A bracket is provided on which a flat surface on which the license plate is disposed is formed, and a land portion for conforming to the vehicle shape is formed at the periphery of the flat surface. At least the upper and lower portions of the land portion have a peripheral portion protruding toward the front side, and the license plate is attached to the flat surface. The bracket is provided with one or more clips for fixing the license plate by inserting the license plate from the front side of the peripheral portion, sandwiching the license plate, inserting it into the peripheral portion, and locking it to the bracket. The bracket is formed with an engaging groove into which the lower or upper portion of the license plate is inserted at the lower or upper portion of the peripheral portion, and one or more clip locking receiving portions for locking the clip are formed at the upper or lower portion of the peripheral portion facing the engaging groove.The land portion has a smaller front-rear width at the center in the left-right direction than the front-rear widths at the left and right ends with respect to the plane, and the clip locking receiving portion is arranged at least outside the center in the left-right direction.

[0012] Also, the present invention A plane on which a license plate is disposed is formed, and a land portion for conforming to the vehicle shape is formed at the periphery of the plane. At least the upper and lower portions of the land portion have a peripheral portion protruding to the front side, and a bracket to which the license plate is attached to the plane. One or more clips for fixing the license plate by inserting the license plate from the front side of the peripheral portion and sandwiching the license plate and locking it to the peripheral portion are provided. In the bracket, an engagement groove into which the lower or upper portion of the license plate is inserted is formed in the lower or upper portion of the peripheral portion, and one or more clip locking receiving portions for locking the clip are formed in the upper or lower portion of the peripheral portion facing the engagement groove. The bracket is characterized in that a fastening nut for fastening the license plate to the bracket through a fastening hole formed in the license plate is detachable.

Advantages of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, the license plate can be easily attached and detached, and the locking state of the license plate to the bracket can be stabilized.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0015] Hereinafter, with reference to the attached drawings, the license plate mounting structure according to the present embodiment will be described.

[0016] <Summary Configuration> FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the license plate mounting structure according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the license plate 1 is disposed on the plane S on the front side (+X side) of the bracket 10. The bracket 10 is bolted to the front and rear of a vehicle (not shown). As shown in FIG. 1, in this license plate mounting structure, the license plate 1 can be mounted whether it is the license plate 1A formed with fastening holes 3 for bolt-fastening to the bracket 10 or the license plate 1B without the fastening holes 3 formed.

[0017] The bracket 10 has a plane S on which the license plate 1 is disposed, and a land portion 11 for conforming to the vehicle shape is formed at the periphery of the plane S. At least the upper and lower portions of the land portion 11 have peripheral portions 12 and 13 protruding toward the front side. In FIG. 1, peripheral portions 14 and 15 are also provided on the left and right sides of the land portion 11.

[0018] The bracket 10 is formed with an engagement groove 16 into which the lower portion of the license plate 1 is inserted at the lower peripheral portion 13. The bracket 10 is formed with a plurality of clip locking receivers 17 to which the clip 20 is locked at the upper peripheral portion 12.

[0019] Note that on the flat surface S of the bracket 10, in order to enable bolt fastening of the license plate 1A through the fastening hole 3, a nut mounting portion 31 is formed at a position corresponding to the fastening hole 3 to enable mounting of the fastening nut 30. This fastening nut 30 is a slide fastening nut and is fitted into the nut mounting portion 31 formed on the flat surface S and positioned. By mounting the fastening nut 30 on the nut mounting portion 31, the license plate 1A can also be bolt-fastened to the bracket 10. Note that the fastening nut 30 may be removed when the license plate 1 is not bolt-fastened. Further, the bracket 10 has a bracket mounting portion 32 protruding rearward (-X direction), which is the vehicle side, at the center side of the left and right nut mounting portions 31 for mounting the bracket 10 to the vehicle.

[0020] When the license plate 1 (1A, 1B) is attached to the bracket 10 using the clip 20, after inserting the license plate 1 into the engagement groove 16, the clip 20 is inserted from the front side of the clip locking receiving portion 17 while sandwiching the license plate 1 and locked to the bracket 10, whereby the license plate 1 is fixed to the bracket 10. Therefore, the license plate 1B without the fastening hole 3 can also be attached to the bracket 10.

[0021] <Detailed Configuration> FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the clip 20 viewed obliquely from the rear and obliquely downward. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the locking state of the clip 20 in the clip locking receiving portion 17. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of FIG. 4. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 4. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line E-E of FIG. 4. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line F-F of FIG. 4.

[0022] In FIGS. 3 to 9, the clip 20 has a flat plate-shaped eaves portion 21 and a flat plate-shaped bent portion 28 that is bent from one side of the eaves portion 21 at an obtuse angle slightly larger than a right angle. Note that the clip 20 is an elastic member. On the other side (-X direction) of the eaves portion 21, locking claws 22 are formed on the lower side of the flat plate (-Z direction). The locking claws 22 are locked on the rear side of a flange 40 that protrudes forward in the clip locking receiving portion 17. The upper surface of the flange 40 is inclined forward (+X direction) corresponding to the obtuse angle shape of the eaves portion 21. The locking claws 22 will slide on the upper surface of the flange 40 until they are locked to the flange 40. Note that the front-rear direction of the clip 20 is positioned by the locking claws 22.

[0023] Also, on the left and right in the rear (-X direction) inside the bent portion 28, there are provided an up-down positioning protrusion 23 that stands upright rearward to position the up-down direction (±Z direction) and a left-right positioning protrusion 24 that positions the left-right direction (±Y direction). The up-down positioning protrusion 23 and the left-right positioning protrusion 24 have an L shape and are symmetric with respect to the center.

[0024] On one side, on the clip locking receiving portion 17 side, there is an L-shaped groove structure that guides and engages with the L-shaped structure of the vertical positioning protrusion 23 and the horizontal positioning protrusion 24. This L-shaped groove structure is formed between the positioning engagement portions 41 with a rectangular protrusion shape arranged horizontally and the flange 40 at the upper part. As the clip 20 slides backward, the vertical positioning is performed by the vertical positioning protrusion 23 engaging with the engagement space formed between the positioning engagement portion 41 and the flange 40, and the horizontal positioning is performed by the two horizontal positioning protrusions 24 engaging with the inner side surfaces of the left and right positioning engagement portions 41. Here, the positioning engagement portion 41 and the flange end portion 42 of the flange 40 have the function of a vertical positioning engagement portion for positioning the vertical direction of the clip 20. Also, the arrangement of the two positioning engagement portions 41 has the function of a horizontal positioning engagement portion for positioning the horizontal direction of the clip 20. Note that the vertical positioning engagement portion and the horizontal positioning engagement portion may be provided with independent engagement portions for the independent vertical positioning protrusion 23 and horizontal positioning protrusion 24, respectively.

[0025] Also, below the horizontal positioning protrusion 24, there is an erected portion 25 erected backward. And below the erected portion 25, there is an inclined portion 25a with an inclined surface 25s formed. On the other hand, behind the lower end of the bent portion, there is an inclined portion 28a with an inclined surface 28s formed. The inclined surface 25s and the inclined surface 28s are flush, and the inclined surface 25s and the inclined surface 28s press the edge portion 2 on the upper edge end side of the license plate 1 sandwiched between the bent portion 28 and the bracket 10 to the rear side. The inclined portion 25a and the inclined portion 28a function as pressing portions for pressing the edge portion 2 backward. Note that the edge portion 2 is formed of an elastic material such as rubber and is provided on the front side of the license plate 1. Further, on the left and right center sides of the flange 40, a stopper 43 erected downward is formed. This stopper 43 functions as an end positioning portion to position the upper end portion of the license plate 1 and suppress the vertical movement of the license plate 1.

[0026] With the above positioning mechanism, the clip 20 is positioned vertically, horizontally, front and back, and left and right with respect to the bracket 10, and the license plate 1 is stably fixed by the positioned clip 20.

[0027] In this license plate mounting structure, after inserting the license plate 1 into the engaging groove 16, it is only necessary to lock the clip 20 to the clip locking receiving portion 17 while the clip 20 sandwiches the license plate 1 between the bracket 10 and the clip 20. Therefore, the license plate 1 can be easily mounted. Also, since the clip 20 and the license plate 1 can be removed only by applying an upward force to the locking claw 22 with a driver or the like, the license plate 1 can be removed easily and quickly.

[0028] In the above embodiment, the clip locking receiving portion 17 is provided at the upper peripheral edge portion 12 of the bracket 10, and the engaging groove 16 is formed at the lower peripheral edge portion 13 of the bracket 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the clip locking receiving portion 17 may be provided at the peripheral edge portion 13, and the engaging groove 16 may be formed at the peripheral edge portion 12.

[0029] <Arrangement of Clip Locking Receiving Portion> FIG. 10 is a plan view of the bracket 10 showing a modified example of the arrangement of the clip locking receiving portion 17. In the above embodiment, four clips 20 and clip locking receiving portions 17 are arranged at the peripheral edge portion 12 of the bracket 10. However, as shown in FIG. 10, three clip locking receiving portions 17, that is, two clip locking receiving portions 17 on the left and right end sides and the clip locking receiving portion 57 at the center C in the left-right direction may be provided at the peripheral edge portion 12 of the bracket 10.

[0030] Here, the rear side of the land portion 11 of the bracket 10 may have a predetermined curvature so as to be recessed toward the center C in the left - right direction in consideration of the front or rear structure of the vehicle. In this case, if the clip locking receiving portion 57 is provided at the center C of the land portion 11, the thickness (front - rear width) of the land portion 11 in the X direction is limited by the thickness (front - rear width) of the clip locking receiving portion 57. On the other hand, when the clip locking receiving portion 57 is not provided at the center C of the land portion 11, the thickness of the land portion 11 at the center C in the X direction can be made thinner than the thickness of the clip locking receiving portion 57. As a result, the overall thickness of the land portion 11 can be reduced. That is, the front surface position of the bracket 10 can be brought closer to the front surface of the front or rear of the vehicle.

[0031] Thereby, for example, when the sonar sensors 100 are arranged on the left and right of the bracket 10 at the front of the vehicle, interference between the detection area EA of each sonar sensor 100 and the bracket 10 can be prevented.

[0032] In addition, each configuration illustrated in the above - mentioned embodiments and modified examples is schematically functional, and it is not necessarily physically configured as illustrated. That is, the form of dispersion and integration of each device is not limited to that illustrated, and all or a part of it can be functionally or physically dispersed and integrated in an arbitrary unit according to various loads, usage situations, etc.

Industrial Applicability

[0033] The license plate mounting structure of the present invention is useful when facilitating the attachment and detachment of the license plate and stabilizing the locking state of the license plate to the bracket.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0034] 1, 1A, 1B License plate 2 Edge 3 Fastening hole 10 Bracket 11 Land portion 12 - 15 Peripheral edge 16 Engagement groove 17,57 Clip locking receiver 20 Clip 21 Eaves part 22 Locking claw 23 Vertical positioning protrusion 24 Horizontal positioning protrusion 25 Standing part 25a, 28a Inclined part 25s, 28s Inclined surface 28 Bending part 30 Fastening nut 31 Nut mounting part 32 Bracket mounting part 40 Flange 41 Positioning engagement part 42 Flange end 43 Stopper 100 Sonar sensor C Center EA Detection area S Plane

Claims

1. A bracket in which a plane on which a license plate is disposed is formed, and a land portion for conforming to the shape of a vehicle is formed at the periphery of the plane, and at least the upper and lower portions of the land portion have a peripheral portion protruding to the front side, and the license plate is attached to the plane, One or more clips for fixing the license plate by inserting the license plate from the front side of the peripheral portion, sandwiching the license plate, and engaging with the bracket, Comprising: In the bracket, an engaging groove into which the lower or upper portion of the license plate is inserted is formed in the lower or upper portion of the peripheral portion, and one or more clip locking receiving portions for locking the clip are formed in the upper or lower portion of the peripheral portion facing the engaging groove, The clip is A locking claw for positioning in the front-rear direction and locking to the clip locking receiving portion, An upper and lower positioning protrusion for positioning in the up-down direction, A left and right positioning protrusion for positioning in the left-right direction, And a pressing portion for pressing the upper edge end portion or the lower edge end portion of the license plate to the rear side. Comprising: The clip locking receiving portion is A flange with which the locking claw engages, An upper and lower positioning engaging portion with which the upper and lower positioning protrusions engage, A left and right positioning engaging portion with which the left and right positioning protrusions engage. Comprising: The upper edge portion or the lower edge portion of the license plate is pressed to the plane side by the pressing portion in a state where the locking claw is locked to the flange, the upper and lower positioning protrusions are engaged with the upper and lower positioning engaging portions, and the left and right positioning protrusions are engaged with the left and right positioning engaging portions. A license plate mounting structure characterized by the above.

2. A bracket in which a plane on which a license plate is disposed is formed, and a land portion for conforming to the shape of a vehicle is formed at the periphery of the plane, and at least the upper and lower portions of the land portion have a peripheral portion protruding to the front side, and the license plate is attached to the plane, One or more clips for fixing the license plate by inserting the license plate from the front side of the peripheral portion, sandwiching the license plate, and engaging with the bracket, Comprising: In the bracket, an engaging groove into which the lower or upper portion of the license plate is inserted is formed in the lower or upper portion of the peripheral portion, and one or more clip locking receiving portions for locking the clip are formed in the upper or lower portion of the peripheral portion facing the engaging groove, The license plate mounting structure is characterized in that the clip locking receiving portion has an end positioning portion for positioning the upper end portion or the lower end portion of the license plate when the license plate is inserted into the engagement groove.

3. A bracket is formed with a plane on which a license plate is disposed, and a land portion for conforming to the shape of a vehicle is formed at the periphery of the plane. At least the upper and lower portions of the land portion have a peripheral portion protruding toward the front side, and the license plate is attached to the plane. One or more clips for fixing the license plate by inserting the license plate from the front side of the peripheral portion, sandwiching the license plate, inserting it into the peripheral portion, and locking it to the bracket. Comprising In the bracket, an engagement groove into which the lower or upper portion of the license plate is inserted is formed in the lower or upper portion of the peripheral portion, and one or more clip locking receiving portions for locking the clip are formed in the upper or lower portion of the peripheral portion facing the engagement groove. The land portion has a smaller front-rear width at the center in the left-right direction than the front-rear width at the left and right ends with respect to the plane. The license plate mounting structure is characterized in that the clip locking receiving portion is disposed at least outside the center in the left-right direction.

4. A bracket is formed with a plane on which a license plate is disposed, and a land portion for conforming to the shape of a vehicle is formed at the periphery of the plane. At least the upper and lower portions of the land portion have a peripheral portion protruding toward the front side, and the license plate is attached to the plane. One or more clips for fixing the license plate by inserting the license plate from the front side of the peripheral portion, sandwiching the license plate, inserting it into the peripheral portion, and locking it to the bracket. Comprising In the bracket, an engagement groove into which the lower or upper portion of the license plate is inserted is formed in the lower or upper portion of the peripheral portion, and one or more clip locking receiving portions for locking the clip are formed in the upper or lower portion of the peripheral portion facing the engagement groove. The license plate mounting structure is characterized in that a fastening nut for fastening the license plate to the bracket through a fastening hole formed in the license plate is detachable.

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