Vehicle bumper face mounting structure
The vehicle bumper face mounting structure with spacers maintains the boundary between the bumper face and fender panel, addressing bending issues and ensuring precision alignment, even when headlamp dimensions change.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SUZUKI MOTOR CORP
- Filing Date
- 2022-08-08
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-07
AI Technical Summary
In existing vehicle bumper structures, when the headlamp dimensions change, causing the adjacent surface to move upward, the boundary between the bumper face and the fender panel becomes prone to bending and loses precision, leading to a separation of boundaries and difficulty in maintaining a constant line of sight.
A vehicle bumper face mounting structure with a spacer that maintains the boundary between the bumper face and the fender panel, featuring an end region and an extension region, supported by first and second spacers positioned in these regions to prevent bending and ensure precision.
The structure maintains the boundary between the bumper face and the fender panel with desired precision, even when the headlamp is made smaller, reducing bending and ensuring accurate alignment.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a vehicle bumper face.
Background Art
[0002] In the front part of a vehicle such as an automobile, a light and a bumper face are installed. The bumper face is adjacent to the fender panel below the light. The fender panel is arranged adjacent to the light and surrounds the upper side of the vehicle wheel.
[0003] On the outer peripheral part of the bumper face, a plurality of fixing parts for fixing the bumper face to the vehicle body side are provided. The plurality of fixing parts include an engaged part and an engaged part for a spacer. The engaged part engages with an engaging part provided on the lamp housing. The engaged part for a spacer engages with an engaging part provided on the bumper spacer.
[0004] The bumper spacer is mainly provided to keep a constant boundary (cutoff) between the bumper face and the exterior parts arranged around it, and is fixed to, for example, the lamp housing or the vehicle body side. Examples of the exterior parts include a fender panel and metallic decorative parts. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a bumper structure that uses a bumper spacer to keep a constant boundary between the bumper face and the front fender.
Prior Art Documents
Patent Documents
[0005]
Patent Document 1
Summary of the Invention
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0006] Here, in the bumper structure of Patent Document 1, we assume that, for design or aesthetic reasons, the fixing position between the fender panel and the bumper face is not changed, but the position or external dimensions of the headlamp (light) change, causing the adjacent surface of the headlamp to move upward relative to the bumper face, for example, if the light is made smaller so that the lower end of the headlamp is missing. In such a case, the shape of the bumper face will be expanded to be adjacent to the aforementioned adjacent surface.
[0007] However, in the bumper structure of Patent Document 1, when the bumper face is expanded, the bumper spacer that defines the fixing position between the fender panel and the bumper face and the boundary between the lower end of the headlamp and the bumper face become separated. As a result, when the bumper face is subjected to an external force, the boundary and its surroundings become prone to bending, and it becomes difficult to maintain this boundary with the desired precision and keep the line of sight constant.
[0008] In view of these problems, the present invention aims to provide a vehicle bumper face mounting structure that, even when the light is made smaller such that the lower end of the light is missing, makes the boundary between the bumper face and the fender panel and its surroundings less prone to bending, and allows this boundary to be maintained with the desired precision. [Means for solving the problem]
[0009] To solve the above problems, a typical configuration of the present invention is a vehicle bumper face mounting structure comprising a light, a fender panel positioned adjacent to the light and surrounding the upper side of the vehicle's wheels, and a bumper face positioned below the light and adjacent to the fender panel, wherein the vehicle bumper face mounting structure further comprises a spacer that maintains the boundary of the bumper face with respect to the fender panel, and the bumper face has an end region located at the vehicle width end of the bumper face that forms a first boundary extending in a direction intersecting a first direction along the boundary between the light and the fender panel, and an extension region that forms a second boundary extending in the first direction and extends from the first boundary side toward the light, and at least a part of the spacer is positioned in the extension region. [Effects of the Invention]
[0010] According to the present invention, even when the light is made smaller such that the lower end of the light is missing, the boundary between the bumper face and the fender panel and its surroundings are less prone to bending, and a vehicle bumper face mounting structure can be provided that can maintain this boundary with the desired precision. [Brief explanation of the drawing]
[0011] [Figure 1] This figure shows a vehicle bumper face mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] This figure shows a portion of the vehicle bumper face mounting structure from Figure 1(b) omitted. [Figure 3] This figure shows the main parts of the vehicle bumper face mounting structure shown in Figure 1. [Figure 4] This figure shows the first and second spacers of Figure 3. [Figure 5] This is a diagram showing the back surface of the bumper face in Figure 1(a). [Figure 6] Figure 5 shows the bumper face with the first and second spacers attached. [Figure 7] This figure shows the vehicle bumper face mounting structure from another direction. [Figure 8] This figure shows the back surface of the vehicle bumper face mounting structure shown in Figure 1(a). [Modes for carrying out the invention]
[0012] A typical configuration of one embodiment of the present invention is a vehicle bumper face mounting structure comprising a light, a fender panel positioned adjacent to the light and surrounding the upper side of the vehicle's wheels, and a bumper face positioned below the light and adjacent to the fender panel, wherein the vehicle bumper face mounting structure further comprises a spacer that maintains the boundary of the bumper face with respect to the fender panel, and the bumper face has an end region located at the vehicle width end of the bumper face that forms a first boundary extending in a direction intersecting a first direction along the boundary between the light and the fender panel, and an extension region that forms a second boundary extending in the first direction and extends from the first boundary side toward the light, and at least a portion of the spacer is positioned in the extension region.
[0013] In the above configuration, the spacer maintains the boundary between the bumper face and the fender panel, with at least a portion of it positioned in the extended area of the bumper face located below the light. In this application, the extended area is assumed to be the part where the bumper face has extended upward to the area where the light originally was, as a result of reducing the size of the light so that the lower end is missing. Therefore, with the above configuration, since the extended area of the bumper face is connected to the fender panel by the spacer, the extended area and its surroundings are less likely to bend (flex) even when subjected to external forces, and furthermore, it becomes easier to maintain the boundary between the extended area and the fender panel with the desired precision.
[0014] The above-mentioned spacer may have a first spacer positioned in the extended region of the bumper face and supporting the extended region, and a second spacer positioned along the first boundary of the end region of the bumper face and supporting the end region.
[0015] This makes it easier for the boundary between the extension region along the second boundary of the bumper face and the fender panel to be maintained with the desired precision by the first spacer. Furthermore, it makes it easier for the boundary between the end region along the first boundary of the bumper face and the fender panel to be maintained with the desired precision by the second spacer.
[0016] The above-described first spacer and second spacer may each be separate components. Thereby, the first spacer and the second spacer can be individually fixed to or aligned with the vehicle body side. Therefore, it is possible to easily maintain the desired accuracy for the boundary between the extension region along the second boundary of the bumper face and the fender panel, and for the boundary between the end region along the first boundary of the bumper face and the fender panel.
[0017] The above-described first spacer may have at least two fixing parts fixed to the vehicle body, and a fender positioning part disposed between the fixing parts for positioning the fender panel.
[0018] Thus, since the fender positioning part of the first spacer is disposed between at least two fixing parts fixed to the vehicle body, it is possible to suppress displacement due to deformation, vibration, etc. occurring around the fender positioning part. Therefore, the positioning accuracy of the fender panel can be improved.
[0019] At least one of the above-described fixing parts is a light fixing part fixed to the light, and the first spacer further has a light positioning part disposed adjacent to the light fixing part and positioned by the light, and the fender positioning part may protrude in the direction in which the light fixing part and the light positioning part are aligned.
[0020] Thereby, the load and vibration transmitted to the fender positioning part are received on the light side, that is, on the vehicle body side fixed to the vehicle body, via the light fixing part and the light positioning part. Therefore, displacement and deformation around the fender positioning part can be suppressed.
[0021] The above-described fixing parts have two light fixing parts fixed to the light, and the first spacer further has two light positioning parts disposed adjacent to the two light fixing parts and positioned by the light. One of the two light fixing parts and one of the two light positioning parts may be aligned in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the other of the two light fixing parts and the other of the two light positioning parts may be aligned in the vehicle up-down direction.
[0022] As a result, one light fixing part and light positioning part, aligned in the vehicle's longitudinal direction, restricts the movement of the first spacer in the vehicle's vertical direction, while the other light fixing part and light positioning part, aligned in the vehicle's vertical direction, restricts the movement of the first spacer in the vehicle's longitudinal direction. Therefore, the first spacer can be positioned and fixed in both the vehicle's longitudinal and vertical directions, improving the positioning accuracy of the first spacer. Consequently, the positioning accuracy of the bumper face can be improved, and the boundary of the bumper face with respect to the fender panel can be maintained with the desired precision. [Examples]
[0023] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in these embodiments are merely illustrative to facilitate understanding of the invention and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In this specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals to avoid redundant explanations, and elements not directly related to the present invention are omitted from the illustrations.
[0024] Figure 1 shows a vehicle bumper face mounting structure (hereinafter referred to as "mounting structure 100") according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1(a) shows the mounting structure 100 viewed from the front at an angle. Figure 1(b) is an enlarged view of the main part of Figure 1(a). In the following figures, the front-rear direction of the vehicle is illustrated with the arrows Front and Back, the left and right directions in the vehicle width direction are illustrated with the arrows Left and Right, and the up-down direction of the vehicle is illustrated with the arrows Up and Down. In the following description, the mounting structure 100 on the left side of the vehicle in Figure 1 is illustrated, but this embodiment may also be applied to the right side of the vehicle.
[0025] The mounting structure 100 comprises a light 102, a fender panel 104, and a bumper face 106, as shown in Figure 1(a). The fender panel 104 is positioned adjacent to the light 102 and surrounds the upper side of the vehicle's wheels (not shown). The bumper face 106 is below the light 102 and adjacent to the fender panel 104. A decorative component 110 is positioned between the lower end 108 of the light 102 and the fender panel 106.
[0026] In this embodiment, the light 102 has a shape that is smaller than a normal light, with its lower end missing, from a design or aesthetic standpoint, and the lower end 108 of the light 102 is located higher than the lower end of a normal light.
[0027] Therefore, in this embodiment, the bumper face 106 has an extension region 114 in addition to the end region 112 shown in Figure 1(b). The end region 112 forms a first boundary 122 and is located at the end of the bumper face 106 in the vehicle width direction. The first boundary 122 extends in a second direction B that intersects with a first direction A that follows the boundary 118 between the light 102 and the fender panel 104. Furthermore, the first boundary 122 of the end region 112 faces the first edge 124 of the fender panel 104 and serves as the boundary of the end region 112 with respect to the fender panel 104.
[0028] The extension region 114 forms a second boundary 116 extending in the first direction A, and is an area extended from the first boundary 122 towards the right 102. More specifically, the extension region 114 is an area extended upward from the end region 112 toward the lower end 108 of the right 102. Furthermore, the second boundary 116 of the extension region 114 faces the second edge 120 of the fender panel 104, and forms the boundary of the extension region 114 with respect to the fender panel 104.
[0029] Figure 2 is a diagram showing the mounting structure 100 of Figure 1(b) with some parts omitted. Figure 2(a) is a diagram showing the mounting structure 100 of Figure 1(b) with the bumper face 106 and decorative parts 110 omitted. Figure 2(b) is a diagram showing the mounting structure 100 of Figure 1(b) with the fender panel 104 omitted.
[0030] The mounting structure 100 further includes a spacer 126 as shown in Figure 2(a). The spacer 126 has a first spacer 128 and a second spacer 130, which are separate components. At least a portion of the first spacer 128 is positioned on the back surface of the extension region 114 (see Figure 2(b)) and supports the extension region 114. The first spacer 128 also extends along the second boundary 116 of the extension region 114 and the second edge 120 of the fender panel 104 (see Figure 2(a)), and is positioned to straddle the extension region 114 of the bumper face 106 and the second edge 120 of the fender panel 104, as shown in Figures 2(a) and 2(b).
[0031] The second spacer 130 is positioned on the back surface of the end region 112 of the bumper face 106, extending along the first boundary 122 of the end region 112 and the first edge 124 of the fender panel 104, and supporting the end region 112. Thus, the spacer 126 has at least a portion of it, the first spacer 128, positioned in the extension region 114.
[0032] Figure 3 shows the main parts of the mounting structure 100 in Figure 1. Figure 3(a) is the mounting structure 100 in Figure 1(a) with the fender panel 104, bumper face 106, and decorative parts 110 omitted. Figure 3(b) is a magnified view of the main parts of Figure 3(a). Figure 4 shows the first spacer 128 and second spacer 130 in Figure 3. Figures 4(a) and 4(b) show the first spacer 128 and second spacer 130 in Figure 3(b) viewed from different directions, respectively.
[0033] The light 102 has a light cover 132 as shown in Figure 3(a) and a base 136 on which a bumper support portion 134 is provided. As shown in Figure 1(a), the base 136 of the light 102 is covered by the bumper face 106 and decorative part 110, leaving the light cover 132 exposed. A light mounting bracket 138 is attached to a part of the outer circumference of the light cover 132 and the base 136. The light mounting bracket 138 has fixing portions 140 and 142 to the vehicle body and a leg portion 144 extending downward.
[0034] As shown in Figure 3(b), the legs 144 of the light mounting bracket 138 are provided with projections 146, 148, and 150 for positioning the light 102. The projections 146 and 148 are inserted into the holes 152 and 154, which are light positioning portions of the first spacer 128 shown in Figure 4(a), thereby positioning the light 102. The projection 150 is inserted into the hole 158 provided in the fender flange 156 that protrudes downward from the first edge 124 of the fender panel 104 shown in Figure 2(a), thereby positioning the light 102.
[0035] The first spacer 128 further has fastening holes 160 and 162, which are light fixing parts, and a positioning projection 164, which is a fender positioning part, as shown in Figure 4(a). Bolts 166 and 168 (see Figure 3(b)) are inserted into the fastening holes 160 and 162 and fastened, thereby fixing the light 102.
[0036] The positioning projection 164 is positioned between the fastening holes 160 and 162 and protrudes toward the rear of the vehicle along the vehicle's longitudinal direction, which is the direction in which the hole 152 and the fastening hole 160 are aligned. Therefore, loads and vibrations transmitted to the positioning projection 164 are received by the light 102 side, i.e., the vehicle body side, which is fixed to the vehicle body, via the fastening holes 160 and 162 and the holes 152 and 154. Thus, the mounting structure 100 can suppress displacement and deformation around the positioning projection 164.
[0037] Furthermore, the positioning projection 164 is inserted into a positioning hole 172 provided in the flange 170 of the fender panel 104 (see Figure 8(b)), thereby positioning the fender panel 104.
[0038] In the first spacer 128, the movement of the first spacer 128 in the vehicle's vertical direction can be restricted by the holes 152 and fastening holes 160 that are aligned in the vehicle's longitudinal direction. Furthermore, in the first spacer 128, as shown in Figure 4(a), the holes 154 and fastening holes 162 are aligned in the vehicle's vertical direction, so the movement of the first spacer 128 in the vehicle's longitudinal direction can be restricted by the holes 154 and fastening holes 162 that are aligned in the vehicle's vertical direction.
[0039] This allows the first spacer 128 to be positioned and fixed in the vehicle's longitudinal and vertical directions, thereby improving the positioning accuracy of the first spacer 128. The first spacer supports the extension region 114 of the bumper face 106. Therefore, the mounting structure 100 improves the positioning accuracy of the bumper face 106 and maintains the boundary of the bumper face 106 with respect to the fender panel 104 with the desired precision.
[0040] The first spacer 128 further includes positioning ribs 174a, 174b, 174c, and 174d, bumper engagement portions 176a and 176b, and bumper restricting portions 178a and 178b.
[0041] The second spacer 130 has positioning ribs 180a, 180b, 180c, and 180d, bumper engaging portions 182a and 182b, bumper restricting portions 184a and 184b, and fender connecting portions 186a and 186b. The fender connecting portions 186a and 186b have connecting member insertion holes 188a and 188b and connecting member engaging portions 190a and 190b. The connecting members in the connecting member insertion holes 188a and 188b and the connecting member engaging portions 190a and 190b include screws, clips, bolts, etc.
[0042] The second spacer 130 also has a bumper-fender connecting portion 192. The bumper-fender connecting portion 192 has a first connecting hole 194a, a first restricting portion 194b, a second restricting portion 194c, and a second connecting hole 194d (not shown). The second spacer 130 also has a light fastening hole 196. The above-mentioned parts of the first spacer 128 and the second spacer 130 will be described later.
[0043] Figure 5 shows the back surface of the bumper face 106 in Figure 1(a). Figure 5(a) shows the left side of the vehicle of the bumper face 106. Figure 5(b) is a magnified view of the main part of Figure 5(a).
[0044] A groove 198 and a bumper flange 200 are provided on the back surface of the bumper face 106. The bumper support portion 134, which is provided on the base portion 136 of the light 102 shown in Figure 3(a), is inserted into the groove 198 and attached to the bumper support portion 134. The bumper flange 200 has a first flange 202 and a second flange 204, as shown in Figure 5(b).
[0045] The first flange 202 extends along the second boundary 116 of the extension region 114 and protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction, and has recessed portions 206a, 206b and openings 208a, 208b.
[0046] The second flange 204 extends in conjunction with the first flange 202 along the first boundary 122 of the end region 112 and protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction, and has recesses 206c, 206d, openings 208c, 208d, and a bumper-fender connecting hole 210.
[0047] Figure 6 shows the bumper face 106 of Figure 5 with the first spacer 128 and the second spacer 130 attached. In Figure 6, hatching is added to the first spacer 128 to clearly define the boundary with other components. Figure 7 shows the mounting structure 100 of Figure 6 viewed from another direction. The light mounting bracket 138 is also shown in the figure.
[0048] As shown in Figure 6, the bumper face 106 is positioned in the vehicle width direction by inserting the bumper engagement portions 176a and 176b of the first spacer 128 into the openings 208a and 208b of the first flange 202 of the bumper flange 200. In addition, the bumper restricting portions 178a and 178b of the first spacer 128 are positioned from the rear into the recessed portions 206a and 206b of the first flange 202 (see Figure 5(b)) of the bumper face 106, thereby restricting its position in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
[0049] Furthermore, the projection 146 of the leg portion 144 of the light mounting bracket 138 is inserted into the hole 152 of the first spacer 128 (see Figure 4(a)).
[0050] The bumper face 106 is more stable in position because the positioning ribs 174a, 174b, 174c, and 174d, which are located on both sides of the bumper engagement portions 176a and 176b of the first spacer 128, are in contact with the first flange 202.
[0051] As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the bumper face 106 is positioned in the vehicle width direction by inserting the bumper engagement portions 182a and 182b of the second spacer 130 into the openings 208c and 208d of the second flange 204 of the bumper flange 200. The bumper face 106 is also positioned in the vehicle vertical direction by positioning ribs 180a, 180b, 180c, and 180d of the second spacer 130 into the recesses 206c and 206d of the second flange 204 from above. The position of the bumper face 106 is further stabilized by the contact between the positioning ribs 180a, 180b, 180c, and 180d, which are located on both sides of the bumper engagement portions 182a and 182b of the second spacer 130 and the second flange 204.
[0052] Furthermore, clips 212 and 214 are inserted into the fender connecting portions 186a and 186b of the second spacer 130. However, screws or bolts may be inserted instead of clips 212 and 214. Also, the light fastening hole 196 of the second spacer 130 (see Figure 4(b)) is superimposed on the fixing portion 216 attached to the leg portion 144 of the light mounting bracket 138. The fixing portion 216 is fixed to the vehicle body via a bracket or the like (not shown).
[0053] Figure 8 shows the back surface of the mounting structure 100 in Figure 1(a). Note that the light 102 and light mounting bracket 138 are omitted in the figure. Figure 8(a) shows the mounting structure 100 in Figure 1(a) viewed from the rear at an angle. Figure 8(b) is an enlarged view of the main part of Figure 8(a).
[0054] As shown in Figure 8(b), the fender connecting portion 186a of the second spacer 130 is superimposed from above onto the opening 220 of the wall portion 218 of the fender flange 156 of the fender panel 104, and penetrates the opening 220 of the wall portion 218. Then, the clip 212 is inserted from below into the connecting member insertion hole 188a (see Figure 4(b)) of the fender connecting portion 186a, causing the connecting member engaging portion 190a to engage with the wall portion 218 of the fender flange 156.
[0055] The fender connecting portion 186b of the second spacer 130 is superimposed on the opening 222 of the fender flange 156 of the fender panel 104 from the inside in the vehicle width direction and passes through the opening 222 of the fender flange 156. Then, a clip 214 is inserted into the connecting member insertion hole 188b (see Figure 4(b)) from the outside in the vehicle width direction, causing the connecting member engaging portion 190b to engage with the fender flange 156. In this way, the second spacer 130 is fixed to the fender flange 156 by the fender connecting portions 186a and 186b.
[0056] Furthermore, the light fastening hole 196 of the second spacer 130 is superimposed on the opening 224 of the fender flange 156 from the inside in the vehicle width direction. In addition, as shown in Figures 6 and 7, the light fastening hole 196 is superimposed on the fixing portion 216 of the leg portion 144 of the light mounting bracket 138, and a bolt (not shown) is inserted and fastened. In this way, the second spacer 130 is fixed to the light mounting bracket 138 and the vehicle body.
[0057] Furthermore, the bumper-fender connecting portion 192 of the second spacer 130 is fastened by inserting bolts (not shown) into the first connecting hole 194a and the second connecting hole 194d, with the wall portion 218 of the fender flange 156 and the second flange 204 of the bumper flange 200 sandwiched between the first restricting portion 194b and the second restricting portion 194c shown in Figure 4(b). In this way, the second spacer 130 is fixed to the fender panel 104 and the bumper face 106 by the bumper-fender connecting portion 192.
[0058] In this mounting structure 100, the spacer 126 maintains the boundary between the bumper face 106 and the fender panel 104, while at least a part of it, the first spacer 128, is positioned in the extension region 114 of the bumper face 106 located below the light 102. Therefore, since the extension region 114 of the bumper face 106 is connected to the fender panel 104 by the spacer 126, the extension region 114 and its surroundings are less likely to bend (flex) even when subjected to external forces, and furthermore, it becomes easier to maintain the boundary between the extension region 114 and the fender panel 104 with the desired precision.
[0059] Furthermore, in the mounting structure 100, since the first spacer 128 supports the extension region 114 of the bumper face 106, the boundary between the extension region 114 along the second boundary 116 of the bumper face 106 and the fender panel 104 is more easily maintained with the desired precision by the first spacer 128. In addition, in the mounting structure 100, since the second spacer 130 supports the end region 112 of the bumper face 106, the boundary between the end region 112 along the first boundary 122 of the bumper face 106 and the fender panel 104 is more easily maintained with the desired precision by the second spacer 130.
[0060] Furthermore, in the mounting structure 100, the positioning projection 164, which is the fender positioning part of the first spacer 128, is positioned between the fastening holes 160 and 162, which are the light fixing parts. This suppresses deformation or vibration around the positioning projection 164 that can cause misalignment. As a result, the positioning accuracy of the fender panel 104 can be improved.
[0061] Furthermore, in the mounting structure 100, since the first spacer 128 and the second spacer 130 are separate parts, the first spacer 128 and the second spacer 130 can be individually fixed to the vehicle body and aligned. This makes it easy to maintain the desired accuracy at the boundary between the extension region 114 along the second boundary 116 of the bumper face 106 and the fender panel 104, and at the boundary between the end region 112 along the first boundary 122 of the bumper face 106 and the fender panel 104.
[0062] In the above mounting structure 100, the spacer 126 has a first spacer 128 and a second spacer 130, which are separate parts, but it is not limited to this, and the first spacer 128 and the second spacer 130 may be a single integrated part. Even in such a case, since the extension region 114 of the bumper face 106 is connected to the fender panel 104 by a spacer that is a single integrated part, the extension region 114 and its surroundings become less prone to bending even when subjected to external forces, and furthermore, it becomes easier to maintain the boundary between the extension region 114 and the fender panel 104 with the desired precision.
[0063] Preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the attached drawings, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is clear to those skilled in the art that various modifications or alterations can be conceived within the scope of the claims, and these will naturally also fall within the technical scope of the present invention. [Industrial applicability]
[0064] This invention can be used in a vehicle bumper face mounting structure. [Explanation of Symbols]
[0065] 100...Vehicle bumper face mounting structure, 102...Light, 104...Fender panel, 106...Bumper face, 108...Lower end of light, 110...Decorative part, 112...End area of bumper face, 114...Extension area of bumper face, 116...Second boundary of extension area, 118...Boundary between light and fender panel, 120...Second edge of fender panel, 122...First boundary of end area, 124...First edge of fender panel, 126...Spacer, 128...First spacer, 130...Second spacer, 132...Light cover, 134...Bumper support part, 136...Base of light 138...Light mounting bracket, 140, 142...Fixing part of light mounting bracket, 144...Leg part of light mounting bracket, 146, 148, 150...Protrusions on the legs, 152, 154...Hole of the first spacer, 156...Fender flange, 158...Hole of the fender flange, 160, 162...Fastening hole of the first spacer, 164...Protrusion of the first spacer, 166, 168...Bolt, 170...Fender panel flange, 172...Positioning hole of the flange, 174a, 174b, 174c, 174d...Positioning rib of the first spacer, 176a, 176b...Of the first spacer Bumper engagement portion, 178a, 178b... Bumper restricting portion of the first spacer, 180a, 180b, 180c, 180d... Positioning rib of the second spacer, 182a, 182b... Bumper engagement portion of the second spacer, 184a, 184b... Bumper restricting portion of the second spacer, 186a, 186b... Fender connecting portion of the second spacer, 188a, 188b... Connecting member insertion hole of the fender connecting portion, 190a, 190b... Connecting member engagement portion of the fender connecting portion, 192... Bumper-fender connecting portion of the second spacer, 194a... First connecting hole of the bumper-fender connecting portion, 194b... Bumper-fender 194c…First restricting part of the connecting section, 194d…Second restricting part of the bumper-fender connecting section, 196…Second connecting hole of the bumper-fender connecting section, 198…Light fastening hole of the second spacer, 198…Groove of the bumper face, 200…Bumper flange, 202…First flange, 204…Second flange, 206a, 206b…Recessed part of the first flange, 208a, 208b…Opening of the first flange, 206c, 206d…Recessed part of the second flange, 208c, 208d…Opening of the second flange, 210…Bumper-fender connecting hole of the second flange, 212, 214…Clip, 216…Fixing part,218... Wall portion of fender flange, 220, 222, 224... Opening of fender flange,
Claims
1. A vehicle bumper face mounting structure comprising a light, a fender panel positioned adjacent to the light and surrounding the upper side of the vehicle's wheels, and a bumper face below the light and adjacent to the fender panel, wherein the vehicle bumper face mounting structure further comprises: The bumper face is provided with a spacer that maintains the boundary with respect to the fender panel, The aforementioned bumper face is A first boundary is formed extending in a direction intersecting the first direction along the boundary between the light and the fender panel, and an end region located at the end of the bumper face in the vehicle width direction, It has a second boundary extending in the first direction, and an extended region extending from the first boundary side toward the light, At least a portion of the spacer is placed in the extension region, The previous spacer is A first spacer is provided which is positioned in the extension region of the bumper face and supports the extension region, The bumper face has a second spacer which is positioned along the first boundary of the end region and supports the end region, A vehicle bumper face mounting structure characterized in that the first spacer and the second spacer are separate components.
2. A vehicle bumper face mounting structure comprising a light, a fender panel positioned adjacent to the light and surrounding the upper side of the vehicle's wheels, and a bumper face below the light and adjacent to the fender panel, wherein the vehicle bumper face mounting structure further comprises: The bumper face is provided with a spacer that maintains the boundary with respect to the fender panel, The aforementioned bumper face is A first boundary is formed extending in a direction intersecting the first direction along the boundary between the light and the fender panel, and an end region located at the end of the bumper face in the vehicle width direction, It has a second boundary extending in the first direction, and an extended region extending from the first boundary side toward the light, At least a portion of the spacer is placed in the extension region, The previous spacer is A first spacer is provided which is positioned in the extension region of the bumper face and supports the extension region, The bumper face has a second spacer which is positioned along the first boundary of the end region and supports the end region, The first spacer is, At least two fixing parts that are fixed to the vehicle body, A vehicle bumper face mounting structure characterized by having a fender positioning portion disposed between the aforementioned fixing portions for positioning the fender panel.
3. At least one of the aforementioned fixing parts is a light fixing part that is fixed to the light, The first spacer further has a light positioning portion that is positioned adjacent to the light fixing portion and positioned on the light, The vehicle bumper face mounting structure according to claim 2, characterized in that the fender positioning portion protrudes in a direction in which the light fixing portion and the light positioning portion are aligned.
4. The aforementioned fixing part has two light fixing parts that are fixed to the light, The first spacer further has two light positioning portions that are positioned adjacent to the two light fixing portions and are positioned on the light, One of the two light fixing parts and one of the two light positioning parts are aligned in the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle. The vehicle bumper face mounting structure according to claim 2, characterized in that the other of the two light fixing parts and the other of the two light positioning parts are aligned in the vertical direction of the vehicle.