Bracket attachment structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025033555-A1
Application number	US-202418785958-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 26, 2024
Priority date	Jul 28, 2023
Publication date	Jan 30, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a bracket attachment structure for detachably attaching a bracket to which a radar unit is attached to an outer lens. In the bracket attachment structure, the outer lens is attached to a lamp housing and constitutes a lamp chamber in which a lamp unit is disposed between the outer lens and the lamp housing, the outer lens includes a recessed part, the bracket includes a bracket main body disposed in the recessed part and an extension part extending from an other end side on a side opposite to one end side of the bracket main body to the outside of the recessed part and detachably fixed to an attachment partner, a restricting part is provided on a bottom surface of the recessed part, and a fitting recessed part into which the restricting part is inserted and fitted is provided in the bracket main body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A bracket attachment structure that detachably attaches a bracket to an outer lens that is attached to a lamp housing and constitutes a lamp chamber in which a lamp unit is disposed between the outer lens and the lamp housing, wherein
the outer lens includes a recessed part recessed toward the lamp housing side, the bracket includes: a bracket main body including a front surface to which a radar unit is detachably attached and a rear surface on a side opposite to a the front surface, the bracket main body being disposed in the recessed part in a state where the rear surface and a bottom surface of the recessed part face each other; and an extension part extending from an other end side on a side opposite to one end side of the bracket main body to an outside of the recessed part and detachably fixed to an attachment partner, an engaged part is provided in one of an inner wall of the recessed part and the one end side of the bracket main body, an engaging part that engages with the engaged part is provided in the other of the inner wall of the recessed part and the one end side of the bracket main body, one of a bottom surface of the recessed part of the outer lens and the bracket main body is provided with a restricting part protruding toward the other, a fitting recessed part into which the restricting part is inserted and fitted is provided in the other of the bottom surface of the recessed part of the outer lens and the bracket main body, and the bracket is fixed to the outer lens in a state where the engaging part is engaged with the engaged part, the extension part is fixed to the attachment partner, and the restricting part is inserted into and fitted in the fitting recessed part.

2 . The bracket attachment structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the restricting part includes a pair of upper restricting surface and lower restricting surface, the fitting recessed part includes an upper surface in surface contact with the upper restricting surface and a lower surface in surface contact with the lower restricting surface, and the bracket is restricted from moving in an up-down direction by bringing the upper surface of the fitting recessed part into surface contact with the upper restricting surface of the restricting part and bringing the lower surface of the fitting recessed part into surface contact with the lower restricting surface of the restricting part, in a state where the restricting part is inserted and fitted into the fitting recessed part.

3 . The bracket attachment structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the restricting part further includes a pair of left restricting surface and right restricting surface, the fitting recessed part further includes a left surface in surface contact with the left restricting surface and a right surface in surface contact with the right restricting surface, and the bracket is restricted from moving in a left-right direction by bringing the left surface of the fitting recessed part into surface contact with the left restricting surface of the restricting part and bringing the right surface of the fitting recessed part into surface contact with the right restricting surface of the restricting part in a state where the restricting part is inserted and fitted into the fitting recessed part.

4 . The bracket attachment structure according to claim 1 , wherein the restricting part is inserted into the fitting recessed part and fitted into the fitting recessed part by the engaging part engaging with the engaged part and the bracket rotating toward the outer lens with the engaged engaging part used as a fulcrum.

5 . The bracket attachment structure according to claim 4 , wherein either of the upper restricting surface and the lower restricting surface, whichever is a surface close to the engaging part, is configured as an inclined surface so as to be easily inserted into the fitting recessed part during the rotation of the bracket.

6 . The bracket attachment structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the engaged part is a groove, and the engaging part is a protruding part to be inserted into the groove.

Assignees

• Stanley Electric Co Ltd
• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oyabu Yuuri
• Ando Masaki
• Sasanuma Yuki
• Watanabe Takato
• SHIOMI Keishi

Classifications

• B60R2011/004

  outside the vehicle · CPC title

• B60R2011/005

  Connection with the vehicle part · CPC title

• G01S7/02

  of systems according to group G01S13/00 · CPC title

• G01S13/931

  of land vehicles · CPC title

• B60R11/00 Primary

  Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for · CPC title