US-12623614-B2 - Car radiator grille

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Abstract

A car radiator grille is installed to a front end of a car, and includes a frame, a grille mesh, an indicator lamp, a fixing member, and a fixing column. The frame surrounds a hollow area. The grille mesh is disposed in the hollow area, and provided with a plurality of mesh holes. These mesh holes are communicated with a front side and a rear side of the grille mesh. The indicator lamp includes a body disposed on the front side of the grille mesh, and a light source disposed on a front surface of the body. The fixing member is disposed on the rear side of the grille mesh. The fixing column is passed through one of the mesh holes, and connected with the fixing member and the rear surface of the body, so as to clamp the grille mesh between the body and the fixing member.

Inventors

Jacob Wu

Assignees

COPLUS INC.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20230614

Claims (13)

1 . A car radiator grille, configured to be installed to a front end of a car, including: a frame surrounding a hollow area; a grille mesh, disposed in the hollow area, and including a plurality of mesh holes communicated with a front side and a rear side of the grille mesh; an indicator lamp including a body and a light source, wherein the light source is disposed on a front surface of the body, and the body is disposed on the front side of the grille mesh; a fixing member disposed on the rear side of the grille mesh; and a fixing column connected to a back surface of the body and the fixing member by passing through one of the plurality of mesh holes so as to clamp the grille mesh between the body and the fixing member, wherein the back surface of the body is configured with a plurality of inserting holes, the fixing column is a detachable member that is connected to the back surface of the body, and can be selectively inserted into one the plurality of inserting holes.
2 . The car radiator grille according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator lamp further includes a positioning rod that protrudes from the back surface of the body, and passes through one of the plurality of mesh holes.
3 . The car radiator grille according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator lamp further includes a positioning bump that protrudes from the back surface of the body and can be embedded into a correspondingly shaped mesh hole.
4 . The car radiator grille according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing column is a bolt, and the fixing member is a nut.
5 . The car radiator grille according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing column is a bolt, and the fixing member includes a nut and a hand-rotatable portion combined with the nut.
6 . The car radiator grille according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing member is a plate disposed on the rear side of the grille mesh; the fixing column is a bolt that passes through a back surface of the fixing member, and locks into the back surface of the body.
7 . The car radiator grille according to claim 1 , wherein the car radiator grille further includes a spacer that is disposed on the front side of the grille mesh, and located between the front side of the grille mesh and the back surface of the body.
8 . The car radiator grille according to claim 7 , wherein the spacer is provided with a back surface that matches a curvature of the front side of the grille mesh, and provided with a front surface that matches a curvature of the back surface of the body.
9 . The car radiator grille according to claim 8 , wherein the spacer further includes a positioning rod that protrudes from the back surface of the spacer and passes through one of the plurality of mesh holes.
10 . The car radiator grille according to claim 8 , wherein the spacer further includes a positioning bump that protrudes from the back surface of the spacer and can be embedded into a correspondingly shaped mesh hole.
11 . The car radiator grille according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing column extends from the back surface of the body; the fixing member is a hook protruding from an end of the fixing column, and latches on the rear side of the grille mesh by passing through one of the plurality of mesh holes.
12 . The car radiator grille according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing member is an annular buckle having a buckle hole at a center thereof; the buckle hole is provided at an edge thereof with a plurality of elastic buckle pieces for buckling on a surface of the fixing column.
13 . The car radiator grille according to claim 1 , wherein a surface of the fixing column is formed with at least one annular groove for a plurality of elastic buckle pieces to be buckled into.

Description

This non-provisional application claims priority claim under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/397,652 filed on Aug. 12, 2022, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This disclosure is related to vehicle parts, in particular to a car radiator grille. BACKGROUND A car radiator grille is used to protect the car radiator. In addition, additional indicator lamps can be disposed on the car radiator grille to decorate the car or provide an indication function. Generally, the aforementioned indicator lamps are made by the car manufacturer or the car radiator grille manufacturer after deciding on the text or the pattern to be presented. The presented text or pattern is usually the car brands, logos, or texts/patterns representing a specific vehicle model. The manufacturer may design the texts/patterns to be presented according to the requirement of a specific theme. The aforementioned fixed texts/patterns are not necessarily preferred by the consumer/vehicle user. Even if the consumer/vehicle user can buy a car radiator grille with other texts/patterns from the market, these texts/patterns may not be preferred by the consumer/vehicle user. Furthermore, for car radiator grille manufacturers, the same specifications but different texts/patterns represent different products. Car radiator grille manufacturers need to prepare inventory for different products to meet the market demand. However, the inventory incurs additional costs, and it is difficult to determine the amount of inventory needed for different products. SUMMARY In view of the above problem, this disclosure provides a car radiator grille that allows for easy replacement of indicator lamps. The disclosure provides a car radiator grille configured to be installed to a front end of a car. The car radiator grille includes a frame, a grille mesh, an indicator lamp, a fixing member, and a fixing column. The frame surrounds a hollow area. The grille mesh is disposed in the hollow area, and includes a plurality of mesh holes communicated with a front side and a rear side of the grille mesh. The indicator lamp includes a body and a light source. The light source is disposed on a front surface of the body. The body is disposed on the front side of the grille mesh, and contacts the front side of the grille mesh via a back surface thereof. The fixing member is disposed on the rear side of the grille mesh. The fixing column is connected to the back surface of the body and the fixing member by passing through one of the mesh holes so as to clamp the grille mesh between the body and the fixing member. In at least one embodiment, the back surface of the body is configured with a plurality of inserting holes, the fixing column is a detachable member that is connected to the back surface of the body, and can be selectively inserted into one the plurality of inserting holes. In at least one embodiment, the indicator lamp further includes a positioning rod that protrudes from the back surface of the body, and passes through one of the plurality of mesh holes. In at least one embodiment, the indicator lamp further includes a positioning bump that protrudes from the back surface of the body and can be embedded into a correspondingly shaped mesh hole. In at least one embodiment, the indicator lamp further includes a convex column that is located at the back surface of the body, and connected to the fixing column. In at least one embodiment, the fixing column is a bolt, and the fixing member is a nut. In at least one embodiment, the fixing column is a bolt, and the fixing member is a hand-rotatable fixed member that includes a nut and a cup-shaped hand-rotatable portion combined with the nut. In at least one embodiment, the fixing column is a plate disposed on the rear side of the grille mesh; the fixing column is a blot that passes through the back surface of the fixing column, and locks into the back surface of the body. In at least one embodiment, the car radiator grille further includes a plurality of the indicator lamps and a plurality of the fixing columns; each of the plurality of the fixing columns is connected to the back surface of the corresponding body and the corresponding fixing member, respectively, so as to clamp the grille mesh between the plurality of the indicator lamps and the fixing member. In at least one embodiment, the car radiator grille further includes a spacer that is disposed on the front side of the grille mesh, and located between the front side of the grille mesh and the back surface of the body. In at least one embodiment, the spacer is provided with a back surface that matches a curvature of the front side of the grille mesh, and provided with a front surface that matches a curvature of the back surface of the body. In at least one embodiment, the spacer further includes a positioning rod that protrudes from the back surface of the spacer and passes through one of t