Patent ID: 8191843
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: B60R,F16B

Abstract:
1. A mudguard mounting structure for mounting a mudguard on a rear bumper of a vehicle, said mudguard mounting structure comprising: a mounting member used to mount said mudguard on said rear bumper; a clamping portion provided on one side of said mounting member for clamping said mounting member to an end portion of said rear bumper; a mounting portion provided on a second side of said mounting member for mounting said mudguard on said rear bumper; and an engagement portion provided on an inner surface of said clamping portion for engaging said rear bumper, wherein said clamping portion comprises an inner plate and an outer plate and exhibits elastic restorability when subjected to a force urging said inner plate and said outer plate to open, and said engagement portion comprises claw members provided on inner surfaces of both said inner plate and said outer plate, wherein said mounting member is formed with said clamping portion on said one side by extending said outer plate and said inner plate from a bend-back portion on an one end of said mounting member toward an other end thereof, with a bended portion formed in a midsection of said outer plate and said inner plate, while said mounting member is formed with said mounting portion on said other side, and wherein said mounting portion is provided with a through-hole formed through said outer plate and a screw hole formed through said inner plate, corresponding to said through-hole, so that said mudguard is fixed to said mounting portion by allowing a screw to be inserted through a through-hole of said mudguard and said through-hole formed through said outer plate, and further screwing the same into said screw hole.