KR200249373Y1 - Rear View Mirror Assembly Equipped with the Lights - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rear mirror assembly provided with a light, and more particularly, a rear mirror 13 installed at the rear of a vehicle for securing a rear view of a driver, and a mirror for fixing the rear mirror 13. In a rear mirror assembly of a vehicle comprising a housing (15) and a fixing support (11) for fixing the mirror housing (15) to a vehicle, a light is provided on a rear surface of the mirror housing (15) surrounding the rear mirror (13). The mounting unit 20 is provided, and the light mounting unit 20 is provided with an auxiliary rear light 30 which is turned on when a separate operation switch or a transmission gear is installed in the vehicle, and the auxiliary rear light 30 is provided. One end is connected to the light mounting portion 20 so that the lights can be turned off, and the other end has a characteristic configuration in which the electrical wiring 50 is drawn out to the upper end of the mirror housing 15 so as to be connected to the electric device installed in the vehicle V. .

Description

Rear View Mirror Assembly Equipped with the Lights}

The present invention relates to a rear mirror assembly equipped with a light, and more specifically, to the rear mirror assembly installed at the rear of the vehicle to secure the driver's rear field of view when the vehicle is retracted at night or backward work of the vehicle. It relates to a rear mirror assembly having a rear light integrally provided to provide a city driver's safe operation and convenience of work.

In general, especially in a box-type jeep or small van, a rear mirror assembly is mounted at the rear upper end of the vehicle as an auxiliary means for securing the driver's rear field of view when the vehicle is retracted. The vehicles equipped with the assembly have a high height, that is, a total height, and the length of the vehicle, that is, the overall length, is longer than that of a general passenger car. The mirror assembly is installed and used.

However, in the case of a vehicle equipped with a rearview mirror assembly at the rear of the vehicle body, as described above, the vehicle height and the total length of the vehicle are larger than those of a general passenger car, and only the back light of the driver of the vehicle is illuminated when the vehicle is reversed at night. Difficult to secure vision. In other words, when the gear lever is moved to the reverse position for reversing the vehicle, the retracted light installed in the rear of the vehicle is lit, but the light of the lit retracted light is not bright and the vehicle is hidden by the vehicle driver. It is almost impossible to secure the view of the rear of the vehicle through the rearview mirror provided at the rear of the vehicle, and it was inconvenient for the driver to move backwards alone at night, and it was a cause of frequent accidents due to the difficulty of securing the rear view of the vehicle. Since bright lights, such as the headlights installed in front of the vehicle, are not provided at the rear of the vehicle, there are many difficulties in the case where additional work or maintenance is required at the rear of the vehicle at night.

In addition, all vehicles other than the conventional large-sized passenger cars (large buses) are not equipped with a garage light indicating the height of the vehicle separately, which may interfere with the vehicle driver's identification and safe driving at night. There was a case.

The present invention has been devised to solve the disadvantages of the rear mirror assembly and the vehicle attached to the conventional vehicle as described above, and to promote the safe driving of the vehicle. The rear rear mirror assembly installed in a large vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary rear light to secure the driver's rear view smoothly at night, reducing safety accidents, improving driver's convenience, and following other driver's safety. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rear mirror assembly equipped with a light that can assist in driving.

In addition, the present invention has another object to provide convenience in the maintenance and work of the vehicle to be used at the rear of the vehicle at night, such as maintenance work or other work during the operation of the vehicle.

In order to achieve the above object, the rear mirror assembly provided with the light according to the present invention includes a rear mirror installed at the rear of the vehicle body to secure the rear view of the vehicle driver, a mirror housing for fixing the rear mirror, and the mirror housing. In a rear mirror assembly of a conventional vehicle consisting of a fixing support for fixing the vehicle to a vehicle body, a rear surface of the rear mirror housing surrounding the rear mirror is provided with a light mounting portion, and the light mounting portion has a separate operation switch or An auxiliary rear light that is turned on at the reverse position of the transmission gear is installed, and one end is connected to the light mounting unit so that the auxiliary rear light can be turned on and off, and the other end is electrically connected to the upper end of the mirror housing so as to be connected to the electric device installed in the vehicle. The wiring is drawn out.

In addition, the rear mirror assembly provided with the light according to the present invention is installed on the rear upper end of the mirror housing to be provided with a garage light to display the height of the vehicle during the night operation is turned on and off at the same time as the tail light mounted on the vehicle, In particular, the auxiliary rear light is separated from the mirror housing so that it can be made detachable and attachable so that it can be used as a work light during rear work of the vehicle.

1 is an external perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a rear mirror assembly having a light according to the present invention;

2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1;

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

Figure 4 is a rear perspective view according to another embodiment of the rearview mirror assembly according to the present invention,

5 and 6 is a simple wiring coupling relationship diagram of the light coupled to the rearview mirror assembly according to the present invention,

7 is a state in which the auxiliary rear light is separated from the mirror housing for use as a work light after the rear mirror assembly according to the present invention is installed in the vehicle,

8 is a state diagram used in the rear mirror assembly according to the present invention.

※ Simple explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing

10: rear mirror assembly 11: fixed support

13 rearview mirror 15 mirror housing

17: protrusion case 30: rear light

34: garage, etc. 38: reflector

40: Lens 50: Electric Wiring

52: flexible cable 60: fixing hole

62: set screw

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a rear mirror assembly provided with a light according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows an external perspective view according to a preferred embodiment of the rear mirror assembly with a light according to the present invention, Figures 2 and 3 are exploded perspective view and a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

As shown in the figure, the rear mirror assembly 10 according to the present invention is a rearward of the separate operation switch (not shown) or the transmission gear installed in the vehicle behind the mirror housing 15 of the rear mirror assembly in use in the prior art. It has a characteristic configuration in which the auxiliary rear light 30 is provided so as to illuminate at the position and irradiate the rear of the vehicle, and the rear side of the mirror housing 15 for the auxiliary rear light 30 to be installed. The light mounting portion 20 is provided.

The light mounting portion 20 is recessed or recessed in the rear portion of the mirror housing 15 to prevent scattering of the light of the auxiliary rear light 30 and increase the amount of rear irradiation, or to surround the auxiliary rear light 30. Consisting of the housing case 15 is formed integrally with the projection case 17, a plurality of female screws in the periphery of the light mounting portion 20 so that the lens 40 of the auxiliary rear light 30 is coupled by a fixing screw 62. The unit 60 is provided, and a reflector 38 for reflecting light emitted from the auxiliary rear light 30 is provided on the surface of the light mounting unit 20.

In addition, the upper end of the mirror housing 15, the electric wiring 50 for turning off the lights of the auxiliary rear light 30 installed in the light mounting portion 20 is drawn out, or the electric wiring (inside the fixed support 11) ( 50 is installed, one end of the electric wiring 50 is connected to the bulb socket 32 of the light mounting portion 20, the other end is connected to the electrical device (not shown) installed in the vehicle (V). 3, the cross-sectional state of the rearview mirror assembly 10 provided with the auxiliary rear light 30 is illustrated in detail.

On the other hand, Figure 4 is a rear mirror assembly (10 ') of another embodiment according to the present invention is shown, in another embodiment according to the present invention to facilitate the identification of the front vehicle by another vehicle driver to follow at night driving In order to ensure safe driving of the vehicle, a garage light 34 is provided at the rear end of the mirror housing 15 or at the tip of the protruding case 17. The garage 34 is a vehicle (V). At the time of turning on and off of the tail light (R2;

An electrical circuit diagram according to the installation of the auxiliary rear light 30 and the garage lamp 34 is briefly illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6.

The auxiliary rear light 30 is connected to the wiring of the retracting light R1 of the vehicle for easy installation in a conventional vehicle, so that the retracting light R1 when the vehicle driver positions the transmission gear 70 of the vehicle in the reverse direction. It is preferable to have a structure that can be turned on with, the garage 34 is connected to the headlight switch 80 and the brake light switch 85, respectively, with the taillight (R2) when the first stage rotation of the headlight switch (80) It is preferable to configure so that it may light.

In addition, the auxiliary rear light 30 coupled to the rear mirror assembly 10, 10 ′ according to the present invention may be made of a structure that can be attached and detached from the light mounting portion 20 of the mirror housing 15. In order to move the auxiliary rear light 30 by a predetermined distance when separating from the mounting portion 20, the wire provided in the light mounting portion 20 is preferably composed of an extension cord 52, the light mounting portion in FIG. A state in which the auxiliary rear light 30 is separated at 20 is shown.

On the other hand, it will be described below with reference to Figure 8 showing a state diagram of a preferred embodiment of the rearview mirror assembly according to the present invention installed on the vehicle.

The rearview mirror assembly (10), which is usually installed in a vehicle, is widely used as one of the auxiliary safety devices that allow the driver to check the state of the front and rear of the vehicle, which is a blind spot where the driver cannot sit in the driver's eye and can not directly check. Although there is no problem in performing the function mainly in the daytime, there was a disadvantage in that the front and rear lights of the vehicle were dark so that the function could not be performed properly, but the present invention can perform the function of the rear mirror regardless of the day and night. The driver's safe driving is possible.

That is, when the rearview mirror assembly 10 according to the present invention is installed in a vehicle, when it is necessary to reverse the vehicle at an underground parking lot or at night, the auxiliary rear is turned on by separately operating an operation switch provided in the interior of the vehicle. When the light 30 is turned on or the shift gear 70 is shifted to the reverse position, the retractor R1 coupled to the rear of the vehicle V is turned on and coupled to the rearview mirror assembly 10. As the auxiliary rear light 30 lights up at the same time, the rear of the vehicle is irradiated, and a bright rear clock can be secured as if the front of the vehicle is clearly reflected by the headlight, so that the vehicle driver can check the rear clock of the vehicle as in the prior art. It can solve the troubles that could not be experienced, and in particular, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of safety accidents by securing the rear clock of the vehicle. I can reel to be comfortable and safe driving.

In addition, in the rear mirror assembly 10 'according to another embodiment of the present invention, the upper part of the rear surface of the mirror housing 15 or the front end of the protruding case 17 is lit together with the taillights R2 that are lit at night. Since the garage lamp 34 is installed, other vehicle drivers following the rear during the night driving can easily grasp the contour of the front vehicle, thereby providing convenience for securing the rear driver's front field of view.

In addition, when the tire of the vehicle is punctured at night or when it is necessary to perform the maintenance work of the vehicle or other separate work at the rear of the vehicle, since the conventional vehicle does not have a separate bright lighting at the rear of the vehicle, Although there was an inconvenience in that a person other than the worker illuminated the flash or parked another vehicle at the rear to secure necessary lights by using the headlight of the rear vehicle, the vehicle equipped with the rear mirror assembly according to the present invention was additionally Auxiliary rear light 30 is provided at the rear of the mirror housing 15 without the need for lighting, so that only the key is plugged into the vehicle to obtain necessary lighting using the battery power of the vehicle. Necessary work can be performed without necessity, especially when the auxiliary rear light 30 is configured to be detachable and attachable. Some distance away from the vehicle will also offer the advantage of being able to secure the necessary lighting.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the power of the auxiliary rear light 30 according to the present invention is connected to the retracting light (R1) of the vehicle is made of a structure that can be turned on at the same time as the retracting light (R1), the power load of the vehicle And in order to secure the necessary lighting may be made of a structure that can be turned on by the power of other lights or a separate independent power of the vehicle.

The rear mirror assembly with the light according to the present invention having the above-described configuration ensures the safety of the vehicle driver by allowing the vehicle driver to easily identify the situation of the rear of the vehicle through the rear mirror, especially when the vehicle reverses at night. This prevents the loss of life due to safety accidents, prevents material loss, and maintains and works the vehicle by using the auxiliary rear lights provided in the mirror housing without the need for a separate work light or an auxiliary vehicle even when working behind the car. This makes it possible to provide a useful effect of providing convenience for maintenance and work.

Claims (4)

In the rear mirror assembly of the vehicle comprising a rear mirror installed at the rear of the vehicle body to secure the rear view of the driver, a rear mirror housing for fixing the rear mirror, and a fixing support for fixing the rear mirror housing to the vehicle body, The rear side of the mirror housing 15 surrounding the rear mirror 13 is provided with a light mounting portion 20, the light mounting portion 20, the auxiliary rear which is turned on when the reverse position of a separate operation switch or transmission gear installed in the vehicle. A light 30 is installed, and one end is connected to the light mounting unit 20 so that the auxiliary rear light 30 can be turned on and off, and the other end is connected to an electric device installed in the vehicle V. The mirror housing 15 Rear mirror assembly provided with a light, characterized in that the electrical wiring 50 is drawn out to the upper end of the). The method of claim 1, The light mounting portion 20 is recessed or recessed in the rear portion of the mirror housing 15 to prevent scattering of the light of the auxiliary rear light 30 and increase the amount of rear irradiation, or to surround the auxiliary rear light 30. Consisting of the housing case 15 is formed integrally with the projection case 17, a plurality of female screws in the periphery of the light mounting portion 20 so that the lens 40 of the auxiliary rear light 30 is coupled by a fixing screw 62. The rear mirror assembly provided with the light, characterized in that the unit 60 is provided, and the reflector 38 is provided on the inner surface of the light mounting unit 20. The method of claim 1, Rear mirror assembly having a light, characterized in that the rear upper portion of the mirror housing (15) is provided with a garage light (34) for indicating the height of the vehicle during night operation is turned on and off at the same time as the taillight installed in the vehicle. The method of claim 1, The auxiliary rear light 30 is separated from the mirror housing 15, the rear mirror assembly after the light is provided, characterized in that the structure is made of a removable structure to be movable.