CN110553220B - Vehicle lamp - Google Patents

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CN110553220B
CN110553220B CN201811036069.4A CN201811036069A CN110553220B CN 110553220 B CN110553220 B CN 110553220B CN 201811036069 A CN201811036069 A CN 201811036069A CN 110553220 B CN110553220 B CN 110553220B
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    • F21S41/20—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
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    • F21S41/295—Attachment thereof specially adapted to projection lenses
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/30—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors
    • F21S41/32—Optical layout thereof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/30—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors
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    • F21S41/36—Combinations of two or more separate reflectors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/50—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by aesthetic components not otherwise provided for, e.g. decorative trim, partition walls or covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/60—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution
    • F21S41/63—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on refractors, filters or transparent cover plates
    • F21S41/635—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on refractors, filters or transparent cover plates by moving refractors, filters or transparent cover plates
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S45/00—Arrangements within vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, for purposes other than emission or distribution of light
    • F21S45/40—Cooling of lighting devices
    • F21S45/47—Passive cooling, e.g. using fins, thermal conductive elements or openings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S45/00—Arrangements within vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, for purposes other than emission or distribution of light
    • F21S45/50—Waterproofing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2102/00—Exterior vehicle lighting devices for illuminating purposes
    • F21W2102/30—Fog lights
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2107/00—Use or application of lighting devices on or in particular types of vehicles
    • F21W2107/10—Use or application of lighting devices on or in particular types of vehicles for land vehicles

Abstract

Provided is a vehicular lamp wherein a lens is movable and light distribution control of light from a light source is performed by a projection lens, and wherein the ease of fitting the lamp can be improved. The leg parts (34R, 34L) of the lens holder (34) are configured to be supported rotatably in the vertical direction by a fulcrum engagement recess (12a1) and a fulcrum engagement hole (12b1) formed on the inner surfaces of the right side wall part (12a) and the left side wall part (12b) of the housing (12). In addition, groove portions (12a2, 12b2) extending from the fulcrum engagement recess (12a1) and the fulcrum engagement hole (12b) toward the front of the lamp are formed on the inner side surfaces of the right side wall portion (12a) and the left side wall portion (12 b). Therefore, when each leg portion is inserted into the housing, the fulcrum protrusion portion is engaged with the groove portion, and the fulcrum protrusion portion can be moved toward the rear side of the lamp while being guided in the vertical direction, so that the engagement with the fulcrum engagement recess and the fulcrum engagement hole can be facilitated.

Description

Vehicle lamp
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a vehicle lamp for controlling light distribution of light from a light source by a projection lens.
Background
Conventionally, as a configuration of a vehicle lamp, there is known a vehicle lamp in which light distribution control of light from a light source is performed by a projection lens.
Patent document 1 describes, as a configuration of such a vehicle lamp, a vehicle lamp of a movable lens type: the lamp has a lens in which an optical portion and a turning portion are integrally formed, and the turning portion is supported by a housing so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction.
Patent document 1: japanese national laid-open publication No. 2015-522929
In such a vehicle lamp, in the case where the lens holder is configured such that the leg portions extending rearward of the lamp are formed at both ends in the vehicle width direction, and the fulcrum protrusion portions are formed on the outer side surfaces of the rear end portions of the leg portions, and the fulcrum engagement portions that engage with the fulcrum protrusion portions of the leg portions are formed at positions on the pivot axes of the both side wall portions of the housing, the degree of freedom in the positional relationship between the pivot axis and the projection lens can be increased.
In the case of adopting such a configuration, it is desirable to improve the assembling property of the vehicle lamp so that the fulcrum protrusion portion of each leg portion can be easily engaged with the fulcrum engagement portion of the housing when the lamp is assembled.
Disclosure of Invention
Technical problem to be solved by the invention
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a vehicle lamp in which a lens configured to control the light distribution of light from a light source by a projection lens is movable, and which can improve the ease of assembling the lamp.
Means for solving the problems
The present invention is designed to achieve the above object by devising the structure of the housing.
That is, the vehicle lamp of the present invention is as follows:
a vehicle lamp for performing light distribution control of light from a light source by a projection lens, comprising:
a lens holder for supporting the projection lens;
a housing that supports the lens holder so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a vehicle width direction;
leg portions extending rearward of the lamp are formed at both ends of the lens holder in the vehicle width direction;
a fulcrum protrusion portion is formed on an outer side surface of a rear end portion of each of the leg portions, and a fulcrum engagement portion that engages with the fulcrum protrusion portion of each of the leg portions is formed at a position on the rotation axis of each of the two side wall portions of the housing;
a groove portion extending from the fulcrum engaging portion toward the front of the lamp is formed on an inner surface of at least one of the two side wall portions of the housing.
The type of the vehicle lamp of the present invention is not particularly limited, and for example, a fog lamp, a headlamp, or the like may be used.
The kind of the "light source" is not particularly limited, and for example, a light emitting element such as a light emitting diode or a laser diode, a light source bulb, or the like can be used.
The "lens holder" may be supported to be rotatable about a rotation axis extending in the vehicle width direction with respect to the housing, and a specific configuration thereof is not particularly limited.
The "fulcrum engaging portion" may be configured to be engageable with the fulcrum protrusion, and the specific shape thereof is not particularly limited.
The "groove" may be formed to extend from the fulcrum engagement portion toward the front of the lamp, and the specific shape thereof is not particularly limited.
Effects of the invention
In the vehicle lamp according to the present invention, the lens holder that supports the projection lens is supported to be rotatable in the vertical direction with respect to the housing, and therefore, the optical axis in the vertical direction can be adjusted in a state where the light source is fixed to the housing. Therefore, the vehicle lamp can be made compact, and can be applied to a vehicle lamp such as a fog lamp in particular.
In addition, since the leg portions extending rearward of the lamp are formed at both ends of the lens holder in the vehicle width direction, the fulcrum protrusion portions are formed on the outer side surfaces of the rear end portions of the leg portions, and the fulcrum engagement portions that engage with the fulcrum protrusion portions of the leg portions are formed at positions on the pivot axes of the two side wall portions of the housing, the degree of freedom in the positional relationship between the pivot axis and the projection lens can be increased.
In addition, since the groove portion extending from the fulcrum engagement portion toward the front of the lamp is formed on the inner surface of at least one of the two side wall portions of the housing, the following operational effects can be obtained.
That is, when the lamp is assembled, the lens holder is inserted into the inner space of the housing from the front side of the lamp, and the fulcrum protrusion portions of the pair of left and right leg portions are engaged with the pair of left and right fulcrum engagement portions, and at this time, the insertion operation of the lens holder is performed in a state where the fulcrum protrusion portions are engaged with the groove portions formed on at least one of the inner side surfaces, whereby the engagement between the fulcrum protrusion portions and the fulcrum engagement portions can be easily performed.
As described above, according to the present invention, in the vehicular lamp in which the lens is movable and configured to control the light distribution of the light from the light source through the projection lens, it is possible to improve the assembling property of the lamp.
In the above configuration, if the groove portion is configured such that the vertical width of the front region is set to a value larger than the vertical width of the rear region, the fulcrum projection portion can be moved toward the rear region having a narrow vertical width while facilitating engagement of the fulcrum projection portion in the front region having a large vertical width, and therefore, guidance to the fulcrum engagement portion can be facilitated. Therefore, the fitting performance of the lamp can be further improved.
In this case, if the groove is configured to have a gradually increasing vertical width toward the front of the lamp, the fulcrum protrusion engaged with the groove can be smoothly moved toward the rear of the lamp, and thus the lamp assembly performance can be further improved.
In the above configuration, if the groove portion is configured such that the depth of the front region is set to a value greater than the depth of the rear region thereof, the fulcrum projection portion can be moved toward the relatively shallow rear region while facilitating engagement of the fulcrum projection portion in the relatively deep front region, and therefore, guidance toward the fulcrum engagement portion can be facilitated. Therefore, the fitting performance of the lamp can be further improved.
In this case, if the groove is formed so as to be gradually deeper toward the front of the lamp, the fulcrum protrusion can be smoothly moved toward the rear of the lamp along the groove, and thus the lamp assembling property can be further improved.
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Fig. 1 is a plan sectional view showing a vehicle lamp according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view II-II of fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a front view showing the vehicle lamp.
Fig. 4 is a detailed view of a main portion of fig. 2.
Fig. 5 (a) is a detail view of the Va portion of fig. 3, and (b) is a detail view of the Vb portion of fig. 3.
Fig. 6 is a view in the direction VI of fig. 5 (b), and shows how the filter is attached to the housing of the vehicle lamp.
Fig. 7 is a plan sectional view showing a state in which a lens holder is attached to a housing in the vehicle lamp.
Fig. 8 is a front view showing a state in which the light source unit is attached to the housing in the above vehicle lamp.
Fig. 9 (a) is a rear view partially showing the vehicle lamp, and (b) is a view similar to (a) showing a first modification of the first embodiment.
Fig. 10 is a view similar to fig. 1 showing a second modification of the above embodiment.
Fig. 11 is a plan sectional view showing a vehicle lamp according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a detail view of the section XII-XII of FIG. 11.
Fig. 13 is a front view showing a housing to which the light source unit is attached in the second embodiment.
Fig. 14 is a rear view showing a state in which a projection lens is attached to a lens holder in the second embodiment.
Fig. 15 is a perspective view showing the above-described assembly as viewed obliquely from the rear and downward.
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10. 210, 510 vehicle lamp
12. 112, 512 casing
12a, 512a right side wall portion
12a1, 512a1 fulcrum engaging recess (fulcrum engaging part)
12a2, 12b2, 512a2, 512b2 groove parts
12b, 512b left side wall
12b1, 512b1 fulcrum engaging hole (fulcrum engaging part)
12b3 vent hole
12b4 annular ridge
12b5 plane part
12c, 112c, 512c rear wall
12c1 and 512c1 openings
12c2 stop
12c3, 112c3, 512c3 Ribs
12c3a, 112c3a notch
12c3b, 12c3c, 112c3b, 112c3c marker
12d, 512d extension
12d1 separation preventing part
12e annular groove part
12f support
14. 514 light-transmitting cover
14A, 514A cover body part
14B, 514B outer peripheral flange
14Ba projecting flange part
14Bb annular projection
20 light source unit
22 luminous element (light source)
24 base plate
26 lamp holder
26A lamp holder body
26Aa engaging projection
26Ab connector section
26B heat sink
26B1 front end
26B2 radiating fin
28 elastic sealing member
20. 230, 530 light distribution control unit
32. 232, 532 projection lens
32a, 232a caulking projection
32A, 532A lens body
32B, 532B outer peripheral flange portion
34. 234, 534 lens holder
34a slit
34A, 234A, 534A body portion
34Aa through hole
34B, 234B, 534B protruding sheet
Rear region of 34Ba, 534Ba
34Ba1, 534Ba1 groove part
34Bb separation-preventing projection
34L, 34R, 234L, 234R foot
34La, 34Ra fulcrum projection
34Lb Rib
36. 236, 536 reflective member
36a opening part
36s, 536s reflective element
40 optical axis adjusting screw
40a screw part
40b shaft part
Insertion hole of 40c screwdriver
42O-shaped ring
50. 552 filter element
100 bumper
100a opening part
112c4 boss part
160 anti-reverse structure
162 abutting member
162A fastening portion
162B arm
164 screw
164a screw hole
234Ab lens pressing part
236b outer peripheral flange portion
512g step part
512h vent hole
512i boss part
532Ba, 532Bb fastening engagement part
532Ba1, 532Bb1 notch part
532Ba2, 532Bb2 engaging projection
532Bc, 532Bd rib clamping part
532Bc1, 532Bd1 convex part
532Bc2, 532Bd2 concave part
532Be positioning projection
534Ab, 534Ac lens fastening part
534Ab1, 534 lens stop hole
534Ab2, 534Ac2 guide recess
534Bc, 534Rc positioning ribs
534L, 534R foot
534La, 534Ra fulcrum projection
534Lb, 534Rb anti-separation protrusion
536a cylindrical part
554 cap
Ax optical axis
Ax1 axis of rotation
Ax2 axis
Detailed Description
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be explained.
Fig. 1 is a plan sectional view showing a vehicle lamp 10 according to the present embodiment, and fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front view showing the vehicle lamp 10. Fig. 3 shows a state in which a part of the components is cut away.
In these figures, the direction indicated by X is "forward" with respect to the lamp (also "forward" with respect to the vehicle), the direction indicated by Y is "left" perpendicular to "forward" (also "left" with respect to the vehicle, but "right" with respect to the lamp when viewed from the front), and the direction indicated by Z is "upper". The same applies to the other drawings.
As shown in these figures, a vehicle lamp 10 according to the present embodiment is a fog lamp provided at the front right end portion of a vehicle, and includes a housing 12 functioning as a lamp body and a transparent translucent cover 14 attached to a front end opening portion thereof to form a lamp chamber, and a light emitting element 22 serving as a light source and a light distribution control unit 30 for controlling the light distribution of light from the light emitting element 22 are accommodated in the lamp chamber.
The light distribution control unit 30 is supported by the housing 12 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. The light emitting element 22 is a part of the light source unit 20, and the light source unit 20 is attached to the rear wall portion 12c of the housing 12.
The light-transmitting cover 14 has a cover body portion 14A and an outer peripheral flange portion 14B, the cover body portion 14A has a laterally elongated oblong outer shape when the lamp is viewed from the front, and the outer peripheral flange portion 14B is positioned on the outer peripheral side of the cover body portion 14A. The cover body portion 14A is formed to extend along a convex curved surface close to a spherical surface, and is disposed in a state of being inclined toward the lamp rear side from a left end portion (a right end portion when the lamp is viewed from the front) to a right end portion thereof.
The outer peripheral flange portion 14B has a laterally long oblong outer shape one turn larger than the cover main body portion 14A, and the outer peripheral flange portion 14B has a protruding flange portion 14Ba formed in a portion located on the lower left side thereof. The protruding flange portion 14Ba is formed to protrude from a general portion of the outer peripheral flange portion 14B toward the outer peripheral side in the shape of a right triangle having two sides extending in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.
In this way, by forming the protruding flange portion 14Ba on the outer peripheral flange portion 14B of the light-transmitting cover 14, it is possible to prevent the light-transmitting cover 14 from being erroneously mounted in a vertically inverted state, and to prevent the light-transmitting cover 14 from being erroneously mounted between the fog lamp (i.e., the lamp to be paired with the vehicle lamp 10) provided at the left front end portion of the vehicle.
The housing 12 has the same outer shape as that of the light-transmitting cover 14 when the lamp is viewed from the front. The light-transmitting cover 14 is fixed to the housing 12 in a state in which an annular protrusion 14Bb formed on the rear surface of the outer peripheral flange 14B thereof is inserted into an annular groove 12e formed at the front end opening of the housing 12. This fixing is performed by ultrasonic welding in a state where the distal end portion of the annular protrusion 14Bb of the light-transmitting cover 14 is in contact with the bottom surface portion of the annular groove portion 12e of the case 12.
The vehicle lamp 10 is attached to a vehicle body side member (not shown) in a state of being embedded in a bumper 100 (a member indicated by a two-dot chain line in fig. 1) of a vehicle.
Specifically, the vehicle lamp 10 is attached to the vehicle body side member in a state in which the cover main body portion 14A of the translucent cover 14 is exposed to the opening portion 100a formed in the bumper 100 at the two pairs of left and right brackets 12f formed in the housing 12. At this time, by forming the opening portion 100a of the bumper 100 in advance in an oblong inner peripheral edge shape slightly larger in lateral length than the outer peripheral edge shape of the cover main body portion 14A of the light-transmitting cover 14, it is possible to cover the bumper 100 with a large portion of the outer peripheral flange portion 14B protruding beyond the flange portion 14 Ba.
Next, a specific configuration of the light distribution control unit 30 and a support structure of the housing 20 will be described.
The light distribution control unit 30 includes a projection lens 32 for controlling the deflection of the direct light from the light emitting element 22, and a lens holder 34 for supporting the projection lens 32.
The projection lens 32 is made of a colorless and transparent acrylic resin or the like, and its optical axis Ax extends in the front-rear direction of the lamp in the vicinity below the light emitting element 22.
The projection lens 32 includes a lens body 32A having a convex front surface and a flat rear surface, and an outer peripheral flange 32B formed in an annular shape on the outer peripheral side of the lens body 32A so as to be flush with the rear surface of the lens body 32A. The projection lens 32 has an oval outer shape that is long in the lateral direction when the lamp is viewed from the front, and is disposed in a state of being inclined toward the rear of the lamp from the left end to the right end thereof. The projection lens 32 emits the direct light from the light emitting element 22 toward the front of the lamp as light which is directed slightly downward and largely diffused in the vehicle width direction at the lens main body portion 32A, thereby forming a light distribution pattern for a fog lamp. In this case, the projection lens 32 has a surface shape of the lens body 32A such that a maximum spread angle of the light emitted from the projection lens 32 to the outside in the vehicle width direction is larger than a maximum spread angle of the light emitted from the projection lens 32 to the inside in the vehicle width direction.
The lens holder 34 is made of a transparent member such as a colorless transparent polycarbonate resin. The lens holder 34 is formed such that an annular main body portion 34A supporting the projection lens 32 at the outer peripheral edge portion of the projection lens 32 extends obliquely from the left end portion to the right end portion toward the lamp rear side along the rear surface of the projection lens 32, and a pair of leg portions 34L, 34R extending toward the lamp rear side are formed at both the left and right side portions thereof.
The lens holder 34 supports the projection lens 32 by fixing the projection lens 32 to the lens holder 34 at four positions by thermal caulking. In order to achieve this, caulking projections 32a are formed at four positions on the rear surface of the outer peripheral edge portion of the projection lens 32, and a through hole 34Aa for inserting the caulking projection 32a is formed in the main body portion 34A of the lens holder 34. In fig. 1 to 3, the caulking projections 32a are shown in a state after the heat caulking is performed.
In the vehicle lamp 10, external light passes through the translucent cover 14 and the projection lens 32 from the front side of the lamp and enters the internal space of the housing 12 (i.e., the space behind the projection lens 32 in the lamp chamber), and a reflecting member 36 for reflecting the external light is disposed at the rear side of the lamp with respect to the projection lens 32.
The reflecting member 36 is supported by the lens holder 34. Specifically, the reflecting member 36 is formed integrally with the lens holder 34, and is supported by the lens holder 34. Therefore, the reflecting member 36 is also made of a transparent member such as a transparent polycarbonate resin.
The reflecting member 36 is configured as an annular member extending from the outer peripheral edge portion of the main body portion 34A of the lens holder 34 toward the rear of the lamp in the direction closer to the optical axis Ax. Specifically, the reflecting member 36 is formed such that the front surface thereof extends along a curved surface having an intermediate shape between a conical surface and an elliptical conical surface, and an opening portion 36a having a circular inner peripheral shape close to the optical axis Ax is formed at the rear end portion thereof. At this time, the reflecting member 36 is disposed in a positional relationship not to block the light for light distribution control from the light emitting element 22 to the projection lens 32.
A plurality of reflecting elements 36s are formed on the rear surface of the reflecting member 36 (i.e., a portion overlapping the peripheral edge of the lens main body portion 32A of the projection lens 32 when the lamp unit is viewed from the front), and the reflecting elements 36s reflect external light transmitted through the projection lens 32 and entering the internal space of the housing 12 toward the projection lens 32. Each of the reflecting elements 36s has a surface shape such as a triangular pyramid or a triangular prism, and thus can totally reflect external light reaching the reflecting element 36 s. That is, the reflecting member 36 is configured such that, when the vehicle lamp 10 is viewed from the front side of the lamp, several reflecting elements 36s arranged at an angle of totally reflecting the external light in the viewing direction appear bright.
The light distribution control unit 30 is supported by the housing 12 at a pair of left and right leg portions 34L, 34R of the lens holder 34 so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis Ax1 extending in the vehicle width direction (i.e., the horizontal direction orthogonal to the optical axis Ax).
A specific structure for achieving this is as follows.
That is, the pair of right and left leg portions 34L, 34R extend in a plate shape from both right and left side portions of the main body portion 34A of the lens holder 34 toward the rear of the lamp in a plan view.
The pair of left and right legs 34L, 34R extend in a tongue-like shape from the main body portion 34A of the lens holder 34 toward the rear of the lamp in a side view. As shown in fig. 1, the pair of left and right leg portions 34L, 34R extend in directions slightly spreading away from each other rearward of the lamp with respect to a vertical plane extending in the front-rear direction of the lamp in a plan view. At this time, the left leg 34L is formed longer (more specifically, twice or longer) than the right leg 34R in accordance with the inclination of the main body portion 34A of the lens holder 34 from the left end to the right end toward the rear of the lamp. Further, a reinforcing rib 34Lb for improving the bending rigidity of the leg portion 34L is formed on the inner surface of the left leg portion 34L (i.e., the side surface located on the optical axis Ax side).
Fulcrum protrusions 34La, 34Ra protruding outward on the rotation axis Ax1 are formed on the outer side surfaces of the rear end portions of the leg portions 34L, 34R. Each of the fulcrum projections 34La and 34Ra is formed in a truncated cone shape, and the base end portion thereof is formed in a columnar shape, and the base end portion of the left fulcrum projection 34La is longer than the base end portion of the right fulcrum projection 34 Ra.
The light distribution control unit 30 is supported by the housing 12 so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis Ax1 by inserting the fulcrum projection 34Ra of the right leg portion 34R of the lens holder 34 into the fulcrum engagement recess 12a1 formed in the right side wall portion 12a of the housing 12 and inserting the fulcrum projection 34La of the left leg portion 34L into the fulcrum engagement hole 12b1 formed in the left side wall portion 12b of the housing 12.
That is, the fulcrum engaging recess 12a1 constituting the right fulcrum engaging portion is formed as a truncated cone-shaped recessed portion on the inner surface of the right side wall portion 12a of the case 12, and the fulcrum engaging hole 12b1 constituting the left fulcrum engaging portion is configured as a cylindrical through hole penetrating the left side wall portion 12b of the case 12 in the vehicle width direction.
A filter 50 is attached to the left side wall portion 12b of the housing 12 from the outer surface side thereof, and the filter 50 is used for closing a fulcrum engagement hole 12b1 (which will be described later).
Fig. 4 is a detailed view of a main portion of fig. 2.
As also shown in the drawing, the left rear end portion of the housing 12 is configured as an extension portion 12d that extends from the rear wall portion 12c toward the lamp rear side. An optical axis adjusting screw 40 for rotating the light distribution control unit 30 about a rotation axis Ax1 is rotatably supported by a lower wall portion of the protruding portion 12d about an axis Ax2 extending in the vertical direction.
The optical axis adjusting screw 40 is a resin (e.g., polyamide resin) member, and has a diameter that decreases stepwise from a lower end portion to an upper end portion thereof, and a threaded portion 40a formed at an upper end portion thereof. The threaded portion 40a is formed of a metric thread. The optical axis adjusting screw 40 is supported by the housing 12 at a shaft portion 40b located in the middle thereof in a state where the screw portion 40a thereof is exposed to the lamp chamber and the lower end portion thereof is exposed to the external space.
A screwdriver insertion hole 40c is formed in a lower end portion of the optical axis adjusting screw 40. When a driver, not shown, is inserted into the driver insertion hole 40c and operated, the optical axis adjusting screw 40 can be rotated about the axis Ax 2. An O-ring 42 is attached to the shaft portion 40b of the optical axis adjusting screw 40, and the O-ring 42 ensures airtightness in the lamp chamber.
The lens holder 34 has a projection piece 34B formed on the left side thereof and extending rearward of the lamp. The projecting piece 34B extends in a plate-like shape on the same vertical plane as the left leg portion 34L, and has a rear end edge located on the lamp rear side (the lamp rear side relative to the optical axis adjusting screw 40) relative to the rotation axis Ax 1.
In a side view, a portion of the projecting piece 34B from the main body portion 34A of the lens holder 34 to a position on the lamp rear side of the rotation axis Ax1 surrounds the left leg portion 34L with a substantially U-shaped slit 34A therebetween, and a rear region 34B on the lamp rear side of the portion extends with a substantially constant vertical width toward the lamp rear side at the same height position as the optical axis Ax.
The outer side surface (the side surface on the opposite side of the optical axis Ax) of the projection piece 34B is formed in a single plane shape, a step is formed in a middle portion of the rear region 34Ba on the inner side surface of the projection piece 34B, and the thickness of a portion on the lamp rear side than the step is thinner than the thickness of other general portions (see fig. 1). A plurality of (specifically, three) groove portions 34Ba1 are formed on the inner side surface of the thin portion, and the plurality of groove portions 34Ba1 are screwed with the optical axis adjusting screw 40.
The plurality of groove portions 34Ba1 are screw-engaged with the threaded portion 40a of the optical axis adjustment screw 40 centered at the same height position as the optical axis Ax when the optical control unit 30 is at the rotation reference position, that is, the reference position of the optical axis adjustment thereof.
Each of the groove portions 34Ba1 extends in the front-rear direction of the lamp in a substantially wedge-shaped vertical sectional shape, and has an upper-lower width set to a value equal to the pitch of the threaded portion 40a of the optical axis adjusting screw 40.
The inner surface of the rear region 34Ba of the projecting piece 34B is tapered in the vicinity of the rear end edge in a plan view, and the rear end surfaces of the plurality of groove portions 34Ba1 are formed in a zigzag shape in a side view.
The inner side surface of the left side wall portion 12B of the housing 12 extends to the projecting portion 12d maintaining a smooth planar shape, and a disengagement preventing portion 12d1 for preventing the groove portion 34Ba1 of the projecting piece 34B from being disengaged from the screw-engaged state with the optical axis adjusting screw 40 is formed at the rear end portion thereof. The detachment prevention portion 12d1 is formed in a positional relationship in which a partial region of the rear end portion of the inner surface of the left side wall portion 12B is thicker toward the inner surface side than other general portions, and is close to the outer surface of the rear region 34Ba of the projecting piece 34B.
In a front region of the projection piece 34B on the lamp front side of the rotation axis Ax1, a pair of upper and lower detachment prevention projections 34Bb are formed on the outer side surface thereof. Specifically, the pair of upper and lower detachment prevention protrusions 34Bb are formed at the tip end of the protrusion piece 34B at positions adjacent to the upper and lower portions of the substantially U-shaped slit 34 a.
Each of the disengagement prevention protrusions 34Bb has a trapezoidal outer shape that is long in the front-rear direction of the lamp in plan view, and the distal end surface thereof is close to the inner surface of the left side wall portion 12b of the housing 12. At this time, the gap between the distal end surface of each detachment prevention protrusion 34Bb and the inner surface of the left side wall portion 12b of the housing 12 is set to a value smaller than the insertion depth of the fulcrum protrusion 34Ra of the right leg portion 34R of the lens holder 34 into the fulcrum engagement recess 12a1 in a state of being engaged with the fulcrum engagement recess 12a1 of the housing 12.
Fig. 5 (a) is a detailed view of the Va portion of fig. 3, and fig. 5 (b) is a detailed view of the Vb portion of fig. 3.
As shown in fig. 5 (a), a groove 12a2 extending from the fulcrum engagement recess 12a1 toward the front of the lamp is formed on the inner surface of the right side wall 12a of the housing 12.
The vertical width of the front region of the groove portion 12a2 is set to be larger than the vertical width of the rear region. Specifically, the groove 12a2 is formed such that the vertical width thereof gradually increases toward the front of the lamp. At this time, the vertical width of the groove portion 12a2 is set to be substantially the same as the outer diameter of the base end portion of the fulcrum projection 34Ra of the lens holder 34 at the rear end position thereof, and set to be about 2 to 4 times the vertical width at the rear end position thereof at the front end position thereof.
The depth of the front region of the groove portion 12a2 is set to be greater than the depth of the rear region thereof. Specifically, the groove 12a2 is formed such that the depth thereof gradually increases toward the front of the lamp. In this case, the depth of the groove portion 12a2 is set to a value of about 0.2 to 0.6 times the insertion depth of the fulcrum protrusion 34Ra into the fulcrum engagement recess 12a1 at the rear end position thereof, and to a value of about 0.6 to 1.2 times the insertion depth at the front end position thereof.
On the other hand, as shown in fig. 5 (b), a groove 12b2 extending from the fulcrum engagement hole 12b1 toward the front of the lamp is formed on the inner surface of the left side wall 12b of the housing 12.
The vertical width of the front region of the groove portion 12b2 is set to be larger than the vertical width of the rear region thereof. Specifically, the groove 12b2 is formed such that the vertical width thereof gradually increases toward the front of the lamp. At this time, the vertical width of the groove portion 12b2 is set to be substantially the same as the outer diameter of the base end portion of the fulcrum protrusion 34La of the lens holder 34 at the rear end position thereof, and is set to be about 2 to 6 times the vertical width at the rear end position thereof at the front end position thereof.
The depth of the front region of the groove portion 12b2 is set to be greater than the depth of the rear region thereof. Specifically, the groove 12b2 is formed such that the depth thereof gradually increases toward the front of the lamp. In this case, the depth of the groove portion 12a2 is set to a value of about 0.2 to 0.6 times the insertion depth of the fulcrum protrusion 34La into the fulcrum engagement hole 12b1 at the rear end position thereof, and to a value of about 0.6 to 1.2 times the insertion depth at the front end position thereof.
Fig. 6 is a view in the VI direction of fig. 5 (b), and shows how the filter member 50 is attached to the housing 12.
As shown in the drawing, the left side wall portion 12b of the case 12 is formed with a vent hole 12b3 penetrating the left side wall portion 12b in the vehicle width direction on the upper side of the fulcrum engagement hole 34 La. The vent hole 12b3 is formed in an arc shape surrounding the fulcrum protrusion 34La to absorb pressure fluctuations associated with changes in temperature of the gas in the lamp chamber, and has an opening shape larger than the fulcrum engagement hole 34 La.
A filter 50 is attached to the left side wall portion 12b of the housing 12 from the outer surface side thereof, and the filter 50 is used to close the fulcrum engagement hole 12b1 and the vent hole 12b 3.
The filter 50 is a sheet-like filter having water resistance and moisture diffusion properties, and has a circular outer shape. The filter 50 is made of a sheet-like material having a thickness of several tens of micrometers, such as expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), and has a structure in which a plurality of fine pores (for example, pores having a diameter of 10 μm or less) are formed in a mesh shape.
An annular convex strip portion 12b4 surrounding the fulcrum engagement hole 12b1 and the vent hole 12b3 is formed on the outer surface of the left side wall portion 12b, and the height of the annular convex strip portion 12b4 is set to a value larger than the thickness of the filter 50 (for example, a value of about 0.5 to 1 mm). Further, a region of the outer surface of the left side wall portion 12b on the inner peripheral side of the annular convex portion 12b4 is formed as a flat surface portion 12b 5.
The filter member 50 is attached to the outer surface of the left side wall portion 12b of the housing 12 by attaching the filter member 50 to the flat surface portion 12b5 on the inner peripheral side of the annular ridge portion 12b 4. At this time, the annular convex portion 12b4 functions as a positioning guide when the filter material 50 is attached to the left side wall portion 12b of the housing 12, and also functions to make it difficult for the filter material 50 attached to the left side wall portion 12b to peel off.
Fig. 7 is a plan cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lens holder 34 of the light distribution control unit 30 is attached to the housing 12 in the embodiment.
As shown in the drawing, in a state where the light distribution control unit 30 is inclined in the horizontal plane, the rear end portion of the projection piece 34B of the lens holder 34 and the fulcrum projection portion 34La of the left leg portion 34L are brought into contact with the inner surface of the left side wall portion 12B of the housing 12, and are elastically deformed. In this state, the right leg portion 34R is inserted into the case 12, and the fulcrum projection portion 34Ra of the leg portion 34R is inserted into the fulcrum engagement recess 12a1 of the right wall portion 12a of the case 12. Thereafter, the light distribution control unit 30 is rotated about the vicinity of the fulcrum projection 34Ra in the direction of the arrow shown, and the light distribution control unit 30 is pushed in, thereby moving the rear end portion of the projection piece 34B and the fulcrum projection 34La of the leg portion 34L toward the lamp rear side along the inner side of the left side wall portion 12B of the housing 12. Then, the rear end portion of the projecting piece 34B is caused to climb up the detachment prevention portion 12d1 formed at the rear end portion of the inner side surface of the left side wall portion 12B, and then the fulcrum projecting portion 34La of the leg portion 34L is inserted into the fulcrum engagement hole 12B1 of the left side wall portion 12B.
Thereby, the light distribution control unit 30 is supported by the housing 12 so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis Ax 1. At this time, the projecting piece 34B becomes a state in which it is screw-engaged with the threaded portion 40a of the optical axis adjusting screw 40 at the plurality of groove portions 34Ba1 formed on the inner side surface thereof, and the outer side surface thereof approaches the detachment prevention portion 12d1 of the housing 12.
Since the groove portion 12a2 extending from the fulcrum engagement recess portion 12a1 toward the front of the lamp is formed on the inner surface of the right side wall portion 12a of the case 12, when the right leg portion 34R is inserted into the case 12, the fulcrum protrusion portion 34Ra is engaged with the groove portion 12a2, and thus can be moved toward the rear of the lamp while being guided in the vertical direction, and can be easily inserted into the fulcrum engagement recess portion 12a 1.
Further, since the groove portion 12b2 extending from the fulcrum engagement hole 12b1 toward the front of the lamp is formed on the inner surface of the left side wall portion 12b of the case 12, when the left leg portion 34L is inserted into the case 12, the fulcrum protrusion portion 34La is engaged with the groove portion 12b2, and thus can be moved toward the rear of the lamp while being guided in the vertical direction, and can be easily inserted into the fulcrum engagement hole 12b 1.
As shown by the two-dot chain line in fig. 7, if the projection piece 34B and the left leg portion 34L are integrally formed as the structure of the lens holder 34, when the fulcrum projection portion 34La of the leg portion 34L abuts against the inner surface of the left side wall portion 12B of the housing 12, the projection piece 34B is separated from the inner surface of the left side wall portion 12B, and the rear end portion thereof interferes with the optical axis adjusting screw 40. However, since the lens holder 34 of the present embodiment is configured such that the projection piece 34B and the left leg portion 34L are elastically deformed independently of each other, such a problem does not occur, and the light distribution control unit 30 can be smoothly assembled.
Next, a specific structure of the light source unit 20 and a structure of mounting the light source unit to the housing 12 will be described.
Fig. 8 is a front view showing a state in which the light source unit 20 is attached to the housing 12 in the vehicle lamp 10. Fig. 9 (a) is a rear view partially showing the vehicle lamp 10.
As shown in fig. 8, an opening 12c1 for attaching the light source unit 20 is formed in the rear wall 12c of the case 12.
The light source unit 20 includes a substrate 24 on which the light emitting element 22 is mounted, and a socket 26 for supporting the substrate 24.
The light emitting element 22 has a rectangular light emitting surface that is laterally long, by arranging three white light emitting diodes adjacent to each other in the vehicle width direction (i.e., the left-right direction). The light emitting element 22 is disposed with its light emitting surface facing the front direction of the lamp (i.e., the front of the vehicle).
The light source unit 20 is a rotary-mounting type light source unit, and is mounted to the housing 12 by inserting the socket 26 from the lamp rear side into the opening 12c1 of the housing 12 and rotating clockwise by a predetermined angle (specifically, 45 °).
The socket 26 of the light source unit 20 includes a resin socket body 26A and a metal (e.g., cast aluminum) heat sink 26B fixed to the socket body 26A.
The socket main body 26A is formed in a cylindrical shape with an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the opening 12c1 of the housing 12, and a plurality of engaging projections 26Aa for engaging with the rear wall 12c of the housing 12 around the opening 12c1 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the front end portion thereof. As shown in fig. 9 (a), a connector portion 26Ab is formed at the rear end of the socket main body 26A, and the connector portion 26Ab is used for supplying power to the light source unit 20.
The heat sink 26B has a disc-shaped distal end portion 26B1, and the heat sink 26B is fixed to the socket body 26A at the distal end portion 26B 1. The heat sink 26B has five heat dissipating fins 26B2 extending in a band-like shape toward the rear of the lamp on the outer peripheral surface of the distal end portion 26B 1. The five heat dissipating fins 26B2 are formed at the apex position of the light source 20 and at positions spaced apart from the apex position to the left and right sides by equal intervals (specifically, 45 ° intervals).
The light source unit 20 has an elastic sealing member 28 attached to a front end portion of a lamp socket 26 thereof. The elastic sealing member 28 is formed of an annular member having elasticity such as an O-ring fitted into the outer peripheral surface of the socket body 26A, and is attached in a state of being in contact with the distal end portion 26B1 of the heat sink 26B. When the light source unit 20 is attached to the housing 12, the elastic sealing member 28 is pressed against the rear wall portion 12c of the housing 12 and elastically compressed and deformed, thereby ensuring airtightness in the lamp chamber.
As shown in fig. 8, the opening 12c1 of the housing 12 has an opening shape having projections and depressions corresponding to the plurality of engaging projections 26Aa formed in the socket body 26A. The uneven shape of the opening 12c1 is formed in a positional relationship such that the plurality of engaging protrusions 26Aa of the light source unit 20 (shown by two-dot chain lines in the figure) in the mounted state are rotated by 45 ° clockwise when the lamp is viewed from the front.
A stopper portion 12c2 is formed at a position around the opening portion 12c1 on the front surface of the rear wall portion 12c of the housing 12, and when the socket main body 26A inserted into the opening portion 12c1 is rotated 45 ° clockwise, the stopper portion 12c2 abuts against the engaging projection portion 26Aa of the socket main body 26A to restrict further rotation.
As shown in fig. 9 (a), a rib 12c3 is formed on the rear surface of the rear wall portion 12c of the housing 12, and the rib 12c3 surrounds the opening portion 12c1 and extends rearward of the lamp.
The rib 12c3 surrounds the opening 12c1 in the entire circumferential direction and has a notch 12c3a formed at the lower end thereof.
The rib 12c3 extends along a cylindrical surface centered on the central axis of the light source unit 20. At this time, the rib 12c3 extends to a position further toward the lamp rear side than the position where the elastic sealing member 28 is pressed against the rear wall portion 12c of the housing 12. Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the rear end surface of the rib 12c3 is located further toward the lamp rear side than the contact position between the elastic sealing member 28 and the distal end portion 26B1 of the heat sink 26B. The central axis of the light source unit 20 is located near above the optical axis Ax. When the light source unit 20 is attached to the housing 20, the light emitting element 22 is disposed in a state in which the lower end edge of the light emitting surface thereof extends in the horizontal direction in the vicinity above the optical axis Ax (see fig. 3 and 8).
As shown in fig. 9 (a), a mark 12c3b indicating a predetermined mounting position of the rotatably mounted light source unit 20 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rib 12c 3. The mark 12c3b is formed at a position directly above the center axis of the light source unit 20 and indicates that the light source unit 20 is mounted in an upright state.
Further, another mark 12c3c is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rib 12c3 at a position rotated 45 ° counterclockwise from the mark 12c3b when the lamp is viewed from the rear. The mark 12c3c indicates the angular position when the light source unit 20 is inserted into the opening 12c 1.
At this time, the mark 12c3b is a triangular protrusion when the lamp is viewed from the rear. On the other hand, the mark 12c3c is formed as a semicircular arc-shaped protrusion when the lamp is viewed from the rear.
Next, the operation and effects of the present embodiment will be described.
In the vehicle lamp 10 of the present embodiment, the lens holder 34 that supports the projection lens 32 is supported to be rotatable in the vertical direction with respect to the housing 12, and therefore the optical axis in the vertical direction can be adjusted in a state where the light emitting element 22 is fixed to the housing. Therefore, the vehicle lamp 10 can be made compact, and can be applied to a vehicle lamp such as a fog lamp in particular.
In addition, since the groove portion 12a2 extending from the fulcrum engagement recess 12a1 toward the front of the lamp is formed on the inner surface of the right side wall portion 12a of the case 12, when the right leg portion 34R is inserted into the case 12, the fulcrum protrusion 34Ra thereof is engaged with the groove portion 12a2, and thus the right leg portion can be moved toward the rear of the lamp while being guided in the vertical direction and inserted into the fulcrum engagement recess 12a 1. Therefore, the engagement of the fulcrum protrusion 34Ra with the fulcrum engagement recess 12a1 can be easily performed.
Further, since the groove portion 12b2 extending from the fulcrum engagement hole 12b1 toward the front of the lamp is formed on the inner surface of the left side wall portion 12b of the case 12, when the left leg portion 34L is inserted into the case 12, the fulcrum protrusion portion 34La is engaged with the groove portion 12b2, and thus the left leg portion can be moved toward the rear of the lamp while being guided in the vertical direction and inserted into the fulcrum engagement hole 12b 1. Therefore, the fulcrum protrusion 34La can be easily engaged with the fulcrum engagement hole 12b 1.
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, in the vehicular lamp 10 of the movable lens type configured to control the light distribution of the light from the light emitting element 22 by the projection lens 32, it is possible to improve the lamp attachment property.
Further, since the groove portions 12a2, 12b2 have a larger vertical width in the front region than in the rear region, the engagement of the fulcrum projections 34Ra, 34La in the front region having a larger vertical width is facilitated, and the fulcrum projections 34Ra, 34La can be moved toward the rear region having a smaller vertical width, so that the guide to the fulcrum engagement recess 12a1 and the fulcrum engagement hole 12b1 can be facilitated. Therefore, the fitting performance of the lamp can be further improved.
At this time, since the groove portions 12a2 and 12b2 are formed so as to gradually increase in vertical width toward the front of the lamp, the fulcrum protrusion portions 34Ra and 34La engaged with the groove portions 12a2 and 12b2 can be smoothly moved toward the rear of the lamp, and thus the lamp assembling property can be further improved.
Further, since the depth of the front region of each of the groove portions 12a2 and 12b2 is set to be larger than the depth of the rear region thereof, the engagement of the fulcrum projections 34Ra and 34La in the relatively deep front region is facilitated, and the fulcrum projections 34Ra and 34La can be moved toward the relatively shallow rear region, so that the guide to the fulcrum engagement recess 12a1 and the fulcrum engagement hole 12b1 can be facilitated. Therefore, the fitting performance of the lamp can be further improved.
At this time, the grooves 12a2, 12b2 are formed so as to become gradually deeper toward the front of the lamp, and the fulcrum projections 34Ra, 34La engaged with the grooves 12a2, 12b2 can be smoothly moved toward the rear of the lamp along the grooves 12a2, 12b2, so that the lamp assembling property can be further improved.
In the first embodiment, the groove portions 12a2, 12b2 have been described as having a structure in which the vertical width and depth thereof are gradually increased toward the front of the lamp, but at least one of the vertical width and depth of the groove portions 12a2, 12b2 may be configured to be increased stepwise toward the front of the lamp.
In the first embodiment, the groove portions 12a2 and 12b2 are formed in the right side wall portion 12a and the left side wall portion 12b, respectively, but even when the groove portions are formed only in either one of them, the fitting workability can be improved as compared with a case where no groove portions are formed.
In the first embodiment, the projection lens 32 is described as being formed in a plano-convex lens shape, but may be formed in a lenticular lens shape, a convex meniscus lens shape, or a fresnel lens shape.
In the first embodiment, the opening 36a is formed in the rear end portion of the reflecting member 36, but a portion located in the opening 36a may be formed in a transparent lens shape.
In the first embodiment, the case 12 supporting the light distribution control unit 30 is described as a lamp body, but other lamp structural members (for example, members supported by the lamp body) may be used.
In the first embodiment, the vehicle lamp 10 is described as a fog lamp, but may be configured as other lamp (e.g., a headlamp).
Next, a modified example of the first embodiment will be described.
First, a first modification of the first embodiment will be described.
Fig. 9 (b) is a view similar to fig. 9 (a) and partially showing the vehicle lamp according to the present modification.
As shown in fig. (b), the basic configuration of this modification is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the structure for attaching the light source unit 20 to the housing 12 is partially different from that of the first embodiment.
That is, in the present modification, the light source unit 20 is attached to the housing 112 by inserting the socket 26 of the light source unit 20 from the lamp rear side into the opening (not shown) of the housing 112 and rotating the same clockwise by a predetermined angle, but the housing 112 is provided with the anti-reverse structure 160, which is different from the case of the above-described embodiment.
The anti-reverse structure 160 is configured to prevent the light source unit 20 from rotating in the loosening direction from a predetermined attachment position by abutting against the socket 26.
Specifically, the anti-reverse structure 160 has an abutment member 162 for abutting against the socket 26 and a screw 164 as a fastening member for fastening the abutment member 162 to the rear wall portion 112c of the housing 112.
The screw 164 fixes the abutment member 162 to the rear wall portion 112c of the housing 112 at a position directly below the light source unit 20.
To achieve this, a boss portion 112c4 is formed on the rear wall portion 112c of the housing 112, and the boss portion 112c4 is used to fix the screw 164 at a position directly below the optical axis Ax.
In the case 112 of the present modification, a rib 112c3 is also formed on the rear surface of the rear wall portion 112c, and the rib 112c3 extends along a cylindrical surface centered on the central axis of the light source unit 20. At this time, the rib 112c3 is formed such that the lower end portion thereof extends to the vicinity of the boss portion 112c4, thereby forming notched portions 112c3a on both the left and right sides of the boss portion 112c 4.
The height (i.e., the amount of rearward projection) of the rib 112c3 is set to the same value as the rib 112c3 of the above-described embodiment. Further, marks 112c3b and 112c3c similar to those of the above embodiment are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rib 112c3 at the same positions as those of the above embodiment.
The contact member 162 is a resin plate-shaped member, and includes a fastening portion 162A and a pair of arm portions 162B, the fastening portion 162A is fixed to the boss portion 112c4 of the housing 112 by a screw 164, and the pair of arm portions 162B extend from the fastening portion 162A in both the left and right directions along the rib 112c 3.
In the contact member 162, the distal end surfaces of the pair of left and right arm portions 162B are in contact with (or close to) the heat sink 26B of the light source unit 20 in a state of being fixed to the boss portion 112c4 of the housing 112 by the screw 164. At this time, the abutment member 162 abuts against the heat sink 26B with respect to the pair of right and left heat radiating fins 26B2 positioned at the lowermost end of the five heat radiating fins 26B 2. The contact member 162 is in contact with the heat radiation fins 26B2 of the heat sink 26B, thereby preventing the light source unit 20 from rotating in the loosening direction from the predetermined attachment position.
In the abutment member 162, the inner peripheral edge of each arm portion 162B is formed to extend along the outer peripheral surface of the distal end portion 26B1 of the heat sink 26B in a state of being fixed to the boss portion 112c4 of the case 112.
The screw 164 is configured as a screw with a seat, and has a screw hole shape capable of transmitting a rotational force only in a direction of tightening the screw 164. That is, the screw hole 164a of the screw 164 has a shape in which a plus (+) shaped groove portion lacks a wall surface positioned in a counterclockwise direction thereof.
Even in the case of adopting the configuration of the present modification, the same operational effects as in the case of the first embodiment can be obtained.
Further, by providing the anti-reverse structure 160 as in the present modification, the light source unit 20 is always held at the predetermined attachment position, and therefore, it is possible to prevent the light distribution pattern shape for the fog lamp formed by the light from the light source emitted from the projection lens 32 from being different from the desired shape.
Next, a second modification of the first embodiment will be described.
Fig. 10 is a view similar to fig. 1 showing a vehicle lamp 210 according to this modification.
As shown in the drawing, the basic configuration of the present modification is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the configuration of the light distribution control unit 230 is partially different from that of the first embodiment.
The light distribution control unit 230 of the present modification also includes the projection lens 232, the lens holder 234, and the reflection member 236, but the reflection member 236 is configured separately from the lens holder 234, which is different from the case of the above-described embodiment.
Specifically, in the light distribution control unit 230 of the present modification, the reflection member 236 is sandwiched between the projection lens 232 and the lens holder 234 and is heat-staked.
In order to achieve this, an outer peripheral flange portion 236b is formed at the front end portion of the reflection member 236, while an annular lens pressing portion 234Ab is formed at the inner peripheral edge portion of the main body portion 234A of the lens holder 234, and the lens pressing portion 234Ab engages with the outer peripheral flange portion 236b of the reflection member 236 to position the reflection member 236 in contact with the rear surface of the projection lens 232. In a state where the reflecting member 236 is sandwiched between the projection lens 232 and the lens holder 234, the projection lens 232 is thermally caulked in a state where caulking protrusions 232a formed at four positions on the outer peripheral edge portion of the rear surface of the projection lens 232 are inserted into through holes (not shown) formed at four positions on the main body portion 234A of the lens holder 234.
The projection lens 232 is formed longer than the projection lens 32 of the first embodiment than the caulking projection 232a, and is otherwise configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
The lens holder 234 also has a main body portion 234A that is different in structure from the lens holder 34 of the first embodiment, and the pair of left and right leg portions 234L, 234R and the projecting piece 234B have the same structure as that of the first embodiment.
Further, the configuration of the reflecting member 236 other than the outer peripheral flange portion 236b is also the same as that of the first embodiment.
Even in the case of adopting the configuration of the present modification, the same operational effects as in the case of the first embodiment can be obtained.
In addition, with the configuration of the present modification, although the reflecting member 236 is formed separately from the lens holder 234, the reflecting member 236 can be supported by an inexpensive fixing structure.
Further, by configuring the reflecting member 236 separately from the lens holder 234 as in the present modification, the degree of freedom in the shape of the reflecting member 236 can be increased.
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be explained.
Fig. 11 is a top cross-sectional view showing a vehicle lamp 510 according to the present embodiment, and fig. 12 is a cross-sectional detail view of XII-XII in fig. 11.
As shown in these figures, the basic configuration of the vehicle lamp 510 of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the vehicle lamp 510 is configured as a fog lamp provided at the left front end portion of the vehicle.
The shapes of the housing 512 and the light-transmitting cover 514 of the vehicle lamp 510 are partially different from those of the first embodiment, and the configurations of the light distribution control unit 530 and the reflecting member 536 are different from those of the first embodiment.
That is, the light-transmitting cover 514 of the present embodiment also includes a cover body portion 514A and an outer peripheral flange portion 514B, the cover body portion 514A has a laterally elongated oblong outer shape when the lamp is viewed from the front, and the outer peripheral flange portion 514B is positioned on the outer peripheral side of the cover body portion 514A, but the light-transmitting cover 514 is disposed facing the vehicle front direction and is supported by the housing 512 on a vertical plane orthogonal to the vehicle front-rear direction.
Further, the light distribution control unit 530 of the present embodiment also includes a projection lens 532 for controlling the deflection of the direct light from the light emitting element 22 and a lens holder 534 for supporting the projection lens 532, but the support is performed by fitting the projection lens 532 into the lens holder 534 (which will be described later).
The projection lens 532 includes a lens body 532A having a convex front surface and a flat rear surface, and an outer peripheral flange 532B formed annularly on the outer peripheral side of the lens body 532A so as to be flush with the rear surface of the lens body 532A. The projection lens 532 has an oval outer shape that is long in the lateral direction when the lamp is viewed from the front, and a concave-convex portion (which will be described later) for fitting into the lens holder 534 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral flange portion 532B.
The lens holder 534 has a pair of leg portions 534L, 534R extending rearward of the lamp on both left and right sides of a main body portion 534A formed in a ring shape. The pair of left and right leg portions 534L, 534R are formed to have the same length, and fulcrum protrusions 534La, 534Ra are formed on the outer side surfaces of the rear end portions thereof, respectively.
The lens holder 534 is supported by the housing 512 so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis Ax1 by inserting the fulcrum projection 534Ra of the right leg portion 534R into the fulcrum engagement recess 512a1 formed in the right side wall portion 512a of the housing 512 and inserting the fulcrum projection 534La of the left leg portion 534L into the fulcrum engagement hole 512b1 formed in the left side wall portion 512b of the housing 512.
A vent hole (not shown) similar to the vent hole 12b3 of the first embodiment is formed in the left side wall portion 512b of the case 512, and a filter member 50 is attached to the left side wall portion 512b from the outer surface side thereof, and the filter member 50 is used to plug the vent hole and the fulcrum engagement hole 512b 1.
The separation prevention protrusions 534Lb and 534Rb are formed on the outer side surfaces of the distal end portions of the legs 534L and 534R, respectively.
Each of the disengagement prevention protrusions 534Lb and 534Rb has a trapezoidal outer shape that is long in the front-rear direction of the lamp in plan view, and the tip end surface thereof is formed to have a height close to the inner surfaces of the left side wall 512b and the right side wall 512a of the housing 512. At this time, the gap between the distal end surfaces of the detachment prevention protrusions 534Lb and 534Rb and the inner surfaces of the left side wall portion 512b and the right side wall portion 512a is set to a value smaller than the insertion depth of the fulcrum protrusions 534La and 534Ra in a state where the fulcrum protrusions 534La and 534Ra are engaged with the fulcrum engagement hole 512b1 and the fulcrum engagement recess 512a1, respectively.
A projection piece 534B extending rearward of the lamp is formed on the left side portion of the lens holder 534. The projecting piece 534B extends below the left leg portion 534L in a plate-like shape along a vertical plane parallel to the optical axis Ax, and is screwed to the optical axis adjusting screw 40 disposed in the extension portion 512d of the housing 512 in a groove portion 534Ba1 formed in the inner surface of the rear end portion of the rear region 534 Ba.
In the present embodiment, the light source unit 20 of the rotary attachment type is also attached to the rear wall portion 512c of the housing 512, but the opening portion 512c1 for this attachment is formed at a position displaced rightward (i.e., inward in the vehicle width direction) from the center position of the rear wall portion 512 c. Thus, the maximum spread angle of the light emitted from the projection lens 532 toward the outside in the vehicle width direction is larger than the maximum spread angle toward the inside in the vehicle width direction.
The peripheral portion of the opening 512c1 of the rear wall 512c of the housing 512 is formed as a cylindrical step portion 512g that is displaced toward the front side of the lamp with respect to the other general portions.
The stepped portion 512g has an inner peripheral surface shape that is slightly larger than the outer peripheral shape of the light source unit 20, and the amount of displacement of the stepped portion 512g in the forward direction is set so that the light emitting surface of the light emitting element 22 of the light source unit 20 is at the same position as the rotation axis Ax1 in the lamp front-rear direction.
In the present embodiment, a rib 512c3 that surrounds the opening 512c1 and extends rearward of the lamp is also formed on the rear surface of the rear wall 512c of the housing 512, but the inner peripheral surface of the rib 512c3 extends in a manner to be flush with the inner peripheral surface of the step portion 512g in a general portion of the rear wall 512 c.
The amount of rearward projection of the rib 512c3 from the general portion of the rear wall 512c is set to the same value as the rib 12c3 of the above-described embodiment. Therefore, the position of the rear end face of the rib 512c3 is greatly displaced toward the lamp rear side from the contact position of the elastic sealing member 28 and the distal end portion 26B1 of the heat sink 26B.
In the present embodiment, a reflecting member 536 is also disposed on the lamp rear side of the projection lens 532, and the reflecting member 536 is configured to reflect external light that is transmitted from the lamp front side through the light-transmitting cover 514 and the projection lens 532 and enters the internal space of the housing 512.
The reflecting member 536 is an opaque resin member, is formed separately from the lens holder 534, and is supported by the housing 512.
The reflecting member 536 surrounds the light source unit 20, is formed in a flat plate shape, has a front surface treated with a reflecting surface such as aluminum vapor deposition, and has a plurality of reflecting elements 536s formed thereon. Each of the reflecting elements 536s is formed as a concave portion in a triangular pyramid shape, and reflects light reaching the reflecting element 536 s.
The reflecting member 536 is fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the stepped portion 512g in a cylindrical portion 536a extending rearward of the lamp from the rear surface thereof. At this time, in the reflecting member 536, the plurality of reflecting elements 536s are positioned further toward the rear side of the lamp than the light emitting surface of the light emitting element 22 of the light source unit 20, so that the light emitted from the light emitting element 22 is not incident on each reflecting element 536 s.
Fig. 13 is a front view showing the housing 512 to which the light source unit 20 is attached.
As shown in the drawing, in the present embodiment, a groove 512a2 extending from the fulcrum engaging recess 512a1 toward the front of the lamp is also formed in the inner surface of the right side wall 512a of the case 512, and a groove 512b2 extending from the fulcrum engaging hole 512b1 toward the front of the lamp is also formed in the inner surface of the left side wall 512b of the case 512.
The grooves 512a2, 512b2 are formed such that the vertical width and depth thereof gradually increase toward the front of the lamp.
A vent hole 512h penetrating the rear wall 512c is formed in the rear wall 512c of the case 512.
The vent hole 512h is located between the stepped portion 512g and the protruding portion 512d where the optical axis adjustment screw 40 is disposed in the vehicle width direction, and is located above the rotation axis Ax1 in the vertical direction.
As shown in fig. 12, the vent hole 512h is formed in a boss portion 512i protruding from the rear wall portion toward the rear of the lamp.
The vent hole 512h is composed of a through-hole portion formed in the upper half portion of the boss portion 512i and extending in the front-rear direction of the lamp, a deep hole portion opened to the rear side of the lamp in the lower half portion of the boss portion 512i, and a cutout portion formed by cutting out a part of the deep hole portion in the lower end portion of the boss portion 512 i.
A filter member 552 is attached to the rear end surface of the boss portion 512i, and the filter member 552 is formed in a short cylindrical shape with an outer diameter slightly smaller than that of the boss portion 512 i.
The filter 552 is housed so as to be fitted into an inner space of the cap 554 made of resin, and the cap 554 is attached to the rear end portion of the boss portion 512i so as to come into contact with the rear end surface of the boss portion 512 i. The ventilation hole 512 is blocked by the filter 552 in the middle of the ventilation path.
The filter 552 is configured as a sponge-like filter having air permeability. That is, the filter 552 is a porous filter in which a plurality of holes (for example, holes having a diameter of about 0.3 to 2.5 mm) are formed in a three-dimensional mesh shape.
If this filter member 552 is compared with the filter member 50 shown in fig. 11 (the filter member attached to the left side wall portion 512b of the housing 512), the filter member 50 is superior to the filter member 552 in terms of water resistance and moisture diffusion, and the filter member 552 is superior to the filter member 50 in terms of air permeability.
Fig. 14 is a rear view showing a state in which the projection lens 532 is attached to the lens holder 534 in the light distribution control unit 530 of the present embodiment. Fig. 15 is a perspective view showing an assembled state as viewed obliquely from the rear and the lower side.
As shown in these figures, the lens holder 534 has lens fastening portions 534Ab and 534Ac formed at two positions above and below the rear surface of the body portion 534A, and has positioning ribs 534Rc formed on the inner surface of the right leg portion 534R and positioning ribs 534Bc formed on the inner surface of the projection piece 534B.
As also shown in fig. 11, the lens fastening portion 534Ac on the lower side is formed as an H-shaped protrusion extending from the rear surface of the body portion 534A of the lens holder 534 toward the rear of the lamp. That is, the lens fastening portion 534Ac has a laterally long rectangular lens locking hole 534Ac1 formed in the front end portion thereof, and has a laterally long rectangular guide recess 534Ac2 formed in the rear end portion thereof.
The lens stopper 534Ab positioned on the upper side also has the same configuration as the lens stopper 534Ac, and is formed with a lens locking hole 534Ab1 and a guide concave portion 534Ab 2. However, the left-right width of the lens fastening portion 534Ab is set to a value larger than that of the lens fastening portion 534 Ac.
The positioning rib 534Rc of the right leg 534R and the positioning rib 534Bc of the projection piece 534B are formed to extend rearward of the lamp from the rear surface of the body portion 534A. At this time, as also shown in fig. 11, the positioning rib 534Bc is formed to extend longer than the positioning rib 534 Rc.
Note that, if the positioning rib 534Rc is extended to the same extent as the positioning rib 534Bc, the leg 534L is prevented from being elastically deformed when the light distribution control unit 530 is assembled to the housing 512, and therefore, the positioning rib 534Rc is formed to be short.
As shown in fig. 14 and 15, the outer peripheral flange 532B of the projection lens 532 has fastening engagement portions 532Ba and 532Bb formed at two upper and lower positions on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and rib engagement portions 532Bc and 532Bd formed at two left and right positions on the outer peripheral surface thereof.
The fastening engagement portions 532Ba and 532Bb have engagement protrusions 532Ba2 and 532Bb2 formed at the center of the cutout portions 532Ba1 and 532Bb1, respectively.
The engaging projections 532Ba2 and 532Bb2 of the fastening engaging portions 532Ba and 532Bb are formed to have a width slightly narrower than the width of the lens locking holes 534Ab1 and 534Ac1 of the lens fastening portions 534Ab and 534Ac of the lens holder 534, and as shown in fig. 11, the outer surface of the portion thereof disposed near the front of the lamp is formed in a slanted shape.
The notches 532Ba1 and 532Bb1 of the fastening engagement portions 532Ba and 532Bb are formed to have a width slightly larger than that of the lens fastening portions 534Ab and 534Ac of the lens holder 534.
The rib engagement portion 532Bc on the right side has a concave portion 532Bc2 formed in the same shape as the positioning rib 534Rc of the leg portion 534R at the center portion of the convex portion 532Bc1 formed near the inner surface of the leg portion 534R of the lens holder 534.
The rib engaging portion 532Bd positioned on the left side has a concave portion 532Bd2 having the same shape as the positioning rib 534Bc of the projection piece 534B formed below the convex portion 532Bd1 formed near the leg portion 534L of the lens holder 534 and the inner surface of the projection piece 534B.
Further, a hemispherical positioning projection 532Be is formed at three positions on the front surface of the outer peripheral flange 532B of the projection lens 532 so as to Be arranged in an L shape.
The light distribution control unit 530 is assembled by fitting the projection lens 532 into the lens holder 534 from the lamp rear side, and in this case, the projection lens 532 can be easily assembled by fitting it from the upper side in a state where the lens holder 534 is disposed slightly downward.
Specifically, when the pair of upper and lower engaging protrusions 532Ba2 and 532Bb2 of the projection lens 532 is placed along the pair of upper and lower guide recesses 534Ab2 and 534Ac2 of the lens holder 534, the left recess 532Bd2 of the projection lens 532 naturally engages with the positioning rib 534Bc of the lens holder 534. At this time, the right concave portion 532Bc2 of the projection lens 532 is not yet engaged with the positioning rib 534Rc of the lens holder 534, but when the projection lens 532 is further pressed downward in this state, the right concave portion 532Bc2 is engaged with the positioning rib 534Rc, and positioning is achieved in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. At this time, the positioning projections 532Be formed at three positions on the front surface of the outer peripheral flange 532B of the projection lens 532 abut against the rear surface of the main body portion 534A of the lens holder 534, thereby positioning in the depth direction (i.e., the lamp front-rear direction).
Next, the operation and effects of the present embodiment will be described.
In the vehicle lamp 510 of the present embodiment, the lens holder 534 supporting the projection lens 532 is supported to be rotatable in the vertical direction with respect to the housing 512, and therefore the optical axis in the vertical direction can be adjusted in a state where the light emitting element 22 is fixed to the housing. Therefore, the vehicle lamp 510 can be made compact, and can be used as a vehicle lamp suitable for a fog lamp or the like.
In addition, since the groove portion 512a2 extending from the fulcrum engagement recess 512a1 toward the front of the lamp is formed on the inner surface of the right side wall portion 512a of the case 512, when the right leg portion 534R is inserted into the case 12, the fulcrum projection 534Ra is engaged with the groove portion 512a2, and thus the leg portion can be moved toward the rear of the lamp while being guided in the vertical direction and inserted into the fulcrum engagement recess 512a 1. Therefore, the engagement of the fulcrum projection 534Ra with the fulcrum engagement recess 512a1 can be easily performed.
Further, since the groove portion 512b2 extending from the fulcrum engagement hole 512b1 toward the front of the lamp is formed on the inner surface of the left side wall portion 512b of the case 512, when the left leg portion 534L is inserted into the case 512, the fulcrum projection portion 534La is engaged with the groove portion 512b2, and thus, the leg portion can be moved toward the rear of the lamp while being guided in the vertical direction and inserted into the fulcrum engagement hole 512b 1. Therefore, the fulcrum projection 534La can be easily engaged with the fulcrum engagement hole 512b 1.
As described above, in the vehicle lamp 510 of the present embodiment, it is possible to improve the lamp attachment property.
Further, since the groove portions 512a2, 512b2 have a larger vertical width in the front region than in the rear region, the engagement of the fulcrum projection portions 534Ra, 534La in the front region having a larger vertical width is facilitated, and the fulcrum projection portions 534Ra, 534La can be moved toward the rear region having a smaller vertical width, so that the guide to the fulcrum engagement recess portion 512a1 and the fulcrum engagement hole 512b1 can be facilitated. Therefore, the fitting performance of the lamp can be further improved.
At this time, since the groove portions 512a2 and 512b2 are formed so as to gradually increase in vertical width toward the front of the lamp, the fulcrum projection portions 534Ra and 534La engaged with the groove portions 512a2 and 512b2 can smoothly move toward the rear of the lamp, and thus the lamp assembling property can be further improved.
Further, since the depth of the front region of each of the groove portions 512a2 and 512b2 is set to be larger than the depth of the rear region thereof, the relatively deep front region facilitates engagement of the fulcrum projection portions 534Ra and 534La, and the fulcrum projection portions 534Ra and 534La can be moved toward the relatively shallow rear region, so that guidance toward the fulcrum engagement recess portion 512a1 and the fulcrum engagement hole 512b1 can be easily performed. Therefore, the fitting performance of the lamp can be further improved.
At this time, since the grooves 512a2, 512b2 are formed so as to become gradually deeper toward the front of the lamp, the fulcrum projection portions 534Ra, 534La engaged with the grooves 512a2, 512b2 can be smoothly moved toward the rear of the lamp along the grooves 512a2, 512b2, and thus the lamp assembling property can be further improved.
In the present embodiment, the projection lens 532 is supported by the lens holder 534 by fitting the projection lens 532 into the lens holder 534, and therefore the assembly process of the light distribution control unit 530 can be simplified.
It should be noted that the numerical values shown as the specifications in the above embodiments and the modifications thereof are merely examples, and it is obvious that they may be set to different values as appropriate.
The present invention is not limited to the configurations described in the above embodiments and modifications thereof, and various modifications other than the above may be made.

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1. A vehicle lamp for performing light distribution control of light from a light source by a projection lens, comprising:
a lens holder for supporting the projection lens;
a housing that supports the lens holder so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a vehicle width direction;
a light-transmitting cover attached to the front end opening of the housing;
an optical axis adjusting screw supported by the housing so as to be rotatable about an axis extending in a vertical direction, the optical axis adjusting screw being configured to rotate the lens holder relative to the housing about the rotational axis;
leg portions extending rearward of the lamp are formed at both ends of the lens holder in the vehicle width direction;
a fulcrum protrusion portion is formed on an outer side surface of a rear end portion of each of the leg portions, and a fulcrum engagement portion that engages with the fulcrum protrusion portion of each of the leg portions is formed at a position on the rotation axis of each of the two side wall portions of the housing;
a groove portion extending from the fulcrum engaging portion toward the front of the lamp is formed on an inner surface of at least one of the two side wall portions of the housing.
2. A lamp for a vehicle as defined in claim 1,
the vertical width of the front region of the groove is set to be larger than the vertical width of the rear region of the groove.
3. A lamp for a vehicle as claimed in claim 2,
the groove is formed to gradually increase the vertical width toward the front of the lamp.
4. A lamp for a vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3,
the depth of the front region of the groove is set to a value greater than the depth of the rear region of the groove.
5. A lamp for a vehicle as defined in claim 4,
the groove is formed to become gradually deeper toward the front of the lamp.
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