JP2000052854A - Lamp for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the position of a lamp variable by a large margin by fitting lamps to the tip parts of flexible pipes housed in the front and rear ends of roof rails longitudinally fitted to both cross direction end parts of a roof panel of a vehicle, and holding the pipes in a freely pulled-out manner. SOLUTION: A pair of hollow roof rails 2 are longitudinally fitted to both cross direction ends of a roof panel 1 of a vehicle. Flexible pipes 9 are housed in the respective front and rear ends so as to be freely pulled out and rotatable, and lamps 10 with mirrors wired through the pipes 9 are fitted to the tip parts. The lamps 10 are seated on anchor parts 2a of shallow recessed shape and lighted in a narrow parking space or garagge to illuminate the sides from the front and rear ends of the roof rails 2. In the case of illuminating the rear, the lamps 10 are pulled out backward and adjusted in the rotating positions to illuminate a wide range through upper face or end face lenses, and the pipes 9 are bent along a body line to adjust an illumination area.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular lamp for illuminating the outside of a vehicle cabin in order to confirm an obstacle around a vehicle from a driver's seat.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is well known that this type of vehicle lamp is mounted on a rear spoiler or a door mirror so that obstacles around the vehicle can be checked when parking at night.

[0003]

However, the positions of these lamps are fixed, and there is a drawback that the illumination range is limited according to the arrangement position.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle lamp of the kind mentioned at the outset in which the position of the lamp is largely variable.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve this object, according to the present invention, the front and rear ends of a roof rail attached to both ends of a roof panel of a vehicle in the vehicle width direction are provided. At least one of the lamps is characterized in that a lamp attached to a distal end portion of the flexible pipe is arranged in a state where the flexible pipe is held in the roof rail so as to be drawn out.

[0006] The lamp can be pulled out from the front end or the rear end of the roof rail and its position can be changed, and the lamp position or the lighting direction can be adjusted at the drawn position by utilizing the flexibility of the flexible pipe.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. A pair of hollow roof rails 2 are attached to the roof panel 1 of the vehicle at both ends in the vehicle width direction in the front-rear direction.
At each of the front and rear ends, a flexible pipe 9 is drawn out and rotatably stored, and a lamp 10 with a mirror wired through the inside of the flexible pipe 9 is attached to the tip.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lamp housing 11 is formed in a frame shape corresponding to the original shape of the rear end of the roof rail 2 and has a bottom surface 16 with an inner side surface 15 left.
And is seated in an engaged state on an anchor portion 2a having a concave upper surface utilizing the above. The lamp housing 11 includes a lamp 10 with a mirror.
A lamp lens 12 forming an outer surface 12a, an upper surface 12b, and an end surface 12c is mounted, and a mirror 13 is provided on an inner surface.
Is installed. The mirror-equipped lamp 10 at the front end is similarly formed corresponding to the original shape of the front end of the roof rail 2.

The flexible pipe 9 is housed in an outer cylinder 20 housed in the roof rail 2 as shown in FIG.
The inner peripheral surface is rotatably and slidably held by spring-biased balls 21 which are attached to the inner peripheral surface by a plurality of members intermittently in the front-rear direction. The end 20a functions as a stopper that restrains the flange 14 provided at the end of the flexible pipe 9. From the flexible pipe 9, a coil-shaped cable 23 connected to a bulb attached to the lamp housing 11 is led out.

In a normal state, the flexible pipe 9 is held by the ball 21, and the lamp 10 is seated on the shallow concave anchor portion 2a. When it is turned on in a narrow parking lot, a garage, or the like, particularly the side is illuminated from the front and rear ends of the roof rail 2. For example, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, when it is desired to illuminate the rear of the normal position, the lamp 10 is manually pulled out, and the rotational position is further adjusted to an area to be confirmed. Can be. At this time, a wide range can be illuminated through the lens on the top surface or the end surface. The illumination area can be further adjusted by bending the flexible pipe 9 along the body line.

Similarly, it can be drawn forward in a range limited by the stopper, and the other roof rail 2 can be illuminated over a wide peripheral range at an arbitrary drawn position.
In the daytime, the blind spot can be imaged using only the mirror 13 without turning on the lamp 10.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment in which rear spoilers 3 are integrally formed at the rear portions of the roof rails 2 on both sides.
A storage portion 3a for storing the lamp 30 with a mirror is formed between the back surface of both ends of the rear spoiler 3 and the anchor portion.
Also in this case, a lamp lens 32 forming a part of the outer surface 30a and the end surface 30b is mounted, and a mirror 33 is mounted on the inner surface.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to confirm a wide area outside the illumination range of the headlight in a parking lot or the like even at night, thereby improving safety. It is particularly convenient for garage storage in narrow spaces. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the blind spot can be confirmed by the mirror in the lighting state, and the blind spot on the peripheral surface can be confirmed even during daytime without illumination.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lamp portion of the vehicle lamp.

FIG. 3 is an internal side view and a sectional view showing a storage state of a flexible pipe of the vehicle lamp.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a vehicle lamp according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Roof rail 3 Rear spoiler 9 Flexible pipe 10, 30 Lamp 13, 33 Mirror

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A lamp attached to a tip of a flexible pipe at least at one of front and rear ends of a roof rail attached to both ends in a vehicle width direction of a roof panel of a vehicle. A vehicular lamp, wherein the vehicular lamp is arranged so as to be drawn out in a roof rail. 2. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1, wherein rear spoilers are integrally formed at rear ends of the roof rails on both sides, and ramps are arranged at rear ends of the rear spoilers. 3. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1, wherein a mirror having a field of view around the own vehicle is attached to the lamp.