JP2000052862A - Double door mirror for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a double door mirror, in which an area of an auxiliary mirror can be widened in the vicinity of the original usage position of the door mirror, for an automobile. SOLUTION: This door mirror 10 is supported in a base 1 fixed in a front corner part of a front side door so that a housing 12 housing a door mirror body 11 can be raised/folded between a using position protruded in the vehicle width direction and a housing position along the front side door. An auxiliary mirror 20 main body is supported in the base 1 so that it can be raised/folded between a housing position along the housing 12 and a using position protruded from the housing position in the orthogonal direction. When the auxiliary mirror 20 housed in the housing 12 is protruded in the vehicle width direction for use, a projection quantity of the auxiliary mirror 20 is set so as not to exceed the vehicle width maximum position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a use position where a door mirror projects a housing housing a door mirror main body in a vehicle width direction and a front side door along a base fixed to a front corner portion of a front side door. While being supported so that it can be turned between storage positions,
The present invention relates to a double door mirror of a vehicle having an auxiliary mirror.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Door mirrors are used when traveling on narrow roads.
Or, when the vehicle is stopped, the vehicle is usually moved to a storage position along the front side door to avoid contact with another vehicle. Therefore, since the door mirror is hidden in this storage position, an auxiliary mirror is attached to the outer end surface of the housing according to Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-108448, or a double door mirror in which the door mirror body is bent at the end along the outer end surface is provided. Proposed.

[0003] Thus, even when the housing is stored, it is possible to check the rear by the auxiliary mirror. However, since the position of the outer end face is located further rearward than the use position of the door mirror body, there is a problem that it is difficult to see from the driver's seat. Accordingly, the present applicant has disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-5847.
According to Japanese Patent Publication No. 3, the rear surface of the base is juxtaposed with the housing located at the position of use and is formed in a vertically long shape corresponding to the vertical width of the housing, and a vertically long auxiliary mirror for securing a rear view is attached to the rear surface. Suggested a double door mirror.

[0004]

Thus, even when the door mirror is retracted along the front side door, it is possible to check the rear of the door mirror at the non-rotatable base portion, and therefore, it can be visually recognized at the same front-back direction as the use position of the door mirror. it can.

[0005] However, in this case, the area of the mirror is limited because a gap between the mirror and the housing end surface is used.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the foregoing, an object of the present invention is to provide a double door mirror for an automobile of the type described at the beginning, in which the area of the auxiliary mirror can be made sufficiently large in the vicinity of the original use position of the door mirror.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve this object, according to the present invention, a housing in which a door mirror houses a door mirror body is provided on a base fixed to a front corner portion of a front side door. In a double door mirror of a vehicle which is supported so as to be able to be tilted between a use position protruding in a vehicle width direction and a storage position along a front side door, and an auxiliary mirror is attached, an auxiliary mirror main body is provided in a housing. The auxiliary mirror that is supported by the base or the housing so as to be able to fall from the storage position along the vertical direction to the use position that protrudes in the orthogonal direction, and protrudes from the stored housing in the vehicle width direction when in use, has a maximum vehicle width. It is characterized by being set so as not to exceed the position.

[0008] In a state where the housing accommodating the door mirror main body is stored, the auxiliary mirror main body is erected in the vehicle width direction from the housing so as not to exceed the maximum position of the vehicle width.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary mirror main body is further pivotally supported upward so as to be able to pivot upward in addition to being turned upside down.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a door mirror is provided on a base fixed to a front corner portion of a front side door, between a use position where a housing housing the door mirror body is projected in a vehicle width direction and a storage position along the front side door. In a double door mirror of a car that is supported so that it can be turned upside down and has an auxiliary mirror attached,
The auxiliary mirror body protrudes from the base in the vehicle width direction so as to overlap with the housing upright at the use position, and the amount of projection of the auxiliary mirror that always projects in the vehicle width direction does not exceed the maximum position of the vehicle width. By setting, it becomes a fixed auxiliary mirror.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
A double door mirror of an automobile according to an example of the embodiment will be described. The original door mirror 10 includes a base 1 provided at a triangular front corner portion of a front side door 9, and a housing 12 having a base end portion supported by the base so as to be able to be turned upside down and housing a door mirror body 11. Be composed. The base 1 is formed in an L-shape when viewed from the front with a door mirror supporting portion on which a support shaft 2 that supports the housing 12 and supports the housing 12 extends upright at a lower end portion.

Reference numeral 20 denotes an auxiliary mirror.
An auxiliary mirror main body 21 having a corresponding shape is mounted on the inner surface of an L-shaped base plate 22 which is supported so as to be able to be turned upside down with friction due to rotation, and a lamp 30 is mounted on the outer surface. On the outer surface of the housing 12, a concave portion 12a of a corresponding shape is formed for storing the auxiliary mirror 20 in the same plane. The lamp 30 includes a lens 31 having a spherical convex shape so as to be able to illuminate the lower side, and a bulb is housed inside the lens 31.

When the door mirror 10 is used, the auxiliary mirror 20 shown in FIG. 1 is stood up to a projecting position in a well-known state while being stored. When using the auxiliary mirror 20, the door mirror 10 is stood up in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. In this state, as shown in FIG. 3, since the amount of protrusion of the base plate 22 having the auxiliary mirror main body 21 projecting in the vehicle width direction does not exceed the maximum vehicle width position, the auxiliary mirror 20 is obstructed even in a narrow parking lot or the like. It does not interfere with things. Further, the auxiliary mirror main body 21 extends upward to the upper end of the housing 12 in an L-shape, so that a wide rear area can be confirmed without being shaded. By illuminating the lamp 30 at night, the surrounding obstacles can be easily checked.

FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate a double door mirror of a vehicle according to a second embodiment, and the same or equivalent parts as those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. In this case, a base plate 41 having an auxiliary mirror main body 43 that is long in the front-rear direction of the auxiliary mirror 40 is supported by a pivot pin 46 on a side surface 42a of a bearing portion 42 supported by the support shaft 2 at the base end. Thus, the base plate 41 is rotatable about the support shaft 2 in the horizontal direction, and is also rotatable about the pivot pin 46 in the up and down direction in a frictionally engaged state.

When such a biaxially-rotating auxiliary mirror 40 is used, the door mirror 10 is raised to the side while the door mirror 10 is stored, or while the door mirror 10 is raised, as shown in FIG. Is also pivoted upward to facilitate confirmation from the driver's seat. The maximum protrusion amount of the auxiliary mirror 40 is set at the maximum vehicle width position. However, it is also possible to configure so that the maximum vehicle width position is obtained at the actual use position which is rotated upward and restrained by the stopper. Also, the base plate 41
Instead of the support shaft 2 including the base plate 22 described above, it is also possible to provide a support shaft or a bearing portion independently at the base end portion of the housing 12 so as to be rotatably supported.

FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate a double door mirror of an automobile according to a third embodiment. In this case, the auxiliary mirror 50 is configured so that the base end of the base plate 22 of the first embodiment is fixed to the support shaft 2 and protrudes in the vehicle width direction. Thereby, the auxiliary mirror 50 always protrudes to the maximum vehicle width position as shown in FIG. When the door mirror 10 is raised to the use position, the base plate 22 enters the concave portion 12a, and the auxiliary mirror 50 is in the retracted state.

[0016]

According to the first or third aspect of the present invention, the area of the mirror is expanded to a maximum vehicle width position which does not interfere with an obstacle at a position substantially the same as the original use position of the door mirror in the front-rear direction, and is wide. An auxiliary mirror of an upside down type or a fixed type that can visually recognize the image is realized. This is extremely effective when driving on narrow roads or entering a garage.

In this case, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the tiltable auxiliary mirror can be rotated upward, so that the mirror surface is effectively used by reducing the area behind the housing housing the door mirror body. it can. According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the lower portion can be illuminated by the auxiliary mirror main body, it is easy to make contact with another vehicle or check an obstacle even at night.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 shows a double door mirror of an automobile according to a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a plan view in a retracted state, and FIG. 1B is a front view in a retracted state.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a use state of an auxiliary mirror of the double door mirror.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a relationship between the double door mirror and a maximum vehicle width position.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a double door mirror according to a second embodiment in a retracted state.

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the use state of the auxiliary mirror of the double door mirror according to FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a double door mirror according to a third embodiment in a retracted state.

FIG. 7 is a rear view showing the use state of the auxiliary mirror of the double door mirror according to FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Support shaft 10 Door mirror 11 Door mirror body 12 Housing 20, 40, 50 Auxiliary mirror 21, 43 Auxiliary mirror body 30 Lamp

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A door fixed to a base fixed to a front corner portion of a front side door, a door mirror falls between a use position where a housing housing the door mirror body protrudes in a vehicle width direction and a storage position along the front side door. In a double door mirror of a motor vehicle supported and provided with an auxiliary mirror, the auxiliary mirror body can be turned upside down from a storage position along the housing to a use position protruding in an orthogonal direction. Or a double door mirror for an automobile, wherein an amount of projection of an auxiliary mirror supported by the housing and projecting from the stored housing in the vehicle width direction during use does not exceed a maximum position of the vehicle width. . 2. The auxiliary mirror main body is supported so as to be pivotable further upward in addition to being turned upside down.
Car double door mirror. 3. A base fixed to a front corner portion of a front side door, wherein a door mirror raises and lowers a housing housing the door mirror body between a use position where the housing projects in a vehicle width direction and a storage position along the front side door. In a double door mirror of a vehicle which is supported so as to be able to be moved and has an auxiliary mirror attached thereto, the auxiliary mirror body is protruded from a base in a vehicle width direction so as to overlap with a housing erected in a use position, A double door mirror for an automobile, wherein an amount of projection of an auxiliary mirror constantly projecting in a vehicle width direction is set so as not to exceed a maximum position of a vehicle width. 4. The double door mirror according to claim 1, wherein a lamp for illuminating the lower part is mounted on the auxiliary mirror body.