JP2000260218A - Vehicular luminare - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily attach a shade and a globe unit to a reflector and prevent to give flaws to the globe in working. SOLUTION: This vehicular luminare is provided with a light source, a reflector 5 to which the light source is attached, and a cover lens. The vehicular luminare is provided with a globe units 7, 8 covering a periphery of the light source, and fixed on the reflector 5, and a shade 13 covering an outer periphery of the globe units 7, 8, and fixed on the reflector 5, and the shade 13 and the globe units 7, 8 are integrated with each other by engaging with engaging parts 12, 12, 15a, (19a) for a temporary fastening.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a novel vehicular lamp. More specifically, the present invention relates to a technique for facilitating attachment of a shade and a glove unit to a reflector and preventing the glove from being damaged during work.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a vehicular lamp, in order to color light emitted from the lamp, a light source is sometimes covered with a colored transparent globe. Further, there is a case where the periphery of the light source is covered with a shade so as to prevent light that may be a dazzling light for oncoming vehicles or pedestrians from being emitted.

[0003] In the case of providing the above-mentioned glove and shade, in a conventional vehicle lamp, they are separately attached to a reflector.

[0004]

In the conventional vehicular lamp, since the glove and the shade are individually mounted on the reflector, there is a problem that the mounting operation is difficult and time-consuming. Was. In addition, there is a problem that a tool or the like may come into contact with the glove during the operation and damage the glove.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make it easy to attach a shade and a glove unit to a reflector and to prevent the glove from being damaged during work.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a vehicular lamp according to the present invention covers a periphery of a light source and a glove unit fixed to a reflector, and a globe unit covering an outer periphery of the globe unit. A fixed shade is provided, and the shade and the glove unit are integrated by being engaged by a temporary fixing engagement portion.

Therefore, in the vehicle lamp of the present invention, the shade and the glove unit are engaged and integrated in advance, so that the work of attaching the reflector to the reflector becomes easy, and the outer periphery of the glove unit is covered with the shade. Therefore, there is no possibility that a tool or the like comes into contact with the glove and damages the glove during the work.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicular lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The vehicular lamp 1 has a front surface of a lamp housing 2 covered by a cover lens 3, and a reflector 5 can be tilted by a support mechanism (not shown) in a lamp space 4 defined by the lamp housing 2 and the cover lens 3. It is arranged.

A light bulb 6 is detachably attached to the rear center of the reflector 5.

A colored and transparent glove 7 is provided on the reflector 5.
Is attached so as to cover the light bulb. The globe 7 is made of glass or plastics, and has a main portion 7a shaped like a vertically long cylindrical dome laid sideways, and a held portion 7b whose diameter is increased toward the rear end. .

The above-mentioned glove 7 is attached to the reflector 5 via a glove holder 8. The globe holder 8 is formed by pressing a metal plate, and has an annular main portion 9 and two supported pieces 10, 10 protruding outward from portions located on opposite sides of a rear edge of the main portion 9. And four elastic support pieces 11, 11,... Protruding substantially forward from positions equidistantly spaced in the circumferential direction of the front edge of the main portion 9 are integrally formed.

The support pieces 10, 10 are provided with mounting holes 10a, 10a, respectively, and the tip portions 11a, 11a of the elastic support pieces 11, 11,.
Are inclined so as to fall toward the center of the main part 9. The tip 11 of the elastic support pieces 11, 11,...
The tips 11b, 11b,... of a, 11a,.

Further, engaging claws 12 are formed on the main portion 9 at positions corresponding to the positions where the supported pieces 10 are formed, the engaging claws 12 being stamped outward and having their tips facing rearward.

When the glove holder 8 is externally fitted to the glove 7 from the front end, the distal end portions 11a, 11a,... Of the elastic support pieces 11, 11,.
.. Is in contact with the outer surface of the glove 7. When the glove holder 8 is moved to the rear end of the glove 7, the elastic support pieces 11, 1
Are tightly elastically contacted with the held portion 7b of the globe 7. Since the tips 11b, 11b,... Of the elastic support pieces 11, 11,... Are folded outward, the edges do not come into contact with the glove 7, so that the glove holder 8 is attached to the glove 7. While moving to the rear end, the elastic support pieces 11, 1
1,... Do not damage the outer surface of the glove 7.

The glove 7 and the glove holder 8 constitute a glove unit. Note that the glove 7 and the glove holder 8 can also be formed integrally. For example, the glove unit is formed by forming a glove from plastics, projecting a supported piece at a rear end thereof, and projecting an engagement claw on an outer surface immediately before a portion where the supported piece is formed. It can be configured as one member.

The shade 13 is provided so as to substantially cover the upper, front and side portions of the front end of the glove 7 of the glove unit.
Is arranged. The shade 13 is formed by press-molding a metal plate, and has a main part 14 shaped like a cut-away lower half of a square tube that is closed at the front end and extends forward and backward. The main part 14
A first leg 15 protrudes rearward from the center of the upper rear end, and a supported piece 16 protruding upward is formed at the rear end of the leg 15. The supported piece 16 has a mounting hole 16
a is formed. An engagement hole 15a is formed at the rear end of the first leg piece 15. In addition, a recess 17 is formed in a portion from the rear end of the main portion 14 to a substantially middle portion of the first leg 15, and further, a side from the rear half of the first leg 15 to the supported piece 16. Standing pieces 18, 18 on the edge
Are formed, whereby the rigidity of the first leg piece 15 and the supported piece 16 is enhanced.

From the central portion of the lower edge of the front end of the main portion 14, approximately L
A second leg piece 19 extending in the shape of a letter extends rearward, and the rear end of the leg piece 19 has a supported piece 2 projecting downward.
0 is formed. The support piece 20 has a mounting hole 20a.
Is formed, and an engagement hole 19 a is formed at the rear end of the second leg piece 19. Further, rising pieces 21, 21 are formed on both side edges from the rear end of the second leg piece 19 to the supported piece 20, whereby the second leg piece 19 is formed.
The rigidity of the supported piece 20 is enhanced.

The above-mentioned glove unit and shade 1
3 is mounted on the reflector 5 as follows.

First, the glove unit and the shade 13
Are integrated. That is, the glove unit is inserted into the shade 13 from behind. Then, when the two supported pieces 10, 10 and 16, 20 are overlapped,
The engagement claws 12, 12 of the glove holder 8 engage with the engagement holes 15a, 19a of the shade 13, whereby the shade 13 and the glove unit (glove 7 + glove holder 8) are temporarily fixed, and the glove unit Mounting holes 10a, 10a of the supported pieces 10, 10 and the shade 13
And the mounting holes 16a, 20a of the supported pieces 16, 20 overlap each other. Therefore, the mounting screws 22, 22 are inserted through the mounting holes 10a, 10a, 16a, 20a from the front, and
Screw it to the reflector 5. Thereby, the shade 13
Supported pieces 16 and 20 of the glove unit and supported pieces 1 of the glove unit
0 and 10 are fixed to the reflector 5 by so-called joint fastening. Further, the glove 7 is in a state where the held portion 7 b is sandwiched between the elastic support pieces 11, 11,... Of the glove holder 8 and the reflector 5.

In the above-described vehicular lamp 1, the shade 13 and the glove unit (glove 7 + glove holder 8) are fixed to the reflector 5 in a temporarily fixed state, so that the mounting workability is improved. . In addition, there is no fear that the glove 7 may be damaged by the contact of a tool or the like during the operation.

At this time, since the supported pieces 10 and 10 of the glove unit and the supported pieces 16 and 20 of the shade 13 are in an overlapping state, they can be jointly fastened by the mounting screws 22 and 22. Further, the workability is further improved.

Further, the engagement claws 12 of the glove unit,
Attachment holes 10a, 10a, and 16 in which the temporary fixing by the engagement of the engagement holes 12a and the engagement holes 15a, 19a of the shade 13 are tightened together.
a, 20a.
a, 10a and 16a, 20a are less likely to be displaced, and also in this respect, workability is improved.

Further, the glove unit is constituted by the glove 7 and the glove holder 8 and the engagement portion with the shade is formed in the glove holder 8, so that the degree of freedom in selecting the material of the glove 7 is increased. However, a glove 7 made of a material most suitable for the lamp can be used.

Further, the glove unit and the shade 13
Is temporarily fixed with the engaging claws 12, 12 and the engaging holes 15a, 19
a, so that the shade 13
When removing the glove unit, the glove unit can be reliably removed together with the shade 13. Note that the engagement between the glove unit and the shade 13 is not limited to the engagement between the engagement claws 12, 12 and the engagement holes 15a, 19a, and may be, for example, an uneven fitting.

It should be noted that the shapes and structures of the respective parts shown in the above-described embodiments are merely examples of the embodiments to be carried out when carrying out the present invention, and the technical and technical features of the present invention are thereby described. The scope should not be construed as limiting.

[0027]

As is apparent from the above description, the vehicular lamp according to the present invention is a vehicular lamp including a light source, a reflector to which the light source is attached, and a cover lens. A glove unit that covers the periphery and is fixed to the reflector; and a shade that covers the outer periphery of the glove unit and is fixed to the reflector, wherein the shade and the glove unit are engaged by a temporary fixing engagement portion. Is characterized by being integrated.

Therefore, in the vehicle lamp of the present invention, the shade and the glove unit are previously engaged and integrated, so that the work of attaching the reflector to the reflector becomes easy, and the outer periphery of the glove unit is covered with the shade. Therefore, there is no possibility that a tool or the like comes into contact with the glove and damages the glove during the work.

According to the invention described in claim 2, the glove unit comprises a glove covering the periphery of the light source, and a glove holder holding the glove and being fixed to a reflector. Since the shade is engaged with the temporary fixing engagement portion, the degree of freedom in selecting the material of the glove is increased, and a glove made of a material most suitable for the lamp can be used.

According to the third and fourth aspects of the present invention, the shade and the glove unit or the glove holder are jointly fastened with a screw in the vicinity of a portion where the shade and the glove holder are engaged with each other by the temporary fixing engagement portion. As a result, the shade and the glove unit or the glove holder are less likely to be misaligned in the mutually fastened portions.

According to the fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, the temporary fixing engaging portion is formed on one of the shade and the glove unit or the glove holder, and on the other. The glove unit can be reliably removed together with the shade when the shade is removed because the engagement claw is engaged with the engagement hole.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a vehicular lamp of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a shade, a glove, and a glove holder.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view showing a joint between a shade and a glove holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... vehicle lamp, 3 ... cover lens, 5 ... reflector,
6 Bulb (light source), 7 Globe, 8 Glove holder, 12 Engagement claw (temporary engagement part), 13 Shade, 15a Engagement hole (temporary engagement part), 19a Engagement holes (temporary engagement portions), 22 mounting screws

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A vehicular lamp including a light source, a reflector to which the light source is attached, and a cover lens, wherein the globe unit covers the light source and is fixed to the reflector. And a shade fixed to the reflector, wherein the shade and the glove unit are integrated by being engaged by a temporary fixing engagement portion. 2. The glove unit according to claim 1, further comprising: a glove that covers a periphery of the light source; and a glove holder that holds the glove and is fixed to a reflector. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1, wherein the vehicular lamp is combined. 3. The shade and glove unit according to claim 1, wherein the shade and the glove unit are fixed to the reflector by joint tightening with a screw in the vicinity of a portion where they are engaged with each other by a temporary fixing engagement portion. Vehicle lighting. 4. The shade according to claim 2, wherein the shade and the glove holder are fixed to the reflector by co-fastening with a screw in the vicinity of a portion where the shade and the glove holder are engaged with each other by the temporary fixing engagement portion. Vehicle lighting. 5. The temporary fixing engaging portion comprises an engaging hole formed on one of the shade and the glove unit, and an engaging claw formed on the other and engaging with the engaging hole. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1 or 3, wherein: 6. The temporary fixing engaging portion comprises an engaging hole formed on one of the shade and the glove holder, and an engaging claw formed on the other and engaging with the engaging hole. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 2 or 4, wherein: