JP2001018711A - Warning lamp installation structure for automotive pane - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a warning lamp installation structure for an automotive pane without losing the appearance of an interior even though the warning lamp is set on the exterior side of a glass plate. SOLUTION: This warning lamp installation structure 10 for an automotive pane has a dark color coated layer 37 arranged on the interior side surface 11B of a glass plate 11, a warning lamp 12 attached to the exterior side surface 11A of the glass plate 11, a fixing bolt 38 which penetrates through the glass plate 11 and is connected to the warning lamp 12, and a harness 39 which penetrates from the warning lamp 12 through the glass plate 11 and is pulled out to the interior, and the warning lamp 12 is so arranged that the fixing bolt 38 and the harness 39 penetrate through the dark color coated layer 37.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a warning light mounting structure for a vehicle window glass, and more particularly to a warning light for a vehicle window glass for mounting the warning light on an outer surface of a glass plate provided at a rear portion of the vehicle. Related to the mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An automobile 30 shown in FIG. 2 is provided with a warning light 31 at a rear part thereof to display deceleration or stop on a following vehicle to call attention. The warning light 31 is often provided at the center of the ceiling side (the center of the upper side in the figure) on the inner side surface of the glass plate 32 provided at the rear, but the center of the side of the ground surface (the center of the lower side in the figure) In some cases.
In addition to the configuration in which the warning light 31 is provided at the center of the glass plate 32, a pair of warning lights 31 may be provided at the same height along the vehicle width direction.

[0003]

By the way, in recent years, there has been an increasing number of automobiles employing a glass plate having a visible light transmittance of about 40% with an emphasis on privacy inside the automobile. In such an automobile, if the warning light 31 is installed inside the glass plate 32, it is difficult for a following vehicle to check whether the warning light 31 is lit or blinking. In order to be able to confirm lighting or blinking, the brightness of the warning light 31 must be increased. Therefore, it is conceivable to attach the warning light 31 to the outside of the glass plate 32 on the vehicle.

FIG. 3 shows a cross section of a main part of a window glass 40 for a vehicle with a warning light in which a warning light 31 is attached to a vehicle outer surface 32A of a glass plate 32. The glass plate 32 is provided with a frame 33 called a gasket, a molding, a molding or the like at a peripheral portion thereof.
It is fixed so as to be fitted into the concave opening 36 of 35. A dark coating layer 37 of a ceramic coating or the like is provided at a constant width in a substantially band-like manner on an edge portion of the inside surface 32B (left side in FIG. 4) of the glass plate 32 so that the adhesive 34 cannot be seen from outside the vehicle. .

On the other hand, the warning light 31 comprises a box-shaped main body 41 and a main body.
It has a light bulb 42 accommodated in 41 and a lens 43 capable of sealing the light bulb 42 inside the main body 41. This warning light 31
By screwing a fixing bolt 38 that penetrates the glass plate 32 from the inside of the vehicle to the main body 41, the main body 41
Is fixed so that the mounting surface 44 thereof is in contact with the surface. In such a warning light 31, a harness 39 for supplying power to the light bulb 42 is drawn through the glass plate 32 from the mounting surface 44 into the vehicle.

[0006]

However, the vehicle window glass 40 with the warning light described above has a state in which the fixing bolt 38 is screwed into the mounting surface 44 of the warning light 32, or the harness 39 has the mounting surface 44. The state of being pulled out from the glass plate
There was an inconvenience that the aesthetics inside the car was spoiled because it could be seen from inside the car through 32. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a warning light mounting structure for a window glass for an automobile, which does not impair the beauty of the inside of the vehicle even if the warning light is installed outside the glass plate. Is to do.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a glass plate provided at the rear of an automobile, a dark coating layer provided at a constant width along an edge of the glass plate on the inner side of the vehicle, and A warning light for displaying a warning toward the rear of the vehicle attached to a peripheral area of the outer surface of the glass plate, and a warning light for displaying a warning toward the rear of the vehicle. Is attached to the outer side surface of the glass plate by a fixing member connected to the mounting surface of the warning light while passing through the glass plate in the thickness direction from the inside of the warning light. A harness that penetrates and is drawn out into the vehicle is provided, and the fixing member and the harness penetrate the dark coating layer.

Here, as the fixing member, a fixing bolt which can be screwed to the mounting surface of the warning light, a stud bolt provided on the mounting surface of the warning light, or the like can be exemplified. And
As the arrangement of the warning light, the arrangement of the main body is appropriately selected so that the fixing member and the harness penetrate the dark color coating layer, or the fixing member and the harness can penetrate while the arrangement of the main body remains unchanged. As described above, a mode in which the application width of the dark color coating layer is widened over the entire area can be adopted.

In the warning light mounting structure for a window glass for an automobile configured as described above, since the fixing member and the harness penetrate the dark coating layer, the fixing member is connected to the mounting surface of the warning light. Also, the appearance of the harness being pulled out from the mounting surface cannot be seen from the inside of the vehicle, thereby improving the beauty of the inside of the vehicle.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the embodiments described below, the members and the like already described in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals or corresponding reference numerals in the drawings to simplify or omit the description.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a warning light mounting structure 10 for a vehicle window glass according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a glass plate 11 provided at a rear portion of the vehicle.
And a warning light 12 attached to the outer surface of the glass plate 11. The glass plate 11 is provided with a frame 33 at a peripheral portion thereof, and is fitted and fixed in a concave opening 36 of a body panel 35 via an adhesive 34. On the edge of the inner side surface 11B of the glass plate 11, a substantially band-shaped dark coating layer 37 is provided.
Is provided, and the adhesive 34 is not visible from the outside of the vehicle due to the dark color coating layer 37.

In the warning light mounting structure 10 for a vehicle window glass according to this embodiment, the warning lights 12 are arranged so that the main body 41 is along the frame 33, so that the fixing bolts 38, 38 and the harness 39 are dark. It penetrates the coating layer 37. Therefore, according to such a warning light mounting structure 10 for an automotive window glass,
Since the fixing bolts 38, 38 and the harness 39 penetrate the dark coating layer 37, the fixing bolts 38, 38 are attached to the mounting surface 44 of the main body 41.
And the harness 39 is attached to the mounting surface
The state of being pulled out from the 44 is not visible from the inside of the car, thereby improving the aesthetics of the inside of the car.

The vehicle window glass with a warning light according to the present invention is designed for use in a case where a glass plate having a small visible light transmittance is used.
It is informative. That is, the glass plate in the present invention includes:
Various colorless and transparent glass plates can be used. On the other hand, an automobile using a glass plate having a small visible light transmittance has a problem that it is conventionally difficult to provide a warning light inside the automobile.

[0014] In order to solve this problem, the window glass for a vehicle with a warning light according to the present invention eliminates the problem that occurs when the warning light is mounted on the vehicle outer surface while being mounted on the vehicle outer surface. Therefore, the automotive window glass with a warning light of the present invention,
It is particularly useful for glass plates having low visible light transmittance.
Glass plate with low visible light transmittance has visible light transmittance of 55%
A glass plate having a visible light transmittance of 15% to 50%, particularly a glass plate having a visible light transmittance of 20% to 40%, has high practicality.

The warning light according to the present invention is mounted on the peripheral area of the glass plate. The peripheral region is an edge portion of the glass plate or a region on the inner peripheral side in the glass plate surface direction from the edge portion, which does not obstruct the rear view of the vehicle such as a driver of the vehicle. Further, the peripheral region may be at any position near the upper side, near the lower side, or near the side of the glass plate in a state where the glass plate is attached to the automobile. It is preferable that the peripheral region is near the upper side or the lower side of the glass plate from the viewpoint of the balance of the arrangement of the warning lights.

The main body of the warning light according to the present invention is a box-shaped body in which light emitting means such as a light bulb and an LED can be housed. A harness for energizing the light emitting means extends from the box-shaped main body. Therefore, an opening is provided on the side of the box-shaped main body facing the glass plate. The means for providing an opening include: (a) forming the main body in an open box shape;
(B) Forming the main body in a closed box shape and providing an opening hole in a closing lid portion of the box. In the case of (a), the mounting surface of the main body corresponds to an open box-shaped opening end surface. In the case of (b),
The mounting surface of the main body corresponds to the closing lid of the box.

The fixing member and the harness in the present invention are arranged so as to penetrate the dark coating layer. On the other hand, the fixing member and the harness are located at predetermined portions of the main body. Since the dark-colored coating layer is provided so as to include the positions where the fixing member and the harness are located, the position where the dark-colored coating layer is provided and the position where the warning light is attached may not completely match. For example, when the warning light is mounted near the upper side of the glass plate, the lower side of the warning light may be located at a place where the dark coating layer is not provided, or one of the two sides of the warning light. The partial dark coating layer on one or both sides may be located in a place where the dark coating layer is not provided.

On the other hand, if there is a portion of the warning light located at a place where the dark color coating layer is not provided, the following problem occurs. That is, when the shape of the main body is (a), there is a problem that the inside of the main body is visually recognized from inside the vehicle. Therefore, the shape of (b) is preferable as the shape of the main body. The reason is that the inside of the main body is shielded even if there is a portion of the warning light which is located in a place where the dark coating layer is not provided.

Conversely, it is preferable that the mounting position of the warning light coincides with the position where the dark color coating layer is provided so that there is no place in the warning light where the dark color coating layer is not provided. . The reason is that even if the main body has the shape of (a), the inside of the main body can be shielded by the dark color coating layer, and even if the main body has the shape of (b), the mounting surface can be shielded by the dark color coating layer.

In order to match the mounting position of the warning light with the position where the dark color coating layer is provided, the dark color coating layer provided on the edge of the glass plate is extended on the inner peripheral side in the surface direction of the glass plate. Is preferred. That is, the dark-colored coating layer provided on the edge portion of the inside surface of the glass plate is provided so as to protrude from the portion where the warning light is attached. Thus, the mounting surface of the warning light can be made invisible from the inside of the vehicle.

The portion of the dark color coating layer extending on the inner peripheral side in the surface direction of the glass plate is provided over the entire peripheral region where the warning light is attached, according to the shape of the main body of the warning light. In addition, the warning light may be provided in an annular shape corresponding to the side of the main body. However, when the shape of the main body is (a), the dark color coating layer is provided over the entire peripheral region. Furthermore, even in the case of (b), it is preferable that the dark plane portion be provided over the entire peripheral region in that the entire mounting surface of the main body can be substantially covered.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes a glass plate, a dark coating layer, a warning light,
The material, shape, dimensions, form, number, arrangement location, color, and the like of the mounting surface, the fixing member, the dark-colored flat portion, and the harness are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the fixing member and the harness penetrate through the dark coating layer, the fixing member is connected to the mounting surface of the warning light, or The state in which the harness is pulled out from the mounting surface cannot be seen from the inside of the vehicle, thereby improving the beauty of the interior of the vehicle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view and a cutaway perspective view showing an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an automobile employing a window glass for an automobile with a warning light.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing a window glass for a vehicle with a warning light.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Vehicle window glass warning light mounting structure 11 Glass plate 11A Car outer surface 11B Car inner surface 12 Warning light 37 Dark color coating layer 38 Fixing bolt (fixing member) 39 Harness 44 Mounting surface

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tetsu Mori 2-1-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3K039 AA01 CB05 CC09 LB08 LF15

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A glass plate provided at a rear portion of an automobile,
A dark-colored coating layer provided at a constant width along the edge of the glass plate on the inside surface of the vehicle, and a warning light for displaying a warning toward the rear of the vehicle attached to a peripheral region on the outside surface of the glass plate. A warning light mounting structure of a window glass for an automobile having a warning light, wherein the warning light penetrates the glass plate in a thickness direction and is fixed by a fixing member connected to a mounting surface of the warning light.
The warning light is provided on a vehicle outer side surface, and the warning light is provided with a harness that penetrates the glass plate in the thickness direction from inside the warning light and is drawn out into the vehicle, and the fixing member and the harness are provided. A warning light mounting structure for an automobile window glass, wherein the warning light mounting structure penetrates the dark coating layer.