JP2001110206A - False lighting fixture for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a false lighting fixture for a vehicle, mounted on a vehicle body adjacent a lighting fixture for a vehicle, giving a feel of depth and brilliance. SOLUTION: Recessed corn lens elements 14s1 and protruded corn lens elements 14s2 are alternately formed in each of predetermined areas on an inner face 14a of a front lens 14. A plurality of corn reflecting elements 12s are formed on an inner face 12a of a lamp body 12 and reflecting treatment is applied to the inner face 12a with aluminum evaporation. When a false lighting fixture 10 is viewed from the outside, a formation area A1 of the recessed corn lens elements 14s1 thus seems to be divided into small lattices and a formation area A2 of the protruded corn lens elements 14s2 seems to be divided into coarse lattices. Since the formation areas A1, A2 are alternately arranged, the false lighting fixture 10 has a feel of depth with the contrast of both formation areas A1, A2. Since the reflecting treatment is applied to the inner face 12a of the lamp body 12, the false lighting fixture 10 has not only a feel of depth but also a feel of brilliance.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular pseudo-lamp which is mounted on a vehicle body so as to be adjacent to a vehicular lamp.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, vehicular lamps tend to emphasize glitter and depth. For example, a lamp 1 shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 00 denotes a combination of a transparent lens 102 and a lamp body 104 having a reflective surface 104a on which a plurality of reflective elements 104s are formed so as to provide a sense of depth and a sense of glitter.

[0003] As shown in FIG. 1, a simulated lamp 110 having no light distribution function is used to improve the decorativeness of the vehicle body.
Often it is attached to the vehicle body adjacent to 00.

[0004]

However, the above-described conventional simulated lighting device 110 has an inner surface 112 of a front lens 112.
a, a plurality of lens elements 112s such as a fisheye lens are formed, and the inner surface 114a of the lamp body 114 is merely formed with a simple curved surface. It becomes mediocre. For this reason, there is a problem that the balance with the lamp 100 having a sense of depth and a sense of glitter cannot be achieved, and it is not possible to ensure the uniformity of the design of the two.

In order to provide a sense of depth in the conventional simulated lighting device 110, it is necessary to secure a certain distance between the inner surface 112a of the front lens 112 and the inner surface 114a of the lamp body 114. Therefore, there is a problem that the simulated lamp 110 becomes large.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicular pseudo lamp which is attached to a vehicle body so as to be adjacent to the vehicular lamp so as to have a sense of depth and glitter. It is an object of the present invention to provide a simulated vehicular lamp that can be used.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned object is achieved by devising the inner shapes of the front lens and the lamp body.

That is, the vehicular pseudo-light according to the present invention is a vehicular pseudo-light mounted on a vehicle body so as to be adjacent to the vehicular light, and includes a lamp body, a front lens mounted on the lamp body, A concave fish-eye lens element and a convex fish-eye lens element are alternately formed for each predetermined region on the inner surface of the front lens, and the inner surface of the lamp body is formed in an uneven shape, The inner surface is subjected to reflection processing.

The "predetermined region" may be a region having a plurality of fisheye lens elements as one unit or a single fisheye lens element.

The size and curvature of the surface of each of the above-mentioned "fisheye lens elements" are not particularly limited.

The specific shape of the "inner surface of the lamp body" is not particularly limited as long as it is formed in an uneven shape, and examples thereof include a fisheye, a half cylinder, a polygonal pyramid, and a cylinder. A plurality of continuous arrangements or scattered arrangements, a corrugated surface, or the like can be employed.

[0012]

As described above, the vehicular pseudo-lamp according to the present invention has a concave fish-eye lens element and a convex fish-eye lens element formed alternately on a predetermined area on the inner surface of the front lens. Further, since the inner surface of the lamp body is formed in an uneven shape and the inner surface is subjected to the reflection treatment, the following operation and effect can be obtained.

That is, when the simulated lamp is observed from the outside, in the area where the concave fisheye lens element is formed, the inner surface of the lamp body appears to be reduced due to the concave lens effect, while the convex fisheye lens element is formed. In the shaded area, the inner surface of the lamp body appears enlarged due to the convex lens effect. For this reason, on the inner surface of the lamp body formed in an uneven shape, the unevenness appears to be small at the rear part of the area where the concave fisheye lens element is formed, while the unevenness appears large at the rear part of the area where the convex fisheye lens element is formed. Since the concave and convex fish-eye lens element forming regions are alternately arranged, the pseudo lamp has a sense of depth due to the contrast between the two forming regions.

Moreover, since the inner surface of the lamp body is subjected to reflection processing, the pseudo lamp has not only a sense of depth but also a sense of glitter.

Therefore, according to the invention of the present application, it is possible to impart a sense of depth and a sense of glitter to a vehicular pseudo lamp which is attached to the vehicle body so as to be adjacent to the vehicle lamp.

The "predetermined area" may be set to have different sizes between the area where the concave fisheye lens element is formed and the area where the convex fisheye lens element is formed. Then, since the formation regions of the concave and convex fisheye lens elements are repeated in substantially the same pattern, the design of the pseudo lamp can be improved.

Further, in the above configuration, if the inner surface of the lamp body is formed substantially parallel to the inner surface of the front lens, the sense of depth and glitter can be secured with a substantially uniform appearance over the entire surface of the front lens. .

Further, in the above configuration, if the inner surface of the lamp body is brought close to the inner surface of the front lens, the inner surface of the lamp body can be arranged at a position close to the focal point of each fish-eye lens element. Since the contrast can be further enhanced by increasing the lens effect, and the pseudo lamp can be made thinner, the mounting of the pseudo lamp to the vehicle body can be less affected by the restriction of the vehicle body shape. Here, “close” means that the distance between the inner surface of the lamp body and the inner surface of the front lens is 2
0 mm or less, preferably 10 mm or less, more preferably 3 to 5 mm.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a vehicular pseudo lamp 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention together with a vehicular lamp 20. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view (a) of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of IIIb-IIIb.

As shown in these figures, the vehicle lamp 20
Is a turn signal lamp attached to the right end of the rear part of the vehicle body, and the vehicular pseudo lamp 10 is an ornament attached to the rear part of the vehicle body so as to be adjacent to the vehicle lamp 20 inside the vehicle width direction.

The simulated lamp 10 includes a lamp body 12 and a colorless front lens 14 attached to the lamp body 12 by welding. On the other hand, the lamp 20
Includes a light source bulb 22, a lamp body 24 in which the light source bulb 22 is inserted, and an amber front lens 26 attached to the lamp body 24 by adhesion.

FIG. 4 shows the simulated lamp 10 and the lamp 20.
5 is a front view showing the front lenses 14 and 26 removed, and FIG. 5 is a front view showing only the front lenses 14 and 26.

As is clear from these figures, the lamp 2
The 0 lamp body 24 has a reflection surface 24a that diffuses and reflects light from the light source bulb 22 forward (forward as a lamp and backward as a vehicle; the same applies hereinafter). The reflection surface 24a is divided into horizontal stripes at equal intervals in the vertical direction, and each of the reflection surfaces 24a has two types of large and small fisheye reflection elements 24.
s1 and 24s2 are formed.

In this lamp 20, the lamp body 2
The light distribution performance as a turn signal lamp is ensured by the diffuse reflection light from the reflection surface 24a of No. 4, and for this reason, the front lens 26 is constituted by a transparent lens. However, on the inner surface 26a of the front lens 26, a plurality of narrow lateral grooves 26g are formed at equal intervals in the vertical direction for decoration. The positions at which the lateral grooves 26g are formed are set so as to coincide with the boundaries between the formation area of the fisheye reflection element 24s1 and the formation area of the fisheye reflection element 24s2 on the reflection surface 24a of the lamp body 24.

On the other hand, the simulated lamp 10 has its front lens 1
4 is formed so as to be substantially flush with the front lens 26 of the lamp 20. The lamp body 12 of the simulated lamp 10 has an inner surface 12a formed on the inner surface 14 of the front lens 14.
It is formed so as to be arranged substantially parallel at a position (about 3 to 5 mm) close to a.

A plurality of fish-eye reflecting elements 12s are formed on the inner surface 12a of the lamp body 12 over the entire area thereof, and the surface thereof is subjected to reflection processing by aluminum evaporation. The size of the fisheye reflective element 12s is determined by the size of the fisheye reflective element 2 formed on the reflective surface 24a of the lamp body 24.
The size is set to be smaller than 4s1 but larger than fisheye reflective element 24s2.

Also, on the inner surface 14a of the front lens 14,
A plurality of concave fisheye lens elements 14s1 and a plurality of convex fisheye lens elements 14s2 are formed. The fisheye lens elements 14s1 and 14s2 have the same size as each other and are formed in a size larger than the fisheye reflection element 24s1 formed on the reflection surface 24a of the lamp body 24 of the lamp 20, and are alternately arranged in two stages. I have. The boundary between the formation area A1 of the fisheye lens element 14s1 and the formation area A2 of the fisheye lens element 14s2 is set to coincide with the formation position of the horizontal groove 26g.

FIG. 6 is a detailed view of the VI section in FIG.

As shown in the figure, when the simulated lamp 10 is observed from the outside, in the area A1 where the concave fisheye lens element 14s1 is formed, the inner surface 12a of the lamp body 12 appears to be reduced due to the concave lens effect. In the formation area A2 of the fisheye lens element 14s2, the inner surface 12a of the lamp body 12 appears enlarged due to the convex lens effect. Therefore, the inner surface 12 of the lamp body 12
The rear part of the formation area A1 in FIG.
While s appears to be small, the fisheye reflective element 12s appears to be large in the rear part of the formation area A2.

As a result, as shown in FIG.
In the case of 0, the formation area A1 of the concave fisheye lens element 14s1 appears to be divided into a fine lattice, and the formation area A2 of the convex fisheye lens element 14s2 appears to be divided into a coarse lattice. And since the formation areas A1 and A2 of these concave and convex fisheye lens elements 14s1 and 14s2 are alternately arranged, the simulated lamp 10 has a sense of depth due to the contrast between the both formation areas A1 and A2.
Moreover, since the inner surface 12a of the lamp body 12 is subjected to reflection processing by aluminum evaporation, the simulated lamp 10 has not only a sense of depth but also a sense of glitter.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, a sense of depth and a sense of glitter can be imparted to a vehicular pseudo lamp which is attached to the vehicle body so as to be adjacent to the vehicle lamp.

Further, in the present embodiment, the formation area A of the concave and convex fisheye lens elements 14s1, 14s2 is formed.
Since A1 and A2 are alternately arranged at equal intervals in the upper and lower directions, these formation areas A1 and A2 are repeated in substantially the same pattern, whereby the design of the simulated lamp 10 can be enhanced.

In the present embodiment, the inner surface 12a of the lamp body 12 is formed substantially parallel to the inner surface a of the front lens 14, so that the depth and glittering feeling is substantially uniform over the entire surface of the front lens 14. Can be secured.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the inner surface 12a of the lamp body 12 is close to the inner surface a of the front lens 14, the inner surface 12a of the lamp body 12 is arranged at a position close to the focal point of each of the fisheye lens elements 14s1, 14s2. And thereby each fisheye lens element 14s1,
The lens effect of 14s2 can be enhanced to further enhance the contrast. Moreover, since the dummy lamp 10 can be made thin by adopting such a configuration,
When attaching the simulated lamp 10 to a vehicle body, it is possible to make it less likely to be restricted by the vehicle body shape.

In this embodiment, the formation area A1 of the concave fisheye lens element 14s1 is formed by the fisheye reflection element 24s on the reflection surface 24a of the lamp body 24 of the lamp 20.
1 and the formation area A2 of the convex fisheye lens element 14s2 is formed so as to coincide with the formation area of the lamp 2.
Since it is formed so as to coincide with the formation area of the fisheye reflection element 24s2 on the reflection surface 24a of the 0 lamp body 24, the design uniformity between the simulated lamp 10 and the lamp 20 can be further enhanced.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of fish-eye reflecting elements 12s are formed on the inner surface 12a of the lamp body 12 of the simulated lamp 10. However, the lamp is provided by means other than the fish-eye reflecting elements 12s. The inner surface 12a of the body 12 may be formed in an uneven shape. For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, a configuration in which a plurality of polygonal spindles 12s1 are continuously arranged, or as shown in FIG. 7B, a plurality of cylinders 12s each having a slightly concave end surface.
It is possible to adopt a configuration or the like in which 2 are arranged at scattered points. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to give a sense of depth and a sense of glitter with a different appearance from the case where a plurality of fish-eye reflective elements 12s are continuously arranged as in the present embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the simulated lamp 10 is used.
Is configured separately from the lamp 20, but it is also possible to integrally configure the pseudo lamp 10 as a part of the lamp 20 as shown in FIG. 8. In FIG.
Lamp body 12 and lamp body 24 of lamp 20 are integrally formed, and front lens 1 of pseudo lamp 10 is formed.
4 and the front lens 14 of the lamp 20 are integrally formed.

When the simulated lamp 10 is integrally formed as a part of the lamp 20, the uniformity of the design of the simulated lamp 10 and the lamp 20 is further required. It is particularly effective to set the configuration to the same configuration as the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, the case where the vehicle lamp is a turn signal lamp has been described.
Even in the case of another type of vehicle marker light or vehicle headlight, by adopting the same configuration as in the present embodiment, the same operation and effect as in the present embodiment can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a vehicular dummy lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention together with a vehicular lamp.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view (a) of FIG. 2 along IIIa-IIIa and IIIb-III.
b Sectional view (b)

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the simulated lamp and the lamp with a front lens thereof removed;

FIG. 5 is a front view showing only the dummy lamp and the front lens of the lamp.

FIG. 6 is a detailed view of a portion VI in FIG. 3 (a).

FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6, showing a modification of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 2, showing another modification of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 2, showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 pseudo lamp for vehicle 12 lamp body 12a inner surface 12s fish-eye reflective element 12s1 polygonal pyramid 12s2 cylinder 14 front lens 14a inner surface 14s1 concave fish-eye lens element 14s2 convex fish-eye lens element 20 vehicle lamp 22 light source bulb 24 lamp body 24a 1 inner surface 24s2 Fisheye reflective element 26 Front lens 26a Inner surface 26g Lateral groove A1 Forming area of concave fisheye lens element A1 Forming area of convex fisheye lens element

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A vehicular simulated lighting device attached to a vehicle body so as to be adjacent to a vehicle lighting device, comprising: a lamp body; and a front lens attached to the lamp body. A concave fish-eye lens element and a convex fish-eye lens element are alternately formed for each predetermined region, and the inner surface of the lamp body is formed in an uneven shape, and the inner surface is subjected to reflection processing. A simulated lamp for a vehicle, comprising: 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined area is set to have substantially the same size as the area where the concave fisheye lens element is formed and the area where the convex fisheye lens element is formed. Pseudo lighting fixtures. 3. The vehicular simulated lamp according to claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the lamp body is formed substantially parallel to an inner surface of the front lens. 4. The lamp body according to claim 3, wherein an inner surface of the lamp body is close to an inner surface of the front lens.
The pseudo lamp for vehicles according to the above.