JP2001158284A - Mounting structure for built-in device to be built in vehicle external part, such as lighting system, camera device, sensor device or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure of a built-in device to be built in a vehicle external part such as a lighting system, a camera device, a sensor device or the like, capable of simultaneously building plural built-in devices into predetermined parts without impairing the appearance of the vehicle, and improving the building-in workability. SOLUTION: In this mounting structure for built-in devices to be built into a vehicle external surface such as a lighting system, a camera device, a sensor device or the like, a mounting part 7 for mounting plural kinds of built-in devices 6 to be built into a vehicle external part such as the lighting device 3, the camera device 4 for observing a front view and left and right side views by a monitor mounted in the vehicle, the sensor device 5 such as a corner sensor and a rear sensor, or the like, is mounted on a rear surface of a light transmitting plate part 2 closing a mounting opening 1 formed on a predetermined position such as a front side part and a rear side part of the vehicle, and the mounting opening 1 is closed by the light transmitting plate part 2 through the mounting part 7, whereby plural kinds of built-in devices 6 can be simultaneously built into the vehicle external part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a built-in device such as a lighting device, a camera device, and a sensor device to be built in a vehicle bumper, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, besides a fog light, a cornering light for illuminating a side at the time of cornering, a corner sensor for detecting an obstacle, and a fog light are provided on the side of a front bumper portion of a vehicle. In some cases, a camera device or the like that projects left and right fields of view is incorporated into a navigation monitor in a vehicle to assist in checking left and right.

[0003] These various built-in devices may be set in advance, or may be optionally installed according to an order at a later date.

[0004] However, when a plurality of these various built-in devices are provided, all of them are densely arranged, for example, on the side of a front bumper portion, and are respectively connected to a power source and a switch operation portion in the vehicle. It must be assembled so that it faces the outside of the vehicle.

[0005] In particular, since these assembling devices are often optional items, simply incorporating them individually according to the order does not allow the assembling work to be performed efficiently, and furthermore, other assembling devices will be installed in the future. Since the layout and wiring must be considered in consideration of the possibility of installation, the installation work cannot be easily performed, and as the number of such various installation devices increases, the installation work will become more difficult in the future. It is thought that it becomes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to find out that the above-mentioned problem will occur more and more in the future, and to solve this problem, a predetermined mounting opening for mounting a plurality of mounting devices is provided with a plurality of types of mountings. By closing the mounting portion to which the mounting device is mounted with the translucent plate portion provided on the back side, only necessary components can be mounted, and a plurality of mounting devices can be simultaneously installed at predetermined locations without damaging the vehicle appearance. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting structure of a built-in device such as an illuminating device, a camera device, a sensor device, or the like, which can be built into a vehicle outer surface portion and which can greatly improve the efficiency of the mounting operation.

[0007]

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A lighting device 3 such as a fog light or a cornering light is provided on the back side of a translucent plate portion 2 which closes a mounting opening 1 provided at a predetermined position such as a front side or a rear side of a vehicle. Attachment section 7 for attaching a plurality of types of built-in devices 6 to be incorporated into the outer surface of the vehicle, such as a camera device 4 for visually recognizing the field of view and the left and right field of view on a monitor in the vehicle, or a sensor device 5 such as a corner sensor or a rear sensor. The light-transmitting plate 2 having a plurality of types of the assembling devices 6 mounted on the back side through the mounting portion 7 allows the mounting opening 1 to be mounted.
Is closed, so that a plurality of types of assembling devices 6 can be simultaneously incorporated into the outer surface portion of the vehicle in the mounting opening portion 1. The incorporation into an outer surface portion of the vehicle such as a lighting device, a camera device, and a sensor device. The present invention relates to a mounting structure of an embedded device.

Also, an incorporation device 6 such as the illumination device 3, the camera device 4 or the sensor device 5, which is incorporated in the outer surface of the vehicle.
A mounting member 9 provided with a mounting mechanism 8 for mounting a plurality of types of
2. The mounting structure of a built-in device, such as a lighting device, a camera device, and a sensor device, incorporated in an outer surface portion of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion 7 is provided on the back surface of the vehicle.

A plurality of types of mounting mechanisms 8 are provided on the mounting member 9 in a side-by-side state, and the mounting devices 6 of a corresponding type can be mounted on each of the mounting mechanisms 8 as necessary. 3. The lighting device and the camera device according to claim 2, wherein the mounting member is attached to the back surface of the translucent plate portion, and the mounting portion is provided on the back surface of the translucent plate portion. ,
The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a built-in device, such as a sensor device, to be incorporated into an outer surface of a vehicle.

Further, the translucent plate portion 2 is configured to be closed to the mounting opening 1 so as to be substantially flush with the periphery of the mounting opening 1. 3
The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a built-in device such as the lighting device, the camera device, or the sensor device described in any one of the above, which is incorporated in an outer surface portion of a vehicle.

Further, the translucent plate portion 2 is provided without losing the illumination function of the illumination device 3, the visual field recognition function of the camera device 4 or the sensing function of the sensor device 5, and without the respective embedded devices. 6. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion for mounting the mounting device is made of a plate material which is set to have a light transmittance or an arrangement of the light transmitting portion so as not to be easily seen from the outside and does not impair the vehicle exterior design. The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a built-in device such as the lighting device, the camera device, or the sensor device described in any one of claims 1 to 4, which is incorporated into an outer surface of a vehicle.

The mounting portion 7 has a plurality of types of mounting mechanisms 8 corresponding to at least the lighting device 3, the camera device 4 and the sensor device 5 arranged side by side on the back side of the translucent plate portion 2. The lighting device, the camera device, and the lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a built-in device, such as a sensor device, to be incorporated into an outer surface of a vehicle.

Further, an adjusting mechanism 10 for automatically and finely adjusting the mounting direction of the assembling device 6 by operating an operation unit provided in the vehicle is provided on the mounting portion 7 to which the assembling device 6 is attached. The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a built-in device, such as a lighting device, a camera device, or a sensor device, according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is incorporated in an outer surface of a vehicle.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention (how to implement the invention) will be briefly described with reference to the drawings, showing the operational effects thereof.

A desired mounting device 6 is attached to a mounting portion 7 provided on the back side of the translucent plate portion 2 as necessary (according to an order). Various mounting devices 6 are incorporated by closing the mounting openings 1 provided at predetermined positions such as side and rear sides.

Accordingly, it is possible to mount all the built-in devices 6 that are supposed to be built through the mounting portion 7,
It is possible to attach only the desired assembling device 6 that has been ordered, or simply close the mounting opening 1 with the translucent plate portion 2 having the assembling device 6 attached to the back side via the attaching portion 7. Only with this, a plurality of types of mounting devices 6 can be simultaneously mounted on the outer surface of the vehicle in the mounting opening 1.

Therefore, for example, even in a situation in which a plurality of mounting devices 6 must be attached to the side of the front bumper, it may be possible to incorporate other mounting devices 6 in the future. Even in the situation where the layout and wiring must be considered in consideration of the mounting structure of the present invention, simply selecting the mounting portion of the mounting portion 7 on the back surface side of the translucent plate portion 2 and selecting a desired group By simply mounting the mounting device 6 and closing the translucent plate portion 2 in the mounting opening 1, a plurality of mounting devices 6 can be simultaneously mounted at this predetermined position, and the mounting work efficiency is greatly improved.

Further, since the light-transmitting plate portion 2 has a light-transmitting property, the function of each of the built-in devices 6 is not impaired, the appearance of the vehicle is not impaired, and furthermore, if all the built-in devices 6 are not to be installed. However, even in the case where the built-in device 6 is added again at a later date without impairing the appearance of the vehicle, it can be designed so that it can be easily installed. The mounting structure of a built-in device such as a sensor device to be incorporated into the outer surface of the vehicle is provided.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the present embodiment, various incorporation devices 6 which are concentrated at this position beside the front bumper portion of the vehicle are embedded in the bumper portion and incorporated so as to be viewed on the surface of the bumper portion. .

That is, in this embodiment, a mounting opening 1 having a space for incorporating a plurality of types of mounting devices 6 in a side-by-side state is formed on the side surface of the front bumper. A fog light and a cornering light, two types of lighting devices 3, a camera device 4 for visually recognizing the left and right fields of view on a monitor in the vehicle, and a sensor as a corner sensor Device 5 total 4
A mounting portion 7 for mounting a type of mounting device 6;
The four types of built-in devices 6 are provided on the back side through the mounting portions 7.
The light-transmitting plate portion 2 on which the mounting opening 1 is mounted.
Is closed, so that up to four types of assembling devices 6 can be simultaneously incorporated into the mounting opening 1 into the vehicle outer surface, that is, the vehicle bumper.

More specifically, in this embodiment, a mounting member 9 having a mounting mechanism 8 for mounting a plurality of types of built-in devices 6 such as the lighting device 3, the camera device 4 or the sensor device 5 is formed of a plate material. The mounting portion 7 is provided on the back surface of the light-transmitting plate portion 2 attached to the back surface of the light-transmitting plate portion 2 made separately.

More specifically, a plurality of types of mounting mechanisms 8 are provided on the mounting member 9 in a side-by-side state, and the corresponding type of the assembling device 6 can be mounted on each of the mounting mechanisms 8 as necessary. However, the mounting member 9 is formed by resin molding or the like, and the illumination concave portion 11 and the bracket portion 12 for mounting the illumination source of the illumination device 3 at the back portion, and the obstacles of the camera portion of the camera device 4 and the sensor device 5. It has a configuration with a peephole 13 and a bracket part 12 for looking into the optical sensor. Wiring to each device is designed, attached to this bracket part etc. and connected by wiring, so that various embedded devices can be easily installed as necessary 6 can be attached and fixed at a predetermined location.

In this embodiment, the fog light, the corner sensor, the auxiliary camera for visually recognizing right and left, and the cornering light are designed to be mounted in order from the center to the side.

The translucent plate portion 2 of this embodiment is configured so as to be engaged with and fixed to the mounting opening 1 so as to be substantially flush with the periphery of the mounting opening 1. Slab 2
Is a lighting function of the lighting device 3 and the camera device 4
Without losing the visual field visibility function and the sensing function by the sensor device 5, and making each of the built-in devices 6 or the mounting portion 7 to which the built-in device 6 is hard to be seen from the outside, so as not to impair the vehicle external design. It is made of a plate material set to the luminous intensity or the arrangement of the translucent portion.

That is, a translucent resin plate having a retroreflective property is used. For example, a portion desired by the camera device 4 is designed to have a sufficient translucency.

Further, it is attached to both ends of the translucent plate portion 2 serving as a surface plate which forms the outer surface of the vehicle body in such a manner as to be flush with, for example, the outer surface of the vehicle body (surface of the bumper portion). It is also possible to provide an engaging portion that engages with an engaging step formed on the inner edge of the opening 1 and to fasten with screws via screw holes provided in the left and right engaging portions. Then
An engagement step 15 is provided on the inner edge of the concave portion of the mounting member 9 so that the translucent plate portion 2 is engaged with the mounting member 9 in a flush state,
An engaging portion 16 that engages with the engaging step portion 15 is provided at an end of the translucent plate portion 2, and the engaging portion 16 is engaged with and bonded to the engaging step portion 15. At one end of the mounting member 9 integrated with the plate portion 2, there is provided a locking portion 18 that is inserted and locked into an engaging step 17 provided at one inner edge of the mounting opening 1. At the other end, there is provided an engaging portion 20 which engages with a locking step 19 provided on the inner edge of the other side of the mounting opening 1, and a screw 21 is stopped through a screw hole 22 provided in the engaging portion 20. And stop. Therefore, one side of the mounting member 9 integrated with the translucent plate portion 2 is inserted from the mounting opening 1 to be locked on the back side of the inner edge, and the other side is engaged with the front side and screwed into the mounting opening. The portion 1 is closed flush with a mounting member 9 integrated with the translucent plate portion 2.

As described above, in this embodiment, for example, although the end of the translucent plate portion 2 or the end of the mounting member 9 as the surface plate has a screw hole, the mounting hole for the mounting device 6 is provided. Since no holes or peepholes are formed, the appearance is not impaired, the dirt is hardly stained, and the function is hardly impaired due to dirt or snow.

The mounting mechanism 8 may be formed by directly attaching a bracket or the like to the back surface to provide the mounting portion 7. However, the transparent plate portion 2 made separately may be formed neatly without impairing the external appearance. In this embodiment, the mounting member 9 having the complicated mounting mechanism 8 is formed by resin molding with a separate mold, and is joined to the translucent plate portion 2 to be integrated. And a superior structure that does not impair the appearance.

The mounting mechanism 8 includes a bracket section.
The bracket 12 is provided with a machining groove or a screw hole for the bracket 12 as a post-installation.
May be added later, and unnecessary illumination recesses 11 and peep holes
Reference numeral 13 may be configured to be closed with a closing lid and detached when the mounting device 6 is attached.

Therefore, it is possible to easily mount all four types of mounting devices 6 supposed to be mounted via the mounting portion 7, or to mount only the desired mounting device 6 ordered. By simply closing the light-transmitting plate portion 2 having the mounting device 6 attached to the back surface thereof through the mounting portion 7 in the mounting opening portion 1, the desired type of mounting device 6 is inserted into the mounting opening portion 1. Can be simultaneously incorporated into the outer surface of the vehicle.

Therefore, even in a situation where a plurality of installation devices 6 must be attached to the side of the front bumper as in this embodiment, other installation devices 6 may be installed in the future. It is not necessary to consider the layout and wiring in consideration of what is unknown, and simply attach the desired mounting device 6 to a predetermined mounting location by the mounting portion 7 (mounting mechanism 8) on the back surface side of the translucent plate portion 2. By simply mounting and closing the translucent plate portion 2 in the mounting opening 1, a plurality of mounting devices 6 can be simultaneously mounted in this predetermined position, the mounting work efficiency is greatly improved, and the mounting can be performed by ordering at a later date. When the assembling device 6 is not installed, the translucent plate 2 is again attached to the mounting opening 1.
The mounting device 6 is attached to a predetermined location of a mounting mechanism 8 prepared in advance on the back side of the translucent plate portion 2 and connected by wiring. The light-transmitting plate portion 2 or the mounting member 9 integrated with the light-transmitting plate portion 2 can be removed in the front and can be retrofitted without removing the bumper portion itself as in the conventional case. Efficiency is improved.

Further, since the translucent plate portion 2 has translucency, it does not impair the function of each embedding device 6 and does not impair the appearance of the vehicle. Mounting structure.

Also, in this embodiment, the mounting posture of the camera device 4 is automatically adjusted by operating an operation unit provided in the vehicle on the mounting member 9 of the mounting portion 7 for mounting the camera device 4 as the built-in device 6, for example. An adjustment mechanism 10 for fine adjustment is provided.

Specifically, the camera unit is mounted on the case unit 14 so as to be rotatable left and right by a motor, and the case unit 14 is rotatable up and down by the motor on the bracket unit 12 of the mounting mechanism 8. The vertical and horizontal directions of the camera unit are adjusted by rotating these motors forward and backward by an operation unit in the vehicle, so that the camera image direction can be finely adjusted in the vehicle.

Similarly, for example, by providing the adjusting mechanism 10 also in a cornering light (illumination device 3),
The lighting direction can also be adjusted.

In this embodiment, since the cornering light 3 and the camera device 4 are provided side by side, the side-view image can be more clearly displayed on the monitor even at night.

[0039]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, a predetermined mounting opening for mounting a plurality of built-in devices is provided on the back surface side of a mounting portion for mounting a plurality of types of built-in devices. By closing with the translucent plate portion, only necessary ones can be attached, and a plurality of assembling devices can be simultaneously incorporated into a predetermined place without damaging the appearance of the vehicle, thereby greatly improving the assembling work efficiency. This is an innovative structure for mounting embedded devices such as lighting devices, camera devices, and sensor devices to be installed on the outer surface of the vehicle.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the mounting portion provided on the back surface side of the translucent plate portion is provided on a mounting member made separately from the translucent plate portion. Because it is configured to be attached to the light-transmitting plate, it is excellent in mass productivity, and can be mass-produced with a predetermined light-transmitting light-transmitting plate that does not further impair the appearance. Lighting equipment,
The mounting structure of a built-in device, such as a camera device or a sensor device, to be incorporated into the outer surface of the vehicle is provided.

Further, according to the third and sixth aspects of the present invention, what is necessary or ordered can be easily and appropriately attached, and the above-mentioned operation and effect are more reliably exhibited. Becomes

According to the fourth and fifth aspects of the present invention, there is provided a mounting structure for a built-in device to be incorporated into an outer surface portion of a vehicle such as a lighting device, a camera device, a sensor device, etc., which does not impair the appearance. Becomes

Further, according to the present invention, the mounting direction of the built-in device such as the camera device or the lighting device can be automatically finely adjusted by operating the operation unit provided in the vehicle. The mounting structure of the built-in device, such as a lighting device, a camera device, or a sensor device, which can be easily retrofitted at a later time even when a plurality of built-in devices that perform the adjustment function is easily installed, is provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing a use state of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic explanatory perspective view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic explanatory exploded view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic explanatory sectional view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic explanatory perspective view showing an adjustment mechanism of the camera device of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 mounting opening 2 translucent plate 3 lighting device 4 camera device 5 sensor device 6 mounting device 7 mounting portion 8 mounting mechanism 9 mounting member 10 adjustment mechanism

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A lighting device 3 such as a fog light or a cornering light is provided on the back side of a translucent plate portion 2 which closes a mounting opening 1 provided at a predetermined position such as a front side or a rear side of a vehicle. For mounting a plurality of types of built-in devices 6 to be installed on the outer surface of the vehicle, such as a camera device 4 for visually recognizing a front view or a left and right view on a monitor in the vehicle, or a sensor device 5 such as a corner sensor or a rear sensor. The light-transmitting plate portion 2 provided with a plurality of types of the assembling devices 6 on the back side through the mounting portion 7 and the mounting opening 1
Is closed, so that a plurality of types of assembling devices 6 can be simultaneously incorporated into the outer surface portion of the vehicle in the mounting opening portion 1. The incorporation into an outer surface portion of the vehicle such as a lighting device, a camera device, and a sensor device. Mounting structure of embedded device. 2. The light-transmitting plate portion includes a mounting member 9 having a mounting mechanism 8 for mounting a plurality of types of built-in devices 6 mounted on the outer surface of the vehicle such as the lighting device 3, the camera device 4, and the sensor device 5. 2. A set incorporated in an outer surface portion of a vehicle such as a lighting device, a camera device, and a sensor device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion is provided on the back surface of the translucent plate portion. Mounting structure of the mounting device. 3. A plurality of types of mounting mechanisms 8 are provided on the mounting member 9 in a side-by-side state, and the mounting device 6 of a corresponding type can be mounted on each of the mounting mechanisms 8 as necessary. 3. The lighting device and the camera device according to claim 2, wherein the mounting member is attached to the back surface of the translucent plate portion, and the mounting portion is provided on the back surface of the translucent plate portion. Mounting structure of built-in devices such as sensors and sensor devices to be installed on the outer surface of the vehicle. 4. The light-transmitting plate 2 is provided with the mounting opening 1
The lighting device, the camera device, the sensor device, and the like according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the device is closed so as to be substantially flush with the periphery of the mounting opening 1. The mounting structure of the built-in device to be installed on the outer surface of the vehicle. 5. The light-transmitting plate section 2 does not lose the illumination function of the illumination device 3, the visual field visibility function of the camera device 4, or the sensing function of the sensor device 5, and each of the embedded devices. 6. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion for mounting the mounting device is made of a plate material which is set to have a light transmittance or an arrangement of the light transmitting portion so as not to be easily seen from the outside and does not impair the vehicle exterior design. The lighting device, the camera device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Mounting structure of built-in devices such as sensor devices to be installed on the outer surface of the vehicle. 6. The mounting portion 7 has a plurality of types of mounting mechanisms 8 corresponding to at least the lighting device 3, the camera device 4, and the sensor device 5 arranged side by side on the rear surface side of the translucent plate portion 2. Claim 1 characterized by being provided and constituted.
6. A mounting structure for a built-in device, such as the lighting device, the camera device, and the sensor device according to any one of the above items 5, which is incorporated into an outer surface of a vehicle. 7. The mounting device 6 to which the mounting device 6 is attached by operating an operation unit provided in the vehicle.
7. An assembling device incorporated in an outer surface portion of a vehicle, such as a lighting device, a camera device, or a sensor device, according to claim 1, further comprising an adjusting mechanism 10 for automatically and finely adjusting a mounting direction of the lighting device. Mounting structure.