JP2001246982A - Vehicle door open alarm lamp and vehicle provided with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an alarm lamp capable of effectively attracting attention of the other vehicle approaching one's vehicle from behind and passing it to opening to a door to a large extent even if the door is half-opened or closed. SOLUTION: This alarm lamp 1 is provided with a light emitting body 4 mountable on a side body (for example, an end face part of the door) of the vehicle 2 and emitting flickering light and a control means for lighting the light emitting body 4. The control means includes, for example, a device detecting that the door 3 of the vehicle 2 is half-opened and lighting the light emitting body 4 automatically.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pedestrian at the rear when a vehicle such as a private car or a taxi stops and a door of the vehicle (hereinafter referred to as "vehicle door") is opened. A vehicle door opening warning for notifying other vehicles such as bicycles, motorcycles and passengers (herein, pedestrians and vehicle drivers are collectively referred to as "successors") that the vehicle door is greatly opened. The present invention relates to a lamp and a vehicle including the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a vehicle 101 such as a private car or a taxi as shown in FIG. 6 stops on the left side of a road and gets on or off a passenger or the like, it does not notice the presence of a follower 110 approaching from behind. In some cases, the vehicle door 103 is greatly opened. Of the followers, particularly those who ride on bicycles or motorcycles have the habit of trying to pass at a certain speed on the left side (shoulder side) in the traveling direction of the stopped vehicle, so they will collide with the open vehicle door 103. Accidents often occur.

Conventionally, as a method for preventing this kind of accident, for example, a reflector is attached to the end face of a door, and light emitted from an illumination light (for example, a bicycle light) of another vehicle approaching from behind is used. It is known to reflect and call attention to the follower. But in this case,
Assuming that other vehicles have light with sufficient illuminance to be reflected by the reflector, especially when a vehicle with only a small illuminance such as a bicycle light approaches from behind. , The reflected light is weak because the light applied to the reflecting mirror is weak. For this reason, the reflecting mirror in this case cannot fulfill its original role. Also, reflectors can only deliver reflected light to their followers during dark nights, and in this respect do not function well during bright daylight hours. Furthermore, for pedestrians and unlit bicycles, even reflected light does not exist, so the reflector in this case is completely useless.

On the other hand, there is a means disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-61282 as means for making it easier for a follower to confirm the presence of a vehicle located ahead. This means is provided on the indoor side at the lower end of the back door when the back door of the vehicle is closed,
A backdoor lamp for a vehicle mounted to face rearward when the backdoor is opened is disclosed. But,
The vehicle back door lamp is not intended to prevent an accident of colliding with a door when passing, but merely to improve visibility from behind and to easily confirm the existence of the vehicle itself.

[0005] Some private cars, taxis, and the like have a foot lamp provided on the inner wall of the vehicle door that is turned on when the vehicle door is fully opened. Although this step lamp can illuminate the feet of passengers and notify a follower that the vehicle door is fully open, it cannot notify the follower in advance that the vehicle door will be opened. The above situation is not limited to the vehicle door on the left side, and is the same for the vehicle door on the right side where a driver or the like gets on and off.

[0006]

In order to prevent an accident in which a follower collides with an opened vehicle door from both sides of the person concerned, besides the passengers and the driver, etc., pay sufficient attention when opening the vehicle door. However, it is needless to say that if attention can be given to the follower, it can contribute to accident prevention.

However, in spite of such a situation, when the vehicle door tries to open widely, an effective means for warning a follower in advance of the opening is as follows.
Conventionally, there is no proposed example. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door opening warning light for alerting a follower that the vehicle door is greatly opened, and a vehicle provided with the vehicle door opening warning light.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor has found that when the door is slightly opened or when the door is completely closed, the door is to be widely opened. The present invention has been completed as a result of intensive studies on means for informing the succeeding party in advance of the fact. The detailed configuration will be described later. Note that the definition of terms used in the description of any claim is applied to the description of the other claims to the extent possible due to its nature.

[Structure of the invention described in claim 1] The vehicle door opening warning light according to the invention described in claim 1 (hereinafter referred to as "lighting lamp").
The "warning light of claim 1" is a vehicle door opening warning light for notifying a follower that the vehicle door is open,
The vehicle door opening warning light is located at an end surface of the vehicle door (a side portion of the vehicle door that is not visible to a follower when the vehicle door is closed but is visible when the vehicle door is open) or at a position on the outer wall of the vehicle where the subsequent vehicle is visible. It is characterized by including a light emitter provided and a control means for controlling the light emitter. The “light-emitting body” may be any light-emitting body that can emit light that can be viewed by a follower, and the shape and number thereof are not limited.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the warning light is used, the illuminant emits light at a position where a follower can view it, so that the vehicle door will be opened. The successor can be notified in advance. As a result, it is possible to contribute to preventing an accident in which a follower collides with the opened vehicle door. In addition, because the luminous body is used, the light emitted by itself can be delivered to the follower, so it can be used not only at night but also during the day,
Further, it is possible to effectively warn pedestrians without lights or drivers of unlit bicycles.

[Constitution of the invention described in claim 2] The vehicle door opening warning light according to the invention described in claim 2 (hereinafter, referred to as "the invention")
The "warning light of claim 2") is an addition of the structure of the warning light of claim 1. That is, claim 2
The warning light is provided by detecting means (for example, provided on a vehicle door or a vehicle body) for detecting that the vehicle door is in a half-open state (a state in which the door lock is released and is slightly opened). Illuminated body when the detection means is activated.

[Operation and effect of the invention described in claim 2] When the warning light of claim 2 is used, the following operation and effect are produced in addition to the operation and effect of the warning light of claim 1. That is, the control means does not operate the light emitter when the door is in the closed state, and turns on the light emitter when the door is in a half-open state (a fully open state may be added). In this way, even if the driver or passenger of the vehicle does not perform any special operation, it is automatically turned on just by changing the open door from the closed state to the half-open state, so that the special This is convenient because no operation is required.

[Structure of the invention described in claim 3] The vehicle door opening warning light according to the invention described in claim 3 (hereinafter, referred to as "the invention")
The "warning light of claim 3") is an addition of the structure of the warning light of claim 1. That is, claim 3
The warning light is provided by the control means when the driver of the vehicle operates an operation unit (for example, an operation button or an operation lever provided at a position operable by the driver) provided in the vehicle. The illuminant is configured to be turned on.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the functions and effects of the first aspect, the following functions and effects are produced. That is, when the driver gets off or gets on and off by the passenger, the driver operates the operation unit at a time when the driver deems it necessary to emit light, thereby informing the following that the vehicle door will be opened. be able to.

[Structure of the Invention According to Claim 4] The vehicle door opening warning light according to the invention described in claim 4 (hereinafter, referred to as "light").
The “warning light of claim 4”) is an addition of the configuration of the warning light of claim 3. That is, claim 4
Is characterized in that the operating section is configured to interlock with a taxi meter or a taxi door opening device.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the warning light is used, the lighting of the warning light can be linked to the normal operation performed by the driver before the taxi disembarks the passenger. it can. Here, the normal operation means that a driver who arrives at the destination and unloads the passenger operates a taxi meter to settle the fare, or opens a rear left vehicle door with a lever or button. Or the like, but this operation is referred to. That is, the operation of the taxi meter and the operation for opening the vehicle door are operations that are always performed when the passenger is disembarked. Therefore, after this operation is performed, the vehicle door is always opened. For this reason, if the above-mentioned operation and the light emitting element lighting operation are linked, the lighting operation by the driver can be omitted and the forgetting of the lighting operation can be prevented.

[Structure of the Invention According to Claim 5] The vehicle door opening warning light according to the invention described in claim 5 (hereinafter, referred to as "the invention")
The “warning light of claim 5”) is obtained by adding a limitation to the configuration of the warning light of any one of claims 1 to 4. That is, the warning light of claim 5 is characterized in that the control means is configured to blink the light emitter.

[Function and effect of the invention described in claim 5] When the warning light of claim 5 is used, the luminous body blinks.
It is possible to warn the subsequent person of the door opening more effectively than in the case where it does not blink. When a plurality of light emitters are provided, all or some of them may blink.

[Structure of the invention described in claim 6] The vehicle according to the invention described in claim 6 (hereinafter referred to as vehicle in claim 6)
) Refers to a vehicle provided with a warning light according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

[Function and effect of the invention described in claim 6] When the vehicle according to claim 6 is used, when the door of the vehicle is to be opened, it is informed to the following that the door will be opened. I can let you know. This can contribute to preventing an accident in which a subsequent person collides with the opened door.

[0021]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as "the present embodiment") will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a vehicle door opening warning lamp (hereinafter, referred to as a vehicle door opening lamp) of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing another example of a vehicle equipped with a warning light, and FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram constituting the warning light. 4 is a front view showing an example of a taxi meter, and FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the operation and effect of a warning light.

As shown in FIG. 1, a warning light 1 is provided to other vehicles such as pedestrians and bicycles approaching from behind and trying to overtake when the vehicle 2 is stopped, that is, the vehicle 2
In order to call attention to the opening of the door 3, a luminous body 4 attached to the end face of the door 3 and a control means (not shown) for controlling the luminous body 4 are provided. When the luminous body 4 is attached to the end surface of the door 3 in this manner, the luminous body 4 can be easily seen by a subsequent person behind and also has a function of indicating the outline of the door 3. Thus, the risk of colliding with the opened door 3 can be reduced.

When the light-emitting body 4 is mounted on the end face of the door 3, the outer shape is usually formed as a thin plate.
In this case, the shape of the light-emitting body 4 can be formed in an arbitrary shape such as a circular shape, a rectangular shape, an elliptical shape, and a band shape as long as the light-emitting body 4 fits in the width of the end face of the door 3. The number of light emitters 4 mounted on the end face of door 3 is not particularly limited,
Usually, it is about 1 to 10 pieces. The light-emitting body 4 is not formed as a plate-shaped member, but the door 3 in which a concave portion matching the outer shape of the light-emitting member 4 is formed on an end face portion is used. May be.

In order to turn on the light emitting body 4, it is preferable to emit light as blinking light or light having a unique color (green or the like) to distinguish it from a normal light source such as a tail lamp.
In particular, it is preferable to use blinking light because it is conspicuous when viewed from behind the vehicle. An example of a strong flashing light is one using a strobe.

The luminous body 4 is not limited to mere light emission,
Display of characters composed of luminous bodies using D (light emitting diode) (for example, display such as "door opens")
May be emitted such that appears.

The position where the light-emitting body 4 is mounted may be a part other than the end face of the door 3 as long as it can be seen from behind the vehicle. For example, an outer wall near the end face of the door 3 (an area behind or below a handle outside the door 3).
And the inner wall portion near the end face of the door 3 (the rear area of the indoor side portion of the door 3) and the area of the side body portion behind the door (the surface of the rear pillar and from above the rear wheel). (E.g., a body surface over the side wall of a trunk room). FIG. 2 shows an example in which the luminous body 4 is attached to a side body portion behind the door 3.

When the luminous body 4 is mounted on a portion other than the end face of the door 3, the luminous body 4 does not need to be a plate-like body in particular because there is no spatial restriction. In order to improve the visibility of the vehicle, it is preferable to have a certain dimension within a range allowed in the width direction of the vehicle body.

When the light-emitting body 4 is mounted on the outer wall near the end face of the door 3, the mounting position is usually the distance from the end face (edge) of the door 3 to the center of the light-emitting body 4. 10c
m, preferably within 5 cm, particularly preferably 3 cm
Within. The closer the mounting position of the light-emitting body 4 is to the end face of the door 3, the better the visibility from the rear and the function of indicating the contour of the door are provided. Can reduce the risk of colliding with an open door.

As an example of a control means for turning on the light emitter 4, the door 3 is in a half-open state (a state in which the door 3 is opened from a completely closed state and can be freely rotated around a hinge portion of the door). And a device that automatically turns on the light-emitting body 4 upon detecting that the light-emitting body 4 has been turned off. In this case, the electric circuit of the warning light 1 may be opened and closed in conjunction with the opening and closing mechanism of the door 3. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the electric circuit of the warning light 1 includes a switch (detection unit) 10 that opens and closes in conjunction with an opening and closing mechanism of the door 3, a light emitter 11, and a control that controls light emission of the light emitter 11. A circuit (control means) 12, a battery 13 as a power source, and a ground 14
It is composed of

Other examples of the control means include a device for automatically turning on a light emitter in conjunction with a tariff button of a taxi meter, and a device including a taxi door opening lever (door opening device). . Details of the former will be described in the following section.

The taxi driver depresses the tariff button of the taxi meter before and after the passenger gets on and off, and selects various conditions such as an actual vehicle mode and an empty vehicle mode as appropriate. Therefore, if the light emitter 4 of the warning light 1 is turned on in conjunction with the depressing operation of the tariff button performed immediately before the door is opened, even if the door 3 is in the closed state or the half open state, Can be opened greatly,
It is possible to effectively inform a follower such as a bicycle or a motorcycle trying to overtake by approaching from behind a vehicle (taxi).

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the taxi meter 20 includes a pick-up car tariff button 21 pressed when a taxi picks up passengers, a high-speed tariff button 22 pressed when traveling on a highway, and a fare settlement. To select a display or non-display on the liquid crystal panel 27, a payment tariff button 23 pressed when a passenger rides, an actual vehicle mode tariff button 24 pressed when a passenger rides on the vehicle, an empty vehicle mode tariff button 25 pressed when the passenger gets off the vehicle. Display mode tariff button 26 for display.

For example, when the passenger gets off, the vehicle is stopped and the payment tariff button 23 is depressed, the charge of the fare is stopped, and a display indicating the fare amount and the settlement is made on the liquid crystal panel 27. Normally, the time from the operation of pushing down the payment tariff button 23 to the time when the passenger gets off (that is, the time when the door is greatly opened) is at most about several tens of seconds. If the light emitter 4 of the warning light 1 is turned on, the light emitter 4 is turned on immediately before the door 3 is opened. As a result, it is possible to effectively alert another vehicle (such as a motorcycle) approaching from behind the vehicle (taxi) to attempt to overtake the door.

As still another example of the control means, an operation unit (not shown) for manual lighting provided in a vehicle.
And the like. Such an operation unit may be provided at a position where the driver can operate (for example, the side of the instrument panel, the inner wall of the door, or the like), or a position where a passenger in the rear seat can operate (for example, the door). May be provided on the inner wall portion of the vehicle).

The warning light of the present invention is not only a vehicle of a sedan type or the like having a structure in which a door is widely opened to the side, but also a one-box wagon or the like having a structure in which a door is slidably opened and closed along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. It can be used also in the vehicle of. In the case of a one-box wagon, since the door cannot be opened in the width direction of the vehicle body, it does not collide with another vehicle trying to pass from behind. However, for other vehicles approaching from behind, the open / closed state of the door of the one-box wagon is difficult to confirm. Therefore, when a person inside the vehicle tries to get out from the open door of the one-box wagon, there is a danger that the person may come into contact with another vehicle that is approaching from behind and passing by It can be said. In this case, if the warning light of the present invention is mounted on the end face of the door or the like, it is possible to effectively inform other vehicles approaching from behind that there is a possibility that a person inside the vehicle may jump out.

The operation and effect of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows a state in which a warning light 4 is provided on the left rear door 3 of the taxi 2 which is a vehicle, the door 3 is half-opened, and the warning light 4 can be seen by a subsequent person. When the driver of the taxi 2 unlocks the door 3 by his / her own operation, the taxi 2 enters a half-open state as shown in FIG. At this time, when the warning light 4 flashes, the follower knows that the door 3 will be opened widely. The follower who knows that the door 3 is to be opened tries to pass the taxi 2 from the right side or stops (stops) in some cases to avoid a collision. In this way, the subsequent person can know in advance the danger of the door 3 being opened, so that even if the door 3 is opened, it does not collide with it. In addition, the protrusion dimension D of the door 3 in this state.
Is generally around 10 cm, so there is very little risk that a follower will collide with the door 3 when passing the left side of the taxi 2.

[0037]

According to the warning light of the present invention, the door is installed in an appropriate position (for example, an end face of the door which can be seen from behind) on the side body of the vehicle, so that the door is in a half-open state or a closed state. Nevertheless, it is possible to effectively alert other vehicles that are approaching from behind and trying to overtake the door to open greatly from now on.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a vehicle provided with a warning light of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing another example of the vehicle including the warning light of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a warning light according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing an example of a taxi meter.

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the operation and effect of the warning light.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a vehicle showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Warning light 2 Vehicle 3 Door 4 Light-emitting body 10 Switch 11 Light-emitting body 12 Control circuit 13 Battery 14 Ground 20 Taximeter 21 Pick-up tariff button 22 High-speed tariff button 23 Payment tariff button 24 Actual car tariff button 25 Empty car tariff button 26 Display mode tariff button 27 LCD panel

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle door opening warning light for notifying a subsequent person that a vehicle door is opened, wherein the vehicle door opening warning light is provided on an end surface of the vehicle door or on an outer wall of the vehicle. A vehicle door opening warning light comprising: a light emitter provided at a position visible to the user; and control means for controlling the light emitter. 2. The control means includes a detecting means for detecting that the vehicle door is in a half-open state, and is configured to turn on the illuminant when the detecting means is operated. The vehicle door opening warning light according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to turn on the illuminant when a driver of the vehicle operates an operation unit provided in the vehicle. Vehicle door opening warning light described. 4. The vehicle door opening warning light according to claim 3, wherein the operation unit is configured to be linked with a taxi meter or a taxi door opening device. 5. The vehicle door opening warning light according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to blink the light emitter. 6. A vehicle provided with the vehicle door opening warning light according to claim 1.