JP2004090747A - Water droplet removing device for mirror surface of side mirror of automobile - Google Patents

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JP2004090747A
JP2004090747A JP2002253349A JP2002253349A JP2004090747A JP 2004090747 A JP2004090747 A JP 2004090747A JP 2002253349 A JP2002253349 A JP 2002253349A JP 2002253349 A JP2002253349 A JP 2002253349A JP 2004090747 A JP2004090747 A JP 2004090747A
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Zaikon Kanayama
金山 在坤
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To resolve such a trouble that a driver drives paying close attention to the rearward visual field which is hard to see due to water droplet adhered to the mirror surface 1 of a side mirror, or has no choice but to remove the water droplet by wiping with his hand at the risk of danger at running in the case of rainy weather. <P>SOLUTION: The water droplet removing device for the mirror surface of the side mirror 1 of the automobile is provided with a backward and forward wide and narrow pipe 13 on the side mirror of the vehicle to take in air flow at running. The water droplet adhered to the mirror surface 1 of the side mirror is brown out by the discharging flow from an exhaust port 9 by gradually reducing the diameter of the pipe 13 and compressing the air flow. This device can be mounted so as to fit the place where the water droplet adhered to the side mirror of the vehicle without requiring any high level technology, and the rearward safety visual field can be secured to develop the effect for safety running. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、自動車の車体に取付けられるサイドミラーに関し、詳しくは走行中の空気流を吐出流としてサイドミラー鏡面に触突させ、サイドミラー鏡面に付着する水滴を除去させる水滴除去装置に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
一般に自動車の車体に取付けられるサイドミラーは、厚みを持たせた流線型とされ、風切り騒音を少なくし、サイドミラー上面を若干張出させてひさしを形成した構造である。サイドミラー鏡面は多少奥まった所に設置され、日差しや異物の触突に対し保護されているものである。
【0003】
したがって、雨天走行時には雨水が水滴としてサイドミラー鏡面に付着して、後方の視認性を悪くさせる場合が多い。この水滴を除くためサイドミラーを機械的に震動させたり、ヒーター線をサイドミラー鏡面に埋め込んだりして対応する複雑な技術を要していた。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
雨天走行時に於て、ドライバーはサイドミラー鏡面に付着した水滴で見難くなった後方視界に細心の注意を払って運転するか、または危険を承知で手で拭って水滴を除くしかなかった。
【0005】
そこで、どの自動車のサイドミラーにも容易に取付けることができ、安価な、サイドミラー鏡面の水滴除去装置の技術開発に成功したものである。
【0006】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、上記課題を解決するためになされたものであり、その要旨 とするところは、自動車のサイドミラーに前後広狭にしたパイプを取付け、走行時の空気流を取込み、上記パイプの径を徐々に狭くして第1屈曲部と第2屈曲部として空気流を圧縮させ、排出口より吐出流としてサイドミラー鏡面に触突させて、自動車が雨天走行する際に鏡面に付着した水滴を吹き飛ばすことができることを特徴とした自動車のサイドミラー鏡面の水滴除去装置に関し、また自動車のサイドミラーに一体として組込まれたことを特徴とする自動車のサイドミラー鏡面の水滴除去装置に関するものである。
【0007】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明を実施例の図面を参照しながら詳細に説明する。
(実施例1)
図1に於て、Aは自動車のサイドミラー上面11に取付けられた水滴除去装置を示し、取入口6と第1屈曲部7と第2屈曲部8と排出口9を有した前後広狭のパイプ13で構成されている。
【0008】
図1、図2bに於て、水滴除去装置Aの取入口6の口径は、徐々に径を狭くし第1屈曲部7と第2屈曲部8と排出口9の3箇所で絞られ、最終的に排出口9が最小口径となる。排出口9の向きはサイドミラー2に触突する方向に向けて取付けられる。
【0009】
図2bに於て、水滴除去装置Aの取入口6の向きは、必ず自動車の進行方向に対して生じる空気流を取込み易い位置に両面接着テープ10を介在してサイドミラー2に取付けられる。空気流の取込みが容易であればサイドミラー上面11でも、下面でも取付け位置は限定することなく、サイドミラー鏡面1に付着している水滴の範囲を確認し、圧縮された空気流が水滴を吹き飛ばすことができる最良な位置に決定されるものである。
【0010】
図3a、図3bに於て、自動車のサイドミラー2は多種多様の形状をしているため、実際に取付けようとする自動車での雨天走行に於て、サイドミラー鏡面1に一番多く水滴3,4が付着する範囲を確認しておく必要がある。そこでサイドミラー鏡面1の一番多く水滴が付着する範囲を確認し、サイドミラー上面への取付位置を決定し、両面テープ10で水滴除去装置Aが貼着される。
【0011】
図3a、図3bより、水滴除去装置Aの作用を詳しく説明する。
図3aに於て、水滴除去装置Aをサイドミラー上面11に取付け、サイドミラー鏡面1より離すことにより排出口9をサイドミラー鏡面1の略下半分の範囲に向けることができる。自動車の進行方向に対して空気流Wが取入口6より進入し、第1屈曲部7へ進行する。そこで方向W1に変更し第2屈曲部8に向かう。更に圧縮されて排出口9より吐出流W2として、サイドミラー鏡面1の略下半分の水滴3を吹き飛ばすことができる。
【0012】
図3bに於て、水滴除去装置Aをサイドミラー上面11に取付け、サイドミラー鏡面1に近づけることにより排出口9をサイドミラー鏡面1の略上半分の範囲に向けることができる。取入口6より空気流Wが圧縮され、吐出流W2として排出口9よりサイドミラー鏡面1の略上半分の水滴4を吹き飛ばすことができる。
【0013】
更に図4に於て、自動車の外観を含めた違和感を解消するためサイドミラー下面12に水滴除去装置Aを逆さまに取付けることもできる。水滴除去装置Aを逆さまに取付けることにより、取付外観が目立たない状態にすることもできるが、排出口9より雨水Sを呼び込んで吐出流W3として一緒に水滴5を吹き飛ばし、サイドミラー鏡面1の表面洗浄も兼ねることもできる。
【0014】
(実施例2)
図5に於て、本発明の水滴除去装置Bが市販の自動車のサイドミラー2aに組込まれた状態を示す。この場合は自動車メーカーの風洞試験で最適な取入口6aと排出口9aの位置、並びに口径が決定される。
【0015】
図6a、図6bに於て、サイドミラー2aに水滴除去装置Bが組込まれているため、排出口9aの位置も目立たなくすることができ、吐出流W4も充分な水滴除去機能が発揮されるものである。
【0016】
【発明の効果】
本発明の水滴除去装置は、なんら高等な技術を必要とせずドライバーが所有する自動車のサイドミラーに付着する水滴の場所に合わせて取付けることができ、後方の安全視界が確保されるため安全走行に優れた効果を奏するものである。
【0017】
特に本発明に於ては、パイプの径を徐々に狭くし第1屈曲部と第2屈曲部として空気流を圧縮させ、吐出流を高めたので水滴除去効果に寄与するところ大である。
【0018】
本発明の水滴除去装置は、自動車のサイドミラー上下面のどちらでも取付けでき、各種タイプのサイドミラーにも取付けることができ、極めて汎用性の高いものである。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明をサイドミラー上面に取付けた状態を示す外観斜視図である。
【図2】a 本発明をサイドミラー上面に取付けた状態の正面図である。b 本発明をサイドミラー上面に取付けた状態のY−Y断面図である。
【図3】a 本発明をサイドミラー上面に取付けし、鏡面下部の水滴を吹き飛ばしている状態を示す一部欠截された右側面図である。b 本発明をサイドミラー上面に取付けし、鏡面上部の水滴を吹き飛ばしている状態を示す一部欠截された右側面図である。
【図4】本発明をサイドミラー下面に取付けし、鏡面上部の水滴を吹き飛ばしている状態を示す一部欠截された右側面図である。
【図5】本発明の実施例2を示す外観斜視図である。
【図6】a 本発明の実施例2の正面図である。b 本発明の実施例2のZ−Z断面図である。
【符号の説明】
1 サイドミラー鏡面
2 サイドミラー
2aサイドミラー
3 水滴
4 水滴
5 水滴
6 取入口
6a取入口
7 第1屈曲部
8 第2屈曲部
9 排出口
9a排出口
10 両面テープ
11 サイドミラー上面
12 サイドミラー下面
13 パイプ
A 水滴除去装置
B 水滴除去装置
S 雨水
W 空気流
W1 方向
W2 吐出流
W3 吐出流
W4 吐出流
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a side mirror mounted on a vehicle body of an automobile, and more particularly to a water droplet removing device that causes an air flow during traveling to contact a mirror surface of a side mirror as a discharge flow to remove water droplets attached to the mirror surface of the side mirror. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, a side mirror mounted on the body of an automobile is a streamlined type having a thickness, reduces wind noise, and has a structure in which an upper surface of the side mirror is slightly extended to form an eave. The side-mirror mirror surface is installed in a slightly recessed place, and is protected against sunshine and foreign objects.
[0003]
Therefore, when traveling in rainy weather, rainwater often adheres to the mirror surface of the side mirror as water droplets, thereby deteriorating the visibility behind. In order to remove the water droplets, complicated techniques were required to mechanically vibrate the side mirror or embed a heater wire in the mirror surface of the side mirror.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In rainy weather, the driver had to drive with extreme caution in the rear view, which was difficult to see due to the water droplets adhering to the mirror surface of the side mirror, or to wipe off the water droplets by hand, knowing the danger.
[0005]
Therefore, the technology for the inexpensive water-removal device for the mirror surface of the side mirror, which can be easily attached to the side mirror of any automobile, has been successfully developed.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the gist of the present invention is to attach a pipe widened to the front and rear to a side mirror of an automobile, take in an air flow during traveling, and reduce the diameter of the pipe. The air flow is compressed as the first bent portion and the second bent portion by gradually narrowing the air, and the air flow is discharged from the discharge port so as to touch the mirror surface of the side mirror to blow off water droplets adhering to the mirror surface when the vehicle travels in rainy weather. The present invention relates to a device for removing water droplets on a mirror of a side mirror of an automobile characterized by being able to perform the operation, and to a device for removing water droplets on a mirror surface of a side mirror of an automobile, which is integrated with a side mirror of the vehicle.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings of the embodiments.
(Example 1)
In FIG. 1, A denotes a water drop removing device attached to a top surface 11 of a side mirror of an automobile, and has a wide and narrow pipe having an inlet 6, a first bent portion 7, a second bent portion 8, and an outlet 9. 13.
[0008]
1 and 2b, the diameter of the inlet 6 of the water droplet removing device A is gradually narrowed and narrowed at three places of the first bent portion 7, the second bent portion 8, and the discharge port 9, and finally The outlet 9 has a minimum diameter. The discharge port 9 is attached so as to face the side mirror 2.
[0009]
In FIG. 2B, the direction of the inlet 6 of the water droplet removing device A is always attached to the side mirror 2 via the double-sided adhesive tape 10 at a position where the air flow generated in the traveling direction of the automobile is easily taken in. If the air flow can be easily taken in, the mounting position is not limited on the upper surface 11 or the lower surface of the side mirror, and the range of the water droplet adhering to the side mirror mirror surface 1 is confirmed, and the compressed air flow blows the water droplet. The best position that can be determined.
[0010]
In FIGS. 3A and 3B, since the side mirror 2 of the automobile has various shapes, the water droplets 3 are most often applied to the side mirror mirror surface 1 in the rainy running of the automobile to be actually mounted. , 4 need to be confirmed. Therefore, the range where the most water droplets adhere to the side mirror mirror surface 1 is confirmed, the mounting position on the upper surface of the side mirror is determined, and the water droplet removing device A is attached with the double-sided tape 10.
[0011]
The operation of the water drop removing device A will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B.
In FIG. 3A, the water outlet 9 can be directed to a substantially lower half area of the side mirror mirror surface 1 by attaching the water drop removing device A to the side mirror upper surface 11 and separating the device from the side mirror mirror surface 1. The air flow W enters from the inlet 6 with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle, and proceeds to the first bent portion 7. Therefore, the direction is changed to the direction W <b> 1, and the direction goes to the second bent portion 8. Further, the water droplets 3 in the substantially lower half of the side mirror mirror surface 1 can be blown off as a discharge flow W2 from the discharge port 9.
[0012]
In FIG. 3B, the water outlet 9 can be directed to a substantially upper half area of the side mirror mirror surface 1 by attaching the water droplet removing device A to the side mirror upper surface 11 and approaching the side mirror mirror surface 1. The airflow W is compressed from the inlet 6, and the waterdrop 4, which is substantially the upper half of the side mirror mirror surface 1, can be blown off from the outlet 9 as the discharge flow W2.
[0013]
Further, in FIG. 4, the water droplet removing device A can be mounted upside down on the side mirror lower surface 12 in order to eliminate a sense of discomfort including the appearance of the automobile. By mounting the water drop removing device A upside down, the mounting appearance can be made inconspicuous. However, rain water S is drawn in from the discharge port 9 and the water drops 5 are blown off together as the discharge flow W3, and the surface of the side mirror mirror surface 1 is removed. It can also serve as washing.
[0014]
(Example 2)
FIG. 5 shows a state in which the water droplet removing device B of the present invention is incorporated in a side mirror 2a of a commercially available automobile. In this case, optimal positions of the inlet 6a and the outlet 9a and the diameter of the inlet 6a and the outlet 9a are determined by a wind tunnel test of an automobile manufacturer.
[0015]
6A and 6B, since the water drop removing device B is incorporated in the side mirror 2a, the position of the discharge port 9a can be made inconspicuous, and the discharge flow W4 also has a sufficient water drop removing function. Things.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
The water droplet removing device of the present invention can be mounted in accordance with the position of water droplets adhering to the side mirror of the vehicle owned by the driver without requiring any advanced technology, and a safe driving view is secured because the rear safety view is secured. It has excellent effects.
[0017]
In particular, in the present invention, the diameter of the pipe is gradually narrowed to compress the air flow as the first bent portion and the second bent portion, and the discharge flow is increased, which greatly contributes to the water droplet removing effect.
[0018]
The water droplet removing device of the present invention can be mounted on either the upper or lower surface of a side mirror of an automobile and can be mounted on various types of side mirrors, and is extremely versatile.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a state where the present invention is mounted on an upper surface of a side mirror.
FIG. 2A is a front view showing a state where the present invention is mounted on the upper surface of a side mirror. b is a sectional view taken along the line YY in a state where the present invention is mounted on the upper surface of the side mirror.
FIG. 3A is a right side view, partially cut away, showing a state in which the present invention is mounted on an upper surface of a side mirror and water drops at a lower portion of the mirror surface are blown off. b is a right side view, partially cut away, showing a state in which the present invention is mounted on the upper surface of the side mirror and water droplets on the upper surface of the mirror are blown off.
FIG. 4 is a right side view, partially cut away, showing a state in which the present invention is attached to a lower surface of a side mirror and water droplets on an upper portion of the mirror surface are blown off.
FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6a is a front view of a second embodiment of the present invention. b It is a ZZ sectional view of Example 2 of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Side mirror mirror surface 2 Side mirror 2a Side mirror 3 Drop 4 Drop 5 Drop 6 Inlet 6a Inlet 7 First bent part 8 Second bent part 9 Outlet 9a Outlet 10 Double-sided tape 11 Side mirror upper surface 12 Side mirror lower surface 13 Pipe A Water droplet remover B Water droplet remover S Rainwater W Air flow W1 Direction W2 Discharge flow W3 Discharge flow W4 Discharge flow

Claims (2)

自動車のサイドミラーに前後広狭にしたパイプを取付け、走行時の空気流を取込み、上記パイプの径を徐々に狭くして第1屈曲部と第2屈曲部として空気流を圧縮させ、排出口より吐出流としてサイドミラー鏡面に触突させて、自動車が雨天走行する際に鏡面に付着した水滴を吹き飛ばすことができることを特徴とした自動車のサイドミラー鏡面の水滴除去装置。Attach a pipe that is wide and narrow to the side mirror of the car, take in the air flow during traveling, gradually narrow the diameter of the pipe to compress the air flow as the first bent portion and the second bent portion, and from the outlet A water droplet removing device for a mirror of a side mirror of an automobile, characterized in that a water droplet attached to the mirror can be blown off when the automobile travels on rainy weather by contacting the mirror with the side mirror as a discharge flow. 自動車のサイドミラーに一体として組込まれたことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の自動車のサイドミラー鏡面の水滴除去装置。2. The apparatus for removing water droplets on a mirror of a side mirror of an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is integrated into a side mirror of the automobile.
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