JP2006131084A - Vehicular lighting device structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide vehicular lighting device structure making lighting of a lighting device be in a manner of a light emitting diode, by using a bulb light. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of small-diameter lens parts 61 mutually separated are formed to a lens body 55 which covers a tail lamp 34 from behind. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular lamp structure applied to a tail lamp or the like of a motorcycle.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a vehicle lighting device such as a tail lamp in which the brightness of a lens is improved by using bulb light without waste (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-16105

By the way, in recent vehicle lighting devices, there are some in which a plurality of light emitting diodes are used as light sources to cause the lens to emit light in a spot shape, but such a configuration is disadvantageous in terms of cost. For this reason, there is a demand for a configuration that can turn on the lighting device like a light emitting diode after using bulb light as in the prior art.
Therefore, the present invention provides a vehicular lamp structure that can use a bulb light to turn on the lamp like a light emitting diode.

  As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is characterized in that a plurality of small-diameter lenses spaced from each other are provided on a lens (for example, the lens body 55 of the embodiment) that covers one side of a lamp (for example, the tail lamp 34 of the embodiment). A part (for example, the small-diameter lens part 61 of the embodiment) is formed.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to obtain an appearance as if a plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged by causing the lens to emit light in a spot shape.

  The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that the small-diameter lens portion is a semi-convex spherical lens (for example, the semi-convex spherical lens 61a of the embodiment).

  According to this configuration, it becomes easy to collect the bulb light in a spot shape, and the brightness of the small-diameter lens portion can be emphasized.

  The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that a light reducing portion (for example, convex rib 62 of the embodiment) coaxial with the small diameter lens portion is provided on the outer periphery of the small diameter lens portion.

  According to this configuration, contrast between light and dark is easily generated between the small-diameter lens portion and the outer periphery thereof, and the brightness of the small-diameter lens portion can be further emphasized.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to produce a high-class feeling of the lighting device by setting the lighting device to have an appearance as if a plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged.
According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, the brightness of the small-diameter lens portion is made to stand out, so that the sense of quality of the lamp can be further enhanced.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the directions such as front, rear, left and right in the following description are the same as those in the vehicle unless otherwise specified. In the figure, the arrow FR indicates the front of the vehicle, the arrow LH indicates the left side of the vehicle, and the arrow UP indicates the upper side of the vehicle.

  In the motorcycle 1 shown in FIG. 1, a pair of left and right front forks 12 that pivotally support the front wheel WF are pivotally supported by a head pipe 11 provided at the front end portion of the body frame 10 via a stem 12a. . A handle 13 is attached to the upper portion of the stem 12a, and a front fender 14 is attached to the lower portion of the stem 12a so as to cover the front wheel WF.

  The body frame 10 is a so-called low-floor backbone type in which the position of the main frame 10a extending rearward from the head pipe 11 is provided low. A front end portion of the rear fork 15 that pivotally supports the rear wheel WR is pivotally supported near the rear end portion of the main frame 10a (substantially intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body frame 10). A pair of left and right rear cushions 16 are disposed between the rear portion of the rear fork 15 and the rear portion of the vehicle body frame 10 (seat frame 10b).

  A power unit P including an air-cooled single cylinder type engine E and a transmission M is mounted at the center of the body frame 10. The driving force from the power unit P can be transmitted to the rear wheel WR via the chain 17. A carburetor 19 is disposed above the engine E, and an air cleaner case 18 is disposed above the carburetor 19.

  A fuel tank 20 is disposed above the rear wheel WR and inside the seat frame 10b. The fuel tank 20 is located below the rear portion of the seat 23 (rear passenger seating portion), and the seat 23 is opened and closed via a hinge (not shown), so that the fuel tank 20 and the front portion of the seat 23 (for the driver) It is possible to access the storage box 23a disposed below the seating portion. In the figure, symbol MS indicates a main stand that supports the vehicle body in an upright state, and symbol SS indicates a side stand that supports the vehicle body in an upright state inclined to the left side.

  The seat frame 10b, the storage box 23a, the fuel tank 20, and the like are covered with a rear body cover 21 made of synthetic resin. The seat 23 is supported by the rear body cover 21 and the seat frame 10b. A rear fender 22 that covers the rear rear upper side of the rear wheel WR is connected to the rear lower side of the rear body cover 21.

  Referring to FIG. 2 as well, in the left and right grips 28 and 29 provided at both ends of the handle 13, the right grip 29 is configured as an accelerator grip, and a front brake lever 30 is disposed in front of the grip 29. Established. The periphery of the handle 13 is covered with a handle cover 31 so that both grips 28 and 29 protrude, and a headlamp 32 is disposed at the front center of the handle cover 31.

  The front portion of the vehicle body frame 10, the engine E, the carburetor 19, the air cleaner case 18, and the like are covered with a front vehicle body cover 26 made of synthetic resin. The front body cover 26 mainly includes the left and right leg shields 24 and a front top cover 25 that extends between the upper front sides of the leg shields 24. A pair of left and right leg shield covers 24a are detachably attached to the outer portions of the leg shields 24, respectively. In addition, left and right front blinkers 27 are disposed on the upper side of each leg shield 24 along the upper edge of the leg shield cover 24a. A rear combination lamp 33 in which a pair of left and right rear blinkers 35 and a tail lamp 34 are integrally provided is disposed at the rear end of the rear body cover 21.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the rear combination lamp 33 has a substantially trapezoidal shape with a narrow upper part in rear view, and forms a tail lamp 34 at the center in the vehicle width direction of the lamp case 41. On both sides of the lamp case 41, left and right rear turn signals 35 are formed.

  The lamp case 41 forms a rear end surface of the rear vehicle body cover 21 and bends both side portions and extends diagonally outward and forward to form a rear lens both side surfaces of the rear vehicle body cover 21 and the combination lens. And a case main body 42 disposed inside 51 (inside the vehicle body cover).

  Referring to FIG. 5 together, the combination lens 51 forms a rear wall portion, both side wall portions, and a lower wall portion of the lamp case 41, and faces forward from the upper edge portion of the rear wall portion. The upper rib 51a standing upright, the front edge of the both side walls connected to the upper rib 51a, and the front edge of the lower wall are fitted to the outer peripheral edge of the case body 42 via a sealant, and the rear The combination lens 51 is fixed to the case main body 42 by tightening the screws 52b penetrating the boss portions 52a on both sides of the wall portion into the tightening portion 42a of the case main body 42.

  The case main body 42 bulges forward in the vehicle width direction center portion to form a reflector 43 for the tail lamp 34, and the reflector 43 includes a rear wall portion of the combination lens 51 and a lower wall connected thereto. Together with this part, a lamp chamber 43A for the tail lamp 34 is formed. In addition, relatively narrow recesses 44 are formed on both side portions of the case body 42 so as to form the lamp chambers 44A for the rear turn signals 35 together with both side wall portions of the combination lens 51 and lower wall portions connected thereto. The

  That is, the rear wall portion of the combination lens 51 and the lower wall portion connected thereto constitute a lens for the tail lamp 34 (hereinafter referred to as tail lens 52), and both side wall portions of the combination lens 51 and the lower wall portion connected thereto are The left and right rear winker 35 lenses (hereinafter referred to as winker lenses 53) are configured.

  The tail lens 52 and the blinker lenses 53 are configured to be separate from each other, and the tail lens 52 is directly fixed to the case main body 42 by screws 52b penetrating the boss portions 52a provided on the tail lens 52. On the other hand, each winker lens 53 is fixed to the lamp case 41 together with the tail lens 52 by having the adjacent portion 53a of the side edge of the tail lens 52 engaged with the tail lens 52 from the front and pressed against the tail lens 52. The

  Valve sockets 45a and 46a at the front end of the main harness are detachably attached to the bottom (front end) of the reflector 43 and the front end of each recess 44, respectively, and the bulb sockets 45a and 46a are connected to the tail lamp 34 and The valves 45 and 46 for the rear turn signals 35 are held so as to face the lamp chambers 43A and 44A from the front to the rear.

  The bulb 45 for the tail lamp 34 is a so-called double filament sphere, and the tail lamp 34 also functions as a brake lamp by switching the light intensity of the bulb 45. Further, the valves 45 and 46 are disposed so as to have substantially the same height in the vicinity of the lower wall portion of the lenses 52 and 53. In order to form a reflecting surface for each of these valves 45 and 46, the inner surface of the case body 42 is plated with aluminum.

  From the lower edge of the case main body 42, a support plate 47 having a rear view square shape extends downward. A reflector plate 47a is attached to the rear surface side of the support plate 47, and an insertion pin 47b to the grommet 22a of the rear fender 22 projects from the front surface side. Further, from both sides of the upper portion of the case main body 42, connecting plates 48 to the rear body cover 21 are extended forward, and the rear combination lamp 33 is attached to the vehicle body via the connecting plates 48 and the support plate 47. Fixed.

  A wave shape or the like is appropriately formed on the inner surface side of the lower wall portion of each of the lenses 52 and 53 in order to suppress the downward transmission of the bulb light. A colorless and transparent clear lens 54 is provided so as to transmit the light. Therefore, the tail lamp 34 also functions as a license lamp that illuminates the license plate 36 attached to the rear side of the rear fender 22 when the tail lamp 34 is turned on.

  On the inner surface side of the side wall portion of the winker lens 53, a so-called flute-cut lens 57 having a semicircular cross section extending obliquely outwardly forward while extending slightly outwardly from the adjacent portion 53a with the tail lens 52 is provided. A plurality of stages are formed vertically. On the other hand, on the inner surface side of the rear wall portion of the tail lens 52, a plurality of flute cut lenses 56 extending substantially horizontally across the both side portions are formed vertically so that the number of steps is smaller than that of the flute cut lens 57. The Hereinafter, the rear wall portion of the tail lens 52 will be described as a lens body (lens) 55.

  Further, on the inner surface side of the lens body 55 of the tail lamp 34, four stages of contrast lens portions 58 are formed so as to be substantially equidistant in the vertical direction extending in parallel with the flute cut lenses 56 over both side portions thereof. Referring to FIG. 6 as well, each contrast lens portion 58 includes a plurality of cylindrical lenses 58a having a semicircular cross section along the vertical direction arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction. The light distribution characteristics are different.

  The lens body 55 of the tail lens 52 is inclined so that the lower part is positioned forward from the upper part, and the lower part (in other words, the part facing the valve 45) is convex forward in a side view. It is curved to become. On the other hand, the lowermost contrast lens portion 58 is located at substantially the same height as each of the valves 45 and 46, and therefore the lowermost contrast lens portion 58 is provided along the curved top of the lens body 55. ing.

  Here, three, two, three, and two small-diameter lens portions 61 are formed on the respective contrast lens portions 58 on the inner surface side of the lens body 55 in order from the lowest one. The small-diameter lens portions 61 are spaced apart from each other so as to be widely dispersed on the lens body 55, and are arranged so as to be staggered and bilaterally symmetric in rear view.

  Referring to FIG. 7 as well, each small-diameter lens portion 61 is composed of a semi-convex spherical lens 61a that is convex forward, and is capable of condensing bulb light when the tail lamp 34 is lit. Further, on the outer periphery of each small-diameter lens portion 61, a convex rib (light-reducing portion) 62 is formed so as to share the central axis C of the small-diameter lens portion 61 and surround the small-diameter lens portion 61. Each convex rib 62 has a semicircular shape with a convex cross section on the front side, and the outer surface thereof is subjected to a graining process (or knurling process may be used) to reduce the light while suppressing the transmission of bulb light. . Projection heights (indicated by T in the figure) of the semi-convex spherical lenses and the convex ribs 62 from the lens body 55 are substantially the same, and are higher than those of the flute cut lenses 56.

  By configuring the lens body 55 as described above, when the tail lamp 34 is turned on, the bulb light reaches the lens body 55 directly or after being reflected by the reflecting surface of the reflector 43, and is diffused by each flute cut lens 56 to be diffused by the lens body 55. Is emitted over almost the entire region, and each contrast lens portion 58 causes a line-shaped light contrast in the lens body 55, and each small-diameter lens portion 61 causes the lens body 55 to emit light in a spot shape. At this time, the light emission of the lens body 55 is suppressed on the outer periphery of each small-diameter lens portion 61 by the action of each convex rib 62.

  As described above, the vehicular lamp structure in the above embodiment has a plurality of small-diameter lens portions 61 that are separated from each other on the lens body 55 that covers the tail lamp 34 from behind.

  According to this configuration, by causing the lens body 55 to emit light in a spot shape, the tail lamp 34 can be turned on as if a plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged. can do.

  Further, in the vehicle lighting device structure described above, since each small-diameter lens portion 61 is a semi-convex spherical lens 61a, the bulb light can be easily condensed in a spot shape, and the brightness of each small-diameter lens portion 61 is emphasized. Therefore, the luxury feeling of the tail lamp 34 can be further improved.

  Further, in the vehicle lighting device structure described above, by providing the convex rib 62 coaxial with the small-diameter lens portion 61 on the outer periphery, contrast between the small-diameter lens portions 61 and the outer periphery thereof is generated. Therefore, the brightness of each small-diameter lens unit 61 can be further emphasized.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, each small-diameter lens portion 61 is formed by cutting a lens along the vertical or horizontal direction, or centered on the optical axis of the bulb 45. It may be formed by applying a Fresnel step-shaped lens cut, and may be formed on the outer surface side of the lens body 55.
Further, the dimming portion on the outer periphery of the small-diameter lens portion 61 is a prism-like convex rib that bends or reflects the bulb light, is formed in a concave shape, or is subjected to non-transparent printing or the like. It may be a thing.
Furthermore, the vehicle lighting device structure described above can be applied not only to the tail lamp 34 but also to each rear turn signal 35 and the like.
The configuration in the above embodiment is an example of the present invention, and it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to application to a motorcycle, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 is a side view of a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of the motorcycle. Fig. 3 is a front view of a rear combination lamp of the motorcycle. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. It is BB sectional drawing in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the lens main body in a tail lamp. It is DD sectional drawing in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

34 Tail lamp
55 Lens body (lens)
61 Small-diameter lens part 61a Semi-convex spherical lens 62 Convex rib (dimming part)

Claims (3)

A vehicular lamp structure comprising a plurality of small-diameter lens portions that are spaced apart from each other on a lens that covers one side of the lamp. The vehicular lamp structure according to claim 1, wherein the small-diameter lens portion is a semi-convex spherical lens. The vehicle lighting device structure according to claim 1, wherein a light reducing portion coaxial with the small-diameter lens portion is provided on an outer periphery of the small-diameter lens portion.

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