JP2007103212A - Vehicular headlamp structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular headlamp structure capable of widely and brightly illuminating the front side of the vehicle by using LEDs as light sources. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicle equipped with a headlamp 13 using LEDs as light sources is provided, in a lamp 101 for a low beam, with a plurality of projector type lamps 107 using LEDs as light sources, and is provided, in a lamp 102 for a high beam, with at least one projector type lamp 108; and the light of the LEDs is collected in a small range by the projector type lamps 107 and transmitted to a distant place. In addition, a wide range of a distant location is illuminated by the plurality of projector type lamps 107. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in a headlamp structure of a vehicle.

As a conventional headlamp structure of a vehicle, one using many LEDs (light emitting diodes) as a light source is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-260975 A

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 of Patent Document 1, an optical assembly 10 as a headlamp includes a support base 14, a large number of optical elements 11 attached to the support base 14, and these optical elements. 11 and a transparent cover 14 covering the front of 11.
As shown in FIG. 3 of the patent document, the optical element 11 includes an LED 15, an optical guide 18 provided in front of the LED 15, and a lens 19 provided in front of the optical guide 18. .

For example, when the above-described optical element 11 constitutes a low beam lamp, it is necessary to illuminate a wide range in front of the vehicle and brightly illuminate a position away from the vehicle.
The optical element 11 guides the light of the LED 15 forward by the optical guide 18 and condenses it by the lens 19. However, since the optical guide 18 merely allows light to pass through, the optical element 11 condenses only by the lens 19. It is difficult to shine brightly far. To brightly illuminate the irradiation position in front of the vehicle away from the vehicle, the brightness of the LED 15 must be increased.
An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle headlamp structure that can illuminate the front of the vehicle widely and brightly using an LED as a light source.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a vehicle including a headlamp using an LED as a light source, the low beam lamp includes a plurality of first projector type lamps using an LED as a light source, and the second projector type lamp is provided as a high beam lamp. At least one is provided.

  As an operation, the first projector type lamp having the LED as the light source is provided in the low beam lamp, so that the light of the LED is collected in a small range by the first projector type lamp, and the light reaches far. Furthermore, a distant position is illuminated in a wide range by a plurality of projector-type lamps.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a plurality of light guides for guiding part of light from the light source to the outside are provided in the housing of the high beam lamp.
As an action, part of the light from the light source enters the light guide, is guided to the outside from the light guide, and emits light.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the low beam lamp is disposed above and the high beam lamp is disposed below the low beam lamp.
As an action, the low beam lamp is arranged on the upper side, so that visibility is improved when the low beam lamp is turned on. Moreover, it becomes easy to irradiate the wide range of the road surface ahead of a vehicle.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that a position lamp comprising a plurality of LEDs and a flat light guide disposed in front of these LEDs is provided in the headlamp.
As an action, when a plurality of LEDs are turned on, the light from the plurality of LEDs is diffused by the flat light guide and the entire lens emits light.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the light guide includes an inner light guide provided in the sub-housing and an outer light guide formed integrally with the inner light guide.
As an action, the light of the light source in the sub housing is guided from the inner light guide unit to the outer light guide unit, and the outer light guide unit emits light.

The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the outer light guide portion is a stay portion of a high beam lamp.
As an action, the outer light guide portion of the light guide is a stay portion, and the high beam lamp is supported by the stay portion.

The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the outer light guide part is provided with a front corner part for guiding the front irradiation light of the high beam lamp.
As an operation, the front irradiation light emitted from the high beam lamp is guided into the outer light guide from the front corner portion of the outer light guide, and causes the outer light guide to emit light together with the light guided from within the sub-housing.

The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the headlamp is formed in an elliptical shape in the rear upper part, the low beam lamp is provided in the outer upper part, and the high beam lamp is provided in the inner lower part.
As an effect, by providing the low beam lamp in the upper part on the outer side of the headlamp, the visibility of the low beam lamp arranged further upward and on the side of the vehicle is further improved.

  In the invention according to claim 1, since the low beam lamp includes a plurality of first projector type lamps using LEDs as light sources, and the high beam lamp includes at least one second projector type lamp, the first projector type lamp The LED light can be gathered in a small range and brightly lit up to a distant position in front of the vehicle, and a wide range in front of the vehicle can be illuminated by providing a plurality of first projector type lamps.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the housing of the high beam lamp is provided with a plurality of light guides that guide part of the light from the light source to the outside. Therefore, the light guide is made to emit light and the visibility of the headlamp is further enhanced. In addition, the appearance can be improved by the design of the light guide.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the low beam lamp is arranged above and the high beam lamp is arranged below the low beam lamp. And the road surface can be illuminated more widely.

  In the invention according to claim 4, since the position lamp comprising the plurality of LEDs and the flat light guide disposed in front of these LEDs is provided in the headlamp, the light of the plurality of LEDs is guided. The entire body can emit light, and visibility can be improved. In addition, a novel appearance of the headlamp can be obtained.

  In the invention according to claim 5, since the light guide includes the inner light guide provided in the sub housing and the outer light guide formed integrally with the inner light guide, the light source of the sub housing is provided. Light can be smoothly guided from the inner light guide unit to the outer light guide unit, and the outer light guide unit can emit light effectively.

  In the invention according to claim 6, since the outer light guide portion is the stay portion of the high beam lamp, the high beam lamp can be supported by the stay portion, and the stay portion is also used by the light guide body. There is no need to provide a support stay for the high beam lamp, and the number of parts can be reduced to reduce the cost.

  In the invention according to claim 7, since the outer light guide part is provided with the front corner part for guiding the front irradiation light of the high beam lamp, the outer light guide part is caused to emit light together with the light guided from within the sub-housing. And the external light guide portion can emit light more brightly.

  In the invention according to claim 8, the headlamp is formed in an elliptical shape in the rear upper part, the low beam lamp is provided in the outer upper part, and the high beam lamp is provided in the inner lower part. And it can arrange | position to the vehicle width direction outer side more, and can improve the visibility of the lamp for low beams more.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings are viewed in the direction of the reference numerals.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicle that employs a headlamp structure according to the present invention. The vehicle 10 has a front cover 12 that constitutes a front portion of a vehicle body cover 11 and a pair of left and right headlamps 13 and 14 13) and a pair of left and right front blinkers 16, 17 (only the reference numeral 16 on the front side is shown) are disposed, and a pair of left and right rear combination lamps 21 are provided on the rear cover member 18 constituting the rear portion of the vehicle body cover 11. 22 (only the reference numeral 21 on the front side is shown) is a scooter type motorcycle, and LEDs (light emitting diodes) are used as light sources for the headlamps 13, 14, front turn signals 16, 17, and rear combination lamps 21, 22. It was.

  In the figure, 31 is a windshield provided at the top of the front cover 12, 32 is a bar handle, 33 is a front fork steered by the bar handle 32, 34 is a front wheel attached to the lower end of the front fork 33, and 36 is for the front wheel. Disc brake, 37 is a floor step on which the driver puts his feet, 41 is a tandem seat, 42 and 42 (only the reference numeral 42 on the near side is shown) is a pair of left and right grab rails arranged inside the rear cover member 18, 43, 43 (only the reference numeral 43 on the front side is shown) is an opening for inserting a hand to be hung on the grab rails 42, 44 is a pivot shaft provided on a vehicle body frame (not shown), and 45 is swingably attached to the pivot shaft 44. The swing arm 46 is a rear wheel attached to the rear end of the swing arm 45, and 47 is a rear wheel 4 from the power unit (not shown) side. A drive shaft for transmitting power to, 48 rear wheel disc brake, 51 a rear fender covering an upper side of the rear wheel 46, 52 is a stand.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of a vehicle according to the present invention. Headlamps 13 and 14 of the vehicle 10 are portions arranged on the left and right of an opening 61 provided in the center of the front cover 12, and the front blinkers 16 and 17 This is a portion disposed on the side protrusions 62 and 63 provided on the left and right of the front cover 12 at a position above the headlamps 13 and 14.

In the figure, reference numeral 66 denotes a front lower cover that constitutes the vehicle body cover 11 disposed below the front cover 12, and 67 denotes an opening opened at the front of the front lower cover 66.
The above-described openings 61 and 67 are portions that take in the traveling wind into the vehicle body cover 11, and urge heat dissipation of the power unit, for example, with the captured traveling wind.

  FIG. 3 is a rear view of the vehicle according to the present invention. A display device 73 including a meter 71 and an EL (Electro-Luminescence) display 72 is arranged behind the windshield 31 and in front of the bar handle 32, and the bar handle. 32 shows that the front sides of the grips 74 and 76 provided on the left and right sides of 32 are covered with the side protrusions 62 and 63 described above, and the rear combination lamps 21 and 22 are arranged on the left and right sides of the rear cover member 18, respectively.

Each of the rear combination lamps 21 and 22 has a function of a tail lamp, a stop lamp, and a rear turn signal.
In the figure, 81 is a clutch lever, 82 is a front brake lever, and 83 is a silencer of an exhaust device.

Next, the detailed structure of the vehicle 10 described above will be described.
FIG. 4 is an external view of a vehicle according to the present invention. A vehicle body cover 11 that covers a part of the vehicle 10 also serves as a cowl member, is attached to a vehicle body frame (not shown), and a main body that covers the rear part from the front part. A cover member 202; a foot cover portion cover member 203 provided below a foot passage space through which a foot passes when the driver moves up and down; and a rear cover provided above the rear portion of the body portion cover member 202 and covering the lower portion of the occupant seat 41 And the member 18.

  Since the surface 18a of the rear cover member 18 and the surface 202a provided in the rear portion 202c of the main body cover member 202 are formed so as to be smoothly continuous when viewed from the side, the rear cover is closed when the occupant seat 41 is closed. The member 18 and the rear portion 202c of the main body cover member 202 can have a sense of unity, and can be viewed as a seat cowl 206 as a whole of the vehicle.

Therefore, the rear cover member 18 can be regarded as the upper seat cowl 207, and the rear portion 202 c of the main body cover member 202 can be regarded as the lower seat cowl 208.
Here, 211 is a chipping guard that covers the sliding portion of the front fork 33, 212 is a drive shaft cover that covers the drive shaft 47 (see FIG. 1), 213 is an axle of the front wheel 34, 214 and 216 are front end portions of the shift pedal, and A step portion provided at the rear end portion, 217 is an axle of the rear wheel 46, and 218 is a drive case for connecting the drive shaft 47 (see FIG. 1) and the rear wheel 46.

FIG. 5 is a rear side view of the vehicle according to the present invention. The passenger seat 41 is divided into a driver seat 221 and a passenger seat 222, and the passenger seat 222 is a driver seat. 221 is configured to be openable and closable independently.
In addition, left and right rear combination lamps 21 and 22 provided on the rear of the vehicle body (only the reference 21 on the front side) are provided with openings 43 and 43 (on the front side) provided between the upper seat cowl 207 and the lower seat cowl 208. Only the reference numeral 43 is shown).

Generally, a rear combination lamp is provided with a recess in a rear cowl and is housed in this recess. Therefore, the shape of the rear cowl becomes complicated and expensive.
In this regard, in the present invention, since the rear combination lamps 21 and 22 are disposed in the opening 43, it is not necessary to provide a recess in the seat cowl 206, and even if it is provided, a shallow recess can be used. As a result, the shape of the seat cowl 206 is simplified, and the manufacturing cost of the vehicle body cover 11 including the seat cowl 206 can be reduced.

Next, the operation of the passenger seat 222 described above will be described.
FIG. 6 is an operation diagram showing the operation of the passenger seat according to the present invention. The passenger seat 222 is configured to be independent from the driver seat 221 and to be opened and closed by the hinge portion 224.
Assuming that the occupant seat is composed of an integrated tandem seat in which a passenger seat is made continuous with a driver seat, the occupant seat becomes large and heavy.

In this regard, in the present invention, the occupant seat 41 in which the driver's seat 221 and the passenger's seat 222 are separated is employed.
The passenger seat 222 is inevitably small and light, so that opening and closing is extremely easy.

FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of the vehicle according to the present invention (however, the passenger seat 222 is opened). The rear portion of the vehicle 10 includes a storage portion 231 provided at the rear portion of the vehicle body for storing articles. A passenger seat 222 that covers the storage portion 231 so as to be openable and closable, a lower seat cowl 208 that forms a part of a seat cowl that covers the lower portion of the passenger seat 222, and a rear portion of the vehicle body frame for the passenger to grip Grab rails 42, 42 provided in
In the present embodiment, two helmets can be stored in the storage unit 231.

FIG. 8 is an external view of the vehicle according to the present invention as viewed from the rear, and an open / close switch 241 for opening and closing the passenger seat 222 is provided at the rear end portion 206b of the seat cowl 206. FIG.
Since the opening / closing switch 241 for opening and closing the passenger seat 222 is provided at the rear end portion 206b of the seat cowl 206, the passenger seat 222 can be opened and closed from both sides of the vehicle 10. Thereby, the operativity at the time of opening and closing passenger seat 222 can be improved.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a headlamp according to the present invention. The headlamp 13 includes a low beam lamp 101 disposed above, a high beam lamp 102 disposed below the low beam lamp 101, and the low beam lamp. A position lamp 103 (details will be described later) provided around the lamp 101 and the high beam lamp 102, a housing 104 that supports and accommodates these, and a transparent lens 105 attached to the front of the housing 104. .
The low beam lamp 101 is composed of a plurality of projector type lamps 107, and the high beam lamp 102 is composed of one projector type lamp 108.

  FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a headlamp according to the present invention. A high beam lamp 102 is provided with three light guides 111 to 113 on a side wall 109. When the high beam lamp 102 is turned on, This is a part that emits light using a part of light.

  FIG. 11 is a side view of a headlamp according to the present invention. A high beam lamp 102 is protruded forward of the vehicle with respect to the low beam lamp 101 so as to follow the inclination of the lens 105, and a part of the low beam lamp 101 is formed. It shows that the appearance is improved by making a part of the high beam lamp 102 visible from the side.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a projector type lamp provided in the low beam lamp according to the present invention, which is cut vertically.
The projector-type lamp 107 includes a sub-housing 116 provided in the housing 104 (see FIG. 9), a reflector 117 disposed in the sub-housing 116, a support portion 118 attached to the center of the rear portion of the reflector 117, and the support portion. LED 120 attached to the front of 118, convex lens 121 attached to the front end of sub-housing 116 in front of LED 120, and a light-shielding plate (not shown) for forming a light distribution that prevents glare for the driver of the oncoming vehicle The reflector 117 having a reflecting surface of an ellipse or a compound ellipse and the convex lens 121 are small, have high light condensing properties, and can illuminate far away. Reference numerals 123 and 124 denote conductive wires that supply power to the LED 121.
In the low beam lamp 101 (see FIG. 9), a plurality of projector-type lamps 107 (four in the embodiment) are used, so that a wide range in front of the vehicle can be illuminated brightly.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a high beam lamp according to the present invention, which is cut substantially vertically.
The high beam lamp 102 includes a sub-housing 131 provided in the housing 104 (see FIG. 9), a reflector 132 disposed in the sub-housing 131, a halogen light bulb 133 as a light source attached to the rear center of the reflector 132, The sub-housing 131 includes a convex lens 134 attached to the front end of the sub-housing 131 in front of the halogen bulb 133 and a light shielding plate (not shown) for forming a light distribution that prevents glare for the driver of the oncoming vehicle. Are provided with transparent light guides 111 to 113 (only 111 and 113 are shown). Reference numerals 136 and 136 denote terminals of the halogen bulb 133, reference numeral 137 denotes a connector connected to the terminals 136 and 136, and reference numerals 138 and 139 denote conductors for supplying power to the halogen bulb 133 through the socket 137.

The light guide 111 includes an inner light guide portion 142 inserted into the sub housing 131 and an outer light guide portion 143 formed integrally with the inner light guide portion 142.
The light guide 112 (see FIG. 9) has the same structure as the light guide 111, and a description thereof will be omitted.
The light guide body 113 includes an inner light guide portion 146 inserted into the sub housing 131 and an outer light guide portion 147 formed integrally with the inner light guide portion 146. The part 148 extends to the lower side of the convex lens 134.

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the high beam lamp according to the present invention. The high beam lamp 102 includes a sub housing 131 and a convex lens 134, and the sub housing 131 is attached to the housing 104 (see FIG. 4) side. A rear body 151 and a front body 152 coupled to the front portion of the rear body 151, and the light guide 111 and the light guide 112 are integrated between the rear body 151 and the front body 152, respectively. The attachment of the body assembly 154 and the light guide 113 is shown.
The light guide 111 and the inner light guide 142 of the light guide 112 constitute a part of the ring.

FIGS. 15A and 15B are explanatory views of a position lamp according to the present invention.
(A) is a front view of the position lamp 103, an acrylic light guide 161 is disposed in a portion of the headlamp 13 excluding the low beam lamp 101 and the high beam lamp 102, and the back side of the light guide 161. It shows that the position lamp 103 is configured by arranging a plurality of LEDs 162 in FIG. In the drawing, the outline of the light guide 161 is indicated by a bold line.
The position lamp 103 notifies the presence of the host vehicle and the vehicle width to the front of the vehicle in the evening or at night, and the position lamp 103 of the present invention increases the light emitting area to further improve the visibility. Can do.

(B) is a cross-sectional view of the position lamp 103, which is cut substantially vertically.
The light guide 161 is easy to diffuse light, for example, is colored milky white.
The LED 162 is attached to the front surface 104a of the housing 104 that is partially formed in a stepped shape up and down.

Next, the operation of the light guides 111 to 113 of the headlamp 13 described above will be described.
FIGS. 16A and 16B are operation diagrams showing the operation of the light guide according to the present invention.
In (a), when the halogen light bulb 133 is turned on, the light emitted from the filament is reflected by the reflector 132 and collected at the focal point as shown by arrows A and B in the figure, and then refracted by the convex lens 134. And go ahead.

  As indicated by an arrow C, a part of the light from the halogen light bulb 133 proceeds into the light guide 111 and the inner light guide part 142 of the light guide 112 (not shown), and the light guide 111 and the light guide 112 are passed through. Make it emit light.

Further, as indicated by an arrow D, part of the light from the halogen bulb 133 proceeds into the inner light guide 146 of the light guide 113 and causes the light guide 113 to emit light. Further, as shown by an arrow E, a part of the light in the convex lens 134 proceeds from the front corner portion 148 of the light guide body 113 to cause the light guide body 113 to emit light. Therefore, the light guide 113 can emit light more brightly.
Since the light that contributes to the light emission of the light collectors 111 to 113 is different from the light that illuminates the front of the vehicle, the brightness of the high beam lamp 102 can be ensured.

(B) is the figure which looked at the light emission state of the light guides 111-113 from the front.
Since the three light guides 111 to 113 shine slightly around the bright convex lens 134, visibility can be improved and a new impression can be given as appearance.

The operation of the position lamp 103 described above will be described next.
17A and 17B are operation diagrams showing the operation of the position lamp according to the present invention.
In (a), when each LED 162 is lit, the light emitted from the LED 162 is diffused by the light guide 161 and emits light.

  (B) shows a state in which the position lamp 103 emits light (the portion where cross-hatching is applied in the figure is the portion that emitted light). Since the wide area of the headlamp 13 excluding the low beam lamp 101 and the high beam lamp 102 emits light substantially uniformly, the visibility can be further enhanced.

  As described above with reference to FIGS. 2, 9, and 12, the present invention firstly uses the LED 120 as the light source for the low beam lamp 101 in the vehicle 10 including the headlamps 13 and 14 that use the LED 120 as the light source. A plurality of projector-type lamps 107 as first projector-type lamps are provided, and the high-beam lamp 102 is provided with at least one projector-type lamp 108 as a second projector-type lamp.

  The projector-type lamp 107 can collect the light of the LED 120 in a small range and illuminate brightly up to a distant position in front of the vehicle. Moreover, by providing a plurality of projector-type lamps 107, a wide range in front of the vehicle can be illuminated. .

Secondly, the present invention is characterized in that the housing 104 of the high beam lamp 102 includes a plurality of light guides 111 to 113 that guide part of light from the light source to the outside.
The light guides 111 to 113 can emit light to further improve the visibility of the headlamps 13 and 14, and the appearance of the light guides 111 to 113 can be improved.

Thirdly, the present invention is characterized in that the low beam lamp 101 is disposed above and the high beam lamp 102 is disposed below the low beam lamp.
By disposing the low-beam lamp 101 that is always on, the visibility of the headlamps 13 and 14 can be improved, and the road surface can be illuminated more widely.

  Fourthly, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 15 (a) and 15 (b), the present invention provides a plurality of LEDs 162 in the headlamps 13 and 14, and a flat plate-shaped guide disposed in front of these LEDs 162. A position lamp 103 including a light body 161 is provided.

  Light from the plurality of LEDs 162 can be diffused by the light guide body 161 so that the entire light guide body 161 can emit light, and visibility can be improved. Further, a novel appearance of the headlamps 13 and 14 can be obtained.

  In the fifth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 13, inner light guides 142, 142, and 146 (indicated by reference numeral 142 only indicate one) provided in the sub-housing 131 on the light guides 111 to 113, Outer light guides 143, 143, and 147 (reference numeral 143 only shows one) formed integrally with the inner light guides 142, 142, and 146 are provided.

  Thereby, the light of the halogen light bulb 133 which is a light source in the sub-housing 131 can be smoothly guided from the inner light guides 142, 142, 146 to the outer light guides 143, 143, 147, and the outer light guide 143, 143 143 and 147 can be made to emit light effectively.

The sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 13, the outer light guide parts 143, 143, and 147 are the stay parts of the high beam lamp 102.
As a result, the high beam lamp 102 can be supported by the stay portion, and since the light guides 111 to 113 also serve as the stay portion, it is not necessary to provide a special support stay for the high beam lamp 102 and the number of parts is reduced. Thus, the cost can be reduced.

  Seventhly, according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 16, the outer light guides 143, 143, and 147 are provided with front corners 148 for guiding the front irradiation light of the high beam lamp 102. Features.

  Accordingly, the outer light guides 143, 143, and 147 can be caused to emit light by the front irradiation light together with the light guided from within the sub-housing 131, and the external light guides 143, 143, and 147 can be caused to emit light more brightly. .

Eighth, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the headlamps 13 and 14 are formed in an elliptical shape on the rear upper side, the low beam lamp 101 is provided on the outer upper side, and the high beam lamp 102 is arranged on the inner lower side. It is provided in the part.
Thereby, the low beam lamp 101 can be arranged higher and more outward in the vehicle width direction, and the visibility of the low beam lamp 101 can be further enhanced.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the halogen light bulb 133 is used as the light source of the high beam lamp 102. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an LED or a high-intensity discharge lamp (HID lamp) is used. Also good. The LED is preferably an LED having a higher luminance than the LED 120 (see FIG. 12) of the low beam lamp.

  The headlamp structure of the present invention is suitable for a motorcycle.

It is a side view of the vehicle which employ | adopted the headlamp structure which concerns on this invention. 1 is a front view of a vehicle according to the present invention. 1 is a rear view of a vehicle according to the present invention. 1 is an external view of a vehicle according to the present invention. 1 is a rear side view of a vehicle according to the present invention. It is an action figure which shows the effect | action of the passenger seat which concerns on this invention. 1 is a rear perspective view of a vehicle according to the present invention. It is the external view which looked at the vehicle which concerns on this invention from back. It is a front view of the headlamp which concerns on this invention. 1 is a perspective view of a headlamp according to the present invention. It is a side view of the headlamp which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing of the projector type lamp with which the low beam lamp which concerns on this invention is equipped. It is sectional drawing of the lamp | ramp for high beams which concerns on this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the principal part of the high beam lamp which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the position lamp which concerns on this invention. It is an effect | action figure which shows the effect | action of the light guide which concerns on this invention. It is an operation view showing an operation of the position lamp according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle, 13, 14 ... Head lamp, 101 ... Low beam lamp, 102 ... High beam lamp, 103 ... Position lamp, 107, 108 ... Projector type lamp, 111-113 ... Light guide, 120 ... LED, 131 ... Housing (sub-housing), 142, 146 ... inner light guide, 143, 147 ... outer light guide, 148 ... front corner, 161 ... light guide.

Claims (8)

In a vehicle including a headlamp that uses an LED as a light source,
The low beam lamp includes a plurality of first projector type lamps using the LED as a light source,
The high beam lamp includes at least one second projector-type lamp.   2. The vehicle headlamp structure according to claim 1, wherein the housing of the high beam lamp includes a plurality of light guides for guiding part of light from the light source to the outside.   3. The vehicle headlamp structure according to claim 1, wherein the low beam lamp is disposed above and the high beam lamp is disposed below the low beam lamp.   4. A position lamp comprising a plurality of LEDs and a flat light guide disposed in front of the LEDs is provided in the headlamp. Vehicle headlamp structure.   3. The vehicle headlamp according to claim 2, wherein the light guide includes an inner light guide provided in the sub-housing and an outer light guide formed integrally with the inner light guide. Construction.   6. The vehicle headlamp structure according to claim 5, wherein the outer light guide portion is a stay portion of the high beam lamp.   7. The vehicle headlamp structure according to claim 5, wherein the outer light guide portion includes a front corner portion for guiding the front irradiation light of the high beam lamp.   8. The head lamp is formed in an elliptical shape in the rear upper part, the low beam lamp is provided in an outer upper part, and the high beam lamp is provided in an inner lower part. The headlamp structure for a vehicle according to any one of the preceding claims.

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