JP2008238893A - Rear side visual inspection device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rear side visual inspection device for a vehicle provided with a CCD camera instead of a side mirror and simply mountable on both of right and left sides of a vehicle body even in failure of the CCD camera. <P>SOLUTION: This rear side visual inspection device 30 for the vehicle has a mirror body 31 reflecting rear and side parts of the vehicle 10, a holding part 32 for holding the mirror body 31, and a mounting part supporting the holding part 32 and being detachably mountable on a vehicle body 11 side. When positioning the holding part 32 outside vehicle width of the mounting part 33 and the mirror body 31 outside the holding part 32, the mounting part 33, the holding part 32, and the mirror body 31 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center in the direction of width of the vehicle body (the center of the vehicle body) and are nipped and held on at least either of windows 27, 28 on right and left sides on a front side of the vehicle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle rear side visual recognition device (side mirror) that can be used as soon as possible when a camera breaks down in a vehicle that confirms a rear side image only with a camera attached to the side of a vehicle body. It is.

Generally, a vehicle is provided with a side mirror for rear side confirmation. However, the side mirror has a shape that protrudes outward from the vehicle width, and may interfere with traveling in a narrow alley or parking. For the above reasons, air resistance increases during high-speed traveling, which may cause noise such as wind noise.
Therefore, in recent years, attempts have been made to confirm the rear side of the vehicle by another method.

As such a vehicle, a vehicle has been introduced in which a rear side image is confirmed only by a camera without using side mirrors attached to the left and right outer sides of the vehicle (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-255020 (page 3, FIG. 1-3)

The technique of Patent Document 1 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a front view of a vehicle for confirming a conventional rear side image with a camera, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a vehicle compartment shown in FIG.
8 and 9, a conventional vehicle rear side viewing device 110 includes a left CCD (charge coupled device) camera 111 provided on the left of the vehicle 100 and a right CCD provided on the right of the vehicle 100. The camera 112 includes left and right monitor televisions 113 and 114 which are provided in the passenger compartment 101 with the steering wheel 102 interposed therebetween and which respectively check the rear side images of the vehicle 100 displayed by the left and right CCD cameras 111 and 112.

In the vehicular rear side visual recognition device 110, the CCD cameras 111 and 112 are precision parts, which may break down due to the intrusion of rainwater and the like. As an example, when the CCD cameras 111 and 112 and the monitor televisions 113 and 114 are out of order, there is a method in which left and right side mirrors for emergency are attached to the outside of the vehicle 100, respectively.
However, the provision of the right and left side mirrors for emergency use requires not only a large storage space but also a heavy weight.

  The present invention is a vehicle provided with a CCD camera instead of a side mirror, which can be easily attached even when the CCD camera is broken and can be attached to either the left or right side of the vehicle body (emergency emergency device) It is an object to provide a mirror for both left and right.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle having a mirror main body that projects the rear side of the vehicle, a holding portion that holds the mirror main body, and a mounting portion that is supported by the holding portion and is detachably attached to the vehicle body. It is a rear side visual recognition device, and when the holding part is located outside the vehicle width of the attaching part and the mirror body is located outside these holding parts, the attaching part, the holding part and the mirror body are It is formed so as to be symmetrically arranged with respect to the center in the width direction of the vehicle body, and is sandwiched between at least one of the front left and right windows of the vehicle body.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the attachment portion is formed along the front left and right windows, and has an attachment bent portion that can be attached to both the front left and right windows.

  In the invention according to claim 1, since the vehicle rear side visual recognition device is formed so as to be symmetrically arranged with respect to the center in the width direction of the vehicle body, it can be used by being attached to either of the left and right front windows of the vehicle. As a result, the storage space may be smaller and the vehicle can be lighter than when the vehicle is provided with right and left vehicle rear side-viewing devices for emergency use.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, since the attachment bent part was provided with the attachment bending part which can be attached to both of the front left and right windows, it can be attached to either of the front left and right windows. In addition, since it is formed along the left and right windows on the front side, it is possible to prevent displacement due to vibration and wind while the vehicle is running, and to increase the mounting rigidity with respect to the mirror body.

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 perspective view of a vehicle that employs a vehicular rear side viewing device according to the present invention.
The vehicle 10 shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the left and right front fenders 13 and 14 covering the front side of the vehicle body 11 and the front fenders 13 and 14, and displays images of the left and right rear sides of the vehicle 10. Left and right monitor televisions 21 and 22 provided with left and right CCD (charge coupled device) cameras 15 and 16 and a steering wheel 18 sandwiched around an instrument panel 17 in the passenger compartment 12 so that the images of the CCD cameras 15 and 16 can be seen. And front and left vehicle doors 23 and 24 that are attached to the side of the vehicle body 11 so that an occupant can get on and off, window frames 25 and 26 provided on the vehicle doors 23 and 24, and a vehicle The front doors 23 and 24 are attached to the doors 23 and 24 so as to be movable up and down, and the front left and right windows 27 and 28 are guided by the window frames 25 and 26.

  The vehicular rear side visual recognition device 30 according to the present invention is an emergency device that can be mounted on both the left and right vehicular doors 23 and 24 when the CCD cameras 15 and 16 and the monitor TVs 21 and 22 break down. It is a mirror.

2 is a perspective view of the vehicular rear side visual recognition device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the vehicular rear side visual recognition device shown in FIG.
The vehicle rear side visual recognition device 30 includes a mirror main body 31 that projects the rear side of the vehicle 10 (see FIG. 1), a holding portion 32 that holds the mirror main body 31 in a swingable manner, and the holding portion 32. And an attachment portion 33 that is detachably attached to the vehicle body 11 (see FIG. 1).

  The mirror body 31 is formed on a mirror 35 that projects the rear side of the vehicle 10 (see FIG. 1), a mirror holder 36 that supports the mirror 35, and one end of the mirror holder 36, and can swing on the holding portion 32. And a ball receiving portion 37 supported by the.

The holding portion 32 is fitted to the ball receiving portion 37 of the mirror main body 31 and extends from the mounting portion 33 with a ball 38 (see FIG. 3) for holding the mirror main body 31 in a swingable manner. It consists of a stay part 39 that supports it.
In other words, the ball receiver 37 and the ball 38 constitute a universal joint.

The attachment portion 33 includes a base portion 43 formed by a channel having a groove shape in a cross-sectional view, and a pad 45 lined (inserted) in the groove groove 44 of the base portion 43. The base portion 43 is formed to follow the front end upper corners 27a, 28a (see FIG. 6) of the windows 27, 28, and has a mounting bent portion 47 fitted into the front end upper corners 27a, 28a of the windows 27, 28.
The attachment bent portion 47 is a portion bent into a shape that can be attached to both the front left and right windows 27 and 28 (see FIG. 1).

  Since the mounting portion 33 is provided with the mounting bent portion 47 that can be mounted on both the front left and right windows 27 and 28, it can be mounted on both the front left and right windows 27 and 28. In addition, since the front corners 27a and 28a (see FIG. 6) of the windows 27 and 28 are formed in accordance with the front corners 27a and 28a, the vehicle 10 (see FIG. 1) is prevented from being displaced by vibrations and winds, and attached to the mirror body 31. Stiffness can be increased.

  In the vehicular rear side visual recognition device 30, since the ball receiving portion 37 of the mirror body 31 is fitted to the ball 38 of the holding portion 32, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle body 11 (see FIG. 1) can be swung back and forth as indicated by an arrow B. Therefore, the direction of the mirror body 31 can be freely changed with respect to the mounting portion 33.

  That is, the vehicle rear side visual recognition device 30 is supported by the mirror main body 31 that reflects the rear side of the vehicle 10 (see FIG. 1), the holding portion 32 that holds the mirror main body 31, and the holding portion 32. It is comprised from the attaching part 33 detachably attached to the vehicle body 11 side. Since the attachment portion 33 is sandwiched between at least one of the front left and right windows 27 and 28 (see FIG. 1) of the vehicle 10, the vehicle rear side viewing device 30 can be easily attached and detached. it can.

4A and 4B are front views of the vehicular rear side viewing device shown in FIG. 2, and FIGS. 5A and 5B are vehicular rear side views shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the visual recognition device, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the vehicular rear side visual recognition device shown in FIG. 1.
4A shows the front of the vehicular rear side visual recognition device 30 in the state shown in FIG. 2, and as shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. The visual recognition device 30 is fitted into the front end upper corner 27a of the window 27 of the left vehicle door 23, and the mounting portion 33 is sandwiched between the front end upper corner 27a of the window 27 and the inside of the front end upper corner 25a of the window frame 25. Can do. Since it is only sandwiched between the windows 27, the vehicle rear side visual recognition device 30 can be quickly attached.

  The vehicle rear side visual recognition device 30 can rotate as indicated by an arrow C as shown in FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), it can be set in a symmetric form with respect to the vehicle rear side visual recognition device 30 shown in FIG. 4 (a). Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 6B, the vehicle rear side visual recognition device 30 is fitted into the front end upper corner 28 a of the window 28 of the right vehicle door 24, and the mounting portion 33 is fitted. Can be sandwiched between the front end upper corner 28a of the window 28 and the inside of the front end upper corner 26a of the window frame 26.

  That is, in the vehicle rear side visual recognition device 30, the attachment portion 33 is sandwiched between the front left and right windows 27, 28, and the holding portions 32 are respectively positioned outside the vehicle width of the attachment portion 33. When the mirror main body 31 is positioned on the outer side of the vehicle 10, the attachment portion 33, the holding portion 32, and the mirror main body 31 are formed so as to be symmetrically arranged with respect to the vehicle width direction center (vehicle body center) of the vehicle body. It can be used by being attached to either of the windows 27 and 28 on the front side. As a result, the storage space may be smaller and the vehicle 10 can be reduced in weight as compared with the case where the vehicle 10 is provided with right and left vehicle rear side view devices for emergency use.

  Further, since the holding part 32 holds the mirror main body 31 in a displaceable manner with respect to the attachment part 33, the mirror main body 31 can be quickly put into an actual use state when being held between the front left and right windows 27 and 28. it can.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the vehicle rear side visual recognition apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
The vehicle rear side visual recognition device 60 includes a mirror main body 61 that projects the rear side of the vehicle 10 (see FIG. 1), a holding portion 62 that holds the mirror main body 61 in a swingable manner, and the holding portion 62. The mounting portion 63 is supported and is detachably attached to the vehicle body 11 (see FIG. 1) side.

The mirror main body 61 is a component having substantially the same configuration as the mirror main body 31 (see FIG. 2), and includes a mirror 65 and a mirror holder 66.
The holding portion 62 is configured by a deformable flexible arm that connects the mirror main body 61 and the mounting portion 63.

  The attachment portion 63 is a component having substantially the same configuration as the attachment portion 33 (see FIG. 2), and includes a base portion 73 and a pad 75 that is lined (inserted) in the concave groove 74 of the base portion 73. The base portion 73 is formed to follow the front end upper corners 27a, 28a of the windows 27, 28, and has a mounting bent portion 77 that fits into the front end upper corners 27a, 28a of the windows 27, 28.

  The vehicle rear side visual recognition device 30 according to the present invention has been described by taking the vehicle 10 having the window frames 25, 26 on the vehicle doors 23, 24 as shown in FIG. Regardless of the vehicle, in a vehicle without a window frame, any vehicle may be used as long as it is sandwiched between the vehicle body 11 and the window.

  The vehicle rear side visual recognition device according to the present invention is suitable for use in passenger cars such as sedans and wagons.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] It is a perspective view of the vehicle which employ | adopted the vehicle rear side visual recognition apparatus based on this invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle rear side visual recognition device shown in FIG. 1. It is a top view of the vehicle rear side visual recognition apparatus shown by FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the vehicle rear side visual recognition device shown in FIG. 2. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of the vehicle rear side visual recognition apparatus shown by FIG. FIG. 2 is a side view of the vehicular rear side viewing device shown in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view of the rear side visual recognition device for vehicles of the 2nd example concerning the present invention. It is a front view of the vehicle which confirms the conventional rear side image with a camera. It is a perspective view which shows the compartment of the vehicle shown by FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle, 27, 28 ... Front left and right window, 30 ... Rear side visual recognition device for vehicles, 31 ... Mirror main body, 32 ... Holding part, 47 ... Mounting bending part.

Claims (2)

A rear side view device for a vehicle having a mirror main body that projects the rear side of the vehicle, a holding portion that holds the mirror main body, and a mounting portion that is supported by the holding portion and is detachably attached to the vehicle body. And
When the holding portion is positioned outside the vehicle width of the mounting portion and the mirror main body is positioned outside the holding portion, the mounting portion, the holding portion, and the mirror main body are in the width direction of the vehicle body. A rear side-viewing device for a vehicle, which is formed so as to be symmetrically arranged with respect to the center and is sandwiched between at least one of the front left and right windows of the vehicle body.   2. The attachment portion according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion is formed along the front left and right windows and includes an attachment bent portion that can be attached to both the front left and right windows. Rear side visual recognition device for vehicles.

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