JP2014004923A - Door mirror with turn lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the appearance of a door mirror with a turn lamp which has a frame.SOLUTION: A door mirror 1 with a turn lamp includes: a mirror 2; a mirror housing 3 holding the mirror 2; a housing cover 4 which covers the mirror housing 3 from the vehicle front side and serves as an exterior member; a turn lamp 5 which is exposed from an opening of the housing cover 4; and a frame 8 for reinforcing the mirror housing 4. The turn lamp 5 is attached to an attachment part 10 formed at the mirror housing 3 and is in contact with a support part, which protrudes from the frame 8 to the vehicle front side, to be supported by the support part.

Description

  The present invention relates to a door mirror with a turn lamp provided in a vehicle, and more particularly to a structure for attaching a turn lamp to a door mirror.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, turn lamps are installed on both sides of a vehicle in the vehicle width direction in order to notify a right turn and a left turn around the vehicle by a blinking signal. Also, recently, in order to improve the visibility of signals, turn lamps are also provided on door mirrors that extend most in the vehicle width direction. In this door mirror with a turn lamp, the housing cover is covered so as to cover the front side of the mirror housing that holds the mirror, and the turn lamp is exposed from the cutout of the housing cover.

  In recent years, a frame is attached to the inner side of the mirror housing as a reinforcing member in order to suppress rattling of the mirror attached to the mirror housing and reinforce the mirror housing. An example thereof is described in Patent Document 1.

  In Patent Document 1, the turn lamp is fastened to the mirror housing and the frame, and the concave portion of the turn lamp and the convex portion of the housing cover that are formed at the corresponding positions are engaged.

JP 2011-051435 A

  Here, in the door mirror with a turn lamp described in Patent Document 1, if there is a positional deviation due to a dimensional error or an assembly error between the mirror housing and the frame, when the turn lamp is fastened to the frame, There will be a slight shift in the assembly position of the turn lamp. As a result, when the housing cover is attached to the mirror housing, there arises a problem that the positional relationship between the housing cover and the turn lamp is out of order and the appearance is deteriorated. Further, when there is a deviation in the positional relationship between the housing cover and the turn lamp, even if an attempt is made to engage the concave portion of the turn lamp and the convex portion of the housing cover as in Patent Document 1, there is a possibility that the engagement cannot be performed. . Even if they can be engaged, the housing cover is distorted and looks bad.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent misalignment between the turn lamp and the housing cover in a door mirror with a turn lamp having a frame, and to improve the appearance. .

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs a configuration in which the turn lamp is supported on the frame without being coupled to the frame.

  Specifically, the door mirror with a turn lamp according to the present invention includes a mirror, a mirror housing that holds the mirror, a housing cover that covers the mirror housing from the front side of the vehicle, and an opening of the housing cover. The turn lamp is attached to a mounting portion formed on the mirror housing, and the turn lamp is attached to a support portion that protrudes from the frame to the front side of the vehicle. Supported in contact.

  According to the door mirror with a turn lamp according to the present invention, the turn lamp is attached to the mirror housing, but is not attached to the frame but is simply supported by contact. Even if it occurs, the turn lamp can be attached to the mirror housing with high positional accuracy without being affected by this. As a result, when the housing cover is attached to the mirror housing, the positional accuracy between the turn lamp attached to the mirror housing and the housing cover can be maintained high, and the appearance of the door mirror with the turn lamp can be improved.

  In the door mirror with a turn lamp according to the present invention, it is preferable that the mirror housing and the turn lamp respectively have engaging portions that engage with each other at outer end portions in the vehicle width direction.

  In this case, since the turn lamp is engaged not only by the mounting portion of the mirror housing but also by the engaging portion, the turn lamp can be firmly attached to the mirror housing. Moreover, since the engaging part of a mirror housing and a turn lamp is provided in the outer edge part of those vehicle width directions, it can suppress that a turn lamp rocks | fluctuates in the vehicle front-back direction by using an attachment part as a fulcrum.

  In this case, it is preferable that the support portion of the frame supports the turn lamp on the opposite side of the engagement portion with the attachment portion of the mirror housing interposed therebetween.

  According to such a configuration, the turn lamp is supported by the mirror housing and the frame on the outer side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction with the mounting portion of the mirror housing interposed therebetween. This is further advantageous in preventing the rocking.

  In the door mirror with a turn lamp according to the present invention, the turn lamp has a coupler connected to a harness for supplying power to the turn lamp, and the support portion supports the turn lamp at a position corresponding to the coupler in the vehicle width direction. It is preferable.

  According to such a configuration, since the frame support portion supports the turn lamp at a position corresponding to the coupler in the vehicle width direction, vibration in the vicinity of the coupler can be suppressed, and disconnection between the coupler and the harness is prevented. Furthermore, flapping of the harness can be suppressed.

  Moreover, in the door mirror with a turn lamp according to the present invention, the turn lamp may be fastened to the mounting portion of the mirror housing.

  According to the door mirror with a turn lamp according to the present invention, the positional accuracy between the housing cover and the turn lamp can be improved without being affected by the variation in the position of the mirror housing and the frame constituting the door mirror. As a result, the appearance of the door mirror with a turn lamp can be improved.

It is a perspective view which shows the door mirror with a turn lamp which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the door mirror with a turn lamp which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the inner side of the turn lamp of the door mirror with a turn lamp which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the side facing the turn lamp of the frame of the door mirror with a turn lamp which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an expanded sectional view showing a portion which a frame and a turn lamp contact in a door mirror with a turn lamp concerning one embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following description of the preferred embodiments is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the invention, its method of application, or its application.

  First, an overall configuration of a door mirror with a turn lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a door mirror with a turn lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a door mirror with a turn lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  A door mirror 1 with a turn lamp according to the present embodiment (hereinafter simply referred to as a door mirror) is used for a driver's rear confirmation, and is fixed to an outer panel of a front door of a vehicle. Although details will be described later, the door mirror 1 has a retracted posture (a posture in which a direction substantially perpendicular to the mirror surface and a vehicle width direction substantially coincide) and a deployed posture (a direction substantially perpendicular to the mirror surface and a vehicle front-rear direction). Can be taken as an attitude that is substantially identical. Here, in the following description, a state in which the door mirror 1 is in the unfolded position will be described for convenience, and as shown in FIG. Is referred to as a “vehicle width direction”, and a direction perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle width direction is referred to as a “vehicle vertical direction”. In the following description, the right door mirror 1 will be described, but the left door mirror has the same configuration as that of the right door mirror 1 except that it is bilaterally symmetric.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a door mirror 1 includes a mirror 2, a mirror housing 3 that holds the mirror 2, a housing cover 4 that serves as an exterior member that covers the mirror housing 3 from the front side of the vehicle, and a mirror housing. 3 and a turn lamp 5 that is exposed from an opening of the housing cover 4.

  Specifically, the mirror 2 is mounted on a mirror holder 6, and the mirror holder 6 is supported by a mirror angle adjustment unit 7 via a pivot ball (not shown) so as to be tiltable. The mirror angle adjustment unit 7 is fixed to the rear side of the mirror housing 3 with respect to the vehicle, whereby the mirror 2 is held by the mirror housing 3. With such a configuration, the mirror angle adjusting unit 7 can tilt the mirror holder 6, and the angle of the mirror 2 with respect to the mirror housing 3 can be adjusted. However, the configuration is not limited to such a configuration. For example, when the function of adjusting the angle of the mirror 2 is not required, the mirror 2 may be directly attached to the mirror housing 3.

  On the other hand, a housing cover 4 is attached to the front side of the mirror housing 3 so as to cover the mirror housing 3. In the present embodiment, the housing cover 4 is composed of two members, an upper panel 4a that covers the upper side of the mirror housing 3 and the lower panel 4b that covers the lower side. It may be constituted by three or more members.

  A turn lamp 5 is attached to a part of the mirror housing 3 on the front side of the vehicle. Here, the turn lamp 5 is attached to the mirror housing 3 so as to be exposed from the housing cover 4. Here, the housing cover 4 is formed so as to have an opening such as a notch at a position where the turn lamp 5 is provided in advance, and the turn lamp 5 is configured to be exposed from the opening. The details of the mounting structure of the turn lamp 5 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a frame 8 is provided inside the mirror housing 3 so as to reinforce the mirror housing 3. Specifically, the frame 8 is attached so as to fit inside the mirror housing 3 from the vehicle rear side. The frame 8 is made of a material having higher rigidity than the mirror housing 3 and is attached to the inner side of the mirror housing 3 to improve the rigidity of the mirror housing 3 and prevent twisting and the like. In the present embodiment, the frame 8 is attached to the mirror housing 3 so as to be fitted thereto. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is sufficient that the frame 8 can reinforce the mirror housing 3.

  Furthermore, the door mirror 1 includes the mirror base 9 to be fixed to the outer panel of the front door as described above. The mirror base 9 is connected to an outer panel of the front door and is connected to a rotating shaft attached to the frame 8. Thereby, parts other than the mirror base 9 of the door mirror 1 can be rotated around the rotation axis, and the door mirror 1 can take the retracted posture and the deployed posture. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, an electric unit having a rotating shaft may be provided in the frame 8 and the rotating shaft may be connected to the mirror base 9. It becomes possible to be in a posture and a deployed posture.

  Next, a structure for attaching a turn lamp to a mirror housing in a door mirror according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the turn lamp according to the present embodiment, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the frame according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a diagram of a portion where the frame according to the present embodiment and the turn lamp are in contact with each other. It is an expanded sectional view.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mirror housing 3 is formed with a boss 10 which is an attachment portion for attaching the turn lamp 5, while the turn lamp 5 corresponds to the position of the boss 10. Thus, the fastening hole 11 is formed in the flange extending in the vehicle vertical direction. The positions of the boss 10 and the fastening hole 11 are aligned, and the fastening lamp 11 of the turn lamp 5 and the boss 10 of the mirror housing 3 are connected using the bolt 12 that is a fastener. It is concluded to. In the present embodiment, the turn lamp 5 is attached to the mirror housing 3 using the bolts 12, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the attaching portion of the mirror housing 3 is a concave portion, and a convex portion corresponding to this is provided on the turn lamp 5. The turn lamp 5 may be attached to the mirror housing 3 by fitting them.

  The turn lamp 5 is supported on the frame 8 while being attached to the mirror housing 3 as described above. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the frame 8 is formed with a support portion 13 that protrudes toward the turn lamp 5 side (the vehicle front side), and the support portion 13 is located inside the turn lamp 5. I support it. In the present embodiment, the surface of the support portion 13 that contacts the turn lamp 5 has a cross shape, but is not limited to this shape, and any shape that can support the turn lamp 5 may be used.

  As described above, the turn lamp 5 is not only fastened to the mirror housing 3 but also supported by the frame 8, so that the turn lamp 5 can be attached more firmly. Further, since the turn lamp 5 is not fastened to the frame 8 and is only supported in contact therewith, even if a variation in the position of the mirror housing 3 and the frame 8 occurs, the turn lamp 5 is not affected by it. The turn lamp 5 is attached to the mirror housing 3 with high positional accuracy. For this reason, when the housing cover 4 is attached to the mirror housing 3, the positional accuracy between the turn lamp 5 and the housing cover 4 can be maintained high, and as a result, the appearance of the door mirror 1 can be improved.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the turn lamp 5 is attached to the mirror housing 3 via two bosses 10, but the support portion 13 is not positioned on a straight line passing through the two bosses 10. It is preferable to support the turn lamp 5. This is because if the support portion 13 supports the turn lamp 5 on a straight line passing through the two bosses 10, the turn lamp 5 may swing in the vehicle front-rear direction with the boss 10 and the support portion 13 as fulcrums.

  The turn lamp 5 is not only attached to the boss 10 of the mirror housing 3, but an engaging portion is formed at an outer end portion of the turn lamp 5 in the vehicle width direction, for example, and the engaging portion is the mirror housing 3. You may be engaged with the engaging part formed in the outer edge. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the turn lamp 5 has a concave portion 5 a as an engaging portion, and the concave portion 5 a is fitted to the convex portion 3 a that is an engaging portion formed on the outer edge of the mirror housing 3. May be. At this time, the turn lamp 5 is preferably supported by the support portion 13 of the frame 8 on the opposite side of the engagement portion with the boss 10 interposed therebetween. In this way, since both sides of the turn lamp 5 in the vehicle width direction are supported by the mirror housing 3 and the frame 8, the turn lamp 5 can be prevented from swinging in the vehicle front-rear direction with the boss 10 as a fulcrum.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a harness 14 for supplying power to the turn lamp 5 may be connected to the turn lamp 5. At this time, the harness 14 is connected to the coupler 15 provided in the turn lamp 5. In the present embodiment, a cylindrical coupler 15 extending upward from the upper end of the turn lamp 5 is provided. Here, the turn lamp 5 is preferably supported in contact with the support portion 13 of the frame 8 at a position corresponding to the coupler 15 in the vehicle width direction. Here, the position corresponding to the coupler 15 in the vehicle width direction corresponds to, for example, the portion A in FIG. When this portion is supported by the support portion 13, vibration near the coupler 15 can be suppressed, the harness 14 can be prevented from falling off the coupler 15, and flapping of the harness 14 can be prevented.

  As described above, the present invention is useful for a structure for attaching a turn lamp to a door mirror of a vehicle.

1 (with turn lamp) Door mirror 2 Mirror 3 Mirror housing 3a Convex part (engaging part)
4 Housing cover 4a Upper panel 4b Lower panel 5 Turn lamp 5a Recess (engagement part)
6 Mirror holder 7 Mirror angle adjustment unit 8 Frame 9 Mirror base 10 Boss (mounting part)
11 Fastening hole 12 Bolt (fastener)
13 Supporting part 14 Harness 15 Coupler

Claims (5)

A door mirror with a turn lamp, comprising: a mirror; a mirror housing that holds the mirror; a housing cover as an exterior member that covers the mirror housing from the front side of the vehicle; and a turn lamp that is exposed from an opening of the housing cover. And
A frame for reinforcing the mirror housing;
The door lamp with a turn lamp, wherein the turn lamp is attached to an attachment portion formed on the mirror housing, and is supported in contact with a support portion protruding forward from the frame to the vehicle.   2. The door mirror with a turn lamp according to claim 1, wherein the mirror housing and the turn lamp respectively have engaging portions that engage with each other at outer end portions in the vehicle width direction.   The door mirror with a turn lamp according to claim 2, wherein the support portion supports the turn lamp on the opposite side of the engagement portion with the attachment portion interposed therebetween. The turn lamp has a coupler connected to a harness for supplying power to the turn lamp,
The door mirror with a turn lamp according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support portion supports the turn lamp at a position corresponding to the coupler in a vehicle width direction.   The door mirror with a turn lamp according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the turn lamp is fastened to the attachment portion.

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