JP2014193696A - Vehicular peripheral vision confirmation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular peripheral vision confirmation device capable of obtaining clear images by avoiding affection of irradiation light of a luminaire provided together with a camera and sunlight.SOLUTION: Irradiation light of a side turn lamp 20 and sunlight are blocked by an eaves part 4 provided on an outside peripheral part of a camera lens part 12 facing to an opening window part 2 of a housing 1, thereby injection of the light to the camera lens part 12 can be avoided. As a result, halation caused by injection of the light is not generated, and clear monitor images can be obtained.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle peripheral vision confirmation device with an illumination function that is disposed on a vehicle body outer surface of a vehicle such as an automobile and confirms a rear view, a side view, a lower view, or the like of the vehicle.

  As a vehicle peripheral vision confirmation device, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, a device in which a side view camera and an LED lamp are arranged in a housing of a side turn lamp mounted on a side surface of a vehicle body is known. Yes.

JP 2009-286234 A

  In the disclosed structure of Patent Document 1, an LED lamp and a side view camera are provided on the base plate surface of the side turn lamp, and these are covered with a light-transmitting cover.

  For this reason, when the LED lamp is turned on, the irradiation light may enter the side view camera, causing halation in the monitor image and disturbing the image.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a vehicle peripheral vision confirmation device capable of obtaining a clear image that avoids the influence of irradiation light or sunlight incident on a lighting device provided with a camera.

  A vehicle peripheral vision checking device according to the present invention is mounted on an outer surface of a vehicle body, and includes a housing having an opening portion at a required portion of a peripheral wall,

  A camera disposed in the housing and having a camera lens portion disposed in the window portion;

  And an illuminating device disposed inside the housing and having a light projection lens portion disposed at a required portion of the peripheral wall of the housing.

  The main feature is that an outer peripheral portion of the window portion is provided with a flange portion that blocks the irradiation light or sunlight of the lighting device.

  According to the present invention, the illumination light and sunlight from the illumination device are blocked by the flange provided on the outer periphery of the camera lens unit facing the open window of the housing, and enter the camera lens unit. Avoided.

  As a result, a clear image can be obtained without causing halation due to light in the image of the peripheral field of view taken by the camera and displayed on the vehicle interior monitor.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional explanatory view of the vehicle peripheral vision confirmation device shown in FIG. 1. The schematic perspective view which shows the example of mounting of the periphery visual field confirmation apparatus for vehicles. The schematic perspective view which shows the example of mounting of the periphery visual field confirmation apparatus for vehicles. The schematic perspective view which shows the example of mounting of the periphery visual field confirmation apparatus for vehicles. The schematic perspective view which shows the example of mounting of the periphery visual field confirmation apparatus for vehicles.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 is used for visually recognizing a rear view of a vehicle, for example, and is arranged in a substantially rectangular housing 1 that is horizontally long in the front-rear direction and inside the housing 1. The provided camera 10 and the illuminating device 20 are provided.

  The housing 1 is molded with an appropriate synthetic resin material, and a circular opening part 2 is formed on the rear end wall 1A, and the camera lens part 12 of the camera 10 is inserted and disposed therein. It is.

  The camera 10 is fastened and fixed inside the housing 1 via a bracket 13 provided on the camera body 11, and the energization / communication cable 14 connected to the camera body 11 is pulled out of the housing 1 and mounted on the vehicle, not shown. Connected to the video control device.

  The camera body 11 can be attached to the bracket 13 so as to be rotatable in the vehicle width direction and the vertical direction so that the photographing direction can be automatically adjusted.

  In this embodiment, a side turn lamp is used as the lighting device 20.

  The side turn lamp 20 includes a plurality of LEDs 22 arranged in the front-rear direction as a light source on a lamp base 21 that is horizontally long in the front-rear direction, and is covered with a lamp lens 23 as a light projection lens unit to constitute a lamp unit. is there.

  The side turn lamp 20 is formed by, for example, attaching the lamp lens 23 to a horizontally long recessed portion 3 formed over the rear end wall 1A and the front end wall 1C on the upper side of the side wall 1B of the housing 1 in the vehicle width direction. The lamp lens 23 is disposed so as to be inside the peripheral edge portion of the recessed portion 3 by being attached through the inside of the housing 1.

  Here, on the outer peripheral portion of the fenestration portion 2 where the camera lens portion 12 of the camera 10 is exposed, a collar portion 4 that blocks illumination light or sunlight from the side turn lamp 20 is provided. .

  In the present embodiment, the recessed portion 5 is formed in a multi-stage shape on the rear end wall 1A of the housing 1, the opening portion 2 is formed in the bottom of the recessed portion, and the multi-stage peripheral side portion of the recessed portion 5 is the flange portion 4. It is said.

  In the present embodiment, the housing 1 is provided with a mounting portion 6 on the side wall 1D on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and is mounted on the outer side surface of the vehicle body via the mounting portion 6.

  3 to 6 each show an example of mounting the vehicle peripheral vision checking device M of the present embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the housing 1 is connected to the triangular corner of the front door 30 via the mounting portion 6. It is attached to the piece 31. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the housing 1 is similarly attached to the door body 32 below the triangular corner piece 31.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of mounting on a front fender. The housing 1 is mounted on the rear upper side of the front fender 33 via the mounting portion 6 in the vicinity of the triangular corner piece 31.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of mounting on the roof side, and the housing 1 is mounted on the front side of the roof panel 34 via the mounting portion 6.

  In any of the mounting examples described above, a rear viewing function equivalent to a general-purpose door side mirror can be obtained.

  In other words, the rear view of the vehicle can be photographed by the camera 10 and displayed on the vehicle interior monitor to confirm the rear view, and the right and left turn signals can be illuminated and displayed by turning on the side turn lamp 20.

  Therefore, it is not necessary to place the door side mirror over the side of the front door 30 via the door mirror stay as in the prior art, so that the driver's direct view is not obstructed and the side turn lamp 20 is additionally provided. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is compact and easy to design a vehicle body.

  Here, irradiation light and sunlight when the above-described side turn lamp 20 is turned on are blocked from being incident on the camera lens unit 12 by the flange portion 4 provided in the outer peripheral portion of the opening portion 2 of the housing 1. It is done.

  As a result, it is possible to obtain a clear image without causing halation due to light in the image of the rear field of view captured by the camera 10 and displayed on the vehicle interior monitor.

  The above-described collar part 4 may be provided so as to protrude outward of the housing 1, but by providing a concave part 3 around the outside of the fenestration part 2 to function as the collar part 4 as in this embodiment. The housing 1 can be configured compactly.

  In the embodiment, the side turn lamp is exemplified as the lighting device 20, but a maneuvering lamp or a welcome lamp can also be used. Further, a side turn lamp and a maneuvering lamp or a welcome lamp can be provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, the rear view is confirmed. However, it is also possible to arrange the camera lens portion 12 on the bottom wall 1E of the housing 1 so that the view of the periphery lower side of the vehicle body can be confirmed.

  Furthermore, it is also possible to arrange the vehicle peripheral vision confirmation device M at the rear end of the roof on the upper side of the back door of the vehicle body so as to confirm the peripheral visibility behind the back door.

M ... Peripheral view confirmation device 1 for vehicle ... Housing 1A ... Rear end wall (peripheral wall)
2 ... Window part 4 ... Gutter part 5 ... Concave part 10 ... Camera 12 ... Camera lens part 20 ... Side turn lamp (illumination device)
23. Lamp lens (light projection lens)

Claims (2)

A housing that is mounted on the outer surface of the vehicle body and has a window portion at a required portion of the peripheral wall;
A camera disposed in the housing and having a camera lens portion disposed in the window portion;
An illuminating device disposed inside the housing, the light projection lens portion being disposed at a required portion of the peripheral wall of the housing, and
The vehicle peripheral vision confirmation device according to claim 1, further comprising: a flange portion that blocks incident light or sunlight from the illumination device at an outer peripheral portion of the opening portion. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the opening portion is formed on a concave bottom surface of a concave portion partially formed on a peripheral wall of the housing, and a peripheral side portion of the concave portion is used as the flange portion. Peripheral visibility check device.

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