JP2014198496A - Front side viewing device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a front side viewing device for vehicle which allows a user to view a front side easily and to feel distance feeling.SOLUTION: A front side viewing device for vehicle 1 comprises: a convex mirror 10 for taking in which is arranged outside of a vehicle 2 and reflects a front side of the vehicle 2; and a plane mirror 20 for displaying which is arranged outside of the vehicle 2 and reflects an image reflected on the convex mirror 10 to a driver. The convex mirror 10 is disposed on a front position and an upper position of the plane mirror 20, and is fixed to the vehicle 20 above a door mirror 3. Thereby, the driver can view a natural state image at the plane mirror 20 compared with a case using a conventional front side viewing device, and the natural state image is an image looked down on an upper part, so that resulting in easiness of feeling distance feeling. In addition, a vertical white line L1 and a lateral white line L2 at a parking area also can be viewed as natural state straight lines by the driver, so misunderstanding of the white lines L1, L2 can be avoided easily.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle front side visual recognition device that can also be used for a so-called right front mirror.

  Conventionally, there is JP, 2009-173246, A as a technique of such a field. The vehicle front side visual recognition device described in this publication is composed of a first reflecting mirror made up of a convex mirror provided on a door mirror and a second reflecting mirror made up of a plane mirror provided on the indoor side. The first reflecting mirror is provided on the door mirror housing, and is arranged at an angle so that the left front side of the vehicle is projected and the image is reflected on the second reflecting mirror. The second reflecting mirror is disposed on the left front dashboard as viewed from the driver, and is positioned in front of the door mirror. With such a mirror configuration, the driver can visually recognize the front side as a blind spot.

JP 2009-173246 A

  However, in the above-described conventional vehicle front side visual recognition device, the first reflecting mirror made of a convex mirror is provided in the housing of the door mirror located outside the vehicle compartment, and the second reflecting mirror made of a plane mirror is arranged in the vehicle interior. The first reflecting mirror is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the left front field of view, but as shown in FIG. In an image viewed with a mirror, white lines appear to be bent, and such a distorted image is very difficult for the driver to visually recognize, and at the same time, it is difficult to obtain a sense of distance.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle front side visual recognition device that makes it easy to visually recognize the front side and easily obtain a sense of distance.

The present invention provides an apparatus for visually recognizing the front side of a vehicle.
A convex mirror for taking-in that is arranged outside the passenger compartment and reflects the front side of the vehicle,
A display plane mirror that is disposed outside the passenger compartment and reflects the image projected on the convex mirror toward the driver;
The convex mirror is located in front of and above the plane mirror, and is fixed to the vehicle above the side mirror.

  In this vehicle front side visual recognition device, the convex convex mirror for projecting the front side of the vehicle is fixed to the vehicle in a state of being positioned above the side mirror, so that the blind spot on the front side of the vehicle can be viewed from above. Can be projected onto a plane mirror. As a result, an image in a natural state can be visually recognized with a plane mirror as compared with the conventional front side visual recognition device, and since the image is viewed from above, an effect that it is easy to grasp a sense of distance is also achieved. For example, when another vehicle is parked next to the vehicle, if the front side view device of the present invention is used, even if there is a person or an object on the front side of the vehicle between the vehicle and the other vehicle, The position can be grasped easily and quickly. Furthermore, when starting your vehicle in a parking lot, you can easily grasp the surroundings of the headlights of other vehicles next to you, and when you start to turn to another vehicle, there is little risk of collision with your vehicle. Become. And since a convex mirror is located ahead and above a plane mirror, it can prevent that a plane mirror is reflected in a convex mirror, and it can prevent that the plane mirror becomes a blind spot.

The plane mirror is positioned above the side mirror.
When such a configuration is adopted, the rear field of view is visually recognized using the side mirror, the front side field of view is visually recognized using the plane mirror, and the plane mirror is positioned above the side mirror. The positional relationship between the upper and lower sides corresponds to the positional relationship before and after visual recognition, and the front view and the rear view are easily visible through the mirror.

The convex mirror is fixed to the outer surface of the A-pillar of the vehicle.
By adopting such a configuration, the convex mirror can be hidden from the driver's field of view by the A pillar. Furthermore, the situation where a convex mirror falls off by opening and closing a door can be reduced compared with the case where a convex mirror is fixed to a door.

The convex mirror is provided on a base portion fixed to the vehicle, and the plane mirror is disposed on an arm portion extending from the base portion to the outside of the vehicle.
Such a configuration can be used as a retrofit vehicle-mounted part.

  According to the present invention, it is easy to visually recognize the front side, and it is easy to obtain a sense of distance.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a vehicle front side visual recognition device according to the present invention. It is a side view of the vehicle which shows the visual field of a convex mirror. It is a rear view of the vehicle which shows the visual field of a convex mirror. It is a top view of the vehicle which shows the visual field of a convex mirror. It is a top view of the vehicle which shows a visual recognition area. It is a perspective view which shows a state when a driver | operator sees the image projected on the plane mirror for a display.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a vehicle front side visual recognition device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that “front and rear, left and right, inside and outside” described below refers to front and rear, left and right, and inside and outside when the door mirror is attached to the vehicle body.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vehicle front side visual recognition device 1 is for the driver D to visually recognize the left front side of the vehicle 2 on the right handle, and the left front side of the vehicle 2. Is an area that becomes a blind spot from the driver D. The front side visual recognition device 1 is fixed to the outer surface of the upper end of the A pillar P1 of the own vehicle 2 and is arranged to project the front side of the own vehicle 2 and from the convex mirror 10 outside the passenger compartment. And a display plane mirror 20 that is arranged outward and reflects an image projected on the convex mirror 10 toward the driver D. In FIGS. 2 and 3, the region sandwiched by the alternate long and short dash line indicates the image capturing region of the convex mirror 10.

  The convex mirror 10 is fixed to the surface of the flat base portion 11, and a seating portion 12 for fixing to the vehicle 2 is provided at the lower end of the base portion 11. The seat 12 is fixed to the outer surface of the upper end of the A pillar P1 of the host vehicle 2 using a strong adhesive. In addition, it is preferable that the base part 11 is arrange | positioned among the A pillars P1 in the vicinity of the upper end of the vertical frame part P2. However, you may arrange | position to the other part of A pillar P1, and may arrange | position to the outer surface of the vertical frame part P2 of a triangular window rear part.

  The convex mirror 10 is positioned forward and above the plane mirror 20 and is fixed to the vehicle 2 above a door mirror 3 that is an example of a side mirror. Thus, since the convex mirror 10 is fixed at a position close to the roof of the vehicle 2, it is possible to project an image that looks down on the ground at a high position.

  The seat portion 12 fixed to the vehicle body 2 is integrally formed with an arm portion 13 extending outward. A mirror holding frame 14 is integrally formed at the tip of the arm portion 13 so as to hang down. A plane mirror 20 is fixed to the mirror holding frame 14.

  The plane mirror 20 is positioned above the door mirror 3 and is disposed at a position where it can be visually recognized from the driver D through the window of the vehicle 2. The plane mirror 20 is a rectangular mirror, but may be a circular mirror. When viewed with the arm portion 13 as a reference, the convex mirror 10 and the plane mirror 20 are disposed so as to hang down at both ends of the arm portion 13.

  4 and 5, the convex mirror 10 includes a vertical white line L1 and a horizontal white line L2 in front of the door mirror 3 between the own vehicle 2 and the other vehicle 40 in the parking lot. It is being fixed to the own vehicle 2 so that the visual recognition area | region S may be projected. The visual recognition area S indicates an area where the ground can be seen when the other vehicle 40 is not parked in the parking space R adjacent to the host vehicle 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the convex mirror 10 is preferably arranged so that a part of the image of the fender F of the own vehicle 2 is captured. It becomes easier to grasp the positional relationship with the car 40.

  In this vehicle front side visual recognition device 1, the convex convex mirror 10 that projects the front side of the vehicle 2 is fixed to the vehicle 2 in a state of being positioned above the door mirror 3, so that the blind spot on the front side of the vehicle 2 can be seen from above. As shown, it can be projected on the display plane mirror 20. As a result, an image in a natural state can be visually recognized with the plane mirror 20 as compared with the conventional front side visual recognition device, and since the image is viewed from above, an effect that the sense of distance is easily grasped is also achieved. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the vertical white line L1 and the horizontal white line L2 in the parking lot can be visually recognized by the driver D as straight lines in a more natural state, so that the white lines L1 and L2 are misidentified. There is an effect that it is easy to avoid.

  For example, when the other vehicle 40 is parked next to the own vehicle 2, if the above-mentioned front side visual recognition device 1 is used, a person or a person is located between the own vehicle 2 and the other vehicle 40 on the front side of the own vehicle 2. Even when an object is present, its position can be grasped easily and quickly, and a safe start is possible. Furthermore, when starting the own vehicle 2 in the parking lot, the surroundings of the headlights of the adjacent other vehicle 40 can be easily grasped, and when the own vehicle 2 is started to turn to the other vehicle 40 side, There is less risk of a collision with the adjacent other vehicle 40. And since the convex mirror 10 is located ahead and above the plane mirror 20, it can prevent that the plane mirror 20 is reflected in the convex mirror 10, and it can prevent that the plane mirror 20 becomes a blind spot. Further, since the capturing convex mirror 10 and the display flat mirror 20 are arranged so that the distance between them increases from the front of the vehicle 2 toward the rear of the vehicle 2, the convex mirror 10 and Wind noise is unlikely to be generated by air passing between the plane mirror 20 and the air.

  Further, the rear view is visually recognized using the door mirror 3, the front side view is visually recognized using the plane mirror 20, and the plane mirror 20 is positioned above the door mirror 3. This corresponds to the front-rear positional relationship in visual recognition, and the front view and the rear view are easily visible through the mirror.

  Further, since the convex mirror 10 is fixed to the outer surface of the A pillar P1 of the vehicle 2, the convex mirror 10 can be hidden from the field of view of the driver D by the A pillar P1. Furthermore, compared with the case where the convex mirror 10 is fixed to the door, the situation where the convex mirror 10 falls off by opening and closing the door can be reduced.

  Moreover, the front side visual recognition apparatus 1 can be utilized as a retrofit vehicle-mounted part by integrating the convex mirror 10, the plane mirror 20, and the arm part 13. FIG.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications as described below are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, the front side visual recognition device 1 is attached to the A pillar P1 on the passenger seat side, but may be attached to the A pillar on the driver seat side.

  The side mirror is provided outside the vehicle such as a door mirror or a fender mirror so that the driver can visually recognize the rear side of the vehicle.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Front side visual recognition apparatus 2 ... Own vehicle (vehicle) 3 ... Door mirror (side mirror) 10 ... Convex convex mirror 11 ... Base part 12 ... Seating part 13 ... Arm part 14 ... Mirror holding frame 20 ... Display plane mirror 40 ... Others Car D ... Driver L1, L2 ... White line P1 ... A pillar

Claims (4)

In the device for visually checking the front side of the vehicle,
A convex mirror for taking-in that is arranged outside the passenger compartment and reflects the front side of the vehicle;
A display plane mirror that is disposed outside the passenger compartment and reflects an image projected on the convex mirror toward a driver;
The front-side visual recognition device for a vehicle, wherein the convex mirror is positioned forward and above the plane mirror and is fixed to the vehicle above the side mirror.   2. The vehicle front side visual recognition device according to claim 1, wherein the plane mirror is positioned above the side mirror.   The vehicle front side visual recognition device according to claim 1, wherein the convex mirror is fixed to an outer surface of an A pillar of the vehicle.   The said convex mirror is provided in the base part fixed to the said vehicle, The said plane mirror is arrange | positioned at the arm part extended to the outward of the said vehicle from the said base part, The any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The vehicle front side visual recognition device according to claim 1.

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