JP2020157978A - Vehicle cabin internal mirror device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a vehicle cabin internal mirror device which achieves high aesthetic quality.SOLUTION: A vehicle cabin internal mirror device (20) has: a body part (30) provided within a vehicle cabin; and a mirror unit (40) which is provided at the body part (30) in a swingable manner. The mirror unit (40) includes: a base member (50) supported by the body part (30); a mirror member (60) which is detachably supported by the base member (50) and enables a mirror surface (60a) to be disposed facing the vehicle cabin; and a cover part (80) which can cover the mirror surface (60a) of the mirror member (60). The cover part (80) includes a transmission part (81a) which can transmit light in at least a part thereof.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle interior mirror device that can be used by an occupant in the vehicle interior.

Some vehicles may be equipped with an interior mirror device for the occupant to project his / her face when redressing. There is a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 as a prior art relating to a mirror device for an automobile interior.

A vehicle interior mirror device as shown in Patent Document 1 includes a main body portion and a mirror unit provided on the main body portion so as to be swingable.

The mirror unit is provided with a detachable mirror member capable of reflecting an occupant, and a blinking lighting member adjacent to the mirror member.

Jitsukaisho 62-129344

The mirror unit faces the passenger compartment and forms part of the interior design. If the design of the mirror unit can be enhanced, the design of the vehicle interior can also be enhanced, which is preferable.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mirror device for a vehicle interior having a high design.

According to the present invention, in a vehicle interior mirror device having a main body portion provided in the vehicle interior and a mirror unit swingably supported by the main body portion.
The mirror unit covers the base member supported by the main body, the mirror member detachably supported by the base member and capable of arranging the mirror surface facing the passenger compartment, and the mirror surface of the mirror member. Including the cover part, which can be
A vehicle interior mirror device is provided, wherein the cover portion includes a transmitting portion capable of transmitting light at least in part.

In the present invention, the mirror member can be arranged so that the mirror surface faces the vehicle interior, and the cover portion capable of covering the mirror surface of the mirror member is formed with a transmitting portion capable of transmitting light. As a result, the mirror surface of the mirror member can be exposed in the vehicle interior from the transmission portion. By exposing the mirror surface, the design of the vehicle interior can be enhanced. This makes it possible to provide a vehicle interior mirror device having a high design.

It is a perspective view of the instrument panel which mounted the mirror device for the vehicle interior by an Example. It is an exploded perspective view of the mirror device for a vehicle interior shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle interior mirror device shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the right side of the vehicle. It is a figure explaining the holding structure of the mirror member shown in FIG. It is an exploded perspective view of the mirror member shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the operation of the vehicle interior mirror device shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of line 7-7 of FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the explanation, left and right refer to left and right based on the occupant of the vehicle, and front and rear refer to front and rear based on the traveling direction of the vehicle. In the figure, Fr is the front, Rr is the rear, Le is the left when viewed from the occupant, Ri is the right when viewed from the occupant, Up is the top, and Dn is the bottom.
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See FIG. An instrument panel 11 is provided in the front portion of the vehicle interior Vi in the vehicle width direction. A vehicle interior mirror device 20 is provided at the center of the instrument panel 11 in the left-right direction.

See FIG. The vehicle interior mirror device 20 has a design in which the main body 30 fixed inside the instrument panel 11 (see FIG. 1) and having an open rear surface and a part of the rear surface of the main body 30 are closed and exposed to the vehicle interior. It has a lid portion 22 and a mirror unit 40 that is swingably supported by the main body portion 30 and opens and closes the opening of the main body portion 30.

See also FIG. The main body 30 has an accommodating portion 31 having an open rear surface and capable of accommodating an contained object inside, a light guide body 32 fixed to the bottom of the accommodating portion 31 and capable of guiding light, and an upper portion of the light guide body 32. It has a light guide body cover 33 covered with a transparent plate material, and a mounting portion 34 that surrounds the outer periphery of the light guide body cover 33 and on which an inclusion can be placed.

The box-shaped storage unit 31 can store arbitrary storage items such as keys, wallets, cigarettes, smartphones, and makeup tools.

The rear lower portion of the accommodating portion 31 is a bulging portion 31a that bulges downward and can accommodate the swinging mirror unit 40.

As the light guide body cover 33, a translucent plate material or the like can be adopted in addition to the transparent plate material. Further, the light guide body cover 33 may be made of a plate material capable of diffusing light. In this case, the light guided by the light guide 32 is diffused inside the housing 31 by the light guide cover 33, and can illuminate a wider range of the housing 31.

The upper surface of the mounting portion 34 is located at the same height as the upper surface of the light guide body cover 33.

The design lid portion 22 is a resin component having a rectangular opening formed in the center, and is fixed to the rear end of the main body portion 30. The design lid portion 22 does not displace even when the mirror unit 40 is swung.

The mirror unit 40 includes a base member 50 supported by the main body 30, a mirror member 60 detachably supported by the base member 50 and having a mirror surface 60a facing the vehicle interior Vi, and the mirror member. It has a cover portion 80 that covers the mirror surface 60a of the 60.

The base member 50 is integrally formed with the left and right legs 51 and 51 swingably supported on the left and right side portions of the main body 30 and the rear ends of these legs 51 and 51, and is a mirror member. It has a mirror holding portion 52 that holds 60 and a mirror holding portion 52.

The mirror holding portion 52 is provided with a holding portion hole 52a, which is a hole through which light can pass.

See FIG. The base member 50 is formed with push-latch type engaged portions 53, 53 to which the mirror member 60 is engaged. The two engaged portions 53, 53 are formed at positions of the same distance L1 from the line CL extending vertically in the center of the base member 50.

See also FIG. The mirror member 60 includes a mirror base portion 61, a frame body 62 fitted along the outer edge of the mirror base portion 61, and a mirror body 63 sandwiched between the mirror base portion 61 and the frame body 62. An irradiation unit 70 arranged along the front surface of the mirror body 63 and capable of irradiating light, and an engaging portion 65 fixed to the mirror base portion 61 and engaged with the engaged portions 53 and 53, respectively. It has 65 and.

The mirror base portion 61 is a resin component having a substantially rectangular shape, and the mirror main body 63 is arranged along the rear surface and supports each component constituting the irradiation unit 70. The front surface (design surface) of the mirror base portion 61 is preferably decorated. The reason will be described later.

The frame body 62 has a substantially rectangular shape, and the center of the upper surface thereof is formed in a concave shape downward.

The mirror body 63 is formed, for example, by transferring a metal foil to the surface of a base material. The surface on which the metal foil is transferred is the mirror surface 60a of the mirror member 60. The mirror body 63 may be deposited with aluminum, chromium, indium, or the like on a plate material such as a resin plate or a glass plate.

The mirror body 63 includes a transparent portion 63b in which the metal foil is not partially transferred. Since the transparent portion 63b does not have a metal layer formed on it, a colorless and transparent base material is exposed.

The irradiation unit 70 is for switching between the battery 71, the first lighting member 72 and the second lighting member 73 that can be powered by the battery 71, and the blinking of the first lighting member 72 and the second lighting member 73. It has a switch unit 74 and.

Each of the first lighting members 72 is provided at a position facing the transparent portion 63b. The first lighting member 72 and the second lighting member 73 are composed of, for example, LEDs. The first lighting member 72 irradiates the mirror main body 63 from the back surface side (the back side of the mirror surface 60a) when lit. The lit light passes through the transparent portion 63b. That is, the first lighting member 72 plays the role of a backlight.

The second lighting member 73 illuminates the lower part when the mirror unit 40 is lit in the closed state. That is, the second lighting member 73 irradiates in a direction substantially perpendicular to the irradiation direction of the first lighting member 72.

The switch unit 74 has a main switch 74a fixed to the mirror base portion 61 and can be operated from the front of the mirror base portion 61, and a touch-type sub switch 74b arranged on the front surface of the mirror main body 63.

By turning on the sub switch 74b while the main switch 74a is turned on, the first lighting member 72 and the second lighting member 73 are turned on. On the other hand, when the main switch 74a is off, the first lighting member 72 and the second lighting member 73 do not light even if the sub switch 74b is touched.

The engaging portions 65 and 65 are formed at positions of the same distance L1 from the line CL extending vertically in the center of the base member 50. Therefore, the engaging portions 65 and 65 can be engaged with the engaged portions 53 and 53 even when the front and rear of the mirror member 60 are reversed.

An engaged portion may be formed on the mirror member 60 (for example, the mirror base portion 61), and an engaging portion may be formed on the base member 50 (for example, the mirror holding portion 52).

See FIG. The cover portion 80 has a cover main body 81 raised from the rear end of the mirror holding portion 52, and a design surface portion 82 that covers the rear surface of the cover main body 81 and faces the vehicle interior Vi.

The cover body 81 is integrally formed with the base member 50. The cover body 81 is formed with a plurality of transmissive portions 81a capable of transmitting light. See also FIG. The transmission portion 81a is formed by holes formed in the cover main body 81 so as to draw a pattern. When the first lighting member 72 is turned on in the closed state of the mirror unit 40, the passenger in the vehicle interior can visually recognize the vehicle interior mirror device 20 that shines along the transmission portion 81a. Further, when the first lighting member 72 is not lit, the mirror surface 60a can be visually recognized as a design from the transmitting portion 81a.

The design surface portion 82 is a transparent resin member. The design surface portion 82 may be a semi-transparent member as long as it can transmit the light emitted by the first lighting member 72. When adopting a translucent member, a member capable of diffusing light may be adopted.

The vehicle interior mirror device 20 on the upper left side of FIG. 6 is also referred to. When the mirror unit 40 closes the main body 30, the mirror unit 40 faces the passenger compartment Vi. A part of the mirror surface 60a of the mirror member 60 faces the vehicle interior Vi via the transmission portion 81a. Further, when the first lighting member 72 is lit, some of the light passes through the transmitting portion 81a and can be visually recognized by the occupant as illumination.

The mirror unit 40 is provided so as to be swingable with respect to the main body 30. By swinging the mirror unit 40, the contained object can be taken in and out of the main body 30 and the mirror member 60 can be removed from the main body 30. When swinging the mirror unit 40, the occupant pushes the upper part of the mirror unit 40 forward.

As shown in the upper center of FIG. 6 and the upper right, the mirror unit 40 swings. As shown on the upper right of FIG. 6, the mirror unit 40 can swing to a position where the back surface of the mirror member 60 is along the mounting portion 34. As a result, the main body 30 is opened.

See FIG. 7. With the main body 30 open, the second lighting member 73 faces one end of the light guide 32. In other words, the light guide body 32 has one end facing the second lighting member 73 and extending along the inner wall surface of the main body 30 based on the state in which the mirror unit 40 is swung and the main body 30 is open. , Can be said.

When the second lighting member 73 is turned on while the main body 30 is open, the light emitted by the second lighting member 73 is guided to the light guide body 32. When the light guide body 32 shines, the inside of the main body 30 becomes bright, and the contents contained in the housing 30 can be easily recognized and taken out.

Refer to the upper right and lower left of FIG. The mirror member 60 can be removed from the base member 50. As shown in the upper right of FIG. 6, the occupant pushes the mirror member 60 forward and releases the hand. Since the mirror member 60 is supported by the base member 50 by the push latch, the engaged state is released by pushing it once.

Next, the occupant pulls out the mirror member 60. As shown in the lower right of FIG. 6, the mirror member 60 can be taken out. The occupant can use the removed mirror member 60 as a mirror.

See FIG. When the mirror member 60 removed by the occupant is used as a mirror, the periphery of the mirror surface 60a can be brightened by lighting the first lighting member 72. Further, by lighting the second lighting member 73, it is possible to brighten the hands and feet.

The effect of the vehicle interior mirror device 20 will be described below.

See FIG. A transmission portion 81a capable of transmitting light is formed on a cover portion 80 capable of covering the mirror surface 60a of the mirror member 60 while having a mirror member 60 which can be arranged so that the mirror surface 60a faces the vehicle interior Vi. There is. As a result, the mirror surface 60a of the mirror member 60 is exposed in the vehicle interior Vi from the transmission portion 81a. By exposing the mirror surface 60a, the design in the vehicle interior Vi can be enhanced. This makes it possible to provide the vehicle interior mirror device 20 having a high design.

See also FIG. The main body 30 is arranged substantially in the center of the vehicle interior Vi in the left-right direction. Therefore, the mirror member 60 can be removed from both the driver's seat and the passenger's seat. It is not necessary to prepare the mirror member 60 according to the occupants of each seat, which is preferable.

See FIG. The base member 50 is formed with engaged portions 53 and 53, and the mirror member 60 is formed with engaged portions 65 and 65. In addition, the engaging portions 65, 65 are formed at positions where the mirror member 60 can be turned upside down. See also FIG. When the mirror base portion 61 is painted or the like, the design that can be visually recognized from the transmission portion 81a can be changed by a simple operation. The same effect is obtained when an engaging portion is formed on the mirror member 60 and an engaged portion is formed on the base member 50. Further, although a plurality of engaging portions 65, 65 and engaged portions 53, 53 are formed, one of each may be used.

See FIG. The cover portion 80 includes a design surface portion 82 facing the vehicle interior Vi, and the design surface portion 82 is transparent. Thereby, the mirror surface 60a of the mirror member 60 can be protected while improving the design. The same effect can be obtained when the design surface portion 82 is formed of a translucent member.

The mirror member 60 includes a first lighting member 72 capable of irradiating the transmission portion 81a, and a second lighting member 73 that irradiates the first lighting member 72 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the irradiation direction. By irradiating the transmission portion 81a with the first illumination member 72, the design can be further enhanced. In addition, by irradiating the direction perpendicular to the first lighting member 72 with the second lighting member 73, the peripheral edge of the mirror member 60 can be irradiated when the mirror member 60 is removed, and workability such as redressing can be performed. Can be enhanced.

See FIG. 7. The light guide body 32 has one end facing the second lighting member 73 and extending along the inner wall surface of the main body 30 based on the state in which the mirror unit 40 is swung and the accommodating portion 31 (main body 30) is opened. There is. The light emitted from the second lighting member 73 is guided along the inner wall surface of the main body 30 by the light guide 32. As a result, the inside of the main body 30 can be illuminated by the second lighting member 73 in a state where the main body 30 is open. The contents housed inside the main body 30 can be easily recognized and taken out.

Although the vehicle interior mirror device according to the present invention has been described based on an example of mounting on an instrument panel, it can also be mounted on a console box or the like. That is, the vehicle interior mirror device is not limited to the instrument panel. Further, the swing direction of the mirror unit can be appropriately changed according to the location where the vehicle interior mirror device is arranged.

Further, the engaging portion and the engaged portion may employ a mechanism for locking the claws in the holes or recesses. In this case, an engaging claw (engaging portion) may be formed on either one of the mirror member or the base member, and a hole or a recess (engaged portion) may be formed on either one of the mirror member or the base member. In other words, as long as the mirror member can be held by the base member and the mirror member can be attached and detached, the position, number and shape are not limited.

The present invention is not limited to the examples as long as the actions and effects of the present invention are exhibited.

The vehicle interior mirror device of the present invention is suitable for passenger vehicles.

11 ... Instrument panel 20 ... Vehicle interior mirror device 30 ... Main body 32 ... Light guide 40 ... Mirror unit 50 ... Base member 53 ... Engagement part 60 ... Mirror member, 60a ... Mirror surface 65 ... Engagement part 72 ... 1st lighting member 73 ... 2nd lighting member 80 ... Cover part 81a ... Transmission part 82 ... Design surface part Vi ... Vehicle interior

Claims (6)

In a vehicle interior mirror device having a main body portion provided in the vehicle interior and a mirror unit swingably supported by the main body portion.
The mirror unit covers the base member supported by the main body, the mirror member detachably supported by the base member and capable of arranging the mirror surface facing the passenger compartment, and the mirror surface of the mirror member. Including the cover part, which can be
The cover portion is a vehicle interior mirror device including at least a part of a transmitting portion capable of transmitting light. The vehicle interior mirror device according to claim 1, wherein the main body is arranged substantially in the center of the vehicle interior in the left-right direction. An engaging portion is formed on either one of the mirror member and the base member.
An engaged portion with which the engaging portion is engaged is formed on either one of the mirror member and the base member.
The vehicle interior mirror device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the engaging portion is formed at a position where the mirror member can be turned upside down. The cover portion includes a design surface portion facing the passenger compartment.
The vehicle interior mirror device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the design surface portion is transparent or translucent. The mirror member includes a first illuminating member capable of irradiating the transmissive portion, and a second illuminating member irradiating the irradiation direction of the first illuminating member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the irradiation direction. The vehicle interior mirror device according to any one of claims 3. The mirror unit is provided so as to be swingable with respect to the main body portion.
The main body portion includes a box-shaped accommodating portion capable of accommodating an contained object, and a light guide body which is arranged along the inner wall surface of the accommodating portion and can guide light.
The light guide body is characterized in that one end faces the second lighting member and extends along the inner wall surface of the main body portion, based on a state in which the mirror unit is swung and the accommodating portion is opened. The vehicle interior mirror device according to claim 5.

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