JP2547379Y2 - Lighting device mounting structure for scooter vehicle - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a lighting device mounting structure for a scooter vehicle.

(Prior Art) In a scooter vehicle, a headlamp and a turn signal lamp are integrated into a handlebar cover, and the handlebar cover is swingable up and down, and aiming (optical axis adjustment) of the headlamp is performed for the entire handlebar cover. Such a technique is disclosed in JP-A-64-74187.

In addition, a headlamp, left and right turn signal lamps thereof are arranged, and an upper and lower divided body is integrated to form a horizontally long handle cover, and in a horizontally long opening in the handle cover,
The technology of integrating the headlamp in the center and the turn signal lamps on the left and right is also disclosed in
No.

In this technique, the headlamp at the center is also provided with a screw on the lower side, and the screw is advanced and retracted to adjust the optical axis of the headlamp at the center.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, when the headlamp and the turn signal lamps arranged on the left and right sides of the headlamp are integrated into the horizontally long opening of the handle cover, the headlamp in the central part is integrated. It is necessary to lock the upper and lower portions of the lighting device comprising left and right turn signal lamps with the upper and lower portions of the handle cover, and move the lighting device up and down with respect to the opening for adjusting the optical axis.

In this case, since the lighting device is horizontally long, the supporting rigidity of the lighting device with respect to the handle cover needs to be increased.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a scooter vehicle in which a lighting device having turn signal lamps integrally provided on the left and right sides of a head lamp is incorporated into a horizontally long opening of a handle cover (head lamp cover). , The optical axis of the headlamp can be adjusted, and when the horizontally long lamp is moved up and down to adjust the optical axis, the optical axis can be adjusted while improving the appearance with the cover opening. An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device mounting structure for a scooter vehicle.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a lighting device provided with a length in a vehicle width direction on a front portion of a scooter vehicle, wherein the lighting device is provided with a front lens. In a lighting device mounting structure for a scooter vehicle, which comprises a case on the back surface to which the lens is integrally assembled, a front lens of the lighting device is provided with a lens portion of a head lamp at a middle portion in a vehicle width direction, and left and right sides of the head lamp. The headlamp lens unit and the left and right turn signal lamp lens units are composed of a lens integrally formed horizontally and continuously in the left-right direction. The case, which is integrally assembled to the back surface of the lens of the lighting device, includes a headlamp housing portion at an intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction, and left and right arranged on the left and right of the headlamp housing portion. The headlamp housing part and the left and right turn signal lamp housing parts are composed of a case that is integrally formed horizontally and continuously in the left and right direction to constitute the front part of the lighting device. In the lens, a headlamp lens portion in an intermediate portion in a vehicle width direction is curved forward and swells, left and right turn signal lamp lens portions are tilted rearward to form the lens portions in an arc shape in plan view, and The headlamp cover incorporates a horizontally long, integral opening that covers the top, bottom, left and right of the lamp, and locks the top and bottom of the lamp incorporated in the headlamp cover into the opening of the headlamp cover. A stopper is provided at the locking part between the upper part of the opening of the lamp cover and the upper part of the lighting equipment, and an optical axis adjustment mechanism is provided between the lower part of the lighting equipment and the lower part of the head lamp cover. The upper edge portion of the opening of the headlamp cover and the upper edge portion of the lighting device incorporated in the headlamp cover facing the cover opening are each substantially horizontal in the vehicle width direction. .

(Operation) According to the above-mentioned means, the upper and lower portions of the lighting device in which the turn signal lamps are integrally formed on the left and right sides of the headlamp are locked in the horizontally long opening of the headlamp cover, and the upper locking portion is locked by retaining. Under the head, the support of the lighting device can be increased while the optical axis of the headlamp can be adjusted, and the upper edge of the lighting device and the upper edge of the horizontal opening of the headlamp cover are almost horizontal. Therefore, at the time of optical axis adjustment, the upper edge of the lighting device moves uniformly, and the gap between the upper edge of the lighting device and the upper edge of the horizontally long opening is reduced, thereby improving the appearance.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example is described based on an accompanying drawing.

In FIG. 1 showing a scooter vehicle to which the present invention is applied, 1 is a bar handle, 10 is a headlamp cover, 30 is a front lamp, and 70 is a rear lamp.

As shown in FIG. 2, the headlamp cover 10 is composed of a front cover 11 and a rear cover 21 as shown in side views, plan views, and exploded perspective views in FIGS. A front lighting device 30 is fitted in the horizontally long opening 12 formed in the front cover 11 so as to be adjustable in optical axis.

The upper edge 12a which forms the upper part of the horizontally long opening 12 formed in the front cover 11 of the headlamp cover 10 is formed substantially horizontally in the vehicle width direction (lateral direction).

6 to 8 are lines AA, BB and C of FIG.
9 to 11 show sectional views taken along the line C. FIG. 9 to FIG.
11 shows the front of the device and its optical axis adjustment location.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front lamp 30 is formed integrally with a central headlamp 31 and left and right turn signal lamps 35,35. That is, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 17,
The front lighting device 30 has a horizontally long shape including a case 40 and a lens 51.

The case 40 has turn signal lamp housings 45, 45 integrally formed on the left and right of a central head lamp housing 41. The white bulb 32 of the headlamp 31 is mounted in the central housing 41, and the housings 45, 4 on both sides thereof are mounted.
The bulbs 36, 36 of the turn signal lamps 35, 35 are mounted in 5, respectively. In FIG. 13, reference numeral 37 denotes an orange colored cap outside the bulbs 36, 36.

On the front surface of the case 40, a lens 51 integrally formed with a headlamp and a turn signal lamp lens is attached, and the two are united in a large number of small holes 42 formed around the case 40, around the lens 51. This is achieved by fitting a large number of claws 52 formed in the above. The appearance of the lens 51 is improved by coloring the entire surface in pale yellow.

The lens 51 constituting the front surface of the lighting device 30 has an upper edge 5 corresponding to the upper edge 12a of the opening 12 of the cover 11.
1a, as can be seen in FIG. 2 and FIG.
In the vehicle width direction (left-right direction) to correspond to the upper edge 12a
It is constructed almost horizontally.

As shown in FIG. 17, the fitting portion between the case 40 and the lens 51 forms a labyrinth as shown in the sectional views of the respective parts, and the lower surface portion of the labyrinth also serves as a drain passage. .

In the above, as shown in FIG. 9 and the like, in the opening 12 of the front cover 11 of the headlamp cover 10, guide protrusions 13, 13 are provided on the left and right of the lower surface, and the locking protrusions 14 are provided on the left and right of the upper surface. ,14
The locking projection 14 has a locking hole 15. Further, a long hole 16 for optical axis adjustment (6th
(See FIG. 10, FIG. 10). 131 is the back cover 21
Boss.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the outer periphery of the case 40 of the front lighting device 30, guide projections 43, 43 are provided on the left and right of the lower surface, and a guide groove 44 is provided on the guide projection 43.
Locking protrusions 46 are provided on the left and right sides of the upper surface. Locking claws 47 and clip insertion holes 48 are provided on the locking protrusions 46.

The locking claws 47, 47 are, as shown in FIG. 13, in the front-rear direction (vertical direction in the drawing) of the vehicle when the lamp is viewed from a plane.
Are provided substantially at the center, and constitute a swing fulcrum at the time of optical axis adjustment.

As shown in the front view of FIG. 2, the locking claws 47 are provided on the left and right sides on the rear upper end of the lens portion 51 of the headlamp constituting the central part of the lighting device. , 47 are provided at a position lower than the upper end portion of the case portion 41 of this portion disposed on the back side of the lens portion 51.

Further, a projection 56 for adjusting the optical axis is provided at the center of the lower surface of the case 40.
A long groove 57 is provided in the projection 56 for adjusting the optical axis.
And a nut 58 is embedded in the long groove 57.

The front lamp 30 described above is located inside the headlamp cover 10.
It is assembled as follows.

That is, the right and left guide grooves 44, 44 on the lower surface of the case 40 are
As shown in the figure, the left and right guide projections 13, 13 in the opening 12
And the locking projections 4 on the left and right of the upper surface of the case 40.
The locking claws 47, 47 on the upper portions 6, 46 (see FIG. 7) are fitted into the locking holes 15, 15 of the left and right locking projections 14, 14 in the opening 12.

And the lower piece of a pair of left and right retaining clips 61, 61,
The retaining projections 46, 46 are inserted into the clip insertion holes 48, 48, and the curved portions 6 formed on the upper pieces of the retaining clips 61, 61.
2,62 are locked to locking claws 47,47 on the locking projections 14,14.

Also, as shown in FIG. 6, a screw 59 is inserted from the long hole 16 for the optical axis at the center of the lower surface of the front cover 11, and is embedded in the long hole 57 of the optical axis adjusting protrusion 56 at the center of the lower surface of the case 40. A screw 59 is screwed into the nut 58.

As described above, the front lamp 30 is
In the inside, using the retaining clips 61, 61 (see FIG. 7) provided on the left and right upper locking portions as fulcrums, the optical axis adjusting slot 16 (FIG. 7) at the center between the left and right lower locking portions. By adjusting the position along (see FIG. 6), the optical axis of the headlamp 31 and the left and right turn signal lamps 35 can be adjusted simultaneously.

The head lamp cover 10 is attached to the bar handle 1 by connecting the rear cover 21 to the brackets 2, 2 provided on the left and right sides of the bar handle 1 by screws 4, 4, as shown in FIG. The boss (see FIG. 6) provided at the lower center of the front cover 11 is coupled to the bracket cut 3 provided at the center of the
The front cover 11 and the front cover 11 are engaged with each other and are combined by screw connection.

FIGS. 18 to 21 show a second embodiment of the upper locking structure of the front lamp 30. FIG.

That is, as shown in FIG. 18, each of the left and right locking projections 11 in the opening 12 of the front cover 11 of the headlamp cover 10.
4, a locking hole 115 and a locking groove 119 are formed side by side.

The left and right of the upper surface of the outer periphery of the case 40 of the front lighting device 30 are provided with U-shaped locking projections 14 as shown in FIG.
6, and a T-shaped projection 148 in a front view is formed side by side, and an upper surface locking claw 147 of a U-shaped locking projection 146 in a side view is formed.
To form

 The structure of the other parts is the same as in the above embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 21, the upper locking structure is assembled with the U-shaped locking protrusions 146 and
The upper locking pawls 147, 147 are each U-shaped locking projection 146, 14
Due to the elastic deformation of 6, the locking projections 1
In addition to fitting in the locking holes 115, 115 of the 14,114, as shown in FIG.
8,148 are engaged with the locking grooves 119,119 of the left and right locking projections 114,114 in the opening 12 and are engaged with the locking grooves 119,119. 148, 148 is carried out by locking the wide retaining portions 149, 149 at the top.

With the above-described locking structure, the locking hole 115 and the locking claw 147 regulate the position in the front-rear direction and the locking groove.
The position in the vertical direction is regulated by the 119 and the T-shaped projection 148 in a front view, and the locked state is maintained by a wide retaining portion 149 on the upper part of the T-shaped projection 148 in a front view.

Next, the rear lighting device 70 will be described with reference to FIG. 22 and particularly to FIG.

The rear lighting device 70 has a tail lamp 71 and left and right turn signal lamps 75, 75 at an opening of a case 80 in which the lamps are integrally incorporated,
This is one in which an integral lens 91 is attached.

The lens 91 includes an upper lens 92 for a tail lamp that extends left and right at an upper portion and has both sides curving forward, a lower lens 93 for a tail lamp at a lower center, and turn signal lamp lenses 95 and 65 that curve forward and lower at the left and right. And

With such a lens 91, since both sides of the tail lamp upper lens 92 are curved forward, the tail lamp 71 can be confirmed from the side.

It is to be noted that the present invention includes, of course, appropriate modified structures in addition to the embodiments with respect to specific detailed structures.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, the upper and lower sides of the lighting device having the turn signal lamps integrated on the left and right sides of the headlamp are locked up and down in the horizontally long opening of the headlamp cover. A clip or the like is engaged with the locking portion of the lamp to form a retaining structure, and the structure of retaining the head lamp cover on the upper part of the lighting device is maintained. Even if the part is long to the left and right, the support of the lighting device to the headlamp cover can be firmly performed and the supporting rigidity can be reliably increased, and the optical axis adjustment of the headlamp can be performed while adjusting the optical axis of the headlamp. It can be performed reliably.

In particular, in the present invention, the optical axis adjustment mechanism is provided between the lower part of the headlamp cover and the lower part of the luminaire in which the luminaire is incorporated in the horizontally long opening, so that the headlamp and the right and left turn signal lamps are integrated in the vehicle width direction. Even with a lighting device having a large length, the optical axis of the headlamp can be adjusted while securing rigidity for supporting the headlamp cover.

Also, even if the lens of the lighting device is formed integrally with the headlamp lens portion and the turn signal lens portion and has a large length in the vehicle width direction, the lens has a middle portion in the vehicle width direction swelling forward and has an arc shape in a plan view. As a result, the rigidity of the lens itself is high, and the lens of a scooter lighting device that has a lightweight headlamp lens unit and a blinker lens unit while maintaining sufficient rigidity while reducing the thickness of the lens. Obtainable.

Furthermore, since the opening of the headlamp cover for accommodating the lighting device is formed integrally so as to cover the upper, lower, left and right sides of the lighting device, the strength of the opening edge is higher than that of the vertical split type, and the lighting device The precision of the opening facing the front can be maintained satisfactorily, and the optical axis adjustment mechanism provided between the lower part of the headlamp cover and the lower part of the lighting equipment can also be obtained with good precision, and the one with high optical axis adjustment performance can be obtained. At the same time, the lamp lens is integrated in the vehicle width direction, the middle part of the lens bulges forward, the alignment of the headlamp opening and the front of the lamp can be maintained accurately, and the appearance is excellent. Is obtained.

In the present invention, the upper edge portion of the opening of the headlamp cover and the upper edge portion of the lighting device incorporated in the headlamp cover facing the cover opening are each substantially horizontal in the vehicle width direction, In addition, since the locking portion constituting the fulcrum at the time of optical axis adjustment is provided substantially at the center in the front-rear direction of the vehicle in plan view of the lamp, the lamp arranged in the opening of the headlamp cover at the time of optical axis adjustment. The amount of movement associated with the adjustment of the optical axis of the upper edge of the vessel does not become uneven, and the amount of movement can be made uniform.

Therefore, as a whole, the upper edge portion of the entire lighting device including the left and right turn signal lamp portions in the optical axis adjustment moves uniformly within the opening portion of the headlamp cover, and the gap with the opening portion does not become uneven. Thus, the appearance of the front lamp and the headlamp cover fitted with the front lamp can be improved.

Also, since the headlamp and the left and right turn signal lamps move together when adjusting the optical axis within the opening of the headlamp cover, and the opening and the upper edge of the lighting device are substantially horizontal in the vehicle width direction, as described above, the headlamp, In addition to integrating the left and right turn signal lamps, the headlight cover supports the entire lighting device, and also moves uniformly and uniformly when adjusting the optical axis, so that the movement when adjusting the optical axis is also accurate and accurate. There are also effects such as the ability to adjust the optical axis.

Further, since the locking portion that constitutes the swing fulcrum at the time of optical axis adjustment is provided at a position lower than the upper end of the case on the back of the headlamp cover of the lighting device, the cover is larger in height than the headlamp. The inclination angle and the elevation angle at the time of optical axis adjustment do not become large as provided with the locking portion.
The optical axis can be adjusted by reducing the elevation angle, so that even in a structure in which the lamp is integrated with the central headlamp and the left and right turn signal lamps, the swing amount of the entire lamp can be reduced, and the opening of the headlamp cover can be reduced. And the gap between the opening and the lighting device is small and uniform.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a scooter vehicle to which the present invention is applied, and FIG.
The figure is a front view of the front lighting device built-in part, FIG. 3 is a side view of the same, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same half omitted, FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the steering wheel, the headlamp cover, and the front lighting device. Perspective view,
6 to 8 are arrows AA and BB of FIG.
9 is a front view of a single part of the front cover of the headlamp cover, FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the same central part, and FIG. 11 is an arrow of FIG. FIG. 12 is a front view of the front lamp alone, FIG. 13 is a plan view of the same half cutaway, FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof, and FIG. 15 is a rear view thereof. 16 and 17 are sectional views taken along lines EE and FF of FIG. 12, and FIG. 18 is a second embodiment of the upper locking structure of the front lamp. FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view showing an example, FIG. 19 is an enlarged perspective view of the locking structure, and FIGS.
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of each of the arrows GG and HH of FIG. 18, FIG. 22 is a front view of a single unit of the rear lighting device in which the right half of the lens is cut off, and FIG. 23 is a side view of the same. is there. In the drawings, 1 is a bar handle, 10 is a headlamp rubber, 11 is a front cover, 12 is a horizontally long opening, 12a is an upper edge of the opening, 13 is a guide projection, 14, 114 are locking projections, and 15 is a locking projection. Locking hole, 16 is a long hole for optical axis adjustment, 21 is a rear cover, 30 is a front lamp, 31 is a headlamp, 35 is a blinker lamp, 40 is a case, 43 is a guide projection, 44 is a guide groove, 46 is a locking projection,
146 and 148 are locking projections, 48 is a clip insertion hole, 51 is a lens, 51a is an upper edge of a lighting device, 56 is a projection for an optical axis, 58 is a nut, 61 is a retaining clip, and 149 is a retaining portion. is there.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Toshihiro Otaka 1-4-1 Chuo, Wako-shi, Saitama Pref. Honda R & D Co., Ltd. (72) Koji Kitasei 1-4-1 Chuo, Wako-shi, Saitama No. In Honda R & D Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-3-273949 (JP, A) JP-A-64-18787 (JP, A) JP-A-59-45165 (JP, U) JP-A 58- 118089 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A lighting device provided on a front portion of a scooter vehicle with a length in a vehicle width direction, wherein the lighting device is constituted by a front lens and a rear case to which the lens is integrally assembled. In the lighting device mounting structure for a scooter vehicle, the front lens of the lighting device includes a lens portion of a head lamp in a middle portion in a vehicle width direction and lens portions of left and right turn signal lamps disposed on the left and right of the head lamp. The headlamp lens section and the left and right turn signal lamp lens sections are constituted by a lens integrally formed horizontally and continuously in the left-right direction, and are integrally assembled on the back surface of the lens of the lighting device. The case comprises a headlamp housing portion at an intermediate portion in a vehicle width direction, and left and right turn signal lamp housing portions disposed on the left and right of the headlamp housing portion. A headlamp housing part and left and right turn signal lamp housing parts are formed in a horizontally and horizontally continuous and integrally formed case, and the lens constituting a front part of the lighting device is provided in a vehicle width direction. The headlamp lens portion at the middle of the headlamp curves forward and bulges, the left and right turn signal lamp lens portions tilt backward to form the lens portions in an arc shape in plan view, and a headlamp cover for assembling the lighting device. Is equipped with a horizontally long, integral opening that covers the top, bottom, left and right of the lamp, and locks the top and bottom of the lamp incorporated in the headlamp cover into the opening of the headlamp cover. A locking portion between the upper portion and the upper portion of the lighting device is provided at a substantially central portion in the vehicle front-rear direction in a plan view of the lighting device, and the locking portion is provided at an upper end of a case on the back surface portion of the headlamp cover of the lighting device. An optical axis adjustment mechanism is provided between a lower portion of the lamp and a lower portion of the headlamp cover, and an upper edge of an opening of the headlamp cover, and a lamp incorporated in the headlamp cover. A lighting device mounting structure for a scooter vehicle, wherein an upper edge portion of the container facing the cover opening is substantially horizontal in a vehicle width direction.