JP2602429Y2 - Interior mirror for vehicles with light - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle interior mirror equipped with an illuminating light, which can be mounted on a ceiling of a vehicle and can be opened and closed and the angle can be adjusted with one touch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been implemented a room mirror which is used by raising a mirror surface on a ceiling of a rear seat of a passenger car, and is useful for makeup repair and the like.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, since the rearview mirror of this type is generally fixed at an installation angle, when a person having a different design standard and sitting height uses the mirror, the user himself / herself must be positioned at the position reflected in the mirror. Must be moved, and the user must use the device while the body is lifted from the backrest. Therefore, there is a problem that a sense of stability is impaired, especially during running, and the user cannot use the device with confidence.

[0004] Further, in the case of a device equipped with an illumination lamp, the height (thickness) of the body increases, and if it is not semi-embedded, it will protrude greatly from the ceiling surface and become obstructive. There was a problem that the concave portion had to be formed and it could not be installed on the ceiling surface of the existing vehicle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has a flat body shape, so that a mirror surface covering a planar illumination light surface can be opened and closed with one touch.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle interior mirror with a lighting device having a novel structure, which can be used while adjusting and maintaining the mirror surface at a desired inclination angle.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle rearview mirror with a lighting device according to the present invention is provided with a front lens at a front window portion of a frame body having a flat reflector fixed to a bottom portion. Te provided a flat lamp chamber, constitutes a lamp unit disposed a valve for lights該灯chamber, fixedly mirror on the inner surface of the cover that covers openably front of the front lens, the mosquito Elastic means for urging one end of the bar with respect to the frame body in the opening direction so as to open the cover to a predetermined angle.
A cover engagement for holding the cover in a closed state while providing the cover.
Means, and the cover is pivotally attached to the frame body via a cam structure that adjusts the opening degree to stabilize and adjust the cover to a desired angle position within a preset opening angle range. is there. Further, one end of the cover is attached to the frame body.
To close the cover from a predetermined angle.
Means to provide elastic means for biasing the
is there.

[0007]

According to the above configuration, the cover can be opened to a predetermined angle with one touch, or can be closed with one touch from a predetermined angle. That is, the engagement of the cover closing engagement means of the cover is performed.
When released, the cover is urged in the opening direction,
Open this cover without stopping it in a halfway position
You. On the other hand, when the cover is
The bar is biased in the closing direction, so it stops at an incomplete position
Close without closing. Further, in a predetermined cover opening angle range of the cover, the cover can be adjusted and stably supported at a desired angle position by the cam structure for adjusting the opening .
In particular, since the frame body is flat, there is no hindrance even if it is installed inside the vehicle.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle rearview mirror according to the present invention; 1 to 3
1 shows a first embodiment of a vehicle interior mirror with a light according to the present invention.

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a free-form reflecting mirror surface 2
Which is fitted and fixed to the bottom surface side of a substantially rectangular frame-shaped frame body 3 and has the shape of the flat reflector 1.
And the frame body 3 constitute a flat casing base. On the front side of the flat reflector 1, a frame body 3 is provided.
A flat lamp chamber 7 is formed by providing a front lens 6 whose periphery is fixedly attached to a rim 5 which is detachably fitted to the window 4 by a locking claw or a screw.

At one corner of the lamp chamber 7, a lighting tube 8 having a cylindrical tube shape is exchangeably attached to the contact 9, and reflects a light beam of the bulb 8 in the direction of the reflecting mirror surface 2. A sub-reflector 10 for blocking and reflecting the direct light beam so as not to irradiate the front lens 2 is fixed. The front lens 2 is configured to apply light diffusion processing to the lens surface to obtain a substantially uniform diffused light from the transmitted light flux.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a cover which is pivotally attached to one end of the frame body 3 via a click opening / closing / opening adjustment shaft structure 12 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the opening surface of the frame body 3. Has a mirror 13 fitted and fixed thereto. The cover 11 has an opening angle indicated by an arrow A (about 130 degrees) due to a regulating wall 14 formed on the frame body 3.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a switch button of the valve 8 formed in the notch 16 of the frame body 3. An engagement projection 17 protruding from the inner surface of the switch button 15 is provided on the free end side of the closed cover 11. And a lid closing engagement means configured to be locked by an engagement recess 18 formed at an end of the switch and to be opened by an "ON" operation of a switch.

The above-mentioned click opening / closing / opening adjustment shaft structure 12
A coil spring 21 is axially mounted on a rotary shaft 20 provided on a rotary damper 19 having a well-known structure such as a hydraulic type fixed on the frame body 3 side. A cam structure 24 is formed between the end of the pivot base 23 of the cover 11 facing the end of the inserted collar 22. As shown in FIG. 3, the cam structure 24 has a stable portion 24b in which the cover 11 is stabilized in a range of 90 degrees to 130 degrees (the cam is not displaced), and has a range of 0 degrees (closed position) to 90 degrees. A lid opening portion 24a that is inclined in a direction (arrow B) that opens in the range is formed.

Reference numeral 25 denotes an auxiliary tension spring serving as an elastic means which is elastically mounted between the frame body 3 and the cover 11 in the range of 0 to 90 degrees in the opening direction in the click opening / closing / opening degree adjusting shaft structure 12. is there.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show the use state of the vehicle interior mirror with the lighting according to the present invention. FIG.
Shows a state in which the vehicle interior mirror with the lighting is attached to the ceiling of the rear seat of the automobile, and shows a state in which the cover 11 is kept closed. When using this room mirror, as shown in FIG.
When the "N" operation is performed (pressed as indicated by arrow C), the bulb 8 is turned on and the engaging projection 17 is disengaged from the engaging concave portion 18 of the cover 11 at the same time. At this time, since the cam structure 24 of the click opening / closing / opening adjustment shaft mechanism 12 is located at the opening 24a, the cover is opened to the opening α1 of 90 ° in combination with the elastic bias of the auxiliary tension spring 25. . Then, the cam structure 24 is loosely stopped at the end of the stable portion 24b at the 90-degree open position by the action of the rotary damper 19. In the range of the stable portion 24b (arrow α2), the end of the collar 22 and the pivot base portion 23 are formed by the elasticity of the coil spring 21.
Is pressed against the end, the cover 11 can be stably held at an appropriately inclined position (in the range of 90 to 130 degrees) due to friction between the two members, and the mirror 13 can be used while maintaining the angle at the adjusted position. Can be provided.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a second embodiment of a click opening / closing / opening degree adjusting shaft structure of a vehicle interior mirror with a light according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the base of the cover 11 is pivotally mounted on the frame body 3 via the rotating shaft 20, and a cam structure 24 is formed on the base to form sliding grooves formed on both sides of the frame body 3. A slider 27 having the cam structure 24 and an end surface 27a facing each other is slidably inserted into the cam structure 26, and the slider 27 is pressed against the cam surface of the cam structure 24 by a pressing coil spring 28.

The cam structure 24 includes a stabilizing portion 24b which keeps the same distance from the rotation shaft 20 and an inclined lid portion 2 which is inclined.
4c. In the range of 0 to 45 degrees α3, the cover 11 is pressed and rotated in the direction to close the cover 11, and in the range of 45 to 130 degrees, the stable portion 24b of the cam structure 24 is The cover 11 can be held at an arbitrary angle by frictional resistance with the end surface 27a of the slider 27.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a click opening / closing / opening adjustment shaft structure 12 of a vehicle interior mirror with a light according to the present invention.
This shows a third embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the base of the cover 11 is pivotally mounted on the frame body 3 via the rotating shaft 20, and a link structure 28 is formed on the base to form sliding grooves formed on both sides of the frame body 3. Slider 29 slidably inserted with respect to 26
It is connected with The slider 29 is inserted into a tubular sprung member 31 fitted to the tip of a pressing rod 33 elastically urged in the direction of arrow D by a pressing coil spring 30, and slides by the elastic pressing of the tubular sprung member 31. It is connected so as to be able to be inserted and removed in the axial direction (arrow E) with dynamic resistance, and connected to the base swinging end of the cover 11 via a link 32.

The link structure 28 rotates the cover 11 about the rotation axis 20 by the displacement of the slider 29. The pressing coil spring 30 moves the cover 11 from 0 to 90 degrees. It is elastically biased to the position to open the lid. Therefore, the cover 11
When the angular displacement is in the range α2 of 0 ° to 130 °, the slider 29 is slidably displaced through the link 32 in the tubular member 31 against the sliding friction, and is stably held at the set angular position. Has become.

In the above embodiment, a structure is shown in which the flat reflector 1 having the reflecting mirror surface 2 is fitted and fixed to the bottom surface side of the frame body 3, but instead of the reflector 1, a flat light guide plate and other light emitting devices are used. It is also possible to make up the body.

[0023]

The vehicle interior mirror with the lighting according to the present invention is constructed as described above, so that the cover is opened to a predetermined angle or closed from a predetermined angle, and a predetermined opening angle is set. Because it can be adjusted and stabilized to the desired angular position in the range, when used by people with different sitting heights,
The angle of the mirror can be changed, so it can be used safely even while traveling. In particular, the cover should always be open or closed.
Stops in a halfway position because it is biased in the lid direction
It can be opened or closed without any problem.

Further, according to the structure of the present invention, since the body is flat, it is not necessary to make it semi-embedded, and it can be installed on the ceiling surface of an existing vehicle. The practical effects obtained by implementing the present invention are extremely large.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway plan view showing a first embodiment of a vehicle interior mirror with a light according to the present invention in a closed state.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing the click opening / closing / opening degree adjusting shaft structure.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cover of a vehicle interior mirror with a light attached to a ceiling of a rear seat of an automobile is closed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cover of a vehicle interior mirror with a light attached to a ceiling of a rear seat of an automobile is opened.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway plan view showing a second embodiment of the present invention in a closed state.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing the click opening / closing / opening degree adjusting shaft structure.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a third embodiment of the present invention in a closed state.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an essential part showing the click opening / closing / opening adjustment shaft structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flat reflector 3 Frame body 6 Front lens 8 Lighting valve 11 Cover 12 Click opening / closing / opening adjustment shaft structure 13 Mirror 15 Switch button 19 Rotary damper 20 Rotating shaft 21 Coil spring 24 Cam structure 25 Auxiliary pulling spring 27 Slider 28 Link structure 29 slider 30 pressing coil spring 31 tubular sprung member

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-4-262933 (JP, A) JP-A-63-151517 (JP, A) JP-A-61-30540 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int) .Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60R 1/12 B60R 1/04

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A flat lamp chamber is provided by providing a front lens to a front window of a frame body having a flat reflector fixed to a bottom.
The lighting part is constructed by arranging a lighting bulb in the lighting room.
And, fixedly mirror on the inner surface of the cover that covers openably front of the front lens, the one end of the cover relative to the frame body, in its lid opening direction to open lid cover to a predetermined angle Energizing elasticity
Means for holding the cover in a closed state.
The Futagakarigo means is provided, via a cam structure for adjusting the opening is adjusted stably in a desired angular position with an open lid angle range set in advance the cover the
A vehicle interior mirror equipped with an illumination light, which is pivotally attached to a frame body . (2) Frame bob with flat reflector fixed to bottom
A flat light room with a front lens on the front window
The lighting part is constructed by arranging a lighting bulb in the lighting room.
And a cover for freely opening and closing the front surface of the front lens.
Fix the mirror on the surface, Place the cover at one end with respect to the frame body.
Elasticity that urges the lid in the closing direction to close the lid from a fixed angle
Providing means, Place the cover at a desired angle within a preset opening angle range.
Through a cam structure to adjust the opening to stabilize
A vehicle lamp with an illumination light, which is pivotally attached to a frame body.
Mirror.