JP2762016B2 - emblem - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emblem to be mounted on an automobile such as a front or rear surface, and more particularly to an emblem having a light emitting function for the purpose of preventing a side collision.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows an example of a conventional emblem 90 of this kind. The emblem 90 is mounted on a center line on the front of a car 20 for displaying a company mark, a car name, and the like. It does not have any function other than the purpose of the display.

[0003]

However, the vehicle 20 is provided with a lighting device, such as a headlight or a taillight, which emits light in front of the front and rear sides of the vehicle, but is hardly provided in the side direction. It is not provided, so it is difficult to confirm the existence of the own vehicle from another vehicle approaching from the side at an intersection, etc., and most likely includes the possibility of an accident occurrence as referred to as a meeting head etc. It has become.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided an emblem provided on a front surface or a rear surface of an automobile as a specific means for solving the above-mentioned problems. A light source is incorporated on the back side of the emblem. By providing an emblem, light emission from a light source is radiated from a side surface of the emblem in a left-right direction with respect to a center line of the vehicle, thereby improving visibility from a side. Is to solve.

[0005]

Next, the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 and 2 is an emblem according to the present invention. The emblem 1 includes a display mark section 2, a light emitting section 3, a light source housing 4, and a driving section 5 according to the present invention. ing.

First, the light emitting section 3, light source housing 4 and driving section 5 newly provided according to the present invention will be described. The light source housing 4 accommodates a light source 4a such as a xenon lamp and, for example, a light source 4a. A reflecting mirror 4b having an appropriate shape such as an object surface is provided to efficiently reflect and transmit the light emitted from the light source 4a to the light emitting unit 3.

The light emitting section 3 is provided with, for example, a refraction section 3a having a mirror surface 31 so as to change the direction of light emitted from the light source 4a transmitted from the light source housing 4 in a direction perpendicular to the center line Z of the automobile. At the same time, a mark mounting portion 3b is provided on the top surface. Further, the refraction portion 3a may be appropriately colored, and the emission of the xenon lamp 4a may be colored.

When mounting the light emitting unit 3 and the light source housing 4 having the above-described configuration to a vehicle, a mounting hole 11 is provided in the vehicle body 10 so that the light emitting unit 3 is exposed on the surface of the vehicle body. Is made to be on the rear side of the vehicle body. Therefore, the light source housing 4 is provided with a structure for mounting to the vehicle body, such as a mounting stay 4c, as necessary.

The driving section 5 is provided with an oscillation circuit and a lighting circuit, and the light source 4a is lit by the lighting circuit at appropriate time intervals set in the oscillation circuit.

The display mark portion 2 is basically formed in the same shape as the conventional emblem. However, when the display mark portion 2 is mounted, it is directly mounted on the surface of the vehicle body as in the conventional example. It is not attached to the mark attaching portion 3b, but is attached by appropriate means such as sticking.

Next, the operation and effect of the emblem 1 of the present invention having the above-described structure will be described. When the emblem 1 is mounted on the vehicle body 10, the display mark is displayed from the vehicle body surface as described above. Only the part 2 and the light emitting part 3 can be viewed.

When the light source 4a is turned on in this state, light is emitted from the light emitting portion 3. At this time, the light is emitted in a direction perpendicular to the center line Z of the vehicle. As a result, the light is not directly viewed from the center line Z direction of the vehicle, for example, from the front, and does not cause dazzling to oncoming vehicles and the like.

[0013] On the other hand, the blinking of the light source 4a is clearly seen from the side. For example, during the passage of an intersection, the presence of the own vehicle to a vehicle or the like in a right angle direction is surely notified. Become. At this time, the light source 4a
So that the blinking frequency of
It is necessary to set the number of flashes different from the number of flashes (60 to 120 times / minute) specified for the direction indicator lamp, and to set the emission color to a different color.

In the actual implementation, as is apparent from the above description, if the light is emitted laterally, the object is achieved. Therefore, it is not necessary to emit light in all directions perpendicular to the center line Z. Instead, the injection may be limited to the left and right horizontal directions.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the previous embodiment uses the mirror surface 31 when the light is converted to a right angle by the refraction portion 3a. The combination of the refraction prisms 32 and 33 may be used as described above, or other means may be used.
Since the operation and effect of this embodiment are completely the same as those of the previous embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, a light source is incorporated on the back side of the emblem, and the light emitted from the light source is directed from the side of the emblem to the right and left in a direction substantially perpendicular to the center line of the automobile. The emblem is configured to be radiated, so that the emblem usually provided at the most front end or the rearmost end of the vehicle has a light emitting function in the side direction, thereby, for example, entering an intersection or the like. As soon as the vehicle is started, the vehicle on the side recognizes the presence of the vehicle, which is extremely effective in preventing accidents.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of an emblem according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Emblem 2 ... Display mark part 3 ... Light emitting part 3a ... Refraction part 3b ... Mark mounting part 4 ... Light source housing 4a ... Light source 4b ... Reflecting mirror 4c ... Mounting stay 5 ... Drive part 10 Car body 11 Mounting hole 31 Mirror surface 32, 33 Refracting prism Z Center line of automobile

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tetsushi Omuro 5-33-8 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (72) Inventor Tadao Tanaka 5-33-8 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (72) Inventor Toshiyuki Kondo 7-8-3 Motonakayama, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture (56) References Japanese Utility Model Application Sho 61-147644 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Utility Model 63/202544 (JP, U.S.A.) U) Hikaru Hira 3-77743 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B60Q 1/50 B60R 13/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An emblem provided on a front or rear surface of a vehicle, and a light source is incorporated on a back side of the emblem, and light emitted from the light source is directed from a side surface of the emblem to a left-right direction with respect to a center line of the vehicle. An emblem characterized by being radiated.