JP2946878B2 - Vehicle sidelight mounting structure - 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 sidelight mounting structure, and more particularly to a headlight which can be switched between a long-distance irradiation and a short-distance irradiation. The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a vehicle width light provided near a light.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A headlight of a headlamp mounted on a vehicle has a long-distance irradiation property of irradiating a traveling beam capable of confirming an obstacle 100 m or more ahead at night and an oncoming vehicle when passing an oncoming vehicle. This is a structure having a short-distance irradiation property of irradiating a low beam or irradiating a low beam so as not to give glare.

[0003] Further, a vehicle width light for confirming the width of the vehicle is mounted on the vehicle, and the vehicle width light is generally arranged near the headlight.

[0004] An example of a mounting structure for the vehicle sidelight is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-37125.
The headlight shield device for a vehicle disclosed in this publication is provided with a headlight housing for housing a headlight unit incorporating a headlight and a position lamp on a vehicle body, and a front opening of the headlight housing is formed by a transparent shield plate. Closed and provided, position lamp is located closer to the front of the vehicle than the headlamp,
On the inner surface of the shield plate, a smooth surface to be irradiated with light from the headlamp is left in the center, and a uniform width uneven surface for light diffusion is formed around the smooth surface to greatly increase the irradiation angle and improve visibility. Have improved.

[0005]

By the way, in the conventional vehicle width light mounting structure, as shown in FIG. 4, when the vehicle width light 114 is mounted on the headlight 104 of the headlight 102, a new vehicle width light is required. Is provided with another space, and the vehicle width light 114 is mounted in this space.

That is, the headlamp 104 serving as a headlight bulb (H / L) is provided in the reflector unit 106, and the sidelight reflector 1 is provided at a side portion of the reflector 106.
A vehicle width light 114 serving as a vehicle width light bulb (P / L) is disposed in the vehicle width light reflector 120, and the headlight 104 and the vehicle width light 114 are transmitted by the same light transmitting portion 108. It is overlaid.

[0007] However, since it is necessary to provide a space separate from the headlight 104 when the sidelight 114 is mounted, the headlamp including the headlight and the sidelight becomes large, and parts are not provided. There is an inconvenience that the number of points increases, the production becomes difficult, and the cost increases, which is economically disadvantageous.

[0008] As shown in FIG.
When the headlight 204 is disposed on the second reflector unit 206, a vehicle width light 214 is provided near the mounting position of the headlight 204 in some cases.

More specifically, a headlight 204 is provided substantially at the center of the reflector 206, and a hole 212 is formed in the reflector 206 near the position where the headlight 204 is mounted. The vehicle width light 214 is disposed.

As a result, the hole 21 is formed in the reflector 206.
2, the reflection area of the reflector portion is reduced, and the emission area of the headlight is reduced, which is disadvantageous in practical use.

Further, as shown in FIG.
There is a vehicle in which a vehicle width light 314 is provided below the second reflector 306.

That is, a headlight 304 is provided substantially at the center of the reflector part 306, and a hole 312 is formed in a lower part of the reflector part 306 separated from the mounting position of the headlight 304. The vehicle side light 314 is provided.

However, when the headlight 302 is switched between the long-distance irradiation state and the short-distance irradiation state, the diameter of the hole 312 is increased so that the reflector 306 does not come into contact with the vehicle width lamp 314. It is necessary to take clearance.

As a result, the inside can be seen from the hole, and there is a problem that the appearance is deteriorated. In addition, if the appearance is improved by performing a surface treatment on the portion that can be seen from the hole, the structure becomes complicated and the cost increases. There is a disadvantage that it becomes economically disadvantageous.

[0015]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, in order to eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantages, the present invention provides a reflector which can be switched between a long-distance irradiation and a short-distance irradiation, and a headlight provided on the reflector. A vehicle width light having a headlight formed by an extension member extending the reflector portion and not responding to the switching operation of the reflector portion and a light transmitting portion covering the extension member, and a vehicle width light provided near the headlight; In the above mounting structure, the extension member is provided with a through hole, and a vehicle width light which is attached to the translucent portion and is inserted into the headlight through the through hole is provided.

[0016]

According to the invention as described above, at the time of the headlight switching operation, the reflector portion provided with the headlight swings in accordance with the switching operation, the extension member does not swing, and the extension member is not driven. The clearance for the width lamp is not required, the degree of freedom of setting the reflector portion can be increased, and the inside is not seen from the insertion hole portion, and there is no problem that the appearance is deteriorated at all.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 3, reference numeral 2 denotes a headlight of a vehicle (not shown), 4 denotes a headlight, 6 denotes a reflector unit, and 8 denotes a light transmitting unit including a lens and the like.

The headlight 2 has a reflector section 6 which can be switched between long-distance irradiation and short-distance irradiation.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the headlamp 4 is disposed substantially at the center of the reflector 6.

A separate extension member 10 which extends the reflector portion 6 and does not respond to the switching operation of the reflector portion 6, that is, is fixed to the vehicle (not shown), is provided with a front side which is an open side of the extension member 10 as described above. It is covered by the light transmitting part 8.

The extension member 10 is provided with a through hole 12 and is mounted on the translucent portion 8 and the vehicle width light 14 is inserted through the through hole 12 into the headlight 4. And

More specifically, the extension member 1
A penetration hole 12 having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the vehicle side lamp 14 is formed in a lower part of the vehicle body 0, and the vehicle side lamp 14 is attached to the light transmitting portion 8.

When the headlight 2 is assembled, a vehicle width lamp 14 is inserted through a lower portion of the insertion hole 12 formed in the extension member 10 when the translucent portion 8 is fixed to the vehicle body 16 so that the vehicle width is reduced. The lamp 14 is made to protrude into the space S on the headlight 4 side, and then the light transmitting portion 8 is fixed.

Next, the operation will be described.

At the time of the switching operation of the headlight 2, the switching operation is performed from a long-distance irradiation to a short-distance irradiation or a short-distance irradiation to a long-distance irradiation by a switching operation from a vehicle interior (not shown).

At this time, the reflector section 6, in which the headlight 4 is disposed substantially at the center, swings according to the switching operation. However, the extension member 10 does not swing.

With this arrangement, the extension member 10 with respect to the vehicle width lamp 14 can be switched from a long-distance irradiation to a short-distance irradiation or from a short-distance irradiation to a long-distance irradiation by a switching operation from a vehicle interior (not shown). Clearance is not required, the degree of freedom in setting the reflector portion 6 can be increased, and the inside is not seen from the insertion hole portion 12, and there is no problem that deteriorates the appearance, which is practically advantageous.

Further, since it is not necessary to apply a surface treatment to a portion visible from the insertion hole 12 formed in the extension member 10, the cost can be reduced, and this is economically advantageous.

Further, the light distribution performance can be improved by not obstructing the light emitting surface of the headlight 4, and the vehicle side light 14 can be located in the same space S as the headlight 4. This can contribute to downsizing.

[0030]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a headlight is formed by a reflector portion, a headlight bulb, an extension member, and a light transmitting portion, and a vehicle width light is provided near the headlight. The extension member of the vehicle sidelight mounting structure is provided with a hole for insertion, and is attached to the translucent part, and the sidelight that is inserted into the headlight side through the hole for insertion is provided for long-distance irradiation. When the switching operation is performed at the time of or short-distance irradiation, there is no need for the clearance of the extension member to the vehicle side light, so that the degree of freedom in setting the reflector part can be increased and the inside can be seen from the insertion hole. There is no problem that deteriorates the appearance, which is practically advantageous. In addition, since it is not necessary to apply a surface treatment to a portion that can be seen from the insertion hole formed in the extension member, the cost can be reduced, and this is economically advantageous. Furthermore, by not causing an obstacle to the light emitting surface of the headlight, the light distribution performance can be improved, and the vehicle side light can be located in the same space as the headlight bulb, contributing to downsizing. obtain.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1 showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a headlight.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 〓-〓 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a headlight showing a first prior art of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a headlight showing a second conventional technique of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a headlight showing a third prior art of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Headlight 4 Headlight 6 Reflector part 8 Translucent part 10 Extension member 12 Insertion hole part 14 Vehicle width light

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-3-98201 (JP, A) JP-A 63-123003 (JP, U) JP-A 3-68304 (JP, U) JP-A 57- 99303 (JP, U) Fully open sho 59-178807 (JP, U) Really open sho 57-171201 (JP, U) Fully open sho 63-6606 (JP, U) Fully open sho 64-27901 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application No. Sho 62-24401 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application No. 1-112501 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B60Q 1/00-1/56 F21M 3/00 -3/30 F21Q 1/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A reflector which can be switched between a long-distance irradiation and a short-distance irradiation, a headlight provided on the reflector and an extension member which extends the reflector and does not respond to the switching operation of the reflector; A headlight is formed by a translucent portion covering the extension member, and a vehicle sidelight mounting structure in which a vehicle sidelight is provided near the headlight, wherein the extension member is provided with an insertion hole, A vehicle width light mounting structure, wherein a vehicle width light mounted on the light portion and inserted through the headlight side through an insertion hole is provided.