JP3049513U - Front-view reflector assembly for vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] A vehicle front which enables a driver to secure a partial field of view when a front view of a driver of a passenger car is obstructed by a large vehicle, and to make driving safe and easy. An optical reflector assembly is provided. SOLUTION: A triangular box 10 of the front-view reflector assembly 1 is provided on the other side of a driver's seat provided on one side of a passenger car.
And first and second reflecting mirrors 11 and 12 are installed in the box 10, and first and second openings 13 and 14 are formed in the side walls 10 a and 10 c of the box 10, and light rays are transmitted from outside. The light is reflected by the first reflecting mirror 11 via the first opening 13, reflected by the second reflecting mirror 12, and transmitted to the driver's eyes from the second opening 14, so that oblique forward traffic obstructed by a large vehicle or the like. The situation can be understood by the driver.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 This invention relates to a front-view reflector assembly for use in vehicles such as passenger cars.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Automobiles are widely used in modern cities around the world, but are essential, especially for people living in suburban areas that are far away from nearby cities and lack public transport. Can not. In order for these people to drive safely on the road, it is important to equip private cars with auxiliary equipment.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 Generally, a rearview mirror is provided as the auxiliary equipment in order to make it easy for a driver of the vehicle to see the traffic condition behind or on the side. There is a blind spot when the driver looks through the rearview mirror while driving, but if the driver drives with caution, the rearview mirror actually helps the driver in various respects. However, driving in the city is different, with traffic congestion in many cities, where cars run close together with each other with the front of the rear car almost in contact with the rear of the front car. is there. In such a situation, the field of vision in front of the car is partially or completely obstructed by large vehicles such as buses and trucks. In such a situation, the driver cannot see the traffic situation well, and depending on the seat position of the driver, the driver may have to stick his head out of the car to see the traffic situation on the left and right better. Furthermore, it is even more difficult to see the traffic situation on the side far from the driver's seat. Knowing the road conditions on behalf of the driver when there is a passenger can help the driver to solve the situation, but if the driver is alone in the car, There was a problem that the road conditions on the far side could not be grasped. This invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and when the driver runs behind the large car and the front view is obstructed, the driver can partially secure the front view of the passenger car, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicular front-view reflector assembly that is safer and easier to use.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 A front-view reflector assembly for a vehicle according to the invention of claim 1 is a front-view reflector assembly for a vehicle which is disposed on the other side of a driver's seat in a vehicle such as a passenger car, and has a triangular box. First and second reflecting mirrors are vertically arranged in the body so as to face each other, and first and second openings are formed in two adjacent side walls of the box body. With the second reflecting mirror facing obliquely, light rays entering the box from one of the first and second openings are reflected by the first and second reflecting mirrors and exit from the other of the first and second openings. This is sent to the eyes of the driver of the vehicle so that the driver can see the traffic situation ahead.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle front-view reflector assembly according to the first aspect, the reflection angle of at least one of the first and second reflectors is adjustable.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle front-view reflector assembly according to the first or second aspect, at least one of the first and second reflectors is a convex mirror.

[0007]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, a vehicle front reflector assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle front-view reflector assembly 1 according to a first embodiment includes a flat triangular box 10 and a second reflector disposed on the inner surface of the left side of a front wall 10a of the box 10. The first and second reflecting mirrors 11 and 12 are basically constituted by a mirror 12 and a first reflecting mirror 11 installed on a rear portion of the outer wall 10b of the box 10 and an inner wall 10c of the box 10. The surface vertical line is inclined at a required angle and faces each other. Further, a first opening 13 is formed on the right side of the front side wall 10a of the box body 10, and a second opening 14 is formed on the left side of the inner side wall 10c of the box body 10, and the first and second openings 13, 14 is formed in a rectangular shape. The triangular box 10 has rounded corners.

As shown in each of FIGS. 2 to 4, the passenger car 2 has a driver's seat 22 provided with a handle 21 on the left side, and the front-view reflector is provided on the front right end of the passenger car 2. The assembly 1 is installed, and as shown in detail in FIG. 5, the second opening 14 is arranged near the second reflecting mirror 12 and faces the driver's seat 22. Then, the first reflecting mirror 11 reflects the external real image incident from the first opening 13 and enters the second reflecting mirror 12, further reflects the reflected real image via the second reflecting mirror 12, and converts the reflected virtual image into the second reflecting mirror 12. The light is transmitted from the opening 14 to the eyes of the driver 3.

Further, the front-view reflector assembly 1 is disposed adjacent to the right side mirror 23 on the opposite side (right side) of the driver's seat 22 of the passenger car 2 so that the field of view in front of the driver 3 runs forward. When the vehicle is blocked by a large vehicle 4 such as a bus or a truck, the road condition ahead can be partially secured by the real image reflected by the first reflector 11, and the virtual image of the second reflector 12 from the first reflector 11 can be obtained. It serves to feed the eyes of the driver 3 through the second opening 14.

As described above, the front-view reflector assembly 1 is installed on the right side of the passenger car 2, which is remote from the driver 3, so that the front view is partially provided to the first reflector 11 through the first opening 13. It is further reflected by the second reflecting mirror, and as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.

The front-view reflector assembly 1 according to the first embodiment described above allows the driver 3 to move forward and backward even when the vehicle 2 such as a passenger car is obstructed by another large vehicle 4 approaching forward. Driving can be made safer and easier, such as better understanding of traffic conditions in the oncoming lane or adjacent lane, and reduced danger during high-speed driving.

In the first embodiment, a left-hand drive vehicle having a driver's seat and a steering wheel on the left side has been described. However, the present invention is also applicable to a right-hand drive vehicle having a driver's seat and a steering wheel on the right side. It can be applied simply by changing the mirror assembly to be symmetrical with the left-hand drive vehicle. As shown in FIG. 6, the vehicular front-view reflector assembly 1 includes a first reflector 11 and a second reflector 11, such as rotating the first reflector 11 about a vertical axis to adjust the angle. , 12, at least one of which is adjustable, can be adapted to drivers of various physiques. Although not shown, the first and second reflecting mirrors 11 and 12 are held at positions where the angles are adjusted by appropriate means.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the vehicle front-view reflector assembly 1 according to the second embodiment is configured such that the first and second reflectors 11 and 12 are partially or entirely convex mirrors. Thus, the area of the reflected image can be enlarged. The convex mirror can be replaced with the plane mirror of the first embodiment. Since the configuration of the second embodiment other than that described above is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment are used in FIG. 7 and the description is omitted.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the front-view reflector assembly is provided in a passenger car, that is, an ordinary car, has been described. The present invention can be applied to a front-view reflector assembly for a vehicle, and in these cases, the above-described effects are obtained. However, the application to a passenger car is most effective.

[0015]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, the invention of claim 1 is a vehicular front-view reflector assembly that is disposed away from the driver's seat in a vehicle such as a passenger car on the other side, and is provided inside a triangular box. The first and second reflecting mirrors are vertically arranged to face each other, and the first and second openings are formed in two adjacent side walls of the box, and the first and second reflections are formed on the first and second openings. With the mirrors facing diagonally, light rays entering the box from one of the first and second openings are reflected by the first and second reflecting mirrors and exit from the other of the first and second openings. Since the vehicle is sent to the eyes of the driver of the vehicle so that the driver can see the traffic condition ahead, the driving can be performed more safely, for example, the danger during high-speed driving can be reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicular front-view reflector assembly according to the first aspect, the reflection angle of at least one of the first and second reflection mirrors can be adjusted, so that the body can be variously adjusted. It can be adapted to people with different cases. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle front-view reflector assembly according to the first or second aspect, at least one of the first and second reflectors is a convex mirror, so that the area of the reflected image seen by the driver is provided. Can be enlarged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle front-view reflector assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the vehicle front-view reflector assembly shown in FIG. 1 installed in an automobile.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory plan view of a use state of the vehicular front-view reflector assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory plan view showing the operation of the vehicular front-view reflector assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory horizontal sectional view showing a course of a reflected light beam of the vehicular front-view reflector assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the operation of the reflector of the vehicular front-view reflector assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a vehicle front-view reflector assembly according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 front-view reflector assembly for vehicle 10 box 10a front wall 10b outer wall 10c inner wall 11 first reflector 12 second reflector 13 first opening 14 second opening 2 vehicle 21 handle 22 driver seat 3 driver 4 Large vehicle

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A front-view reflector assembly for a vehicle disposed apart from a driver's seat in a vehicle such as a passenger car on the other side, wherein a first and a second reflector are opposed to a triangular box. The first and second openings are formed on two adjacent side walls of the box, and the first and second reflecting mirrors face the first and second openings at an angle. The light rays entering from one of the first and second apertures are reflected by the first and second reflecting mirrors,
A front-view reflector assembly for a vehicle, wherein the front-view reflector assembly is sent to the driver's eyes of the vehicle by exiting from the other of the second openings, so that the driver can see the traffic situation ahead. 2. The front-view reflector assembly for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a reflection angle of at least one of the first and second reflectors is adjustable. 3. The vehicle front-view reflector assembly according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second reflectors is a convex mirror. .