JP3058193B2 - Stop lamp device for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stop lamp device for a vehicle, and more particularly to an improvement in a mounting position thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, stop lamps are provided on both the left and right sides of a rear surface of a vehicle to automatically light up when a vehicle is braked, that is, when a brake pedal is depressed, and to warn a following vehicle. In recent years, in order to make the warning effect for the following vehicle more noticeable at the time of braking, there has recently been provided a stop lamp which is provided separately from the stop lamp.

[0003] Even if the separate stop lamp is provided, it has been pointed out that, for example, in the case of a jeep type or a hood specification car, a great restriction is imposed on the mounting position, and it is difficult to mount the stop lamp.

[0004] In view of this, the present applicant has mounted a stop lamp on a carrier of the spare tire for a vehicle of the type that holds a spare tire on the rear panel surface, thereby trying to solve the above-mentioned problem by using a high mount stop lamp device. (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-68236)
Reference).

In the proposed high-mount stop lamp device, a carrier is fixed on a rear panel of a vehicle, a high-mount stop lamp is included in the carrier, and a spare tire is held at an outer peripheral portion of the carrier. The lighting of the high-mount stop lamp can be seen through the center hole of the wheel.

[0006] As a result, in a jeep type vehicle or the like in which restrictions are imposed on the mounting position of the high-mount stop lamp, the intended problem can be solved particularly by effectively utilizing the space.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned proposed high-mount stop lamp device, the lighting is visible from the center hole of the wheel of the spare tire. Since the light is blocked by the wheel except for the hole, there remains a problem that the visibility of the lighting is dependent on the diameter of the center hole of the wheel.

Further, when a lamp replacement operation, an electric wiring maintenance operation, and the like are required, there is still a problem that the maintenance of the spare tire is released and the operation is troublesome.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to pay attention to the disadvantages of the above-mentioned proposed high-mount stop lamp device, eliminate restrictions on the light emitting surface area of the stop lamp, and secure better visibility for the following vehicle. It is an object of the present invention to provide a stop lamp device for a vehicle that can improve a warning effect at the time of braking and can easily perform lamp replacement and other maintenance and inspection work.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a stop lamp device for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a rear stop device for a vehicle.
Spare tires are installed on the rear panel of the
And a bracket having two hollow arms arranged vertically above and below the spare tire along the radial direction of the spare tire, and the bracket is provided with one end of the bracket as a fulcrum. Equipped on the rear panel so that it can turn along the horizontal direction,
Equipped with a fixing bracket to hold between each of the arm parts,
Connect the lead wire of the stop lamp to the inside of the arm
The rear panel is disposed through the rear panel .

[0011]

FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of an embodiment in which a vehicular stop lamp device according to the present invention is provided, for example, in a vehicle having a hood specification. In this figure, vehicle 1
A rear tire 2 is held via a bracket 4 on a rear panel 2 which constitutes a rear surface portion. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the spare tire 5 is held by a carrier 8 having a plate-like member 7 projecting from the rear panel 2 and engaging with the wheel 6 of the spare tire 5.
And in cooperation with the bracket 4.

The bracket 4 has a pair of hollow arms 10 and 10 extending horizontally in the vertical direction at predetermined intervals and having a length extending in the radial direction of the spare tire 5.
A stop lamp 11 is attached to a central portion between the arms 10 and 10. The arm part 1
Both ends of 0, 10 are connected to each other so as to form a closed loop as a whole, and one end 10A of each of the arms 10, 10 forming one connecting portion is connected to a connecting pipe 13 provided in the rear panel 2. The arm portions 10 and 10 are provided so as to be pivotable in the opening and closing directions at the corresponding portions (see FIG. 3). Also, the arm parts 10, 1
The other end 10B of the hook 0 is engaged with a hook 16 which is appropriately attached to and detached from the rear panel 2 via a screw 15.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the stop lamp 11 has a case 19 held between lamp fixing brackets 18 fixed to the upper and lower arms 10, 10, and a case 19. And a light-transmitting member 21 that closes the open end side of the case 19 and acts as a light-emitting surface.
The other end of the lead wire 22 whose one end is connected to the lamp 20 is led out from the rear surface of the case 19 .
The space from the rear panel 2 to the rear panel 2 is housed in the upper arm unit 10 and is connected to a power source (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 5, each of the upper and lower arms 1
A connecting pipe 23 is provided between 0 and 10, and the stop lamp 11 is fixed via a screw 24 at a portion of the lamp fixing bracket 18 fixedly engaged with the connecting pipe 23.

In the above configuration, the stop lamp 11 is provided with the arms 10 and 10 constituting the bracket 4.
The arm 10 may be attached and fixed in advance, the one end 10A of the arm portion may be supported by the connecting pipe 13 provided on the rear panel 2, and then the power supply of the lead wire 22 may be performed.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, since the stop lamp 11 is provided on the bracket 4 provided with the two arms 10, 10 extending radially across the spare tire 5, the light emitting surface of the stop lamp 11, that is, the transparent surface, is provided. Optical member 21
However, there is an effect that the conventional problem that the light emitting surface is blocked by the spare tire 5 can be solved, and the area of the light emitting surface can be freely increased.

Moreover, since the bracket 4 can be pivoted in the opening direction, when replacing the lamp of the stop lamp 11 or the like, such an operation can be performed with the bracket 4 opened, and the spare tire can be prepared in advance. There is no need to remove 5 at all. Furthermore, the bracket 4 is horizontal
To pivot along the direction, the field that rotates along a vertical direction
The weight of the bracket 4 when opening and closing
The occurrence of impacts is reduced, and the connection pipe 13 is protected.
At the same time, failures such as disconnection of the stop lamp 11 are effectively avoided.
In addition, the durability of the device is improved.

Further, since the lead wire 22 led out from the stop lamp 11 is accommodated in the arm portion 10, it is extremely advantageous in leading the lead wire.
There is almost no need to consider special wiring space. Further
In addition, since the exposed part of the lead wire is reduced,
Protects against damage, disconnection, etc. that occur and improves the durability of the equipment
Have been.

Further, since the stop lamp 11 is always located at the center of the spare tire 5, the appearance of the stop lamp 11 can be improved.

In the above embodiment, the arm 10
Although the hook 16 is illustrated as a means for locking the other end 10B of the arm portion 1B, for example, as shown in FIG.
A configuration may be adopted in which a holding member 25 that can accommodate 0 and can be opened and closed with a predetermined force is embedded in the rear panel 2, and is replaced with the hook 16. In this case, bracket 4
There is an advantage that the turning work can be made easier.

The bracket 4 has two arm portions 10.
, But the lower arm portion 1
Alternatively, an arm extending vertically downward from the center of 0 may be separately provided, and the lower edge of this arm may be provided to support the lower part of the spare tire 5. In short, the present invention can be implemented without any limitation on the number of arms 10, the extending direction, etc., as long as the stop lamp 11 can be attached to the bracket 4 without being affected by the presence of the spare tire 5. it can.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Eliminates restrictions on the light emitting surface area of the stop lamp, secures better visibility, improves the warning effect when braking the following vehicle, and facilitates lamp replacement and other maintenance and inspection work. There is an effect that a stop lamp device for a vehicle can be provided. In addition, the above effects
In addition to the result, the bracket can be swiveled along the horizontal direction
Equipped with the stop lamp lead wire inside the arm
The durability of the device is improved from the configuration of wiring,
The present invention, especially with regard to the operation of the stop lamp, has a higher reliability.
The top is planned.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an entire configuration of an embodiment of a vehicle stop lamp device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a rear portion of the vehicle shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from above.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state where the bracket of FIG. 2 is opened to a rear panel.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a modified example of a hook provided on a rear panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Rear panel which is a rear part of vehicle 4 Bracket 5 Spare tire 10 Arm part constituting bracket 11 Stop lamp

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] (1)Carrier is mounted on the rear panel at the rear of the vehicle
And install spare tires,Spare tire radial directionTo
AlongReplace the spare tireInside the two lines straddling and straddling
Has an empty armbracketComprisingWith
Using one end of this bracket as a fulcrum,
Along the horizontal directionTurnableEquipped on the rear panel
And Attach the fixing bracket for holding the stop lamp
Arm between the stop lamp and the lead wire of the stop lamp.
Arranged to the rear panel through the inside of the arm part
 A stop lamp device for a vehicle, comprising: