JP3264132B2 - Outer mirror 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 an improvement in a vehicle outer mirror device for rotating a shaft carrying an outer mirror between a use position and a storage position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an outer mirror device for a vehicle in which a shaft carrying an outer mirror is rotated between a use position and a storage position. This vehicle outer mirror device has a drive mechanism for rotating and driving a shaft, and a case that incorporates the drive mechanism and is fixed to a vehicle body. A boss or a screw hole for attachment to the vehicle body is provided on a surface of the case on the vehicle body mounting side. Further, as shown in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-173039, a peripheral wall is formed on the surface of the case on the vehicle body mounting side, a bracket for attachment is fitted, and mounting to the vehicle body is performed with the bracket interposed. Some have done so.

[0003]

However, in this conventional outer mirror device for a vehicle, since the case is directly attached to the vehicle body, the case must be prepared according to the shape of the vehicle body for each type of vehicle. There was a problem that complicated product management had to be performed as the number of products increased.

Further, since the vehicle body mounting bracket is attached to only the surface of the case on the vehicle body mounting side, if the fastening state between the case and the vehicle body mounting bracket is loosened, the case is displaced based on the vibration of the vehicle body. There was a problem that visibility was sometimes poor. Furthermore, the degree of freedom in designing where to fasten the case and the vehicle body mounting bracket was low.

Accordingly, the present invention can facilitate product management by using a common case even in different vehicle shapes, secure good visibility, and increase the degree of freedom of attachment to the vehicle body. It is an object of the present invention to provide an outer mirror device for a vehicle that can perform the operation.

[0006]

A first aspect of the present invention.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the vehicle outer mirror device according to (1) is provided with a case having a shaft that carries the outer mirror, and the shaft is rotated between a use position and a storage position. In the device, the case is divided into an upper case for a housing and a lower case for a lid to form a fastening structure with a fastening member, and is attached to a vehicle body via a vehicle body mounting bracket. A support base for supporting the lower case and a fastening plate for supporting the upper case, wherein the fastening plate has a boss for attachment to a vehicle body, and the lower case and the upper case are vertically From
The upper case is fastened together with the support base by a fastening member.
Is fastened to the fastening plate by a fastening member from the horizontal direction.
Have been.

[0007]

According to the outer mirror device for a vehicle according to the present invention, the case is divided into an upper case for the housing and a lower case for the lid to have a fastening structure with a fastening member, and the vehicle body mounting bracket is attached to the upper case. Because it is designed to be attached to the car body, it is not necessary to prepare a case according to the shape of the car body for each vehicle type, it is sufficient to prepare only a bracket for each car body shape using a common case . The vehicle body mounting bracket includes a support base that supports the lower case and a fastening plate portion that is fastened to the upper case by a fastening member. The fastening plate portion has a boss for attachment to the vehicle body. Therefore, the vehicle body mounting bracket is securely mounted on the vehicle body side by the mounting boss, and the lower case and the upper case
From the direct direction, it is fastened to the support base by a fastening member,
The part case is connected to the fastening plate part by the fastening member from the horizontal direction.
Because it is fastened, the upper and lower cases are sure <br/> is indeed supported by the vehicle body, it can be for each vehicle model with different body shapes, to ensure the visibility of the mirror. Furthermore, since the lower case and the upper case are fastened by vertically arranged fastening members, the degree of freedom in designing the case and the like can be increased, and the number of fastening members such as screw screws can be reduced.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an outer mirror device for a vehicle according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 is an outer mirror device for a vehicle, 2 is an outer mirror, 3 is a stay, 4 is a shaft, and 5 is a case. The stay 3 of the outer mirror 2 is supported by a shaft 4, and the shaft 4 is supported by a case 5. A connecting rod 6 is fitted to the lower end of the stay 3. The connecting rod 6 includes a mounting flange 6a and a cylindrical portion 6b. The shaft 4 has an engagement flange portion 7 and a columnar portion 8. Mounting flange 6a of connecting rod 6
, A bolt insertion hole 6c is formed at every 120 degrees, a bolt screw hole 9 is formed in the engagement flange portion 7 at a position corresponding to the formation position of the bolt insertion hole 6c, and the stay 3 is welded to the shaft 4. Then, it is fastened to the shaft 4 by the bolt 10. The engagement flange 7 regulates the rotation angle of the shaft 4 between the use position (forward tiltable) of the outer mirror 2 based on the drive mechanism built in the case 5 and the storage position (rearward tiltable).

The case 5 is an upper case 1 for a housing.
1 and a lower case 12 for a lid, which are fastened by screw screws (fastening members) 13. Four mounting holes 11a are formed in the mounting surface of the upper case 11 on the vehicle body side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the case 5 is substantially L-shaped in cross section.
It is attached to the vehicle body via a V-shaped vehicle body mounting bracket 14. The vehicle body mounting bracket 14 has a curved shape along the vehicle body shape, and is a support base 1 for supporting the lower case 12.
5 and a fastening plate 17 perpendicular to the support base 15. The fastening plate 17 is fastened to the upper case 11 by two screw screws (fastening members) 16. The insertion hole 20 through which the screw 16 is inserted is
7, two are formed at intervals in the horizontal or horizontal direction . These insertion holes 20 are formed at positions where the pair of mounting holes 11a, 11a formed on the upper case 11 cannot be used due to the shape of the vehicle body.
A pair of mounting holes 11 formed in the lower part of the upper case 11
a and 11a can be changed. The lower case 12 is fastened to the support base 15 by two vertically arranged screw screws 18. Further, the screw 18 is provided between the lower case 12 and the upper case 1.
1 are fastened via a support base 15. Fastening plate part 1
On the left side of 7, two bosses 19a for attachment to the vehicle body are formed at an interval vertically. The mounting boss 19a extends horizontally toward the vehicle body. Similarly, on the right side of the fastening plate portion 17, two mounting boss portions 19b extending toward the vehicle body side are formed at an interval vertically. The upper case 11 and the fastening plate 17 are fastened to the vehicle body by two screw screws 16. This bracket 14 is prepared for each vehicle type. However, a common upper case 11 or lower case 12 can be prepared for different brackets 14, that is, a common upper case 11 11 or lower case 12 can be used. The bracket 14 includes a support base 15 that supports the lower case 12 and a fastening plate 17 that is fastened to the upper case 11 by screw screws.
Are formed with mounting bosses 19a and 19b to the vehicle body, the vehicle body mounting bracket 14 is securely mounted on the vehicle body by the mounting bosses 19a and 19b, and the upper case 11 and the lower case 12 are mounted. And
It is fastened to the support base 15 by screw screws 18
The case 11 is connected to the fastening plate 17 by a screw 16.
Since it is fastened, the upper case 11 and the lower case 12 are reliably supported, and the visibility of the mirror can be ensured even when the mirror is attached to any vehicle having a different vehicle body shape. Further, since the lower case 12 and the upper case 11 are fastened by the screw screws 18, the number of fastening members such as screw screws used for mounting as a whole apparatus can be reduced , and the degree of freedom in designing the case 5 is increased. You
Rukoto is Ru can. A packing 21 is provided between the vehicle body mounting bracket 14 and the vehicle body.
Reference numeral 1a denotes an insertion hole into which the mounting bosses 19a and 19b are inserted.

In FIGS. 3 to 5, reference numeral 31 denotes a vehicle body mounting bracket for mounting the case 5 in a different vehicle body shape, which is substantially L-shaped in cross section like the vehicle body mounting bracket 14. It has a flat plate shape. The bracket 31 for attaching the vehicle body to the lower case 12
And a fastening plate portion 34 which is fastened to the upper case 11 by a screw screw (fastening member) 33. Insertion hole 3 for inserting screw screw 33
Here, a pair 5 is formed on the fastening plate portion 34 at an interval vertically. The upper case 11 and the vehicle body mounting bracket 31 are fastened by four screw screws 33. The upper case 11 is fastened via the support base 32 by two screw screws 36. Fastening plate 3
4, a pair of bosses 37 for attachment to the vehicle body are formed on both sides in a horizontal direction with an interval in the vertical direction. The projecting direction of the mounting boss 37 is adjusted to the vehicle body to which the vehicle body mounting bracket 31 is mounted.

According to the present invention, the case 5 is divided into an upper case 11 for the housing and a lower case 12 for the lid, and has a fastening structure with screw screws 13 and the vehicle body is mounted via the vehicle body mounting brackets 14 and 31. The brackets 14, 31 and the like need only be prepared for each vehicle type without changing the shape of the upper case 11 or the lower case 12 even in different vehicle shapes. Also, the upper case 11 or the lower case 1
1, the appearance can be made different by setting the cover 22 covering these cases for each vehicle type as shown in FIG. 1, and the design effect can be obtained by attaching the cover 22. Can be demonstrated.

The vehicle body mounting brackets 14, 31
Are fastening bases 15, 32 for supporting the lower case 12 and fastening plates 17 fastened to the upper case 11 by fastening members;
Since the fastening plate portions 17 and 34 are provided with boss portions 19a, 19b and 37 for attachment to the vehicle body, the vehicle body attachment brackets 14 and 31 are provided with the attachment boss portions 19a and 19b. , 37, the upper case 11 and the lower case
And 12 are fastened to the support base 32 by screw screws 36.
The upper case 11 is fastened by a screw
Since the upper case 11 and the lower case 12 are securely fastened to the portion 34, the visibility of the mirror can be ensured when the different cases are mounted. Further, the lower case 12 and upper case 11, screw
Screw 36
It is possible to reduce the number of fastening members such as
Ru it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of. And fastening members
Since decreases, it is possible to achieve simplification of parts management and reduce the cost of parts.

[0015]

The outer mirror device for a vehicle according to the present invention is constructed as described above, so that product management can be facilitated by using a common case even with different vehicle body shapes, and a favorable This has the effect of ensuring visibility and increasing the degree of freedom of attachment to the vehicle body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a main configuration of a vehicle outer mirror device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the vehicle outer mirror device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the vehicle outer mirror device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the vehicle outer mirror device shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 outer mirror device for vehicle 2 outer mirror 4 shaft 5 case 11 upper case 12 lower case 13, 16, 18, 33, 36 screw screw (fastening member) 14, 31 vehicle body mounting bracket 15, 32 support base 17, 34 Fastening plate 19a, 19b, 37 Mounting boss

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An outer mirror device for a vehicle, wherein a case having a shaft carrying an outer mirror is provided, wherein the shaft is rotated between a use position and a storage position. The upper case is divided into a lower case for the lid and has a fastening structure by a fastening member, and is attached to the vehicle body via a vehicle body mounting bracket. The vehicle body mounting bracket is configured to support a lower case and the upper case. And a boss portion for attachment to the vehicle body is formed on the fastening plate portion, and the lower case and the upper case are perpendicular to each other.
The upper case is fastened together with the support base by a fastening member.
Is fastened to the fastening plate by a fastening member from the horizontal direction.
Outer mirror device for a vehicle, characterized by being.