JP3767228B2 - Electric vehicle direction indicating device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a direction indicating device for an electric vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In an electric vehicle equipped with a direction indication device that can be recognized from the surroundings in the vehicle body, when the direction indication device is operated, it is recognized by the blinking of the direction indicator light and the sound from the built-in buzzer linked to it. .
[0003]
Conventionally, there are few blinker lamps as direction indicator lamps that are considered for ease of recognition in an electric vehicle.
Considering the direction indicator lamps used for motorcycles for reference, it is usually considered that the indicator lamps are provided at positions that protrude from the front and rear of the vehicle body to the left and right, and the visibility of the indicator lights only from the front and rear of the vehicle is taken into consideration. (See Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-38875, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-170389, etc.).
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional direction indicator lamp is mounted only on the left and right sides of the passenger on the side of the vehicle body, and when the passenger is in the proper boarding position, the direction indicator lamp itself flashes directly. It is impossible or difficult to see, and the operation sound of the buzzer linked with the direction indicator lamp is difficult to hear if the surrounding noise is loud or the passengers are hearing impaired. There was a fear of forgetting to erase. Also, depending on where the direction indicator lamp is mounted, the visibility (visibility) from the surroundings of the direction indicator lamp varies such that the direction indicator lamp can be seen from a certain direction but cannot be seen from other directions. May occur.
[0005]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a direction indication device for an electric vehicle that can improve visibility of a direction indication lamp.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration.
The present invention relates to a left and right front fender that covers an upper portion of left and right front wheels from a front end portion of a step floor provided in a central portion of a vehicle body in an electric vehicle that is mounted with a battery and travels by generating a driving force in a motor by the battery power The front leg shield is erected so that the width in the left-right direction becomes narrower and slightly tilts backward as it goes upward, and passes through the center of the front leg shield in the vehicle width direction from between the left and right front wheels. A steering loop handle is provided at the upper end of the provided steering pipe and along the elliptical arc at the top of the front leg shield, with a space in the center. place the turn signal on the left and right upper corners, the direction indicators is at least visible from the front and upper side is possible and occupant regular riding posture Wherein a direction device of the electric vehicle, characterized in that is configured to be visible through the central space of the steering loop handle when.
In the present invention, the direction indicator lamp is formed so that the outer lens body is flush with the outer surfaces of the corners at the left and right upper ends of the front leg shield, and is exposed forward, sideward and upward, at least at the front and side. It can be configured to be visible from above and from above.
[0007]
According to the present invention, in the electric vehicle, since the direction indicator lamps are provided at the left and right ends of the front and rear parts of the vehicle body, the direction indicator lamps can be viewed from all directions, front, rear, left and right with respect to the vehicle body. Will improve.
In addition, since it is provided at the upper left and right ends (for example, shoulders) of the leg shield provided in the front part of the vehicle, it is possible to eliminate the obstruction of the direction indicator lamp, and the visibility from the front, the side, and the upper side can be eliminated. It's easy to do. Therefore, the visibility can be improved.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1, 2, 3, and 4 are a side view, a rear view, a front view, and a plan view of an electric four-wheeled vehicle provided with the direction indicating device according to the embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a direction view. It is detail drawing of the direction indicator light of an indicator device.
[0009]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the electric vehicle according to the embodiment travels by mounting a battery and generating a driving force for the motor by the battery power source. Specifically, the front wheel 10 and the rear wheel 12 are two wheels. Each is an electric four-wheeled vehicle.
[0010]
Further, in the electric vehicle, the front wheel 10 and the rear wheel 12 of the vehicle body are suspended from a front portion and a rear portion of a frame (not shown), and as shown in a side view in FIG. The car body is installed. The center portion of the vehicle body is recessed to form a substantially flat floor step 14. A front fender 10a covering the upper portion of the front wheel 10 is continuously provided at the front end of the floor step 14 so as to rise upward, and a front leg shield (front) is formed in a wall shape on the upper portion of the front fender 10a. Part cover) 16 is erected so as to be inclined slightly rearward as it goes upward. A front steering pipe (not shown) is provided from between the left and right front wheels 10 through the center of the front leg shield 16 in the vehicle width direction.
At the upper end of the front steering pipe, a steering loop handle 18 having a space 18b in the center with a handle pipe 18a along an elliptical arc is provided.
[0011]
The front leg shield 16 has a slightly narrow wall shape, and front direction indicator lamps 20 and 20 are provided on shoulders (tangles) 16t and 16t at the upper and lower ends of the front leg shield 16, respectively. As shown in FIG. 5, the front direction support lamps 20 and 20 have three mounting surfaces that are flat, and the exposed outer surface is gently formed as an isolated curved surface. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the front direction indicator lamp has its outer surface continuously formed flush with the outer surfaces of the shoulder portions 16 t and 16 t of the front leg shield 16 and has no projecting portion. The air flow inside can be made smooth.
Further, the front direction support lamp 20 is installed at a position that can be seen by the occupant through the central space 18b of the loop handle 18 when the occupant is in a normal riding posture.
[0012]
At the rear of the floor step 14 is formed a box-shaped storage portion 22 whose upper portion for storing an electrical component such as a battery is slightly thinner, and a seat seat 24 for occupant seating is provided on the upper portion of the storage portion 22. Yes.
[0013]
Rear fenders 26 and 26 are provided on the left and right sides of the rear portion of the floor step 14 so as to cover the left and right rear wheels 12 and 12, and a vehicle body rear portion 28 is formed so as to connect the left and right rear fenders 26 and 26.
An upper surface 28u of the rear portion 28 of the vehicle body has a trapezoidal shape, and rear direction support lamps 30 and 30 are provided on the shoulder portions 28t and 28t at the left and right ends (see particularly FIG. 2). The rear direction indicator lamps 30 and 30 are exposed with respect to the rear surface, the side surface, and the upper surface, and are visible from the rear, the side, and the upper side. As shown in FIG. 5, the rear direction indicator lamps 30 and 30 have three mounting surfaces that are flat, and the exposed outer surface is an isolated curved surface, as with the front direction indicator lamps 20 and 20. Is formed. The rear direction indicator lamps 30 and 30 are formed so that the outer surfaces thereof are flush with the outer surfaces of the shoulder portions 28t and 28t of the vehicle body rear portions 28 and 28, and there is no protruding portion, so that the air flow during traveling can be reduced. Can be smooth.
[0014]
In the direction support device, a pair of front direction indicator lamps 20 and 20 are provided on the left and right shoulders 16t and 16t of the front leg shield 16 which is the outermost part, and the rear direction support lamps 30 and 30 are provided on the rear cover of the vehicle body. Since a pair is provided on the left and right shoulder portions 28t, 28t at the top of 28, the front direction indicator lamps 20, 20, and the rear direction indicator lamps 30, 30 can be visually recognized from both the front and rear and the left and right directions. Configured to be possible.
[0015]
Here, the structures of the front direction indicator lamps 20 and 20 and the rear direction indicator lamps 30 and 30 can be variously configured. In embodiments, the right shoulder 16t of the front leg shield 16, a front direction indicator lamp 20 provided in the left shoulder portion 28t of the rear vehicle body cover 28 forms a rear direction indicator lamp 30, as shown in FIG. 5, before The part direction indicator lamp 20 and the rear direction indicator lamp 30 are each configured such that a light bulb 34 is housed in an internal space of a lens body 32 formed in a box shape with a synthetic resin plate having a transparent outer surface. As described above, both the front direction indicator lamp 20 and the rear direction indicator lamp 30 are visible from the front, the side, and the upper side.
[0016]
Further, the direction indicator lights 20, 20, 30, 30 are turned on as vehicle width lights when the head lamp is turned on at night. In this case, when it is used as a vehicle width lamp, it is turned on by dimming from normal lighting so that the difference from the function of the direction indicator lamp becomes clear.
Since this dimming control is performed by, for example, reducing the average power by chopper control, this electric vehicle that runs on a vehicle-mounted battery is extremely effective in saving power consumption. Moreover, it is not necessary to use a double filament light bulb, and parts can be shared.
[0017]
According to the embodiment, since the direction indicator lamps 20, 20, 30, 30 are provided at the left and right ends of the front part and the rear part of the vehicle body in the electric vehicle, the direction indicator lamps 20, 20, 30, and 30 can be visually recognized, and visibility is improved.
Further, since the direction indicator lamps 20, 20, 30, 30 are provided at the left and right upper corners (shoulders) of the leg shield 16 provided at the front of the vehicle, there is no obstruction, and the front, side, and Easy to see from above.
[0018]
In the above embodiment, the preferred example of the present invention has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the direction indicator lamp can be visually recognized from all directions of front, rear, left and right with respect to the vehicle body, and visibility is improved.
Further, since the direction indicator lamps are provided on the left and right shoulders of the leg shield at the front of the vehicle, there is no obstruction, and it is easy to see from the front, side, and top.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of an electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a direction indicating device is provided.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the electric vehicle of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the electric vehicle of FIG.
4 is a plan view of the electric vehicle of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a detailed view of a direction indicator lamp of the direction indicator.
[Explanation of symbols]
18 Steering handles 20, 20 Front direction indicator lamps 30, 30 Rear direction indicator lamps

Claims (2)

In an electric vehicle equipped with a battery and traveling by generating a driving force for the motor by the battery power source,
Standing up from the front end of the step floor provided at the center of the car body to the left and right front fenders that cover the top of the left and right front wheels. With a front leg shield,
It is the upper end of the steering pipe provided between the left and right front wheels and passing through the center part in the vehicle width direction of the front leg shield, and has a shape along an elliptical arc at the upper part of the front leg shield. Provide a steering loop handle with space,
Place direction indicator lights on the upper left and right corners of this narrow front leg shield,
The direction indicator lamp is configured to be visible from at least the front and above, and is configured to be visible through the central space of the steering loop handle when the occupant is in a normal riding posture. Pointing device. The direction indicator lamp is formed so that the outer lens body is flush with the outer surface of the left and right corners of the front leg shield and is exposed forward, sideward and upward,
The direction indication device for an electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the direction indication device is configured to be visible from at least the front, the side, and the upper side.

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