JP4628968B2 - Vehicle sun visor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle sun visor that is provided in a passenger compartment of a vehicle such as an automobile and used to block sunlight.

  For example, in automobiles, a vehicle sun visor is generally provided in front of the driver's seat and passenger's seat, and has a sun visor body that is generally in the shape of a horizontally long plate. The sun visor body substantially follows the windshield and has a back surface. It is attached to the ceiling so as to be rotatable between a light-shielding position directed toward the vehicle interior and a retracted position approximately facing the ceiling with its surface directed toward the vehicle interior. There is a vehicle sun visor in which a vanity mirror is provided on the back surface of the sun visor body (the surface facing the passenger compartment at the light shielding position and facing the passenger).

  Various lighting devices such as a vanity lamp that illuminates the passenger when using the vanity mirror, a map lamp that illuminates the passenger's hand, and a room lamp that illuminates the entire vehicle interior are also provided on the ceiling of the automobile. Is provided. Recently, a vehicle sun visor provided with a vanity lamp in the sun visor body is also known.

  However, by installing multiple lighting devices on the ceiling of a vehicle or a sun visor attached to the ceiling, the number of wire harness circuits that are routed to the ceiling increases. Since the cable is inserted and routed, its workability is lowered. Therefore, in order to reduce the number of circuits of the wire harness, it has been proposed to use a plurality of illumination devices (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  In Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 4, a vanity mirror 103 and a lamp unit 105 are provided at a position adjacent to the vanity mirror 103 on the back surface of a sun visor main body 102 rotatably attached to the ceiling of the vehicle. A vehicle sun visor 101 in which a vanity mirror unit U is assembled is disclosed. The lamp unit 105 is used both as a vanity lamp and a map lamp.

  The vanity mirror unit U is provided with a mirror cover 104 that covers the vanity mirror 103 so as to be openable and closable. The mirror cover 104 is adjacent to the vanity mirror 103 even when closed to cover the vanity mirror 103. It is comprised so that 105 may be exposed. Thereby, the lamp unit 105 can be used as a map lamp without opening the mirror cover 104, and the handling thereof is simplified.

  As shown in FIG. 5, Patent Literature 2 includes a mounting bracket 206 for mounting a sun visor main body 202 rotatably on a ceiling of a vehicle, and a lamp unit 205 is provided at a position of the mounting bracket 206 facing a passenger. A vehicle sun visor 201 is disclosed. Reference numeral 203 denotes a vanity mirror, and reference numeral 204 denotes a mirror cover. The lamp unit 205 can illuminate the passenger regardless of whether the sun visor body 202 is in the light shielding position shown in FIG. 5A or the storage position shown in FIG. It is used for both.

  In Patent Document 2, as shown in FIG. 6, a lamp unit 305 having irradiation surfaces 305 </ b> A and 305 </ b> B on the front and back of the sun visor main body 302 is provided on a sun visor main body 302 rotatably attached to a vehicle ceiling. A disclosed vehicle sun visor 301 is also disclosed. Reference numeral 303 denotes a vanity mirror, and reference numeral 304 denotes a mirror cover. The lamp unit 305 has the sun visor main body 302 in the light shielding position shown in FIG. 5A and the back side facing the vehicle interior or the storage position shown in FIG. It can be used to illuminate the crew at any time, and is used as both a vanity lamp and a map lamp.

JP-A-6-293219 JP 2001-322432 A

  By the way, the vanity lamp requires a relatively wide range of illumination, whereas the map lamp requires spot-like illumination. Thus, when the vanity lamp and the map lamp are used as described above, a light source having high directivity such as an LED is mainly used as the map lamp.

  However, in the vehicle sun visor 101 of Patent Document 1 and the vehicle sun visor 301 of Patent Document 2, the lamp units 105 and 305 and the vanity mirrors 103 and 303 are both provided in the sun visor main bodies 102 and 302. The relative position cannot be changed, and it is not easy to achieve both an appropriate illumination angle and an appropriate mirror angle only by rotating the sun visor bodies 102 and 302.

  Further, in the vehicle sun visor 201 of Patent Document 2, the lamp unit 205 is provided on the mounting bracket 206 fixed to the ceiling of the vehicle. Therefore, the optical axis of the lamp unit 205 is fixed and is used as a vanity lamp. It is not easy to achieve a relatively wide range of illumination required during use and spot illumination required during use as a map lamp.

  In the vehicle sun visor 101 of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to rotate the sun visor main body 102 to the light-shielding position even when the lamp unit 105 is used as a map lamp, and handling thereof is not necessarily simple.

  Further, in the vehicle sun visor 301 of Patent Document 2, the lamp unit 305 has irradiation surfaces 305A and 305B on the front and back of the sun visor main body 302, and when the sun visor main body 302 is in the light shielding position, There is a possibility that the irradiation light irradiated from the front irradiation surface is reflected on the windshield 307, or sunlight passes through the irradiation surfaces 305A and 305B on the front and back surfaces of the sun visor main body 302 and hits the passenger, thereby narrowing the field of view of the passenger. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a lamp unit that can be used as both a vanity lamp and a map lamp, and when the lamp unit is used as a vanity lamp and a map lamp. Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle sun visor that enables appropriate illumination in each use.

The above object is achieved by the following vehicle sun visors (1) to ( 3 ) of the present invention.

(1) a sun visor body attached to a vehicle so as to be rotatable between a light shielding position and a storage position; a vanity mirror provided on a back surface of the sun visor body facing the vehicle interior at the light shielding position; A mirror cover that is pivotally attached to the back surface so as to expose or cover the vanity mirror, and a lamp unit; and a tip end of the mirror cover protrudes from the vanity mirror The lamp unit is provided at the tip, and a through-hole penetrating the sun visor body in the front and back is provided at a position facing the lamp unit when the mirror cover is closed in the sun visor body. A vehicle sun visor characterized by being provided .

( 2 ) a sun visor body attached to the vehicle so as to be rotatable between a light shielding position and a storage position; a vanity mirror provided on a back surface of the sun visor body facing the vehicle interior at the light shielding position; A mirror cover that is pivotally attached to the back surface and is opened and closed to expose or cover the vanity mirror, and a lamp unit, and the tip of the mirror cover protrudes from the sun visor body are formed on, sun visor characterized in that the lamp unit is provided tip portion.

( 3 ) The vehicle sun visor according to (1) or (2) , wherein the lamp unit includes a plurality of light sources, and the light sources are arranged along a front end portion of the mirror cover.

According to the vehicle sun visor having the above configuration ( 1 ), the lamp unit is provided at the tip of the mirror cover formed so as to protrude from the vanity mirror, and when the mirror cover is closed in the sun visor body, the lamp unit is provided. A through-hole penetrating the sun visor body on the front and back sides is provided at a position opposite to the sun visor body, and the irradiation light of the lamp unit on the back side of the sun visor body is emitted through the through-hole to the surface side of the sun visor body. Even when the sun visor body is in the retracted position and the surface thereof faces the vehicle interior, illumination using the lamp unit as a map lamp is possible without rotating the sun visor body to the light shielding position. Thereby, handling of the vehicle sun visor can be simplified.

According to the vehicle sun visor having the above configuration ( 2 ), the lamp unit is provided at the tip of the mirror cover formed so as to protrude from the sun visor body, and the back side of the sun visor body when the mirror cover is closed. Because the irradiation light of the lamp unit in is emitted to the surface side of the sun visor main body, even when the sun visor main body is in the retracted position and the surface is facing the vehicle interior, the sun visor main body is rotated to the light shielding position. It is possible to illuminate using the lamp unit as a map lamp. Thereby, handling of the vehicle sun visor can be simplified.

According to the vehicle sun visor having the above configuration ( 3 ), the plurality of light sources are arranged along the tip of the mirror cover, that is, arranged in the width direction of the vanity mirror. A wide range can be illuminated even when a highly reliable lamp is used, which is suitable for use as a vanity lamp of a lamp unit.

  According to the vehicle sun visor of the present invention, a lamp unit that can be used both as a vanity lamp and a map lamp is provided, and when the lamp unit is used as a vanity lamp and when used as a map lamp, appropriate illumination is provided. A vehicle sun visor can be provided.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle sun visor according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle sun visor of FIG. 1. FIG. 1 (a) shows a state in which the sun visor body is in a light shielding position. Sectional drawing and the same figure (b) are sectional drawings which show a state when a sun visor main body exists in a storing position.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle sun visor 1 of the present embodiment is provided in front of the driver's seat and the front passenger seat so as to sandwich the room mirror 50 in the automobile (the sun visor on the front passenger seat side is This is used to block sunlight passing through the windshield 51 and entering the passenger compartment.

  The sun visor 1 has a sun visor body 2 having a horizontally long plate shape, and the sun visor body 2 substantially follows the windshield 51 and faces the back surface 2B into the vehicle interior (see FIGS. 1 and 2A). 2), and is attached to the ceiling 52 by a set of mounting brackets 3 so as to be rotatable between the storage position (the position shown in FIG. 2B) with the surface 2A facing the interior of the vehicle. It has been.

  The base end portion of the sun visor body 2 is provided with two concave portions 4 that are recessed from the end edge toward the distal end portion, and a rotating shaft 5 is bridged over the concave portion 4. The front end portion of the mounting bracket 3 is formed in a substantially C-shaped cross section, and serves as a grip portion for gripping the rotation shaft 5 of the sun visor body 2 so as to be rotatable. The base end portion of the mounting bracket 3 that holds the rotating shaft 5 is fixed to the ceiling 52, whereby the sun visor body 2 is moved in the direction of the arrow A or B shown in FIG. It is attached to the ceiling 52 so as to be rotatable.

  At the center of the back surface 2B of the sun visor body 2 facing the vehicle interior when the sun visor body 2 is in the light shielding position, a recess 6 is provided that is recessed from the back surface 2B toward the front surface 2A. Is equipped with a vanity mirror 7. Further, a mirror cover 8 that covers the vanity mirror 7 so as to fit into the recess 6 is attached to the back surface 2B of the sun visor body 2.

  The mirror cover 8 is pivotally supported by the sun visor body 2 with a pivot shaft 9 provided at the base end thereof, and is attached to the sun visor body 2 so as to be pivotable at predetermined angles or at arbitrary angles, for example. The mirror 7 is opened and closed in the direction of arrow C or D shown in FIG.

  The mirror cover 8 is formed such that when the mirror cover 8 is rotated and closed in the direction of the arrow D, the tip of the mirror cover 8 protrudes from the vanity mirror 7 toward the tip of the sun visor body 2. A lamp unit 10 is provided on the inner surface of the tip of the mirror cover 8 (the surface facing the vanity mirror 7 when closed). The lamp unit 10 includes a plurality of light sources having high directivities such as LEDs, for example, and these light sources are arranged along the tip of the mirror cover 8, that is, arranged in the width direction of the vanity mirror 7.

  In the sun visor body 2, when the mirror cover 8 is closed, a through-hole 11 that penetrates the sun visor body 2 on the front and back is provided at a position facing the lamp unit 10, and the mirror cover 8 is closed. At this time, the lamp unit 10 is exposed to the surface side of the sun visor body 2 through the through hole 11.

  Note that power is supplied to the lamp unit 10 through, for example, a wire harness (not shown) routed to the front pillar 53 and the ceiling 52. Further, the lamp unit 10 is operated by operating the changeover switch 54, for example, a constantly lit mode that always lights, a lit mode when the mirror cover is opened when the mirror cover 8 is opened, and a vehicle door that is opened. The lighting mode, such as the lighting mode when the door is opened, is switched.

  In using the vanity mirror 7 in the sun visor 1 configured as described above, the sun visor body 2 is rotated to the light shielding position, the mirror cover 8 is opened, and the vanity mirror 7 is exposed so that an appropriate mirror angle is obtained. The angle of the sun visor body 2 is adjusted as appropriate. When the vehicle interior is dark, the lamp unit 10 is used as a vanity lamp, and the angle of the mirror cover 8 is adjusted as appropriate so as to obtain an appropriate illumination angle.

  When the lamp unit 10 is used as a map lamp, the mirror cover 8 is opened with the sun visor body 2 in the light-shielding position, and the angle of the mirror cover 8 is adjusted appropriately so that an appropriate illumination angle is obtained. However, in the sun visor 1 of the present embodiment, the irradiation light of the lamp unit 10 is emitted to the surface side of the sun visor body 2 through the through-hole 11 of the sun visor body 2 with the mirror cover 8 closed. Can be used as they are even in the storage position, and the angle of the sun visor main body 2 may be adjusted as appropriate so as to obtain an appropriate illumination angle.

  Here, the through hole 11 is preferably formed in a slit shape in which the opening on the front surface side of the sun visor body 2 is narrower than the opening on the back surface side. According to this, since the lamp unit 10 is accommodated in the through-hole 11, the light distribution on the side surface of the light source bulb can be blocked, and the irradiation light is hardly reflected on the passenger or the windshield when used as a map lamp. Further, the same effect can be obtained even if a protective cover, a lens, or the like that allows light to pass through the through hole 11 is mounted.

  As described above, according to the vehicle sun visor 1 of the present embodiment, the vanity mirror 7 is provided on the back surface 2B of the sun visor body 2 that is rotatably attached to the vehicle, and the lamp unit 10 is rotatable. Since the mirror cover 8 is attached to the back surface 2B of the sun visor body 2 and is opened and closed to expose or cover the vanity mirror 7, the vanity mirror 7 and the lamp unit 10 are displaced independently of each other. Can do. Thereby, it is possible to adjust the illumination appropriately when the lamp unit 10 is used as a vanity lamp and when the lamp unit 10 is used as a map lamp. And a lamp, a circuit, etc. can be rationalized and a number of parts can be reduced, and the workability | operativity of wiring harness wiring can be improved.

  Further, according to the vehicle sun visor 1 of the present embodiment, the lamp unit 10 is provided at the tip of the mirror cover 8 formed so as to protrude from the vanity mirror 7, and the mirror cover 8 is closed in the sun visor body 2. A through-hole 11 that penetrates the sun visor body 2 from the front and back is provided at a position facing the lamp unit 10 at the time, and the irradiation light of the lamp unit 10 on the back side of the sun visor body 2 passes through the through-hole 11. Since it is injected to the surface side of the sun visor main body 2, even when the sun visor main body 2 is in the retracted position and the surface 2A faces the vehicle interior, the lamp unit 10 does not rotate the sun visor main body 2 to the light shielding position. Can be used as a map lamp. Thereby, the handling of the vehicle sun visor 1 can be simplified.

  Further, according to the vehicle sun visor 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of light sources are arranged along the tip of the mirror cover 8, that is, arranged in the width direction of the vanity mirror 7. A wide area can be illuminated even when a lamp having a high directivity is used, which is suitable for use as a vanity lamp of the lamp unit 10.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a vehicle sun visor according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the sun visor body is in a light-shielding position, and FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows a state when it exists in a position. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted or simplified by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol to the part which is common in the vehicle sun visor 1 of 1st Embodiment mentioned above.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle sun visor 21 of the present embodiment has a sun visor body 22 having a horizontally long plate shape, and the sun visor body 22 substantially follows a windshield 51 and has a rear surface 22 </ b> B in the vehicle interior. It is possible to rotate between a light shielding position to be directed (position shown in FIG. 3 (a)) and a storage position (position shown in FIG. 3 (b)) that substantially follows the ceiling 52 and has its surface 22A facing the vehicle interior. A pair of mounting brackets 3 are attached to the ceiling 52.

  A concave portion 26 that is recessed from the back surface 22B toward the front surface 22A is provided at the front end of the back surface 22B of the sun visor main body 22 in the width direction that faces the vehicle interior when the sun visor body 22 is in the light shielding position. The vanity mirror 7 is provided in the recess 26. Further, a mirror cover 28 that covers the vanity mirror 7 is attached to the back surface 22 </ b> B of the sun visor body 2.

  The mirror cover 28 is pivotally supported by the sun visor body 22 with a pivot shaft 9 provided at the base end thereof, and is attached to the sun visor body 22 so as to be pivotable at a predetermined angle or at an arbitrary angle. The mirror 7 is opened and closed to expose or cover it.

  The mirror cover 28 is formed so that the tip end portion thereof protrudes from the tip end portion of the sun visor body 22 when the mirror cover 28 is turned in the direction of arrow D and closed. The lamp unit 10 is provided on the inner surface of the front end of the mirror cover 28 (the surface facing the vanity mirror 7 when closed). The lamp unit 10 includes a plurality of light sources with high directivities such as LEDs, for example, and these light sources are arranged along the tip of the mirror cover 28.

  When using the vanity mirror 7 in the sun visor 21 configured as described above, the sun visor main body 22 is rotated to the light shielding position, the mirror cover 28 is opened to expose the vanity mirror 7, and an appropriate mirror angle is obtained. The angle of the sun visor body 22 is adjusted as appropriate. When the vehicle interior is dark, the lamp unit 10 is used as a vanity lamp, and the angle of the mirror cover 28 is adjusted as appropriate so as to obtain an appropriate illumination angle.

  Further, when the lamp unit 10 is used as a map lamp, the mirror cover 28 is opened with the sun visor body 22 in the light shielding position, and the angle of the mirror cover 28 is adjusted as appropriate so that an appropriate illumination angle is obtained. However, in the sun visor 21 of this embodiment, the lamp unit 10 is further outside the tip of the sun visor body 22 with the mirror cover 28 closed, and the irradiation light is emitted to the surface side of the sun visor body 2. Therefore, the sun visor body 22 can be used as it is even when the sun visor body 22 is in the retracted position, and the angle of the sun visor body 22 may be appropriately adjusted so that an appropriate illumination angle is obtained.

  As described above, according to the vehicle sun visor 21 of the present embodiment, the lamp unit 10 is provided at the tip of the mirror cover 28 formed so as to protrude from the sun visor body 22, and the mirror cover 28 is closed. Since the irradiation light of the lamp unit 10 on the back side of the sun visor body 22 is emitted to the surface side of the sun visor body 22, the sun visor body 22 is in the retracted position and the surface 22A is directed toward the vehicle interior. However, it is possible to perform illumination using the lamp unit 10 as a map lamp without rotating the sun visor body 22 to the light shielding position. Thereby, the handling of the vehicle sun visor 21 can be simplified. Other functions and effects are the same except for the light distribution of the vehicle sun visor 1 and the through hole 11 of the first embodiment described above.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably. In addition, the material, shape, dimension, numerical value, form, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a vehicle sun visor according to the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the vehicle sun visor of FIG. 1, Comprising: The figure (a) is sectional drawing which shows the state in which a sun visor main body exists in a light-shielding position, The figure (b) shows a state when a sun visor main body exists in a storing position. It is sectional drawing. It is sectional drawing of 2nd Embodiment of the sun visor for vehicles of this invention, Comprising: The figure (a) is sectional drawing which shows the state which has a sun visor main body in a light-shielding position, The figure (b) has a sun visor main body in a retracted position. It is sectional drawing which shows the state of time. It is a front view of the conventional vehicle sun visor. It is sectional drawing of the other conventional vehicle sun visor, The figure (a) is sectional drawing which shows the state in which a sun visor main body exists in a light-shielding position, The figure (b) shows the state when a sun visor main body exists in a storing position. It is sectional drawing shown. It is sectional drawing of the other conventional vehicle sun visor, The figure (a) is sectional drawing which shows the state in which a sun visor main body exists in a light-shielding position, The figure (b) shows the state when a sun visor main body exists in a storing position. It is sectional drawing shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle sun visor 2 Sun visor main body 7 Vanity mirror 8 Mirror cover 10 Lamp unit 11 Through-hole 21 Vehicle sun visor 22 Sun visor main body 28 Mirror cover

Claims (3)

A sun visor body attached to the vehicle so as to be rotatable between a light shielding position and a storage position;
A vanity mirror provided on the back surface of the sun visor body facing the vehicle interior at the light shielding position;
A mirror cover that is pivotally attached to the back surface of the sun visor body and is opened and closed to expose or cover the vanity mirror;
A lamp unit;
With
The tip of the mirror cover is formed so as to protrude from the vanity mirror, and the lamp unit is provided at the tip.
A vehicle sun visor, wherein a through-hole penetrating the sun visor main body on the front and back sides is provided at a position facing the lamp unit when the mirror cover is closed in the sun visor main body . A sun visor body attached to the vehicle so as to be rotatable between a light shielding position and a storage position;
A vanity mirror provided on the back surface of the sun visor body facing the vehicle interior at the light shielding position;
A mirror cover that is pivotally attached to the back surface of the sun visor body and is opened and closed to expose or cover the vanity mirror;
A lamp unit;
With
The tip portion of the mirror cover is formed so as to protrude from the sun visor body, sun visor, characterized in that the lamp unit to the distal end portion is provided. The vehicle sun visor according to claim 1, wherein the lamp unit includes a plurality of light sources, and the light sources are arranged along a front end portion of the mirror cover .

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